5 Not-To-Be-Missed Shows Coming Your Way This Weekend
Another week, another fantastic array of Disney & Co. programs! We’ve got something for fans of all ages from a fun romp with Mickey & friends to some bone-chilling storytelling on Hulu! So join us for these awesome programs this weekend! You won’t be sorry.
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures—Friday, October 2, at 8:30 a.m. ET on Disney Channel
Be on the lookout for Mickey Mouse Mixed Up Adventureson Disney Channel this weekend. In the first episode titled “The Mystery of Hot Dog Lake” Pete (voiced by Disney legend Jim Cummings) is certain that he’s spotted a legendary creature knows as the “Scronchasaur” in the water. With this in mind Mr. Bigby (voiced by the awesome Bill Farmer) offers a prize to whomever can take picture to prove its existence. Then in the second episode “Phantom Wing” Daisy Duck (Tress MacNeille) gets an odd note from her “GramQuacker” Lily which leads Daisy to think she has a secret double life as the superhero Phantom Wing.
The Simpsons (Season 31)—Friday, October 2, on Disney+
It’s season 31 of The Simpsons and Homer and the gang show now signs of slowing. Head over to DIsney+ and check out this 22-episode season which features a wide range of guest stars from the likes of Cate Blanchett, Jane Goodall, Kevin Feige, Beanie Feldstein, Taran Killam, Joey King, Camila Mendes, Jason Momoa, John Mulaney, Bob Odenkirk, Jim Parsons, Billy Porter, Lili Reinhart, the Russo brothers, Lilly Singh, Kevin Smith, Cobie Smulders and Chrissy Teigen. There’s even musical performances from John Legend and Weezer!
Oh, be sure to check out the fan-favorite episodes “Thanksgiving of Horror” and “Treehouse of Horror XXX” available to stream on Disney+
Monsterland—Friday, October 2, on Hulu
Here’s one I’m pretty excited about! Just in time for the spooky season, you’ll find mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive broken people to commit desperate acts in this original anthology series best on stories taken from Nathan Ballingrud’s North American Lake Monsters. There’s an incredible cast that includes Adria Arjona, Nicole Beharie, Bill Camp, Roberta Colindrez, Mike Colter, Kaitlyn Dever, Hamish Linklater, Adepero Oduye, Marquis Rodriguez, Michael Hsu Rosen, Taylor Schilling, Charlie Tahan, Kelly Marie Tran, Trieu Tran, and Jonathan Tucker. Created, written, and executive produced by Mary Laws, all eight episodes are available to stream starting TODAY!
Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic—Sunday, October 4, at 2:05 p.m. ET on Freeform
Cierra Ramirez hosts this seasonal show that takes guests behind the scenes as Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line have prepped for the Halloween Season in years past. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how Disney Imagineers and decorators reveal how they transform the parks and cruise ships with spooky decor!
black-ish—Sunday, October 4, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC
Matthew A. Cherry directs to back-to-back episodes that will air ahead of the official season seven premiere. This first half of this two-part “Election Special Pt. 1” follows Junior (Marcus Scribner) is excited to head to the polls for the first time only to find that he has been purged from the voter polls. So he does a deep dive into why and tries to understand the system. Then, in an awesome animated episode, Stevens (Peter MacKenzie) decides to run for Congress so Dre (Anthony Anderson) enlists his family’s help only to get caught up with fundraising and private interest groups.
Happy watching! Also be sure to keep following along with MickeyBlog throughout the weekend where we’ll be coming to you LIVE! from the theme parks.
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