What’s Coming To Disney+ In October 2023 (US)
Disney+ subscribers in the United States will have plenty of new original content to enjoy in October, including the latest Marvel live-action series, a collection of original shorts and much more.
NOTE – This list isn’t complete and will be updated with new additions as they are announced. The list is also subject to change. Content may vary depending on your country, and this list is based on the US’s release schedule.
Here is the full rundown:
Sunday, 1st October 2023
Toy Story Funday Football
When the Falcons and Jaguars face off in London on Oct 1, a real-time, fully animated alternate presentation from Andy’s Room will be on Disney+ and ESPN+. Andy’s room will replicate the on-the-field gameplay from Wembley Stadium, where each Falcon and Jaguar player will have animated representation on a traditional looking field, catered to the “Toy Story” setting. Fans will view every run, pass, score and all football-related action through state-of-the-art tracking technology enabled by the NFL’s Next Gen Stats player tracking data and Beyond Sports.
In addition to the gameplay, all the surrounding aspects of the game – announcers, graphics, scoreboard, penalty announcements, celebrations, and more – will all embrace the “Toy Story”-themed offering in their packaging and delivery, all occurring in Andy’s room.
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and many of the characters from the acclaimed animated series will be visible throughout, participating from the sidelines and in other non-gameplay elements.
“Air Bud” (1997)
While struggling to make the basketball team, a shy young student meets a stray golden retriever named Buddy with amazing basketball skills. Together they help take their school’s team to the state finals in this hilarious and touching story.
“Air Bud: Golden Receiver” (1998)
This time out, Buddy, the hoop-shooting, hotshot canine, tackles a new sport-football. When his teenage owner reluctantly becomes the school’s new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and joins the team. Soon, the two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to the state championship. But victory hopes are sidelined when two sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone’s plans and dognap Buddy for their star attraction. Give three cheers for Disney’s hilarious hit that goes the whole nine yards for outrageous fun and adventure.
“Air Bud: World Pup” (2000)
Air Bud, the world’s most talented pooch is back in a heartwarming and hilarious sports adventure. When Buddy meets Molly and they have puppies, the hotshot hound is in for an all-new challenge, but the fun is just beginning. Catch all the action as Buddy joins his teenage owner Josh on the field in pursuit of the state soccer championship.
“Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch” (2002)
Air Bud knocks one out of the park when he takes up baseball in this all-new fun and heartwarming Disney adventure! This time, Buddy joins in and shows that he’s a natural baseball player with major-league talent! In the midst of the season, however, a terrible discovery is made: Buddy’s now-grown puppies have mysteriously begun to disappear from their new homes! It’s up to Buddy to stop the dog nappings and find his pups before it’s too late!
“Air Bud: Spikes Back” (2003)
Disney serves up another adventure starring everyone’s favorite sports-playing golden retriever, Buddy! This time, he masters the coolest sport under the sun . . . beach volleyball! But there’s plenty of action off the court as well — a rash of mysterious crimes has been puzzling everyone … and the paw prints seem to point to Buddy! So it’s up to Buddy to lead the authorities to the real culprit!
Monday, 2nd October 2023
Mickey & Friends Trick Or Treats
In this new Halloween stop-motion special, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Daisy are trick-or-treating when Donald spies the spookiest mansion he’s ever seen and assumes it has the best treats. After he convinces his friends to risk a visit, the owner, Witch Hazel, casts a spell that turns them into their costumes. The special features new original music from Emmy Award-nominated songwriter Beau Black (“The Lion Guard”).
Tuesday, 3rd October 2023
Star Wars: Ahsoka – Episode 8
Set after the fall of the Empire, “Star Wars: Ahsoka” follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Dancing With The Stars – New Episode
Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The episode will be live-streamed at 5PM PT / 8PM ET
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
Haunted Mansion
Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Walt Disney Pictures’ “Haunted Mansion” is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
Hailey’s On It! (S1, 5 episodes)
Hailey, a risk-averse but resourceful teenager in Oceanside, California, embarks on a mission to complete every item on her long list of challenging, and sometimes impractical, tasks in order to save the world.
