What’s New On Disney+ | Austin & Ally, One Strange Rock, Rise Of The Silver Surfer & Much More
It’s the beginning of a new month (and year) and Disney has added a large number of movies, shorts and series onto Disney+ in the United States and Canada, with many of these titles also being added in other countries.
There are some big series from National Geographic such as One Strange Rock, which has left Netflix today, along with some Disney Channel favourites including Austin & Ally and The Proud Family.
Here is the rundown of the new additions:
+ Austin & Ally (Season 1-4)
A comedy about the unique relationship between a young songwriter, Ally Dawson, and Austin Moon, the overnight internet sensation who gains sudden notoriety after performing one of Ally’s songs. Austin and Ally struggle with how to maintain and capitalize on Austin’s newfound fame. Austin is more of a rebel type who doesn’t follow the rules and is somewhat immature for his age, while Ally is conservative yet self-conscious.
+ Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer (Season 1)
The adventures of science-obsessed Billy Dilley and his lab partners Zeke and Marsha
+ Bugged (Short)
Red’s peaceful morning routine is interrupted by a pesky visitor.
+ Cool Runnings
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
+ Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER (Season 8)
Dr. Susan Kelleher owns and operates one of the busiest exotic–animal care practices located in south Florida, Broward Avian and Exotics Animal Hospital.
+ Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (Season 7)
Spanning thousands of acres and incorporating hundreds of species of animals; Michelle Oakley’s veterinary practice is Yukon tough. There is no such thing as a typical day in Michelle’s practice. House calls can range from expelling dogs anal glands to getting chased down by the very large Arctic musk-ox. Accompanied by her teenage daughters and armed with humor as sharp as scalpel, Michelle deftly juggles being a full time Veterinarian, wife and doctor; taking us into unexplored and unexamined regions of the Yukon.
+ Dr. T, Lone Star Vet (Season 1)
Dr. Lauren Thielen (Dr. T) is back home in Texas to open her very own exotic animal practice, located alongside one of the state’s largest and busiest animal hospitals. With the support of the ER staff and more than a dozen specialists, she treats everything from emus to hedgehogs and everything in between!
+ Drain Alcatraz
DRAIN ALCATRAZ uses cutting edge visual effects to ‘drain‘ the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. … With the whole area drained it’s possible to see what could happen to San Francisco when the next giant quake hits, as well as what will be left of Alcatraz once the dust settles.
+ Drain The Bermuda Triangle
What lies beneath the mythical triangle? With the aid of data from sophisticated sonar surveys, National Geographic explores what the ocean floor looks like below the Bermuda Triangle.
+ Drain The Great Lakes
Pull the plug on the secrets and geological history of North America’s Great Lakes, the largest system of free fresh water on earth, wielding huge influence over the continent.
+ Drain The Ocean: WWII
What lies beneath the ocean? As the ocean waters drain away, National Geographic reveal seven of the most amazing undersea sites of World War 2 and delve deeper into the mysteries behind them.
+ Drain The Oceans (Season 2)
Maritime mysteries — old and new — come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
+ Drain The Sunken Pirate City
Hidden beneath the waters of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbor lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. With its reputation for extravagance, liquor and ladies it became known as the “wickedest city on earth”.
+ Drain The Titanic
National Geographic is virtually ‘drain’ the Titanic, revealing spectacular images of the final resting place of this most iconic of shipwrecks.
+ El Materdor (Short)
Mater is a famous bulldozer fighter in Spain. He’s so good, he’s able to fend off multiple bulldozers at once. Lightning McQueen joins Mater in this tall tale just as things are at their worst.
+ First Class Chefs: Family Style (Season 1)
First Class Chefs: Family Style is a fun, fast-paced, cook-off competition. It features healthy recipes, heart-warming family interaction and the satisfying reveal of a winning dish announced in each standalone episode.
+ Hacksaw
A girl goes on vacation to the mountains where she finds a wild horse named Hacksaw. With a little help, she captures the stud and it doesn’t take long until the man who helped her starts wagon racing, since Hacksaw refuses to have any man or woman on his back.
+ Holes
Stanley’s family is cursed with bad luck. Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at Camp Green Lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. What they don’t know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.
+ Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors – Battle Of The Bands
“Ghost-Spider and the Secret Warriors are back for another epic adventure! On the day of Gwen’s “Battle of the Bands” competition, mysterious attacks force her and the Secret Warriors to investigate. Can they save the city and get Gwen to the concert on time?”
+ Marvel: 75 Years, From Pop To Pulp!
Emily Vancamp hosts this one of a kind experience showing the history and development of Marvel from the first comic book to the latest blockbuster hit.
