Disney Channel Games
Disney Channel Games | |
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Genre | Sport |
Created by | Art Spigel |
Presented by | Brian Stepanek (2006–present) Phill Lewis (2006–2007) |
Starring | Various Disney Channel stars |
Country of origin | United States, Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 24 (1st: 9, 2nd: 10, 3rd: 5) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Danny Kallis Kevin Lima |
Production locations | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Florida |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 2 hours (2006–2007) 30 minutes (2008) |
Original release | |
Network | Disney Channel |
Release | June 10, 2006 – TBA 2010 (Cancelled 2009) |
The Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based special miniseries that aired on Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment.[1] In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida. The 2007 Games were produced by Disney Channel,[2] and the 2008 games were produced by Buena Vista Television and Penn/Bright Entertainment.[3]
Disney Channel Games 2006
The Disney Channel Games 2006 were the first annual competitions. They began airing in the US on June 10, 2006, along with the So Hot Summer! 2006. It was later aired in the UK November 3, 2006, Australia on January 5, 2007, in Latin America on February 26, 2007, and in Canada on Family on June 19, 2007.
Teams
The Red Team
Star | Nickname | Representing |
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Zac Efron | Captain | High School Musical |
Moises Arias | Secret Weapon | Hannah Montana |
Shin Koyamada | Rock | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior |
Kay Panabaker | Closer | Read It and Weep |
Anneliese van der pol | Whip | That's So Raven |
Dylan Sprouse | Dominator | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody |
The team MVPs were Efron and Panabaker. Arias returned to the red team the following year.
The Blue Team (Winning Team)
Star | Nickname | Representing |
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Brenda Song | Captain | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior The Suite Life of Zack and Cody |
Corbin Bleu | Cooler | High School Musical |
Monique Coleman | Maverick | High School Musical |
Jason Earles | Ice Man | Hannah Montana |
Vanessa Hudgens | Triple Threat | High School Musical |
Cole Sprouse | Conqueror | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody |
The team MVPs were Song, Hudgens and Earles. Bleu and Sprouse returned to the blue team the following year
The Green Team
Star | Nickname | Representing |
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Ashley Tisdale | Captain | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody High School Musical |
Miley Cyrus | Triple Threat | Hannah Montana |
Lucas Grabeel | Jazz | High School Musical |
Kyle Massey | Funk | That's So Raven Life is Ruff |
Mitchel Musso | Muscle | Hannah Montana |
Emily Osment | Eliminator | Hannah Montana |
The team MVPs were Cyrus (twice) and Massey. Cyrus and Grabeel returned to the green team the following year.
Concert Performances
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies did not feature any concert performances at the 2006 Games, but both had additional events during the ceremonies.
The Opening Ceremonies premiered on June 10, 2006, and the 1st event was held.
The Closing Ceremonies aired on August 19, 2006. The top 10 favorite moments from the Games were featured. The Blue Team was the declared Winner of the games and was awarded with a trophy, while the other teams were awarded medals for 2nd place and 3rd place.
