A review by bashsbooks
Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Disney High is an engaging and thorough dive into Disney Channel's liveaction boom in the 2000s. I grew up with that era of Disney Channel, so it was nostalgic to hear about The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, High School Musical Wizards of Waverly Place, and Sonny With A Chance. I was also impressed by the wide breadth of Disney Channel adjacent individuals that Spencer interviewed for this project - it felt like she had a quote for everything (which also speaks to a well-structured and edited book). 

Spencer, I think, does a good job at talking about the problems with child actors without risking Disney coming after her legally. Unfortunately, that means she couldn't go as deeply into that topic as this books deserves. 

(Also, Disney did my man Zac Efron dirty. I relistened to the HSM soundtracks after reading this, and he has a better voice than the other guy.)
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