It’s the start of a brand new week and time to take a look at what’s coming to Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand this week, which includes a selection of classic Disney shorts, some new documentaries for “SharkFest” and much more.

Here’s the rundown:

Note: This list is subject to change

Wednesday, 5th July 2023

Secret Invasion – Episode 3

In Marvel Studios’ new series “Secret Invasion,” set in the present day MCU, Nick Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth. Together they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity.

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

Featuring stories from creators hailing from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” promises to take viewers on an unforgettable ride into Africa’s future, presenting visions of the continent as never before seen.

The action-packed animated anthology draws on the continent’s rich and diverse histories and cultures to present 10 sci-fi and fantasy stories featuring bold and brave new worlds of advanced technology, aliens, spirits, and monsters.

Dino Ranch: Season 2 – 4 New Episodes

“Dino Ranch” follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as it tackles life in a fantastical “pre-westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. As the young ranchers learn the ropes, they discover the thrill of ranch life whilst navigating the great outdoors through unpredictable challenges.

Spidey And His Amazing Friends – Season 2 – New Episodes

Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy join forces with Hulk, Ms Marvel and Black Panther to fight their common enemies and learn that working together as a team is the best.

The Clearing – Episode 8 – Finale

“The Clearing” is an eight-part psychological thriller based on the best-selling crime thriller ‘In The Clearing’ by author J.P. Pomare, inspired by the darkness of real-life cults in Australia and around the world.

Hailey’s On It!: Season 1

Hailey, a risk-averse but resourceful teenager in Oceanside, Calif., is on a mission to complete every item on her long list of challenging — and sometimes impractical — tasks to save the world.

Saturdays: Season 1

Paris Johnson and her best friends form the We-B-Girlz skate crew, determined to show and prove they have the hottest skate routines on the planet.

Schooled: Season 1-2

Set in the 1990s at the same William Penn Academy formerly attended by `The Goldbergs’, `Schooled’ follows Head of School John Glascott as he leads a faculty of teachers with wildly different views on how to mentor students – and his tough-as-nails sister, Lucy, who joined his staff to enrol her teenage daughters Felicia and Gigi as new students. Glascott’s nurturing and communicative approach to caring for children is particularly at odds with coach Mellor’s tough-guy belief that physical competition brings out the best in students.

Dr. Romantic (S3, New Episodes)

Kim Sabu works with passionate medical staff in a small hospital in the countryside.

Shadow Detective (S2, New Episodes)

Taekrok gets a threatening call and is falsely charged with murder. He desperately recalls the past.

The Zone: Survival Mission (S2, New Episode)

In a disaster-simulated virtual space, members have to survive four hours in the unknown.

Thursday, 6th July 2023

The Kardashians – Season 3 – New Episode

The cameras return as Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie invite viewers back into their lives as they navigate motherhood, coparenting, and building their own empires. Their bond will be tested and tensions arise, but as a family they will stand together through the storm.

Friday, 7th July 2023

AQUAMANIA (1961)

Avid water-skier Goofy sets out to teach his son the fine art of the sport, and accidentally winds up in a championship race.  He encounters a hapless octopus and takes a detour on a roller coaster on his way to an unexpected victory.

BATH DAY (1946)

Figaro the cat takes center stage, after he gets a bath (complete with ribbon and perfume) from Minnie Mouse, and then encounters a group of frisky alley cats.  A frightened Figaro wins the day when his shaking topples a tower of trash cans onto his rival, and he emerges the victor in the scuffle.  Minnie rewards him with another bath.

BUILDING A BUILDING (1933)

Mickey operates a steam shovel on a busy construction site, where Minnie sells box lunches, and a flirtatious Pete is the foreman.  When Pete’s advances cross the line, Mickey comes to Minnie’s rescue leading to a chase through a steel skeleton of a building, and a riveting conclusion.

FIGARO AND FRANKIE (1947)

Minnie’s cat, Figaro, is trying to take a cat nap, but the canary (Frankie) insists on singing.  A squabble ensues in which Frankie’s cage topples.  Minnie thinks Figaro has eaten Frankie, but the bird has simply flown the coop.  In the end, Figaro rescues Frankie from the neighbor’s dog, and domestic tranquility is restored.