Competitions
Week | Event[4] | Description | Air Date | Winning Team |
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1 | Opening Ceremony / Obstacle Course | Two players go head to head in a giant inflatable obstacle course. | June 10, 2006 | Red Team |
2 | Rock Paper Scissors Showdown | Players competed 1-on-1 at classical Rock-Paper-Scissors. | June 24, 2006 | Blue Team |
3 | Hamster Ball Relay | Players race while inside a hamster ball. | July 1, 2006 | Green Team |
4 | Dunk Tank | Players from all teams go up against players from other teams and try to hit a target on the booth. | July 8, 2006 | Red Team |
5 | Alphabet Goop / Egg Toss | Players reach inside a goop to find missing letters. Players toss eggs and try to catch them, and in each round, the players move farther away from each other. | July 15, 2006 | Blue Team |
6 | Mountain Climb Relay | July 26, 2006 | Green Team | |
7 | Quiz Show Relay | August 5, 2006 | Blue Team | |
8 | Simon Says | In this game of Simon Says, Brian Stepanek is Simon and he controls what the players do and not do. Jason Earles and Monique Coleman, both of the Blue team, were the last two standing. Monique was the winner of the Simon Says game after Jason forfeited. | August 12, 2006 | Blue Team |
9 | Closing Ceremony | August 19, 2006 | Blue Team |
Scoreboard
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Total |
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Red | 100* | 25 | 50 | 200 | 50 | 100 | 75** | 0** | 725 |
Blue | 50 | 100* | 75* | 100* | 200* | - | 100+ | 175 | 925 |
Green | 25 | 50 | 150 | 100 | 50 | 200++* | 50 | 50 | 725 |
- * 25 extra points for online voting
- + 25 extra points for winning The "Pre-Quiz Show Relay"
- ++ 25 extra points for winning The "Getcha Head In The Game Contest"
- - Not participating
- Highest Points
- Lowest Points
MVP of the Week
- Week 1: Vanessa Hudgens of the Blue team
- Week 2: Kyle Massey of the Green Team
- Week 3: Brenda Song of the Blue Team
- Week 4: Zac Efron of the Red Team
- Week 5: Miley Cyrus of the Green Team
- Week 6: Kay Panabaker of the Red Team
- Week 7: Miley Cyrus of the Green Team
- Week 8: Jason Earles of the Blue Team
Disney Channel Games 2007
The Second Annual Disney Channel Games are over as of 25 August 2007. As advertised, these have proven to be the biggest of them all. Hosted at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, stars from other nations' Disney Channels have joined the teams, making room for the new Yellow Team. In addition, each team is playing for a charity (including Boys & Girls Club, UNICEF, Make-a-Wish Foundation and Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation. Disney also revealed the games becoming environmentally friendly.
Contestants from the first edition who did not return for the second include Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Kay Panabaker, and Anneliese van der Pol. At the time, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron were on vacation in Hawaii.[citation needed] Several new additions from new Disney Channel Original Series, Disney Channel Original Movies, and across the globe have joined the teams, including Maiara Walsh and Jason Dolley of Cory in the House. Each team member did not receive a nickname, although Brenda Song remained a captain, Dylan Sprouse, Kyle Massey, and Corbin Bleu took over for the other teams. Phill Lewis and Brian Stepanek returned as hosts while Cory in the House's Madison Pettis served as a guest judge on one occasion. Several animated characters are also seen in the audience of the games. They include Nancy Cartwright and Grey DeLisle (Todd and Riley), Dante Basco (Jake Long), John DiMaggio (Fu Dog and Dr. Drakken), Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible) and cheerleaders, and J.P. Manoux (Kuzco), among several others.
The Winning Team was the "Green Team", and they won the competition and donated the $25,000 to the The Boys and Girls Club Of America. The other three teams were also awarded with $25,000, resulting in all teams donating equal amounts of money to their charity.
Teams
The Red Team
The team MVPs for the red team were Earles (twice) and Tisdale. Earles, Musso, Bailon and Song returned to the red team the following year with Song acting as captain again.
The Yellow Team
There were no team MVPs for the yellow team however, the yellow team is the newest team to the Disney Channel Games. Massey, Bryan, and Guasch returned to the yellow team the following year but with Massey not acting as Captain.
The Blue Team
There were no team MVPs for the blue team. Sprouse, Williams, Gonzalez, and Soric returned to the blue team the following year.
The Green Team (Winning Team)
The team MVPs were Sprouse (twice), Okada, Coleman and Grabeel. Sprouse returned to the green team the following year but not as Captain.
Concert Performances
The opening ceremonies for the 2007 Games premiered on June 15, 2007 with concert performances by Corbin Bleu and Hannah Montana.
The closing ceremonies aired on August 25, 2007 with concert performances by The Cheetah Girls, The Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus, performing as herself and not as Hannah Montana for the first time.
