Editing Disney Channel (section)

==Criticism==
Some critics disapprove of the Disney Channel marketing strategy led by [[Anne Sweeney]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Sweeney Executive Biography |url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/anne_sweeney.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112142437/http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/anne_sweeney.html |archive-date=November 12, 2004 |access-date=June 20, 2011 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company}}</ref> president of the Disney Channel from 1996 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Walt Disney Company |url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/anne_sweeney.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112142437/http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/anne_sweeney.html |archive-date=November 12, 2004 |access-date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> Under Sweeney, the Disney Channel's programming was geared mainly towards preteen and teenage girls, with a decrease in animated programming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Expert Uses Science to Draw Boy Viewers |url=http://commercialexploitation.org/news/2009/04/disneyexpert.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613135215/http://commercialexploitation.org/news/2009/04/disneyexpert.html |archive-date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> Criticism was also aimed at removing almost all Walt-era and pre-1990s material from the channel in 2002 with the removal of the late-night "Vault Disney" block devoted to this material, which used to make up the majority of the channel's programming since its inception in 1983.<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{Cite news |last=Verrier |first=Richard |date=May 9, 2002 |title=Closing the 'Vault' leaves channel with no Disney |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-09-05-0209050029-story.html |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Portfolio.com">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2008 |title=Disneys Evolving Business Model – News Markets |url=http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/04/14/Disneys-Evolving-Business-Model |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420044803/http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/04/14/Disneys-Evolving-Business-Model |archive-date=April 20, 2008 |access-date=June 20, 2011 |publisher=Portfolio.com}}</ref> In 2008, Sweeney explained that Disney Channel, resulting from its multi-platform marketing strategy using television and music, would become "the major profit driver for the [Walt Disney] Company."<ref name="Portfolio.com" />

The channel has also pulled (and sometimes re-shot) episodes that have featured subject matter deemed inappropriate for its target audience, due either to humor or to timing of real-life events.

