What is “Disney High” about? Bookstore, release date, author

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Cultural journalist Ashley Spencer's first non-fiction book Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire aims to shed light on the fame of the Disney Channel in the 2000s and 2010s.

From now iconic franchises like High School Musical To Camp Rock and stars like Miley Cyrus And Selena GomezThe book describes itself as “the first unauthorized look into the workings – and eventual collapse – of the Disney Channel machine.”

Find out everything we know about the book here:

When is “Disney High” coming out?

Disney University will be released on September 24, 2024.

Some chapters from the book, one about Hannah Montana and one on High School Musical were shared by People Magazine And Teen Voguerespectively.

You can pre-order the book Here.

What is “Disney High” about?

According to the book publisher Macmillan, the premise of the book is as follows:

“For many kids growing up in the 2000s, there was no more important cultural benchmark than the Disney Channel, the most-watched prime-time cable channel. Today it is perhaps best known for introducing the world to talent such as Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and Zendaya.

It wasn't always destined for greatness: When the Disney Channel launched in 1983, it was a forgotten stepchild of the Walt Disney Company, forever overshadowed by Disney's more profitable films and theme parks. But after the stars of the Mickey Mouse Club revival – including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Ryan Gosling – slipped away, the Disney Channel reinvented itself as an influential network for teens. By the new millennium, it was producing billions of dollars worth of original content and stars whose careers were almost entirely controlled by the corporation. Suddenly, everyone wanted a piece of the pie – and there were constant clashes between studio, network, labels and creatives as the Disney Channel became a pressure cooker of perfection for its stars.

From personal feuds and on-set disasters to national hype and the realities of child stardom, culture journalist Ashley Spencer delivers the inside scoop on the heyday of the House of Mouse television series, plus hundreds of new exclusive interviews with former Disney executives, creatives and celebrities to explore the highs, lows and everything in between.”

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