Kiff (S1, 1 episode)
Best friends, squirrel Kiff and bunny Barry, who live in Table Town, embark on funfilled adventures and learn important life lessons.
SuperKitties (S1, 3 episodes)
Ginny, Sparks, Buddy and Bitsy are not only cute and cuddly kittens, but are also brave, smart, strong and kind, and turn into SuperKitties when trouble arises.
The Villains of Valley View (S2, 4 episodes)
Furious about insulting her family, Amy attacks Onyx, the leader of the supervillains. In an attempt to save themselves, Amy and her family live concealed in a Texas town.
Haunted Mansion: Enter If You Dare
A Haunted Mansion Ambience video that was previously released on YouTube
Haunted Mansion: Swinging Wake
Join the ghosts of the Haunted Mansion for a swinging wake.
Thursday, 5th October 2023
Marvel’s Loki – Season 2 – Episode 1
Picking up immediately where Season 1 left off, during 2022’s D23 Expo star Tom Hiddleston teased that viewers will find Loki in a familiar, but strange, place. “Loki is back at the TVA, he’s had a very difficult confrontation with Sylvie, and Mobius and Hunter B-15 don’t know who he is.” Only time will tell what happens next.
Note: This episode is released at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET
Friday, 6th October 2023
Mrs Doubtfire
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job — disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children’s best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
Flicka
Defying her stern, practical rancher father, a 14-year-old girl befriends a wild filly, and with her older brother’s help, tries to buy the animal back from a rodeo entrepreneur by winning a wild horse race, only to nearly lose her again when a mountain lion attacks during the stormy trip home.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine uses his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, who’s led the country for 35 years, and runs in the 2021 presidential election.
CAMPING OUT (1934)
Mickey, Minnie, Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar are on a camping trip and enjoying the great outdoors until the arrival of a lone mosquito escalates into an all-out attack involving an army of stinging pests. The campers counterattack with some resourceful countermoves.
CHIPS AHOY (1956)
Hungry chipmunks Chip and Dale are down to their last acorn when they spot an acorn-laden tree belonging to Donald Duck across the lake. Pirating Donald’s ship from inside a bottle, the resourceful duo make their way to the tree, but not without interference from Donald. They take the wind out of Donald’s sail, and end up having the last laugh.
FIDDLING AROUND (1930)
Mickey Mouse shows a wide range of expressions and emotions (and even sports long hair) in this one-mouse virtuoso violin performance. He faces an unseen audience and a heckler as he earnestly plays several pieces including the Hungarian Dance and the William Tell Overture. Walt Disney directed this film, which is also known as “Just Mickey.”
INFERIOR DECORATOR (1948)
Donald Duck stirs up a hornet’s nest of trouble when he tangles with a bee named Spike, who is trying to pollinate Donald’s floral wallpaper. When Donald traps Spike with wallpaper glue, it leads to a sparring match between the two. The whole plan backfires when Spike manages to escape and enlist a hive-full of his bee pals to help get revenge.
OLD MacDONALD DUCK (1941)
Donald Duck gets into the rhythm of doing his chores around the farm, including feeding the animals and milking Clementine the cow, but finds there’s a fly in the ointment (or rather, the milk) when a persistent fly upsets his plans and drives him to distraction.
WHEN THE CAT’S AWAY (1929)
When Tom Cat is away, Mickey, Minnie and group of mischievous mice take over his home and entertain themselves with a variety of musical mayhem. Mickey and Minnie dance across the piano keys, use a wheel of Swiss cheese as a player piano roll, and find an inventive new way to play a phonograph record.
WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD (1938)
This elaborate Silly Symphony cartoon is a dream-like fantasy about three babes who journey to the moon in a wooden shoe-boat. Along the way, they go star-fishing, and catch a comet in their net to pull them through the night sky. When a storm breaks, they slide to earth on a moonbeam and back into a cradle as one little sleepyhead.
