“Let’s watch a Disney Channel Mooovieeee.” The nostalgia hits hard while watching that classic opening theme of 2000s DCOMs. Now that we’re all older, you might be interested to learn some little-known facts and behind-the-scenes stories that went into bringing these Originals to life.
I’m Jeremy Hayes, and you’re reading a BuzzFeed list of 20 BTS facts for 2000s Disney Channel Original movies *moves glowstick with a forced smile*:
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In Zenon: The Zequel (2000), Raven-Symoné, who played Nebula in the first movie, had a commitment to filming Dr. Dolittle 2 at the time, so she was recast and replaced by Shadia Simmons.
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Chloe Bridges, who plays Dana Turner in Camp Rock 2, almost played Demi Lovato’s character, Mitchie, in Camp Rock (2008). According to Page Six, Bridges says, “The funny thing is I actually auditioned for Camp Rock, I tested against Demi [Lovato] for the role of Mitchie – it came down to her and me.”
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Although a work of fiction, Tiger Cruise is based on the real experience of the USS Constellation being on a Tiger Cruise during the September 11 attacks. This gave the Disney Original movie a TV-PG rating.
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Get a Clue (2002) was the last film of Lindsay Lohan’s three-film deal with Disney. The other two were The Parent Trap (1998 ) & Life-Size (2000).
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In Pixel Perfect (2004), actor Raviv Ullman, who plays Roscoe, is told that he’s “always looking to the future.” This is hilariously ironic or perfectly planned, because Ullman went on to play Phil in the Disney show Phil of the Future shortly after.
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