“Megan And Cupcake Ready For Preschool” Coming Soon To Disney+
Disney has announced a brand new preschool show called “Megan and Cupcake Ready for Preschool,” which is a hybrid live-action and animated extension of Disney Jr.’s popular “Ready for Preschool” shorts, is currently in production and will debut on Disney Jr. and stream on Disney+ later this fall.
The show features Emmy Award-winning producer, puppeteer, ventriloquist and children’s book author Megan (Piphus) Baptist (“Sesame Street”), who stars alongside her irresistibly huggable new sidekick, Cupcake, to serve up big preschool concepts in bite-sized, giggle-filled lessons.
Set in the WOW Workshop — equal parts invention lab and playhouse — Megan and Cupcake have no shortage of gadgets, gizmos and imagination to tinker with. Together, they’ll lead kids at home on playful, hands-on adventures designed to help them feel confident, curious and ready to take on preschool.
First launched in 2019, the “Ready for Preschool” shorts have amassed more than 150 million views on Disney Jr.’s YouTube channel and offer age-appropriate lessons featuring favourite Disney Jr. characters set to fun, catchy music.
A collection of 10 one-minute “Megan and Cupcake” live-action shorts introducing viewers to the WOW Workshop will start rolling out on Disney Jr. YouTube today, Thursday, 13th August 2026, before their debut on Disney Jr. and Disney+ this fall.
The full longer-form shorts titled “Megan and Cupcake Ready for Preschool,” themed around specific learning and play concepts featuring the live-action interactions with Megan and Cupcake wrapped around some of the existing “Ready for Preschool” shorts, will premiere on Disney Jr. and Disney+ this fall.
The series is produced by Riverstreet Productions in association with Disney Jr. The project was developed by Jason Hopley and Brian Clark, who also serve as executive producers alongside Riverstreet co-founders Michael Blum and Tracy Pion.
Roger’s Take: Disney continues to build out its preschool lineup, and this mixed format with a puppet sounds like an interesting take, which might connect with younger audiences, in the way shows like this have done for decades.
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