Opening Ceremony Song List:
- Corbin Bleu performing Deal With It
- Hannah Montana performing Life's What You Make It
Closing Ceremony Song List:
- The Cheetah Girls performing Strut
- Jonas Brothers performing Kids Of The Future
- Miley Cyrus performing G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
D*Concert Song List:
- Hannah Montana performing Nobody's Perfect
- Corbin Bleu performing Push It To The Limit
- The Cheetah Girls performing So Bring It On
- Jonas Brothers performing Hold On
iTunes Exclusive:
- Corbin Bleu performing She Could Be
- Jonas Brothers performing Year 3000
Unaired Performances:
- Miley Cyrus performing See You Again
- The Cheetah Girls performing Girl Power
Competitions
Disney Channel allowed viewers to vote for which events they would like to see online.
Week | Event[5] | Description | Air Date | Winning Team |
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1 | Opening Ceremony | The international parade of flags, the introduction of the four teams, and concert performances by High School Musical's Corbin Bleu and Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana. | June 15, 2007 | |
1 | Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors | Players competed 1-on-1 at classical Rock-Paper-Scissors; however, if it ended in a tie, the players jousted over it. This Challenge was the first challenge in the 2007 Disney Channel Games | June 16, 2007 | Yellow Team |
2 | Outrageous Obstacle Course | Two players go head to head in a giant inflatable obstacle course. | June 23, 2007 | Red Team |
3 | Dance Dunk-Off | In this judged event players will have to show off their dancing skills and then their dunking skills on a modified (padded and shorter) basketball rim. | June 30, 2007 | Blue Team |
4 | Eggs-treme Egg Toss | Players toss eggs and try to catch them, and in each round, the players move farther away from each other. | July 7, 2007 | Yellow Team |
5 | Dunk Tank | Players from all teams go up against players from other teams and try to hit a target on the booth. | July 21, 2007 | Green Team |
6 | Human Hamster Ball Bowling | Players are enclosed inside a giant ball and roll towards giant pins and attempt to knock them down. | July 28, 2007 | Yellow Team |
7 | Super Soccer | Players score 'goals' with a huge inflatable soccer ball. One of the best game rated. | August 4, 2007 | Yellow Team |
8 | Simon Says | In this game of Simon Says, Brian Stepanek is Simon and he controls what the players do and not do. (Jason Earles was the overall winner of the Simon Says game.) | August 11, 2007 | Red Team |
9 | Closing Ceremonies | The finale of the 2007 Disney Channel Games. The winner was revealed, plus special performances by Miley Cyrus, The Cheetah Girls, and the Jonas Brothers. | August 25, 2007 | Green Team |
Scoreboard
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Total |
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Red | 150 | 200 | 100 | 75 | 150 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 1125 |
Blue | 200 | 75 | 200 | 100 | 75 | 150 | 75 | 100 | 850 |
Green | 100* | 150* | 150* | 150* | 200* | 75* | 100* | 75* | 1400 |
Yellow | 200 | 100 | 75 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 1225 |
- * 50 extra points
- Highest Points
- Lowest Points
MVP of the Week
- Week One: Dylan Sprouse of the green team
- Week Two: Kouki Okada of the green team
- Week Three: Monique Coleman of the green team
- Week Four: Dylan Sprouse of the green team
- Week Five: Lucas Grabeel of the green team
- Week Six: Jason Earles of the red team
- Week Seven: Ashley Tisdale of the red team
- Week Eight: Miley Cyrus of the red team
Disney Channel Games 2008
For a more specific view, see 2008 Disney Channel Games.
The 2008 Disney Channel Games took place in Summer 2008. This Dc games also had a sweepstake entry for a trip to the games the winners were John Azo of Washington and Joshua Mcpherson of Newark The games were held July 27 through August 30, 2008. The Disney Channel games had two extra host Cody Linley and Meaghan Jette Martin. Unlike the previous two games, the 2008 edition of the games only featured 5 events and online hosts. Cole & Dylan Sprouse missed the first episode as they "missed" the Bus.
For this edition, thirty-seven Disney Channel stars from around the world convened at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for "Disney Channel Games," featuring relay races, obstacle courses and other events in five special half-hour telecasts, "Disney Channel Games," were presented each week beginning Sunday, July 27 (8:00 p.m. ET/PT) on Disney Channel. and was hosted by Brian Stepanek ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"). The special telecasts closed with a post-Games concert featuring performances by Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, the Cheetah Girls, Demi Lovato and Jordan Pruitt.
