Rumor is that the End of Disney Channel Here? Here’s what we know:

Recently, a rumour about the closure of the Disney Channel spread a nostalgia panic across the Disney fandom, especially in the US. While no such announcement was made by Disney Officials, it is not completely a rumour.

The news of Disney Channel’s operation in the US was just a rumour, but it is a reality elsewhere across the world. During the early 2000s, Disney had multiple channels under it. Disney Channel was the flagship channel alongside DisneyXD and Disney Junior. While the channels were loved all around the globe, they are no longer available in various regions, including Australia, Southeast Asia, Italy, the UK, South Korea, and others. The discontinuation is expanding in Europe as in France,  DisneyXD has already phased out, while Disney Junior and Disney Channel will cease operations from January 1, 2025. Following this, Spain is set to shut operations of the channel on January 7.

Disney’s shift towards promoting and producing shows on their streaming platform, Disney+ is said to be the main reason behind the channel's global closure. Even, those the rumour being its US shutdown is claimed to be false, given the trends, it won’t be surprising if Disney decides to do so.

Walt Disney is an entertainment company that, over the past few years, has acquired multiple studios like Lucas Films, Fox Century Films,  21st Century Fox, and Pixar are some of the notable names.

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