Tuesday, 10th October 2023
Dancing With The Stars – New Episode
Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The episode will be live-streamed at 5PM PT / 8PM ET
Wednesday, 11th October 2023
4EVER
4EVER is the acting debut of CNCO’s four members: Christopher Vélez (“Andy”), Richard Camacho (“Ian”), Zabdiel De Jesús (“Ciro”), and Erick Brian Colón (“Darío”), and it tells the story of four talented youngsters who undertake the challenging road towards recognition as a band in Miami’s music scene. The musicians meet by chance during a fight in a restaurant. Soon they find themselves involved in an unexpected situation: a valuable guitar disappears and the four of them must recover it before its owner realizes that one of them had borrowed it without letting him know. To achieve this, these talented musicians will need to take over the Miami music scene and create a successful band. When personal differences and betrayals come to light, the search for a unique melody will become the common language that will keep them together.
The Simpsons – Season 34
The new season of the Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy takes fans back to Springfield for 22 more episodes of fun with the Simpson family. Season 34 also marks an exciting milestone – the 750th episode of “The Simpsons” titled “Homer’s Adventures Through The Windshield Glass.” The season features guest voice appearances from Fred Armisen, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Simu Liu, Lizzo, Rob Lowe, Melissa McCarthy, Jade Novah, Aubrey Plaza, John Roberts, and more.
Ancient Aliens (Season 18)
Historians and experts investigate various events, legends and texts throughout history that may contain evidence of contact between humans and extraterrestrial life.
Forged in Fire (Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 9)
Top bladesmiths from different walks of life compete to create the best weapons and prove their effectiveness in a series of daunting challenges.
Storage Wars (Season 2)
Professional buyers go to auctions and explore storage units in search of lucrative and interesting items that could fetch them a big profit.
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (S2, 7 episodes)
Alice embarks on magical recipe adventures with her best pals, who join her in the bakery to whip up whimsical cakes and treats for friends and neighbours with enchanted kitchen tools and ingredients to help them.
Broken Karaoke (Shorts) (S2, 3 episodes)
Disney characters sing along to songs.
Heartland Docs, DVM – Season 5
In picturesque, rural Hartington, Nebraska, Drs. Erin and Ben Schroeder are a married team of veterinarians whose unbridled commitment to the community’s generational farmers is paramount to the preservation of the nation’s food supply. Along with their teenage sons, Charlie and Chase, the doctors are always on the go as their veterinary practice cares for the region’s myriad of animals in need, including cows, pot-bellied pigs, llamas, deer and possum. The Schroeders’ credo extends beyond saving the animals on which America depends; it’s about making each visit something to look forward to for both the animals and their caretakers, even in the toughest conditions. From winter blizzards to spring tornadoes and blistering summer heat waves, Drs. Erin and Ben Schroeder overcome the obstacles with skill and heart.
Criss Angel Mindfreak (S5)
Renowned American magician and illusionist Criss Angel enthrals the audience by performing some of the most shocking street magic and stunts.
My Ghost Story (S2, S3)
Ordinary people reveal their frightening personal experiences of ghosts and haunted houses.
Thursday, 12th October 2023
Marvel’s Loki – Season 2 – Episode 2
No episode details have been provided.
Note: This episode is released at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET
Friday, 13th October 2023
Goosebumps – 5 Episode Premiere
Inspired by R.L. Stine’s worldwide bestselling book series, “Goosebumps” follows a group of five high schoolers as they embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents’ past.
Betty and Coretta
Coretta Scott King and Dr Betty Shabazz develop a friendship after the tragic deaths of their husbands; Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and through their strength and dignity they carried on the civil rights movement becoming role models for millions of women all over the world.
Grumpy Cat: The Worst Christmas Ever
A curmudgeonly kitty (Aubrey Plaza) helps a little girl find the spirit and charm of Christmas, in a holiday adventure.
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance
After their friends set them up, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle try to keep their romance a secret during their courtship. Soon, their relationship ends up garnering intense global media attention.
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal
Following their wedding, Prince Harry and his wife, American former actor Meghan Markle, share the joys and challenges of the first year of their marriage.
Wrapped Up in Christmas
A speech writer makes a deal with his ex-girlfriend to pretend they are a couple to save his family’s Christmas. It’s not long before both the ruse and their feelings catch up with them.