* In November 2008, the episode "No Sugar, Sugar" (''[[Hannah Montana]]''), in which [[Mitchel Musso]]'s character, [[Oliver Oken]], is revealed to have [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|Type 1 diabetes]], was pulled before its broadcast, due to parent complaints about its portrayal of [[Diabetes|diabetics]] and [[sugar]] intake.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Huff |first=Richard |date=September 9, 2009 |title='Hannah Montana' episode on diabetes set to air on Disney Channel |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hannah-montana-episode-diabetes-set-air-disney-channel-article-1.403081}}</ref>
* In December 2011, Disney Channel pulled episodes of two of its original series, due to complaints on [[Twitter]] from [[Demi Lovato]] about their portrayal of [[eating disorders]]. Pulled episodes included "Party It Up" (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'') and "Colbie Caillat" (''[[So Random!]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marcus |first=Stephanie |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Demi Lovato Slams Disney For Eating Disorder Joke On 'Shake It Up' (UPDATE) |work=[[HuffPost]] |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/demi-lovato-slams-disney-for-eating-disorder-joke-on-shake-it-up_n_1168436.html}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite tweet |number=150418514426081281 |user=DisneyChannelPR |title=@ddlovato – we hear you & are pulling both episodes as quickly as possible & reevaluating them (1 of 2 messages) |author=Disney Channel PR |date=24 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Demi Lovato Slams Disney Channel – Eating Disorder Joke |url=http://www.gossipcop.com/demi-lovato-slams-disney-channel-eating-disorder-joke-shake-it-up/ |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=Gossip Cop}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2011 |title=Demi Lovato Fans Upset Over Last Episode Of So Random |url=http://disneyinfonet.com/2011/08/18/demi-lovato-fans-upset-over-last-episode-of-so-random-ddlovato-therealtiffany-disneychanphoto/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429190255/http://disneyinfonet.com/2011/08/18/demi-lovato-fans-upset-over-last-episode-of-so-random-ddlovato-therealtiffany-disneychanphoto/ |archive-date=April 29, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2013 |website=Disney Infonet}}</ref>
* In May 2013, Disney Channel pulled "Quitting Cold Koala" ([[Jessie (2011 TV series)|''Jessie'']]) due to parental concerns over a scene in which a character's [[gluten]]-free diet leads to ridicule.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2013 |title=Mom: Disney show 'Jessie' ridicules kids with celiac disease |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/mom-disney-show-jessie-ridicules-kids-with-celiac-disease-688350/}}</ref>
* On June 13, 2023, the opening sequence of the series ''[[Primos (TV series)|Primos]]'', which premiered on the Disney Channel in July 2024, was released by [[Disney Branded Television]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Jamie|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/disney-tv-animation-lineup-annecy-229724.html|title=Disney Presents Packed TV Slate With Loads Of New Trailers And Images|website=[[Cartoon Brew]]|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615135946/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/disney-tv-animation-lineup-annecy-229724.html|archive-date=June 15, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="comicsbeat2023">{{cite web|last=Dar|first=Taimar|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/disney-animated-primos-theme-song/|title=Disney unveils details and theme song for PRIMOS cartoon|website=[[ComicsBeat]]|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613221520/https://www.comicsbeat.com/disney-animated-primos-theme-song/|archive-date=June 13, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> with a mixed reception to the sequence on [[social media]], including from [[Latinos]] and [[Mexicans]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodríguez|first=Andrés|url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-06-16/racista-y-llena-de-estereotipos-primos-la-serie-animada-de-disney-que-ha-molestado-al-publico-latinoamericano.html|title="Racista" y "llena de estereotipos": 'Primos', la serie animada de Disney que ha molestado al público latinoamericano|trans-title="Racist" and "full of stereotypes": 'Primos', the Disney animated series that has upset the Latin American public|website=[[El País]] Mexico|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230616211732/https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-06-16/racista-y-llena-de-estereotipos-primos-la-serie-animada-de-disney-que-ha-molestado-al-publico-latinoamericano.html|archive-date=June 16, 2023|url-status=live|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aristeguinoticias.com/1506/cultura/disney-hace-enojar-a-mexicanos-con-su-nueva-serie-primos-acusan-racismo/|title=Disney hace enojar a mexicanos con su nueva serie 'Primos'; acusan racismo|trans-title=Disney makes Mexicans angry with its new series 'Primos'; accuse racism|website=[[Carmen Aristegui#Other work|Aristegui Noticas]]|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230617043954/https://aristeguinoticias.com/1506/cultura/disney-hace-enojar-a-mexicanos-con-su-nueva-serie-primos-acusan-racismo/|archive-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martínez|first=Valerie|url=https://es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com/el-bochorno-que-disney-pudo-evitar-y-tiene-indignados-a-los-latinoamericanos-161510158.html|title=El bochorno que Disney pudo evitar y tiene indignados a los latinoamericanos|trans-title=The embarrassment that Disney was able to avoid and has Latin Americans outraged|website=Yahoo! vida y estello|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617043855/https://es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com/el-bochorno-que-disney-pudo-evitar-y-tiene-indignados-a-los-latinoamericanos-161510158.html|archive-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live|language=es}}</ref> Some viewers argued that the sequence had various [[Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States|negative stereotypes]], complained about names of some characters, and claimed the Spanish pronunciation of some characters in the sequence was incorrect.<ref name="Capitalino">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=Jun 16, 2023 |title="Primos" la nueva serie de Disney que Latinoamérica NO quiere |trans-title="Primos" the new Disney series that Latin America does NOT want |url=https://elcapitalino.mx/entretenimiento/titulares-entretenimiento/titular-3/primos-la-nueva-serie-de-disney-que-latinoamerica-no-quiere/ |language=Spanish |work=El Capitalino |location= |access-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617180831/https://elcapitalino.mx/entretenimiento/titulares-entretenimiento/titular-3/primos-la-nueva-serie-de-disney-que-latinoamerica-no-quiere/ |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrieta |first=José |date=June 14, 2023 |title=¿Por qué está causando polémica "Primos", la nueva serie de Disney? |url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2023/6/14/por-que-esta-causando-polemica-primos-la-nueva-serie-de-disney-514173.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |trans-title= Why is "Primos", the new Disney series, causing controversy? |website=El Heraldo de México |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615201230/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2023/6/14/por-que-esta-causando-polemica-primos-la-nueva-serie-de-disney-514173.html |archive-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bermudez|first=Justin|url=https://www.latintimes.com/disneys-primos-gets-un-warm-welcome-family-544863|title=Disney's 'Primos' Gets Un-Warm Welcome To The Family|website=[[Latin Times]]|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617181824/https://www.latintimes.com/disneys-primos-gets-un-warm-welcome-family-544863|archive-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>