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Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire
Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire | Ashley Spencer
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The first unauthorized look at the inner workings--and ultimate breakdown--of the Disney Channel machine For many kids growing up in the 2000s, there was no cultural touchstone more powerful than Disney Channel, the most-watched cable (…more)
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Julsmarshall
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This nonfiction history of the Disney channel, how it began and through its hey day was fascinating. The author explored the business side things, the creative minds working to create something new, and the young actors that made it all come to life. This made me angry, made me laugh, and made think about the channel that was on so often when my kids were tweens. Highly recommend if you watched in the 2000s-2015s.

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ As an elder millennial, I‘m a few years too old to appreciate this fully, as I literally never watched a single show, but it was still a worthwhile read addressing the challenges and successes of various projects. I‘d heard of almost all the shows, but was definitely clueless as to how many folks got their start in the Disney Channel aughts. That kind of blew my mind.

Kaylamburson I definitely agree that a lot of the fun was connecting to the shows and actors that I had seen growing up and it wouldn‘t be as much fun without that nostalgia. 5mo
Suet624 Every now and then I‘m surprised too by an actor saying they started on one of the Disney shows. 5mo
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Kaylamburson
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Some behind the scenes of all that happened at Disney between the early 90s and the Mickey Mouse Club, all the way to the 2010s. I learned a lot of new information and Lalaine (Miranda from Lizzie McGuire) did a fantastic job narrating. It didn‘t have any bombshell information and won‘t ruin your idea of Disney the way other tell-alls are known to do.

britt_brooke I‘m listening to this rn! 5mo
Kaylamburson Ooo can‘t wait to hear what you think! @britt_brooke 5mo
britt_brooke @Kaylamburson I‘ll tag you in my review. 🙂 5mo
Kaylamburson Thank you! Yes please!! @britt_brooke 5mo
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jdiehr
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Even though my kids were more Nickelodeon than Disney, I found this book interesting.

Shia LaBeouf, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato - all very interesting.

My only gripe is with the audiobook narrator and her pronunciations. The word 'complimentary' was pronounced "compliment-airy." The era of the 90s was the "nigh-knees."

It drove me crazy, but I'm told that's how the kids these days speak ???

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