Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)

A screenshot of the Zack and Cody game.

Status: Lost

Disney Channel Interactive was a service offered by Dish Network beginning in 2007. Using their remote, a viewer with the proper cable box could access the interactive service by going to channel 100 (DishHOME). Once there, they could play various mini-games produced by Visiware related to Disney Channel shows.^[1]^[2] (The channel also offered show descriptions and information about when specific shows were going to air on Disney Channel.)

The service included exclusive games based off Hannah Montana, Kim Possible, That's So Raven, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. (It is possible other Disney games mentioned as being developed by Visiware such as an Emperor's New School game were available. However, this is unconfirmed.)

Similarly to DirecTV's Game Lounge, there were limited free periods as well as a $5/month subscription offered.^[3]

It is unknown the exact date in which the service was discontinued; press releases as late as 2010 mention the service. It was likely discontinued due to the shows featured on the service having been cancelled. On September 25, 2022, user “justmelol” contacted Dish to confirm if they had any files or not. They responded saying that they wiped it from their archives after the whole Hopper system came out.

While it is unlikely the games on the service will ever be recovered, the limited footage does exist on the Internet of the service. It is known that the Zack and Cody game was entitled "Tipton Token Face-Off" because of this footage.

Games

A commenter was able to get in contact with a former Visiware (distributor of interactive television games) employee ^[4] and there is now a clear list of every single game that was available on this service. The games are:

Game Title	Status
ANT Farm Escape the Squad	Lost
ANT Farm Hamster Pipe Attack	Lost
Austin & Ally Perfect Sound	Lost
Austin & Ally Road to the Charts	Lost
Camp Rock Rock'n Chase	Lost
Camp Rock 2 Melody Hunt	Lost
Dog With a Blog Stan's A-Maze-ing Dog Race	Lost
Fish Hooks Pearl Bounce	Lost
Fish Hooks Pearl Chase	Lost
Fish Hooks Pearl Pick Up	Lost
Good Luck Charlie Ball Wall	Lost
Good Luck Charlie Charlie's Magnets	Lost
Good Luck Charlie Toy Time Match Up	Lost
Gravity Falls Great Gnome Adventures	Lost
Gravity Falls Obstacle Course	Lost
Hannah Montana Best of Both Match Up	Lost
Hannah Montana Connect Show	Lost
Hannah Montana Pop Star Fashion Frenzy	Lost
High School Musical 2 Minigolf	Lost
High School Musical 2 Shoot'n Hoops	Lost
Jake Long Huntsclan Havoc	Lost
Jake Long Minion Madness	Lost
Jessie Minigolf in New York City	Lost
Jessie Tough Day	Lost
Jonas Showcase	Lost
Jonas Strike Night	Lost
Kim Possible's Clone Attack	Lost
Kim Possible's Super Smash Out	Lost
Phineas & Ferb Backyard Sledding	Lost
Phineas & Ferb Car Wash	Lost
Phineas & Ferb Enhanced	Lost
Phineas & Ferb Hoverjump	Lost
Phineas & Ferb River Rescue	Lost
Phineas & Ferb Robotic Soccer Challenge	Lost
Shake It Up Dance Away	Lost
Shake It Up Dance Move Discovery	Lost
Shake It Up Dance Up	Lost
Sonny with a Chance Film Pursuit	Lost
That's So Raven Match'em All Basketball	Lost
The Emporer's New Groove Yzma's Curse	Lost
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Tipton Lanes	Lost
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Tipton Token Face Off	Partially Found
The Suite Life on Deck Minigolf	Lost
The Suite Life on Deck Parrot Island	Lost
Wizards of Waverly Place Baseballus Perfectionus	Lost
Wizards of Waverly Place Magic Carpet Race	Lost
Wizards of Waverly Place Maze Craze	Lost
Wizards of Waverly Place Spell Battle	Lost

Gallery

The only surviving footage of the game channel

The main menu of Disney Channel Interactive.^[5]

References

↑ Visiware's official press release referencing their development of the games on the channel. Retrieved 25 Apr '17
↑ More information about the service from a Dish Network blog. Retrieved 25 Apr '17
↑ An archive of the Satellite Solutions website that has info on the channel. Retrieved 14 Mar '19
↑ Comment of list of games from former Visiware employee.
↑ An old Dish webpage showing information about their games

[1] Visiware's official press release referencing their development of the games on the channel. Retrieved 25 Apr '17

[2] More information about the service from a Dish Network blog. Retrieved 25 Apr '17

[3] An archive of the Satellite Solutions website that has info on the channel. Retrieved 14 Mar '19

[4] Comment of list of games from former Visiware employee.

[5] An old Dish webpage showing information about their games

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Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)

Contents

Games

Gallery

See Also

Interactive Television Video Game Media

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

References