Logo used from Februto September 29, 2002 The remaining channels and blocks using the Playhouse Disney brand outside the US relaunched under the Disney Junior brand over the next three years, concluding with the rebranding of the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel Russia on September 1, 2013. The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel was rebranded as the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel on February 14, 2011. Aimed mainly at children aged two to seven years old, its programming featured a mix of live-action and animated series.
It originated in the United States as a morning program block on the Disney Channel. Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Television Group. April 6, 1997 26 years ago ( ) (prelaunch, as Disney Channel Preschool Block)įebruary 1, 1999 24 years ago ( ) (official, as Playhouse Disney)