+ Moon Mater (Short)
Mater is the first Tow Truck on the moon. His mission: Rescue the Impala XIII by giving him a tow and bringing him back to Earth. Lightning McQueen joins Mater and they are met with a hero’s welcome.
+ Muppet Babies Show And Tell (Shorts) (Season 2-3)
Pull up a chair and join Miss Nanny as the Muppet Babies take her around the playroom and beyond for an amazing Show and Tell!
+ One Strange Rock (Season 1)
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
+ Out There With Jack Randall (Season 1)
At just 14 years old, Jack Randall left his home in England to become an apprentice to Steve Irwin, learning to handle snakes and other reptiles. Today, he treks into the wild to teach others about anacondas, crocodiles and other amazing animals. Take a walk on the wild side with Randall as he searches for exotic, endangered and iconic species in some of the most unforgiving environments on the planet. No animal is too creepy or dangerous for him to get his hands on!
+ Red Tails
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
+ Rescue Squad Mater (Short)
Mater is a fire truck that rescues Lightning McQueen from a burning building. When McQueen is rushed to the hospital, he discovers that Mater is a doctor too.
+ Rise Of The Silver Surfer – Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable ‘Silver Surfer’, but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.
+ Soy Luna (Season 1)
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer that moves them to Buenos Aires, Argentina. There she finds a skating rink named Jam and Roller where she learns free styling. She makes new friends and falls in love with Matteo Balsano.
+ Spinning (Short)
Guido discovers he has a hidden talent as a street corner sign spinner.
+ Super Rhino (Short)
Rhino The Hamster from the animated feature film “Bolt” dreams he has Bolt-like superpowers and saves Penny and Bolt from Dr. Calico. He also dreams he is the star of a rock concert in which he sings “Best Of Both Worlds” until Mittens wakes him up.
+ The Golden Touch (Short)
A dwarf grants the king’s wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. By giving up his worldly property, he finds happiness going from riches to rags.
+ The Lodge (Season 1)
Fifteen-year-old Skye moves with her father from the big city to rural Northern Ireland, where they take over a local family owned hotel called North Star, previously managed by Skye’s grandfather. Skye tries to build a new life, but this new life is not free from complications as Skye must navigate through the everyday stresses of life as a teenager and tries to integrate into a group of teenagers who live and work in the hotel.
+ The Proud Family (Season 1-2)
“The Proud Family” follows the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who’s doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny’s every encounter inevitably spirals into bigger than life situations filled with hi-jinks, hilarity and heart. Her quest to balance her home, school and social lives are further complicated by friends like the sassy Dijonay, Penny’s nemesis LaCienega Boulevardez, her loving, if not over-protective parents and her hip-to-the-groove-granny, Suga Mama.
+ The Super Hero Squad Show (Season 1-2)
he Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the Avengers, the X-Men, and various other characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. It is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters, with influences taken from on the comedic Mini Marvels series of parody comic books, in that the heroes tend to find themselves in comedic situations, and have cartoonish bents in comparison to their usually serious personalities, and is an overall comedic take on the Avengers. The series’ animation was produced by Film Roman and Marvel Animation.
+ Time Travel Mater (Short)
When a clock lands on Mater’s engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing Stanley to stay and build Radiator Springs. Stanley meets Lizzie and they commemorate the opening of the new courthouse with their wedding.
+ Tokyo Mater (Short)
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a gang leader and his posse of ninjas.
+ Unidentified Flying Mater (Short)
Mater meets a cute little bucktoothed UFO named “Mator”. Mater takes him out for a night of fun and they quickly become best friends. But when Mator is captured by the military, Mater and Lightning McQueen come to the rescue.
+ Vamprinia Ghouls Girls Rock! (Shorts) (Season 1)
Vee, Poppy and Bridget decide to form their own rock band, The Ghoul Girls. Join Demi, Gregoria and Chef Remy as they gather to watch the band let their inner ghouls rock out!
+ Year Million (Season 1)
Explore what it will be like to be human one million years into the future. Today’s brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable science fiction writers guide viewers through the very latest advances in technology, ideas and innovations that likely will power the evolution of our species.
There was also some additional titles added in Canada and Australia including:
- Fantastic Four
- Doctor Dolittle 2
The Ice Age movies were also added in the Netherlands, Australia and Canada.
- Ice Age
- Ice Age: The Meltdown
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Ice Age: Collision Course
And the X-Men movies were also added to the Netherlands.
- X-Men
- X2
- X-Men: The Last Stand
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- X-Men: First Class
We should expect these titles to also be added to Disney+ in the US once their existing contracts end.
What are you going to watch from this line up?