 Throughout September 2017, Disney XD +1 was turned into a pop-up channel titled Mickey and Pals, which aired various programming from this channel.On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Disney Junior, along with their sister channels Disney XD and Disney Channel, will close in the UK from 30 September 2020, due to Disney failing to reach a new carriage deal with Sky and Virgin Media.All of the channel's content will be transferred to streaming service Disney+.