With the holidays just around the bend, it’s just to see some Disney favourites back on air this April.
THE ROCKETEER
The Rocketeer blasts back onto our screens this month, with premiere episodes on weekdays from Monday 5th to Wednesday 14th April at 14:00.
Seven-year-old aspiring pilot, Kit Secord, learns she’s next in line to become The Rocketeer, a rocket-pack wearing superhero who can fly. In the first of these premiere episodes, Underground Doodlebug/Bruce Goose (Monday 5th April at 14:00) The Rocketeer goes underground to track down a mischievous kid inventor. Then, when a baby goose bonds with Butch, the Rocketeer teaches it to fly and reunites it with its family!
ELENA OF AVALOR
In March season three of Elena of Avalor returned to Disney Junior. Premiere episodes continue into April with two further episodes on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd April at 08:30.
Elena’s epic journey continues as she strives to protect her kingdom from a family of wicked wizards while learning how to control her new magic powers.
In Good Friday’s appropriately themed premiere episode, entitled Sugar Rush (Friday 2nd April at 08:30), when Elena is having trouble making time for family, Luisa convinces her to reopen the family chocolate shop.
T.O.T.S.
Pip and Freddy, those intrepid Junior Flyers for T.O.T.S. (the Tiny Ones Transport Service), return in April with season two of their adventures. Premiere episodes air on weekdays from Monday 19th to Friday 30th April at 09:30.
Pip the Penguin and Freddy the Flamingo are the only non-stork delivery birds, and are back at T.O.T.S. HQ to deliver the cutest, cuddliest babies to their forever families. In the first of this month’s premiere episodes, Puppy Problems (Monday 19th April at 09:30) Pip and Freddy deliver a puppy who seems like a perfect angel, but turns out to be a mischievous rascal.
T.O.T.S. fans will be pleased to hear April also sees new episodes of our series of shorts featuring the Junior Flyers. Premiere episodes of Calling All T.O.T.S. air on weekdays from Monday 19th to Friday 30th April at 15:55.
Pip and Freddy love nothing more than delivering cute baby animals to their forever families – but what happens after they deliver them? In these shorts they call some of their favourite babies to see how they’ve been and sing a special song just for them! In the first of this month’s premiere episodes entitled Mia the Kitten (Monday 19th April at 15:55) the Rock-A-Tot-Tots sing a song for Mia about how much they love that she always lends a helping paw.
FOR THE OLDER KIDS…..
SYDNEY TO THE MAX
Sydney’s back! The girl who lives life to the max returns to the channel this month, with season two of her adventures in Sydney to the Max. Premiere episodes air from Monday to Thursday, starting on 19th April, at 17:50.
Set in the present day with flashbacks to the ’90s, in this series life revolves around outgoing teenager Sydney Reynolds who lives with her single dad, Max, and her progressive grandma, Judy. In the season two premiere episode, How The Syd Stole Christmas, (Monday 19th April at 17:50), with the help of her late mum’s memory and advice, Sydney rediscovers her love of Christmas for the first time since her mother passed away.
MIRACULOUS NEW YORK: UNITED HEROEZ
It’s Easter! Here at Disney Channel we have an eggs-citing Easter treat in store for viewers – the premiere of a movie-length special featuring the heroes of Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Entitled Miraculous World: New York, United Heroez, it airs on Good Friday, 2nd April at 17:00.
In Miraculous World: New York, United Heroez, Marinette’s class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. The whole class is there…except Adrien, whose father refuses to let him go!
INTRODUCING DISNEY CHANNEL FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES
Programming event Fridays throughout April at 17:00
Disney Channel’s Friday treat for film fans continues throughout April with great entertainment to celebrate the start of each weekend.
There’s a marvellous movie every Friday at 17:00, repeated on Saturday at 10:40.
The fun starts with Miraculous New York: United Heroez on Friday 2nd April, followed by Teen Beach 2 (Friday 9thApril), Geek Charming (Friday 16th April), Invisible Sister (Friday 23rd April) and Wizards of Waverly Place – the Movie (Friday 30th April), all at 17:00. In fun-filled musical sequel Teen Beach 2 (Friday 9th April at 17:00) months after they return from their 1960s beach movie adventure, Mack and Brady receive a surprise real-world visit from Lela, Tanner and their other Wet Side Story friends. Viewers can see these great Disney movies on Fridays throughout April 2021 at 17:00, repeated on the following Saturday at 10:40, on Disney Channel.