Monday, 16th October 2023
Once Upon A Studio
An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together in Once Upon a Studio for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney’s 100th anniversary. Featuring 543 characters from more than 85 Disney feature-length and short films, Once Upon a Studio welcomes heroes and villains, princes and princesses, sidekicks and sorcerers—in all-new hand-drawn and CG animation—to celebrate 10 decades of storytelling, artistry and technological achievements.
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs – 4K Version
When Snow White, a princess, is exiled by her stepmother, an evil queen who wants to kill her, she runs into a forest. Soon, she is rescued by seven dwarfs who form a friendship with her. This restored version of the 1937 classic is the result of the combined efforts of the Walt Disney Studios Restoration and Preservation team, working closely with key artists from Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Tuesday, 17th October 2023
Dancing With The Stars – New Episode
Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The episode will be live-streamed at 5PM PT / 8PM ET
Wednesday, 18th October 2023
PJ Masks: Power Heroes Music Videos (Shorts) (S1, 10 episodes)
During the day, Amaya, Connor and Greg lead totally normal lives, but they transform into superheroes during the night and use their powers to fight villains and solve mysteries.
Thursday, 19th October 2023
Marvel’s Loki – Season 2 – Episode 3
No episode details have been provided.
Friday, 20th October 2023
Marvel Studios’ Werewolf By Night in Color
Now presented in vibrant color, Marvel Studios’ “Werewolf by Night in Color” takes place on a dark and somber night as a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the chilling special aims to evoke a sense of dread and the macabre, with plenty of suspense and scares along the way as we explore a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Goosebumps – Episode 6
No episode details have been provided.
Tuesday, 24th October 2023
Dancing With The Stars – New Episode
Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The episode will be live-streamed at 5PM PT / 8PM ET
Wednesday, 25th October 2023
Big City Greens – Season 4 – New Episodes
“Big City Greens” is an animated comedy-adventure series that follows the offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out-of-place family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice. Cricket’s natural curiosity and enthusiasm lead him and his family on epic journeys and into the hearts of his new neighbours. The fourth season will include the show’s 100th episode and will see the family settling into a new kind of normal.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (S2, 8 episodes)
Famed survivalist Bear Grylls takes it up a notch by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they will have to master and then prove they can use in high-stress situations. Challenges and locations span from the snowy peaks of the Canadian Rockies to the deserts of the Great Basin to the volcanic rainforests of Costa Rica. The celebrities will push their bodies and minds to the limit to successfully complete life-changing adventures that will challenge their perceived limitations.
Theme Song Takeover (Shorts) (S3, 7 episodes)
Characters from Disney Channel shows perform theme song remakes.
Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari
Survival expert Hazen Audel treks through Africa’s Great Rift Valley on an extreme expedition to see rare and magnificent wildlife out in the open.
Thursday, 26th October 2023
Marvel’s Loki – Season 2 – Episode 2
No episode details have been provided.
Note: This episode is released at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET
Friday, 27th October 2023
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red
The Avengers assemble to save New York City, but after an argument between Black Widow and her father Red Guardian about his parenting style, he disappears under mysterious circumstances. As the Avengers investigate, they discover that the villainous Collector is kidnapping every character who has the word “red” in their name. Determined to find her father, it’s up to Black Widow now to lead the Avengers to find the Collector’s evil lair and free the prisoners from his evil clutches.
Goosebumps – Episode 7
No episode details have been provided.
Explorer: Lake Of Fire
In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the ends of the Earth. What lies inside could provide new clues to help predict volcanic eruptions around the globe. But the island is so remote. With conditions that are so extreme. No one has ever been able to reach the top to investigate what lies inside.. until now.
Tuesday, 31st October 2023
Dancing With The Stars – New Episode
Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The episode will be live-streamed at 5PM PT / 8PM ET
NOTE – This list isn’t complete and will be updated with new additions as they are announced. The list is also subject to change. Content may vary depending on your country, and this list is based on the US’s release schedule.
What are you looking forward to watching on Disney+ in October?
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