Disney Channel Original Movie

**Disney Channel Original Movies** or **DCOM** (Formerly a "Zoog Disney Channel Movie") is any movie that is produced under the Disney Channel canon. They have been made at a rate of at once a year since 1999. The first **Disney Channel Original Movie** was the movie *Tiger Town* while the most recent one coming out is *Descendants.*

This is a list of movies produced for the U.S. cable channel Disney Channel. Such movies are currently called Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM), and were previously known as Disney Channel Premiere Films.

At their peak, the DCOMs were released at a rate of approximately one per month, although this trend has slowed to an average one every two months, although in the summer, it's about three movies in three months usually for some marathon or theme they have celebrating summer. Most hit films are subsequently released on home video.

## Disney Channel Premiere Films

1. *Tiger Town* (October 9, 1983)
2. *Just Like Mr. Sunny* (1983)
3. *Gone Are the Dayes*  (May 6, 1984)
4. *Love Leads the Way* (October 7, 1984)
5. *Black Arrow* (January 6, 1985)
6. *Lots of Luck* (February 3, 1985)
7. *The Undergrads* (May 5, 1985)
8. *The Blue Yonder* (November 17, 1985)
9. *The Parent Trap II* (July 26, 1986)
10. *Spot Marks the X* (October 18, 1986)
11. *Down the Long Hills* (November 15, 1986)
12. *Disney's Treasure Island* (July 5, 1986)
13. *Strange Companions* (February 28, 1987)
14. *Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables* (May 19, 1987)
15. *Not Quite Human*  (June 19, 1987)
16. *The Christmas Visitor* (December 5, 1987)
17. *Save the Dog* (March 19, 1988)
18. *Night Train to Kathmandu* (June 5, 1988)
19. *Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss* (August 6, 1988)
20. *A Friendship in Vienna* (August 27, 1988)
21. *Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood* (November 11, 1988)
22. *Goodbye, Miss 4th of July* (December 3, 1988)
23. *Danny, the Champion of the World* (April 29, 1989)
24. *Looking for Miracles* (June 3, 1989)
25. *Great Expectations* (July 9, 1989)
26. *Not Quite Human II* (September 23, 1989)
27. *Spooner* (December 2, 1989)
28. *Lantern Hill*  (January 27, 1990)
29. *Chips, the War Dog* (March 24, 1990)
30. *Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme* (May 19, 1990)
31. *Back Home* (June 7, 1990)
32. *The Little Kidnappers*  (August 17, 1990)
33. *Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn* (October 21, 1990)
34. *Bejewelled* (January 20, 1991)
35. *Perfect Harmony* (March 31, 1991)
36. *Mark Twain and Me* (November 22, 1991)
37. *Still Not Quite Human*  (May 31, 1992)
38. *The Ernest Green Story* (January 17, 1993)
39. *Spies* (March 7, 1993)
40. *Hocus Pocus* (July 17, 1993)
41. *Heidi* (July 18, 1993)
42. *Airborne* (September 17, 1993)
43. *On Promised Land* (April 17, 1994)
44. *Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy* (July 31, 1994)
45. *Tejiri was born* (October 4, 1994)
46. *The Old Curiosity Shop*  (March 19, 1995)
47. *Escape to Witch Mountain* (April 29, 1995)
48. *The Four Diamonds* (August 12, 1995)
49. *Nancy was born* (June 15, 1995)
50. *Freaky Friday* (May 6, 1995)
51. *The Little Riders* (March 24, 1996)
52. *Nightjohn* (June 1 , 1996)
53. *Wish Upon A Star* (June 11, 1996)
54. *Susie Q* (1996)
55. *The Paper Brigade* (February 25, 1997)

## Zoog Disney Channel Movies

1. *Northern Lights* (August 23, 1997)
2. *Under Wraps* (October 25, 1997)
3. *Tower of Terror* (1997)
4. *You Lucky Dog* (June 27, 1998)
5. *Brink!* (August 29, 1998)
6. *Halloweentown* (October 17, 1998) (part of the Halloweentown Series)
7. *Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century* (January 23, 1999) (part of the *Zenon* tetralogy)
8. *Can of Worms* (April 10, 1999)
9. *The Thirteenth Year* (May 15, 1999)
10. *Smart House* (June 26, 1999)
11. *Johnny Tsunami* (July 24, 1999)
12. *Genius* (August 21, 1999)
13. *P.U.N.K.S.* (September 4, 1999)
14. *Don't Look Under The Bed* (October 9, 1999)
15. *Horse Sense* (November 20, 1999)
16. *Up, Up, and Away* (January 22, 2000)
17. *The Color of Friendship* (February 5, 2000)
18. *Alley Cats Strike* (March 18, 2000)
19. *Rip Girls* (April 22, 2000)
20. *Miracle in Lane 2* (May 13, 2000)
21. *Stepsister from Planet Weird* (June 17, 2000)
22. *Ready to Run* (July 14, 2000)
23. *Quints* (August 18, 2000)
24. *The Other Me* (September 8, 2000)
25. *Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire* (October 13, 2000)
26. *Phantom of the Megaplex* (November 10, 2000)
27. *The Ultimate Christmas Present* (December 1, 2000)
28. *Zenon: The Zequel* (January 12, 2001) (part of the *Zenon* tetralogy)
29. *Motocrossed* (February 16, 2001)
30. *The Luck of the Irish* (March 9, 2001)
31. *Hounded* (April 13, 2001)
32. Shrek (May 18, 2001)
33. *Jett Jackson: The Movie* (June 8, 2001)
34. *The Jennie Project* (July 13, 2001)
35. *Jumping Ship* (August 17, 2001) (sequel to *Horse Sense*)
36. *The Poof Point* (September 14, 2001)
37. *Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge* (October 12, 2001) (part of the Halloweentown Series)
38. *'Twas the Night* (December 7, 2001)
39. *Double Teamed* (January 18, 2002)
40. *Cadet Kelly* (March 8, 2002)
41. *Tru Confessions* (April 5, 2002)
42. *Get a Clue* (June 28, 2002)
43. *Gotta Kick It Up!* (July 26, 2002)
44. *A Ring of Endless Light* (August 23, 2002)
45. *The Scream Team* (October 11, 2002)
46. *You Wish!* (January 10, 2003)
47. *Right on Track* (March 21, 2003)

## Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs)

1. *The Even Stevens Movie* (June 13, 2003)
2. *Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off* (July 18, 2003)
3. *The Cheetah Girls* (August 15, 2003)
4. *Full - Court Miracle* (November 21, 2003)
5. *Pixel Perfect* (January 16, 2004)
6. *Going to the Mat* (March 19, 2004)
7. *Zenon: Z3* (June 11, 2004) (part of the *Zenon* tetralogy)
8. *Stuck in the Suburbs* (July 16, 2004)
9. *Tiger Cruise* (August 6, 2004)
10. *Halloweentown High* (October 8, 2004) (part of the Halloweentown Series)
11. *Now You See It...* (January 14, 2005)
12. *Buffalo Dreams* (March 11, 2005)
13. *Kim Possible: So the Drama* (April 8, 2005)
14. *Go Figure* (June 11, 2005) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
15. *Life Is Ruff* (July 15, 2005) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
16. *The Proud Family Movie* (August 19, 2005) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
17. *Twitches* (October 14, 2005)
18. *High School Musical* (January 20, 2006)
19. *Cow Belles* (March 24, 2006)
20. *Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior* (June 16, 2006) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
21. *Read It and Weep* (July 21, 2006) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
22. *The Cheetah Girls 2* (August 25, 2006) Part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer
23. *Return to Halloweentown* (October 20, 2006) (part of the Halloweentown Series)
24. *Jump In!* (January 12, 2007)
25. Shrek the Third (May 18, 2007)
26. *Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board* (June 8, 2007)
27. *High School Musical 2* (August 17, 2007)
28. *Twitches Too* (October 12, 2007)
29. *Minutemen* (January 25, 2008)
30. *Camp Rock* (June 20, 2008)
31. *The Cheetah Girls: One World* (August 22, 2008)
32. *Dadnapped* (February 16, 2009)
33. *Hatching Pete* (April 24, 2009)
34. *Princess Protection Program* (June 26, 2009)
35. *Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie* (August 28, 2009)
36. *StarStruck* (February 14, 2010)
37. *Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars* (March 26, 2010)
38. Shrek Forever After (May 21, 2010)
39. *16 Wishes* (June 25, 2010)
40. *Den Brother* (August 13, 2010)
41. *Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam* (September 3, 2010)
42. *Avalon High* (November 12, 2010)
43. *The Suite Life Movie* (March 25, 2011)
44. *Lemonade Mouth* (April 15, 2011)
45. *Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension* (August 5, 2011)
46. *Geek Charming* (November 11, 2011)
47. *Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!* (December 2, 2011)
48. *Frenemies* (January 13, 2012)
49. *Radio Rebel* (February 17, 2012)
50. *Let It Shine* (June 15, 2012)
51. *Girl Vs. Monster* (October 12, 2012)
52. *Teen Beach Movie* (July 19, 2013)
53. *Cloud 9* (January 17, 2014)
54. *Zapped* (June 27, 2014)
55. *How to Build a Better Boy* (August 15, 2014)
56. *Bad Hair Day* (February 13, 2015)
57. *Teen Beach Movie 2* (June 26, 2015)
58. *Descendants* (July 31, 2015)
59. *Invisible Sister* (October 9, 2015)

### Upcoming Movies

1. *Life-Size 2* (December 25, 2016)
2. *Further Adventures in Babysitting* (2016)
3. *Throw Like Mo* (2016)
4. *Descendants 2* (Summer, 2017)

### Unofficial DCOMs (Disney Channel Presentation)

These movies premiered on Disney Channel during the DCOM era, but do not hold the official DCOM tag.

1. *Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time* (November 28, 2003)
2. *Bob the Butler* (August 28, 2005)
3. *Leroy & Stitch* (June 23, 2006)
4. *Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion* (October 3, 2014)

## Highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie premieres

### 2002-present

1. *High School Musical 2* (17.2 million viewers)
2. *Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie* (11.4 million viewers)
3. *Descendants* (10.5 million viewers)
4. *Camp Rock* (8.9 million viewers)
5. *Princess Protection Program* (8.5 million viewers)
6. *Teen Beach Movie* (8.4 million viewers)
7. *Jump In!* (8.2 million viewers)
8. *The Cheetah Girls 2* (8.1 million viewers)
9. *Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam* (7.9 million viewers)
10. *Cadet Kelly* (7.8 million viewers)
11. *Return To Halloweentown* (7.8 million viewers)

## External links

* Disney Channel Original Movie on Wikipedia
* UltimateDisney.com - Full List of Disney Channel Original Movies and DVD Statuses
* DCOM Official Website

## References

1. ↑ 'High School Musical 2' aces test - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
2. ↑ Jonas Brothers' TV Movie Nabs 8.9 Million Viewers. (June 21, 2008) US Magazine. Accessed 2008-11-11.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 R. Thomas Umstead (January 22, 2007). Disney Movie Skips to Another Record. *Multichannel.com*. Accessed 2008-10-11.
4. ↑ Premiere of ``Cadet Kelly *Gets Atten-shun!* *(March 11, 2002) Business Wire. Accessed 2008-11-11.*

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