Disney taking the toon out of Toon Disney!

[MuskratSusie]

Originally Posted by wikipedia:
Toon Disney is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company that mostly airs children's animated television series. The network debuted April 18, 1998 (the date may have been chosen to commemorate Disney Channel's 15th anniversary). A spin-off of Disney Channel, Toon Disney shows children's cartoons 24 hours a day (except for minimal live action programming); its format has similarities to those of Cartoon Network (United States) and Nicktoons Network. Toon Disney's target audience are children ages 2-11, with the exceptions of programming used in a night time block aimed at children ages 7-13 called Jetix. Like other Disney-owned cable channels, starting in 2008, Toon Disney began airing in High-Definition.[1][2] Since its launch, Toon Disney has always featured paid commercial advertising during the breaks, unlike its sister channel.[3] On August 6, 2008 Disney announced they would be phasing out Toon Disney in February 2009 in order to rebrand it as Disney XD which will be aimed at boys 6-14

Did any of you hear about this? I just heard about it. And, I don't normally watch 'Toon Disney' nor, do I watch any kind of cartoons anymore...but from time to time I'll watch some. But this? This! has put me in shock. What do you think about this? I don't think its very right at all. But, I guess that many things need to come to an end at some point in time. Comments on this would be grrr-ate!

 

[imabrat]

NO WHAYYY!!!
Naht cool. Toon Disney is my fix for all the "old" cartoons. What are they trying to do, pretend that those cartoons never happened?

 

[::Snow_White::]

For some reason it's remind me of Jetix.
"The brand broadcasts in the United States as a block of programming on the Toon Disney television channel.

On September 1, 2006, ABC Family dropped the Jetix block, which continued to air on its exclusive home, Toon Disney.

In February 2009, with Toon Disney being replaced by Disney XD (a new channel similar in scope to Jetix), the Jetix brand will no longer be used in the United States."

Interesting.

 

[marypops!]

I was thinking it wasn't true, because it's an extract from Wikipedia, and that's not the most reliable thing on the net, so I looked it up on Google News, and found it's true.

http://www.multichannel.com/index.a...lk_back_header_id=6548486&articleid=CA6585934

 

[Tinkerbell424]

That would reallly suck if that was true.
They play all the good old Disney cartoons! I'm going to miss being able to watch certain shows.
I don't have Toon Disney, but when I am able to catch it, I get so excited!

 

[Shelton123]

Aww no more House of Mouse.

 

[ThePurpleMorphy]

Aww no more House of Mouse.

OR TIMON AND PUMBAA!!!!!!!!!

-sob-

Granted other than those two there's nothing good on it....

But they can't take it away! It was proof that Disney hadn't given up on hand-drawn animation.... -sobs some more-

 

[DollfieDreams]

welp.
there goes little mermaid and aladdin series.

and all the toon movies theyd show :[
sad.

 

[Summerlee]

XD

They named it after an emoticon.

 

[CastawayJ]

Toon dis was the best when it was just those 4 shows

dark wing, bonkers, goof troop, and something else

it got better as a channel for a short time

but now, it's eh

 

[disneydance]

I hardly watch it anymore as its gone to Jetix in the evening.
I think Jetix is quite dumb and stupid but I like toon disney in the day time.
I could watch Recess and a program I'm drawing a blank on right now.
I knew this was coming but its quite dissapointing.

 

[ThePurpleMorphy]

XD

They named it after an emoticon.

Toon dis was the best when it was just those 4 shows

dark wing, bonkers, goof troop, and something else

it got better as a channel for a short time

but now, it's eh

was it that one with Scrooge McDuck?

 

[Ppufi]

I know. Why did't they just make a brand new channel called Disney XD? Wy take away all those amazing cartoons for some lame guy programming? (No offense)

*sad*

 

[MuskratSusie]

Toon dis was the best when it was just those 4 shows

dark wing, bonkers, goof troop, and something else

it got better as a channel for a short time

but now, it's eh

Yeah, I so remember watching those! and the other was called Duck Tales..Man, I loved watching all of them so much.

I know. Why did't they just make a brand new channel called Disney XD? Wy take away all those amazing cartoons for some lame guy programming? (No offense)

*sad*

Its pretty stupid if you ask me...what are the girls going to watch, eh? I don't know.

 

[cdog12]

Yeah, I so remember watching those! and the other was called Duck Tales..Man, I loved watching all of them so much.

Its pretty stupid if you ask me...what are the girls going to watch, eh? I don't know.

the many girl main schows on disney i will list them all later

 

[baby1disney]

This is WRONG!!!! I know alot of you either REALLY dislike or hate Jetix, but when my son can go over to his grandparents' house and watch his Power rangers Jungle Fury, he's so excited!!! And I don't blame him. We don't have cable at home, so he knows that it's a special treat when he gets to watch those shows.

As for me, I find myself waking up early Sat mornings just to watch abc kids in the morning. Even though, they CONSTANTLY show the SAME episodes OVER and OVER again!!! It's getting to the point that I'm about to make a serious compliant and tell them that they need some new shows/episodes on there or they're going to have alot of people stop watching them sat mornings.

But, I hope they decided to either keep some of the toons on there or change it over another channel....it's not like they can't afford it.....