The event was filmed at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and benefits four children's charities: Make-A-Wish Foundation, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, UNICEF and Boys & Girls Club of America.
Each of the five subsequent "Disney Channel Games" 2008 special telecasts were presented Saturdays (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) through August 30. The 27 Disney Channels worldwide aired the five special telecasts thereafter with local Disney Channel stars hosting their country's telecast.
The "Inside Track," exclusively on www.disneychannelgames.com, hosted by Meaghan Jette Martin ("Camp Rock") and Cody Linley ("Hannah Montana"), goes behind the scenes of "Disney Channel Games" 2008. DisneyChannel.com users can vote for their favorite players and dive into the action via online versions of the "Disney Channel Games" seen each week. In The End, with the announcement made by Miley Cyrus during the final closing ceremony, it was Team inferno that won the Disney Channel Games Cup.
Teams
These are the teams for the 2008 Disney Channel Games. The 2008 Disney Channel Games also featured competitors from Disney Channels around the world. Those not from the US Disney Channel have their originating country next to their name.
Each team has a theme song, all of which are used emphatically in the Baby Face-Off.
- Brenda Song is so far the only Disney Channel star up until this point to have been a captain for the DC Games every single year for the past 3 years. Also she's been the captain for the Red Team two years in a row.
- Cole Sprouse is the only Disney Channel star to return to the same team all 3 years.
- Shin Koyamada is the only Disney Channel star to switch teams every year (06 Red, 07 Yellow, 08 Blue).
- Brenda Song and Jason Earles have been on the same team together every year.
- The Green Team was the only team that didn't win any competitions this year.
- This year Phil Lewis was not one of the hosts for this DC Games.
- The Yellow Team/Comets is the only team to have not won a Disney Channel Games. (Blue 06, Green 07, and Red 08)
The Inferno/Red Team (Winning Team)
The Fan Favorite awards for Inferno went to Brenda Song, and Nick Jonas. Rafa Baronesi won a mini Week 5 award for his team.
The Comets/Yellow Team
Star | Disney Channel | Show/Movie Representing |
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Kevin Jonas (Captain) | United States | Camp Rock |
Kyle Massey | United States | Cory in the House |
Kunal Sharma | India | The Cheetah Girls: One World |
Sabrina Bryan | United States | The Cheetah Girls: One World |
Moises Arias | United States | Hannah Montana |
Andrea Guasch | Spain | Cambio de Clase |
Yi Chun | Taiwan | Disney Mailbox - Taiwan |
Selena Gomez | United States | Wizards of Waverly Place Hannah Montana Princess Protection Program Sonny With a Chance |
Martin Barlan | France | Tranche de vie (Life Bites - France) |
The Fan Favorite award for Comets went to Selena Gomez for looking most like her baby picture. Moises Arias won a mini Week 5 award saying that he was the Disney Channel Games Class Clown.
The Cyclones/Green Team
Star | Disney Channel | Show/Movie Representing |
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David Henrie (Captain) | United States | Wizards of Waverly Place |
Ambra Lo Faro | Italy | Quelli dell' Intervallo (As The Bell Rings - Italy) |
Joe Jonas | United States | Camp Rock |
Jason Dolley | United States | Minutemen Cory In The House Hatching Pete |
Jennifer Stone | United States | Wizards of Waverly Place |
Dylan Sprouse | United States | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody |
Chelsea Staub | United States | Minutemen |
Brad Kavanagh | United Kingdom | As The Bell Rings (United Kingdom) |
Clara "Clarita" Alonso | Argentina | Zapping Zone (Argentina) |
The Fan Favorite Award was Dylan Sprouse for most competitive.
The Lightning/Blue Team
The Fan Favorite Award For The Lightning was Alyson Stoner for the most skills in the Foos It Or Loose It challenge. Shin Koyomada won a mini award week 5 for his team.
