The Disney Channel has announced the release of a remake of a 1987 film, Adventures of Babysitting, its 100th Disney Channel Original Movie. In the movie, rival babysitters team up to find a missing child throughout the city.

To celebrate their massive milestone, Disney Channel will be airing all 100 of their original movies next weekend. The kickoff of Disney Channel’s Original movie marathon begins on May 27, with the most popular Disney movies, just in case you miss them, there will be repeats. The marathon will close out on May 30 with Johnny Tsunami.

Students will bathe in nostalgia as they watch the throwback movies they enjoyed as kids. Some of the Disney favorites include Cheetah Girls, Camp Rock and the most loved and never forgotten, High School Musical.

Disney started showing Original Movies in the summer of 1997, after the premiere, it became into a cultural phenomenon and an iconic childhood touchstone to many people. Disney created many memorable and loved classic movies.

“Halloweentown is the best series by far because all the sequels are great and I always watched it when I was little,” junior Saud Shah said.

Disney’s programming set them apart from the other channels, making it different and something that young teens loved. Disney had a more diverse cast and touched on more serious topics than other channels making all these movies into a classic that is easy to love and remember.

“I think it’s great they’re trying to integrate more cultures into their television program. It brings in diversity and change and I believe that’s a step in the right direction especially because we are in america a country made of immigrants,” senior Hammaad Lodhi said.

The major plot for most of these Disney Classics could be seen as a teen or other character experiencing a change and as they go through that, they come across a problem, but at the end it ends happily. Disney is known for their happy endings as a movie couldn’t end without one.

With the large amount of Disney Original movies, many superstars were made. The biggest one being Zac Efron, who became one of the biggest actors after the High School Musical movie series.

“I will be watching High School Musical in the marathon because I like watching Zac Efron at the beginning of his career. The best High School Musical is the first one because nothing can ever beat the original,” senior Azamat Israilov said, “High School Musical is a must watch Disney classic.”

Another celebrity who became famous through a Disney Original Film is Kaley Cuoco who stars in the show, The Big Bang Theory, as she first acted in the movie Alley Cat Strikes. Disney also produced Brie Larson who won the Oscar for Room.

The popularity of the films was also huge, specifically High School Musical. The HSM series recieved tons of positive including winning a Billboard Music Award, People’s Choice Award,  and several Teen Choice Awards.

The nostalgic effect combined with the popularity will have people everywhere tuning into the marathon.