This is a list of programmes shown or removed before the closure on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland. The first programme to be aired on the channel on 1 October 1995 was the 1967 movie The Jungle Book .
However, last 30 September 2020, due to the launch of Disney+ in the region, the channel closed down with the final programme shown was the 2019 film Descendants 3 . [1]
NOTE: This list also features acquired programming that were actually aired on the block.
These shorts was aired during Studio Disney UK's runtime, from 3pm to 7pm, mostly they were aired on Monday to Friday.
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