Concert Performances
Performers:
- Miley Cyrus:
- "Breakout" (Aired during Event #1)
- "Fly on the Wall" (Aired during commercials)
- "See You Again"
- Jonas Brothers:
- "Burnin' Up" (Aired during Event #2)
- "SOS" (Aired during commercials)
- "This Is Me (duet with Demi Lovato)" (Aired during event #4)
- Demi Lovato:
- "That's How You Know" (Aired during commercials)
- "This Is Me" (duet with Jonas Brothers)
- "Get Back"(Aired during Event #4)
- Cheetah Girls:
- "Dance Me If You Can" (Aired during Event #5)
- "One World" (Aired during Event #5 (Closing Ceremonies))
- "Cheetah Love" (Aired during commercials)
Competitions
Scoreboard
Week | Event[6] | Description | Air Date | Winning Team | Winners Club |
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1 | Chariot of Champions | The Disney Channel stars competing arrived at the stadium and were divided into 4 teams, Lighting, Cyclones, Comets and Inferno. They were sent to Team Headquarters. The First Challenge was the Chariot of Champions, where the four teams built a chariot and raced it to the finish. Miley Cyrus performed her new song "Breakout". | July 27, 2008 | Blue Team | Hawaiian Luau |
2 | Hang Tight | The Stars lined up in their teams as Dylan and Cole Sprouse arrived and were put into their teams. While linked together, the teams must complete an obstacle course and other challenges. The Jonas Brothers perform songs from their upcoming album, "A Little Bit Longer". | August 2, 2008 | Yellow Team | Game Room |
3 | Babyface-Off | The teams compete in a challenge where they have to match their opponents to their baby pictures. The consequence of being wrong is making a splash in the dreaded dunk booth. | August 9, 2008 | Red Team | Free Bling Tent |
4 | Foos It or Lose It | The teams compete in a human foos ball match. A "Tug of Four" competition is held between the Jonas Brothers, The Cheetah Girls and Dylan & Cole Sprouse. This was a sibling rivalry event that took place before the final round of "Foos it or Loose It". This was a four-way tug-of-war challenge in which the Cyclones won. Playing for the Cyclones were Joe Jonas and Dylan Sprouse. Playing for the Comets were captain Kevin Jonas and Sabrina Bryan. Playing for the Inferno were Adrienne Bailon and Nick Jonas. Playing for the Lightning were Cole Sprouse and captain Kiely Williams. The Cyclones won five extra points for their team, a ride in their appropriate chariot (built in the "Chariot of Champions") being pulled by the others and to wear crowns during the ride. | August 16, 2008 | Yellow Team | Hip-hop house party |
5 | UltraMegaUltimateObstacular Relay! | The teams face-off in the Ultra Mega Ultimate Obstac-tacular Relay Challenge, racing through the obstacles in a giant relay. The Cheetah Girls give a concert in the closing ceremonies. | August 30, 2008 | Red Team | none}} |
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Total |
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Red (Inferno) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 75 |
Blue (Lightning) | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Green (Cyclones) | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10* | 10 | 55 |
Yellow (Comets) | 5 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 70 |
- Highest Points
- Lowest Points
MVP of the Week
- Week One: Brenda Song of the Inferno
- Week Two: Dylan Sprouse of the Cyclones
- Week Three: Selena Gomez of the Comets
- Week Four: Alyson Stoner of the Lightning
- Week Five: Nick Jonas of the Inferno
Mini Week 5 Awards
- Shin Koyamada of the Lightning
- Rafa Baronesi of the Inferno
- Moises Arias of the Comets
Future Disney Channel Games
A Disney spokesperson confirmed on February 4, 2009 that the Disney Channel Games will not be held in 2009, but there will be a "new charitable initiative" that will involve Disney Channel and Disney XD stars. A Disney Channel executive stated earlier that the busy schedule of the stars may make it difficult for the games to be held. [7] Disney Channel announced that the "major pro-social initiative" will be Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green, a year-long campaign that "draws on how Disney stars connect with young fans". Kids can vote to determine where Disney will donate $1 million to environmental causes. [8]
See also
References
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- ^ "IMDB.com: Disney Channel Games 2008". IMDB.com. IMDB.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
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- ^ "TV.com: Disney Channel Games Episode Guide Season 2". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "TV.com: Disney Channel Games Episode Guide Season 3". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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