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Old 09-27-2012, 06:08 PM   #16
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....for what it's worth.....technically, there are that many channels ...however....I believe they are provided by DISH-TV. And when we were there a few weeks back (dealing with the effects of hurricane Isaac)....DISH-TV ....was worthless (as it is whenever there is a major weather disruption).
That is why I have my iPad. Always have something to watch. We are so use to our DVR at home when we are on vacation we have trouble finding stuff to watch. But hey when your on vacation you are not there to watch tv.
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Old 09-27-2012, 06:32 PM   #17
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It's just silly that WDW doesn't offer Disney Junior. Really? We're all too old for it now, but don't you suppose there might be young children that would appreciate it? Uh, yes!

For us, all we tend to watch is the park tour guide Stacy. We watch all that Must-Do Disney stuff over and over, because DS thinks Stacy is cute and funny!
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They were showing it in the food court at POP 2 weeks ago....I. had never heard of it before. I imagine if they show it there, it is available somewhere
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There is still boomerang and other cartoon channels and the hub is a great family channel all far better then d JR. Maybe they even know how bad it sucks. No I don't know I guess maybe they have thier reasons.
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It's just silly that WDW doesn't offer Disney Junior. Really? We're all too old for it now, but don't you suppose there might be young children that would appreciate it? Uh, yes!
I know that is what I thought in May I could not get over that they did not have it at the resorts yet?!?
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There is still boomerang and other cartoon channels and the hub is a great family channel all far better then d JR. Maybe they even know how bad it sucks. No I don't know I guess maybe they have thier reasons.
My kids are small and we think Disney Jr. is great! They are not allowed to watch too many shows on the Hub they are not good for our family. I don't think the channels you listed are on the resort tv either
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I was just in Disney a couple weeks ago. The only bedtime story they had was the Duffy story. While I love Duffy, it was a bit annoying to see that they only did the same story.
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Thats how it was in may just duffy I thought maybe it changed when I read that other line up oh well so far the hooking up the dvd player to the tv is our best best!
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I was there last week. We have a toddler and I know they did not have Disney Jr. channel yet. They do have the regular Disney channel though which I was happy about since they didn't even have that in 2009 when we were there.

And yes they have Dish and the picture goes pixely a lot. I think the line up is the same as Buzz posted.
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I'm here now. They have DXD and DISe -- which appears to have the jr. shows on in the morning (now) (Chuggington, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, etc.) but no dedicated DisJr like you may be used to at home. Hope it is a fabulous trip for you anyway!
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