Most Popular Disney Channel Original Movie by State (Map)

What Disney Original TV Does Your State Tune Into?

Some things just feed our nostalgia: sugary breakfast cereal, childhood toys, our favorite cartoons. And oh, hello there, Disney Channel Original Movies. These made for TV originals are peak ‘90s film vehicles that have launched dozens of young actors to instant stardom. We’re looking at you, Zac Efron. Here at CableTV, we decided to take a trip down memory lane to determine which Disney movie each state is still, like, totally into (insert hair flip). Drum roll, please. What were the clear favorites across the country? The Luck of the Irish, featuring a teenage basketball player who discovers he’s a leprechaun (awkward!), and The Ultimate Christmas Present, where gal pals steal a weather machine from Santa. Both were popular across much of the northern and eastern regions of the United States. Go ahead and gawk at our map for a bit. You know you want to. To arrive at each state’s absolute fav originals, we took a trip in the wayback machine, cross referencing this complete list of Disney Channel originals with state specific data from Google Trends. Here’s the full rundown.

State	Top Movie	Description
Alabama	Cow Belles	Spoiled sisters get summer jobs at the family’s dairy farm
Alaska	The Luck of the Irish	Teen basketball player discovers he is a leprechaun
Arizona	Life is Ruff	Boy meets dog
Arkansas	Twitches	Teen witches separated at birth save the day
California	The Jennie Project	Chimpanzee uses sign language
Colorado	You Wish!	Boy gets everything he wishes for
Connecticut	Go Figure	Teenage champion ice skater plays hockey instead
Delaware	Twitches	Teen witches separated at birth save the day
District of Columbia	Get a Clue	Lindsay Lohan stars as high school girl detective
Florida	Twitches	Teen witches separated at birth save the day
Georgia	Ready to Run	Girl meets horse, wins races
Hawaii	Johnny Tsunami	Hawaiian surfer goes to ski in Vermont
Idaho	Halloweentown High	Girl learns she’s a witch, saves town
Illinois	Life is Ruff	Boy meets dog
Indiana	Get a Clue	Lindsay Lohan stars as high school girl detective
Iowa	Motocrossed	Girl loves motocross despite dad’s objections
Kansas	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
Kentucky	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
Louisiana	The Color of Friendship	Two girls find tolerance and friendship
Maine	‘Twas The Night	Boy and uncle ruin Christmas by stealing Santa’s sleigh
Maryland	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
Massachusetts	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
Michigan	Get a Clue	Lindsay Lohan stars as high school girl detective
Minnesota	Zenon	Space girl gets sent to earth
Mississippi	The Proud Family Movie	Animated movie about family
Missouri	You Wish!	Boy gets everything he wishes for
Montana	Go Figure	Teenage champion ice skater plays hockey instead
Nebraska	Cow Belles	Spoiled sisters get summer jobs at the family’s dairy farm
Nevada	Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire	Comedy horror film
New Hampshire	The Luck of the Irish	Teen basketball player discovers he is a leprechaun
New Jersey	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
New Mexico	Cadet Kelly	Hilary Duff stars as a fashionista who goes to military school
New York	Get a Clue	Lindsay Lohan stars as high school girl detective
North Carolina	Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time	Animated crime-fighter cheerleader
North Dakota	Halloweentown High	Girl learns she’s a witch, saves town
Ohio	The Scream Team	Paranormal comedy
Oklahoma	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Girls steal weather machine from Santa
Oregon	Halloweentown High	Girl leans she’s a witch, saves town
Pennsylvania	Stepsister from Planet Weird	Mom falls in love with alien
Rhode Island	The Thirteenth Year	Boy turns into merman on his thirteenth birthday
South Carolina	Twitches	Teen witches separated at birth save the day
South Dakota	Quints	Girl’s mom gives birth to quintuplets
Tennessee	Phantom of the Megaplex	Boy works at cinema with strange phenomena
Texas	The Jennie Project	Chimpanzee uses sign language
Utah	High School Musical	Two teens discover their mutual love of music
Vermont	The Luck of the Irish	Teen basketball player discovers he is a leprechaun
Virginia	Get a Clue	Lindsay Lohan stars as high school girl detective
Washington	‘Twas The Night	Boy and uncle ruin Christmas by stealing Santa’s sleigh
West Virginia	Motocrossed	Girl loves motocross despite dad’s objections
Wisconsin	The Luck of the Irish	Teen basketball player discovers he is a leprechaun
Wyoming	The Luck of the Irish	Teen basketball player discovers he is a leprechaun

 

Wanna have some more fun with Disney Channel originals?

Let’s take a look and determine if the Disney data tells us anything special about ourselves. It’s like a selfie for your state, no stick required.

It’s totes about your hometown.

As we typically find with many of our TV and movie maps, states favor movies that look like home. Each of the following films was shot in the state that favors it or in a neighboring one.

• Cow Belles rings it in with rural states like Mississippi and Nebraska.
• The Jennie Project, shot in San Diego, speaks the language of California.
• New Yorkers Get a Clue as Lindsay Lohan’s Nancy Drew-esque character takes on mystery in Manhattan.
• Johnny Tsunami rides the wave all the way from Hawaii to Vermont.
• Oregon and Idaho aren’t spooked by Halloweentown, shot in a small town near the border between the two states.
• Utah rocks it with High School Musical, filmed at a local high school in Salt Lake City

We favor familiar faces.

States with less diversity per capita prefer movies that are a little white-washed, while those with greater diversity lean toward movies that embrace people of color or tackle diversity issues.

• The Luck of the Irish is winning in New Hampshire, Vermont, Alaska, and Wyoming, which are all in the top ten for highest percentage of primarily white, non-minority populations.
• One of just a handful of movies featuring actresses of color on this list, Twitches is winning hearts across the South in Florida, Arkansas, and South Carolina where minority populations can make up a majority of viewers.
• Louisiana, which straddles where South meets West, focuses on building bridges with The Color of Friendship.

Like real life—only better.

Some states have very specific reasons that their fav Disney Channel Original Movie was more than a little ironic. See what you think.

• Illinois, one of the states with the fewest pets in America, is totally living vicariously through Life is Ruff.
• It’s not hard to figure out why Connecticut loves Go Figure since the International Skating Center is located there and sports an entire team of Russian coaches.
• Iowa, third for most motorcycles in the United States, prefers to take a ride with Motocrossed.
• With one of the top five highest birthrates in the United States, it’s no secret why South Dakota loves Quints.

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