Retro Disney Channel Update for August 25, 2010

Well, I have some progressively interesting news regarding the Retro Disney Channel project. I spoke with a friend of mine at Disney, and pitched the idea of starting some kind of Retro Disney Channel (showing the classic shows and movies that many of us grew up watching). The response was EXTREMELY enthusiastic, and they will be trying to find the right person for me to make a "pitch" to via conference call. For now, they suggested a really interesting approach to see if we can make progress on our own, via fan feedback. 

Here is what she suggested:

Sometime in September, Disney Online will start the following website:
http://www.disney.com/moviesonline

This will soon become your home for your digital movies. I was able to log in with my Disney Movie Rewards username and password, and my online movies were on there. It also gave me the option to buy the digital rights to other movies that I've entered codes for - at a low price of $5.99. Basically, once you have the digital rights, you would be able to watch them on your computer, through a link to your HD televisions, on many Smart Phones, etc. etc.

HERE IS WHAT THEY SUGGESTED to get the ball rolling. They would like everyone to use the "Share Your Ideas" link on that page to make the suggestion to add Disney classic television shows and movies. You can use specifics, such as "The Hardy Boys", "Zorro", specific films, shows, etc. She said that it hasn't been officially launched yet, so NOW IS THE TIME to see if we can influence this! It would not exactly be a 'channel', but it is one way to get classic content in a way we can watch whenever we'd like - over and over again - and only pay for the content that you'd like. I would FLIP to be able to watch The Hardy Boys, The Mickey Mouse Club, the Wonderful World of Disney episodes, WHENEVER I WANT on my iPhone, iPad, laptop, computer, or HDTV.

Anyway, this is in addition to trying to find a person to pitch the idea to at Disney. Things are happening with this, and hopefully we can at LEAST get classic content added to the moviesonline portal!

Can I count on you guys to do this? I'll be doing it tonight - she STRONGLY HINTED to me that we may be able to influence the direction of this new page by doing what I'm suggesting to do.

Thanks in advance, and I'll keep ya posted!

--- DisneyDean (@DisneyDean on twitter)