Disney XD (Hopeland)

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Disney XD is the Hopelandian version of the international channel of the same name which is owned by the Walt Disney Television (Hopeland) unit of Disney-NBN through Disney Channels Worldwide. Aimed primarily at children ages 6–15, its programming consists of original first-run television series, current and former original series and made-for-TV films from sister network Disney Channel, theatrically-released films, and acquired programs from other distributors.

The channel offers an alternate Spanish-language audio feed, either via a separate channel with the English track removed as part of a package of Spanish-language television networks sold by subscription providers or a separate audio track accessible through the SAP option, depending on the provider.

On January 10, 2022, Disney oficially decided that the network will shut down on March 31, 2022, merging with the more profitable FTA network Kingson. The move comes as part of a decision made by Disney to cut the costs of linear operations in favor of Disney+.

History[edit | edit source]

Disney XD stemmed from two predecessor networks, Toon Disney and Jetix.

Disney XD launched on March 30, 2009 using Jetix's former channel capacity. The slot that was intended to be used for Toon Disney's HD feed was reassigned for Kingson and launched on the same day.

Disney XD Hopeland announced a three-day shutdown event:

  • March 29: episodes of Ketogene where the merworld is dominant for International Mermaid Day
  • March 30: the anniversary of Disney XD using its Hopeland-exclusive mascot XeeDee with random episodes of its shows
  • March 31: Farewell Day with some series finales

The channel also has a shutdown video where XeeDee moves underwater and lives with Milo Kingson, in accordance with the merger of contents with Kingson.