It’s funny and heartfelt with a poignant lesson that very clearly separates it from Freaky Friday in my mind.

I recently rewatched it when I noticed it was free on Prime Video, and I can confirm that it’s still just as good as it was when I was a kid. This ‘90s classic stars Katherine Heigl and scream queen Danielle Harris as sisters Alexia and Hayley Wheaton, who switch bodies after Hayley (Harris) wishes on a shooting star to be her older queen bee sister (Heigl.) One of my favorite Disney Channel movies to watch with my mom on a Saturday afternoon was Wish Upon A Star. Please enjoy this trip down memory lane with me! So I went looking all over the internet and found sites where I could watch seven films I loved from the Disney Channel that weren’t on the streaming platform, and put them all together in one place so that others could enjoy them as well. Just because Disney had the rights to play their ABC programming on the Disney Channel, - or even films made by production companies not directly under the Disney umbrella - doesn’t mean that they have the rights to add them to Disney+. Whether that be the Wonderful World of Disney on ABC, or other lesser-known networks. Upon further assessment, I made the realization that the films that were missing were originally intended to be released on networks other than the Disney Channel. But there are a handful of flicks missing that initially made me scratch my head. Sure you have classics like Johnny Tsunami, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, and even Hocus Pocus on there. But one of the first things I noticed after downloading the app, is that many movies that I remember from the Disney Channel that were left out of the selection. And I’m so glad for my Disney+ account, which has given me the opportunity to watch my favorite Disney theatrical releases, as well as the TV shows and movies from the Disney Channel that brightened so many of my childhood Friday nights. During quarantine, I’ve fallen down the major rabbit hole of watching movies that make me feel nostalgic for my childhood.

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