‘Disney Celebrates America’ explores history through Disney
‘Disney Celebrates America’ explores history through Disney
The two-hour special ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’ celebrates the country through the lens of Disney Parks.
The 250th anniversary of the United States is coming up on Saturday, and Disney wants to celebrate the country’s birthday as only it can. “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” is a two-hour special that will air on Monday, June 29, on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. The special will take viewers on a coast-to-coast road trip, using Disney Parks and attractions to discuss some of America’s greatest traditions. Fans can watch the special with a subscription to Sling TV.
How to watch ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’
What time does ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’ stream?
“Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” will air live on ABC on Monday, June 29, at 8 p.m. ET. The two-hour special will continue through 10 p.m. ET.
Viewers will also be able to stream “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” the day after it airs on ABC with a Hulu subscription. The streamer offers two standalone plans: ad-supported for $12 per month, or ad-free for $19. Customers can also bundle Hulu with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited for an additional fee. Disney+ will also stream the special starting Tuesday, June 30, and its ad-supported and ad-free standalone plans are priced the same as Hulu’s.
Why watch ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’ on Sling TV?
While Sling TV doesn’t carry ABC in all markets in the United States, it does offer the channel in some of the country’s biggest cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and others. The service offers ABC in its Blue package starting at $46 per month, or its Select plan starting at $20 per month — far less than most other streamers charge for access to the channel.
Customers with a Sling Blue subscription can also watch other local channels Fox and NBC in some markets, as well as popular cable channels like CNN, Fox News, FS1, MS NOW, TNT, and more. It’s a smaller plan, but it’s very well-rounded and affordable.
Grab Sling TV to watch “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” and much more! Check out the areas in which Sling TV carries ABC in the chart below.
| ABC market | Channel call sign |
|---|---|
| Chicago | WLS |
| Fresno | KFSN |
| Houston | KTRK |
| Los Angeles | KABC |
| New York | WABC |
| Philadelphia | WPVI |
| Raleigh-Durham | WTVD |
| San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose | KGO |
Can you watch ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’ free?
There are streaming services that offer free trials, which can be used to watch “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’ on ABC at no cost.
DIRECTV carries ABC in all Signature packages, starting with the ENTERTAINMENT plan at $90 per month. The channel is also found in the MySports and MyNews Genre Packs from DIRECTV, costing $65 and $45 per month, respectively. All plans come with a five-day free trial for new subscribers.
Hulu + Live TV offers ABC in most markets, and includes a three-day free trial for new customers. After the trial, plans that also offer the Disney Bundle cost $90 per month.
Fubo has a free trial that can last between one and seven days, depending on several factors such as the time of month a new customer subscribes. It carries ABC in the Fubo Sports plan for $56 per month, or the Fubo Pro, Elite, and Deluxe packages, starting at $89 per month.
YouTube TV’s free trial can also shift in duration, lasting between two and 21 days. It carries ABC in its core package for $83 per month, or several of its genre plans.
See all the services you can use to watch ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’
You can stream “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” on DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV if you want to stream it on ABC. If you live in an area where ABC is offered by Sling, however, we think that’s the winning option.
Disney+ and Hulu will offer “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” on demand the day after it streams live.
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free 3-Day Trial | Free Trial | Save with Sling | Free Trial | |||||
| $20.99 | $9.99 | $28.99 | $25 | $19.99 | $29.99 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $64.99 | ||
| ABC | + $24 | + $59 | + $61 | - | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
Watch the trailer for ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’
Learn more about ‘Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness’
Hosted by “20/20” correspondent Deborah Roberts from Walt Disney World and ABC News correspondent Will Reeve from Disneyland, “Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness” uses the most celebrated Disney Parks attractions as a portal to celebrate America’s greatest stories.
Fans will get to marvel over some of the most iconic American-made toys with a trip to Toy Story Land, and travel back in time to J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, otherwise known as the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll, with multitalented musician Jon Batiste. Explore the history of baseball, the rise of the automobile industry, and other uniquely American accomplishments through a Disney lens.
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