Disney Channel Original Movies "What's What Edition"/ "Pop-Up Edition" (partially found special editions of Disney Channel TV movies; 2000s-2010s)

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A title screen for High School Musical 2: Pop-Up Edition

Status: Lost


History

During the 2000s and 2010s, Disney Channel aired special editions of several of their original movies that featured pop-ups with fun facts about the movies. These were referred to as the “What’s What Edition” or “Pop-Up Edition” in promos and on the title card.

These pop-ups had facts that ranged from why the writers chose certain elements to something funny one of the cast members said on set. There were also some pop-ups where an actor from the movie would appear and say something. There has not been an archive of the pop-ups in a transcript format.

This format of special edition was seen in other children’s programming around this time period, such as the “Avatar Extras” edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which have been archived and are available on streaming platforms. [1]

These would have aired only a few times each, as they were special editions and not the standard edition of the movies. Additionally, none of the DVDs for these movies contain the “What’s What/Pop-Up Edition” as a bonus feature or setting. These special editions also cannot be found on Disney+ or other streaming platforms.

There were at least 12 movies that had a “What’s What Edition.” There is confirmation of:

# Movie Title Status
1 High School Musical [2] Lost
2 High School Musical 2 [3] Found
3 Camp Rock [4] Lost
4 Camp Rock 2 [5] Lost
5 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie [6] Lost
6 Lemonade Mouth [7] Lost
7 The Cheetah Girls 2 [3] Lost
8 The Cheetah Girls: One World Lost
9 Jump In [3] Lost
10 Princess Protection Program [8] Lost
11 Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure [9] Lost

There are also possibly What’s What Editions of Starstruck and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, but there is less evidence of these existing.

There is very little information on when exactly these editions aired and how many times they aired on Disney Channel. The oldest movie on this confirmed list, High School Musical, premiered in 2006, and the Pop-Up Edition likely aired in 2007. The newest movie, Lemonade Mouth, premiered in 2011, and the What’s What Edition likely aired in 2012.

Several bumpers and promos of these editions of the TV movies have been archived. However, there is very little archival of the movies themselves.

Gallery

A promo on Disney Channel for several “What’s What Editions.”

The opening of the “Pop-Up Edition” of High School Musical.

A bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.

References