GOOFY GYMNASTICS (1949)

Goofy enlists the aid of an instructional record and gymnastics equipment in an effort to become fit, with the help of some barbells, chin-up bars and cable expanders.  In the process, he wrecks his floors, gets flung around the room and falls out the window, before ending up approvingly behind the cut-out of the muscular man he aspired to be.

THE SKELETON DANCE (1929)

A lively quartet of graveyard skeletons come out to play and dance the night away in this spooky Silly Symphony, set to the macabre music of Edvard Grieg (adapted by Carl Stalling). Ub Iwerks’ inventive animation uses plenty of graveyard gags involving animals and a skeletal xylophone.

A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre)

François Civil (“The Stronghold”) and Lyna Khoudri (“Papicha”, “The French Dispatch”), will co-star in “Une zone à défendre”, which tells the story of Myriam (Khoudri), a militant fighting against the construction of a roadblock, and Greg (Civil), a police officer who goes undercover to gather intelligence on this movement of protesters which Myriam belongs to.

The Ashley Madison Affair

Follows the hack of an infidelity dating website for married people that shocked the public with a scandalous data breach.

SHARKANO: HAWAII

To find out why sharks are drawn to Hawaii’s volcanoes, biologists Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Frances Farabaugh free dive with one of the most dangerous sharks: the tiger shark.

SHARK EAT SHARK

Around the world, reports of shark-on-shark attacks are on the rise. Now, off South Africa’s dramatic southern coast, a new hotspot has emerged — a bay where white sharks hunt other sharks. In a groundbreaking investigation, Enrico Gennari and Lacey Williams lead a team of experts into the deep to capture conclusive evidence of SHARKS EATING SHARKS!

SAVED FROM A SHARK

The scientific community is divided as to whether dolphins or whales will deliberately save a person from a shark attack. But the people who have lived through these terrifying encounters don’t doubt what happened.

RETURN OF THE WHITE SHARK

Hundreds of great white sharks have recently appeared on the doorstep of one of America’s most popular tourist destinations, hunting in ways never documented before. To understand why the sharks are here and what this means for Cape Cod, a team of scientists are studying this new phenomenon to try to keep people safe. Are the sharks changing the natural ecosystem … or restoring it?

BULL SHARK VS. HAMMERHEAD

In Florida, a rare event between top ocean predators was captured on video: bull sharks attacking a great hammerhead. Dr. Heithaus and a team of shark experts launch an investigation pinning one against the other. They put experiments to the test to see what happens when these top predators come head-to-head.

BULL SHARK BANDITS

Shark biologists Dr. Johan Gustafson and Dr. Mariel Familiar López investigate rising reports of bull sharks stealing from fishermen in Weipa, northern Australia. Could this methodical and radical shift in behavior provide new evidence of shark intelligence? To find out, the team deploys groundbreaking experiments and technology, including a new prototype diving cage.

Killer Shark vs Killer Whale

Scientists study and investigate the mysterious and atypical predatorial behaviour of orcas. They mark the disappearance of sharks from these orca attacks and try to figure out why these two raptorial species are going after each other.

Cannibal Sharks

Featuring two of the world’s leading shark experts to unpack and analyse the mounting evidence that shark-on-shark attacks happen a lot more than we ever realised.

Saturday, 8th July 2023

Bleach : Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 2 – The Separation – New Episode

Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida found out about the complicated origins of their powers at the end of Part 1. They will now diverge into different paths and go from lifelong friends to mortal enemies.

Revenant (S1, New Episode)

The Revenant is about a young woman possessed by demons. Mysterious deaths are happening around the young woman. The folklore professor can see the demons. He recognizes them as the same demons that killed his mother in childhood.

Sunday, 9th July 2023

Tomorrow, I’ll Be Someone’s Girlfriend: Season 2 – Finale

Five woman work as rental girlfriends and struggle to overcome their individual traumas. Yuki Rina dispel their loneliness with men. Aya constantly undergoes plastic surgery. Moe lives her life without influence. Yua tries to live in the moment.

What are you looking forward to watching on Disney+ this week? Let us know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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