Welcome to Friends of Disney!
Join Shawn, Jonell, and Megan as we revisit the Disney movies, shows, characters, and memories that shaped our childhoods. From Disney Princess classics and forgotten sequels to Disney Channel favorites and modern remakes, we explore what made these stories special—and whether they still hold up today.
Each episode combines Disney history, music analysis, business insights, child development perspectives, and plenty of nostalgia as we discuss Disney storytelling through a modern lens.
If you love Disney movies, Disney Channel, Disney nostalgia, Disney Parks, Disney music, and thoughtful Disney discussions, you're in the right place.
Lizzie McGuire's Halloween Episode Was WEIRDER Than We Remember!
Lizzie McGuire's Halloween revenge prank was absolutely WILD… but did she take things WAY too far?! 🎃🧟♀️
This week on Friends of Disney, we're revisiting the classic Lizzie McGuire Halloween episode, “Night of the Day of the Dead,” as our Disney Channel Halloween marathon continues!
When Kate dismisses Miranda's Día de los Muertos traditions, Lizzie and her friends decide to teach her a lesson with an elaborate zombie-themed Halloween prank.
But did Kate deserve everything that happened to her?
We're breaking down the episode's surprisingly intense revenge plot, the early-2000s nostalgia, the friendship dynamics, and whether Disney Channel actually did justice to its Halloween and Día de los Muertos themes.
In this episode:
🎃 Revisiting Lizzie McGuire over two decades later
🧟♀️ Lizzie's zombie transformation and revenge against Kate
💀 The episode's use of Día de los Muertos traditions
😬 Did Lizzie and her friends take their prank too far?
😂 Gordo, Miranda, Matt, and the chaotic Halloween school party
🥧 The bizarre trick-or-treating subplot with Lizzie's parents
📺 How Disney Channel Halloween episodes evolved into the Monstober era
We also revisit our childhood memories of Lizzie McGuire, compare this special with That's So Raven, JONAS, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and debate what actually makes a Disney Channel Halloween episode memorable.
What do YOU think? Did Lizzie go too far with Kate, or did Kate have it coming?
Let us know in the comments!
Join your friends as we dive into the heart of Disney! ✨
#LizzieMcGuire #DisneyChannel #DisneyChannelHalloween #DisneyNostalgia #FriendsOfDisney
12 Oct 2026
That’s So Raven’s Halloween Episode Was… Kinda Terrible?!
That’s So Raven gave us a Halloween episode about Raven and Chelsea… turning into cows?! 🐄🎃
This week on Friends of Disney, our Disney Channel Halloween marathon continues with That’s So Raven and its Halloween episode, “Don’t Have a Cow.”
And after watching it, we have one pretty major question:
What did any of this have to do with Halloween?!
Raven and Chelsea desperately want invitations to Alana's Halloween party, discover a mysterious spell book, accidentally begin turning into cows…and eventually we discover that almost the entire thing was one of Raven's visions.
Meanwhile, Cory just wants to go trick-or-treating without his dad.
And somehow THAT becomes the Halloween storyline we actually care about.
We break down the bizarre cow transformation, Chelsea's vegetarian storyline, Raven's unusually long vision, the spell book that doesn't really fit the rest of the show, Alana's incredibly underwhelming Halloween party, and why Cory's much simpler trick-or-treating story captures Halloween better than the main plot.
Plus, Megan attempts to understand That’s So Raven with almost no memory of the show, Jonell provides some much-needed Raven lore, we compare this episode to the JONAS Halloween episode, and we get completely distracted debating what actually makes a good Halloween party.
🐄 Why are Raven and Chelsea turning into cows?
🔮 Does the spell book even make sense in That’s So Raven?
🎃 Does this actually qualify as a good Halloween episode?
🍬 When do kids become “too old” to trick-or-treat with their parents?
👻 What makes a genuinely great Halloween party?
😂 And why is Megan SO confused by everything happening?
We wanted Disney Channel Halloween.
We got cows.
Was “Don’t Have a Cow” actually a good Halloween episode, or does Halloween just happen to be the day it takes place?
Tell us what you think in the comments, and join your friends as we dive into the heart of Disney!
#ThatsSoRaven #DisneyChannel #DisneyHalloween #DisneyChannelHalloween #DisneyNostalgia #RavenSymone #FriendsOfDisney
5 Oct 2026
Was JONAS Actually Good at Halloween?!
JONAS went ghost hunting for Halloween… but did Disney Channel actually make the most of it? 👻🎃
This week on Friends of Disney, we're kicking off our Disney Channel Halloween episodes with JONAS and its ghost-hunting Halloween adventure!
Kevin is convinced a ghost is haunting the firehouse, Nick and Joe decide to mess with him, Stella screams approximately a thousand times, and suddenly the Jonas Brothers are running around with cameras trying to prove whether ghosts are real.
But for an episode with such a great Halloween setup… did JONAS actually take the idea far enough?
We talk about the episode's hilarious opening, Kevin's obsession with ghosts, the VERY 2000s ghost-hunting aesthetic, Stella's endless screaming, the prank that doesn't quite land, and all the spooky possibilities we wish the episode had explored.
And somehow, this leads us into our own experiences with ghost hunting, Ouija boards, old-school paranormal TV and YouTube, whether we actually believe in ghosts, and why Disney Channel Halloween episodes were such a memorable part of growing up.
Plus:
👻 Jonell watches JONAS for the first time
📹 Why the ghost-hunting footage feels hilariously dated
😂 Kevin being the most Kevin he's ever been
😱 Were Stella's screams funny… or just WAY too much?
🎃 Our memories of Disney Channel's Halloween and Monstober eras
🎬 Could Disney make more family-friendly “gateway horror” movies?
🎶 Why didn't the Jonas Brothers get a Halloween song?!
😈 And who has the best evil laugh: Shawn, Megan, or Jonell?
We're officially entering Halloween season on Friends of Disney, with more classic Disney Channel Halloween episodes coming next!
What was YOUR favorite Disney Channel Halloween episode—and do you believe in ghosts?
Tell us in the comments, and join your friends as we dive into the heart of Disney!
#JONAS #JonasBrothers #DisneyChannel #DisneyHalloween #Monstober #DisneyChannelHalloween #FriendsOfDisney
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