Disney Junior

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101105/..._disney_junior

Disney is starting up a new channel aimed at the pre-school crowd with hopes to get shows based on Marvel characters on it.

Dubbed Disney Jr it'll first be shown in the mornings on regular Disney channel before replacing Soapnet (wait what?) with it.

No word on what marvel characters will show up but Daisy and Minnie are getting a Lavern & Shirley meets Fawlty Towers type show (this is for pre-schoolers?). As well as a show called "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" (young Capt Hook), and Little Princesses (which appears to be a showcase to introduce new princess characters with some originals showing up as teachers at a school.)

Disney Junior will be rolled out for a few morning hours a day in 2011 during the Playhouse Disney slot on Disney Channel. And in 2012, Disney will convert its sleepy Soapnet channel over to Disney Junior full-time.