The Wonderful World Of Disney Returns: Movies List, Air Dates And Channel

Disney is giving fans even more nostalgia while they’re stuck at home. The Wonderful World of Disney comes back on Wednesday night, and they have quite a lineup of fun family flicks. IBT has all the details on when and where to watch along with the list of movies being shown.

While many grew up with the Disney night of programming on Sundays, ABC is hosting the 2020 version of The Wonderful World of Disney on Wednesday evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT. The event kicks off this week with a Disney princess movie.

May 20: The first movie is “Moana.” The 2016 Academy Award-nominated film will air from 8-10 p.m. EDT on ABC. The movie follows Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho) as she goes on a journey with the mighty demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson).

"Hamilton" star/scribe Lin Manuel-Miranda contributed songs to the soundtrack, and he'll be live-tweeting during the broadcast.

May 27: Marvel makes a Wonderful World of Disney appearance with “Thor: The Dark World.” The god of thunder (Chris Hemsworth) must fight Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and an ancient race that is trying to bring darkness to the universe. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Jane (Natalie Portman) also star in the sequel, which takes place right after the first “Avengers” film. Expect some edits to be made to fit the film into the ABC timeslot.

June 3: “Up” will bring some tears to The Wonderful World of Disney. The Pixar film follows 78-year-old Carl Fredrickson (Ed Asner), a retired balloon salesman who ties balloons to his house to see the world. He doesn’t realize that Russell (Jordan Nagai), an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer, and his talking dog Dug (Bob Peterson) are in his backyard when the flight starts. The 2009 animated film won two Oscars.

June 6: “Big Hero 6” takes a little of everything Disney does well. There’s Marvel action, impressive animation and a story with a lot of heart. Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) turns his companion robot Baymax (Scott Adsit) and his friends into a band of heroes right when San Fransokyo needs them most.

To watch The Wonderful World of Disney, audiences simply have to tune in to ABC either on TV or log in on the ABC website or app. Those who don’t have access to ABC—or just prefer to watch without commercials—can see all of the above movies streaming on Disney+.