Disney Channel Europe

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1st ID (October 1995-1997)

Nickname: "Circles"

ID: There are many different versions.

Variants:
 * Morning/Night: The american Disney Channel logo flashes to a morning or nighttime setting and glows. These idents were used as sign-on and sign-off idents.
 * Bubbles: A huge bubble zooms out, which bursts into various smaller bubbles with 3 forming the logo. More smaller bubbles float from the top to bottom.
 * Fireworks: A firework explodes and red fireworks form the logo's outline and shines.
 * Sparklers: Red, purple and blue sparklers move around and then form the logo as they continue to spin.
 * Paint Splats: Various paint splats appear, and ends with 2 small red splats on the top, and a large blue one, which forms the logo.
 * Trumpet: Various trumpets of all sorts of sizes play and end up with 3 forming the logo which shine, and after this the top trumpets release pixie dust.
 * Snowflake: 2 Snowflakes ice skate around and form the logo on ice.

FX/SFX: CGI Animation from LambieNairn.

Music/Sounds: It depends on the variant.

Availability: Extinct. These were seen in the UK

Editor's Note: None.

2nd ID (1999-2003)

Nickname: "Circles II"

ID: There are many different versions.

Variants:
 * Disco Balls: Seven disco lights move to the rhythm of the music, which then transitions to a disco ball with two disco lights at the top, and the words "Disney Channel". Produced by GEDEON.
 * Rainy Day: The logo is formed from three raindrops in a glass window and the words "Disney Channel". Produced by GEDEON.
 * Rollercoaster for Pumpkins:Two pumpkins ride a roller coaster, then they bounce to another pumpkin in the end, with the words "Disney Channel" .Produced by GEDEON.
 * Chrome Blobs:A few blobs move along a metal surface, until two silver blobs and a blue blob drop on the surface, forming the Disney Channel logo.
 * Computer: A computer uses many programs then two yellow mini-discs and a blue optical disc appear on the disc drive and the words "Disney Channel". A snippet of the 'Video Game' ident also appears here.
 * Video Game:Two red spheres race in a video-game style, then when the spheres finish the race, the Disney Channel logo appears, which is formed by the spheres and a gold medal.
 * Mixing Colors: A yellow and a blue circle move around a big red circle, and when the yellow and blue circles pass each other, they turn green and form the Disney Channel (or Playhouse Disney) logo. Produced by Estructura7.

FX/SFX: It depends on the variant.

Music/Sounds: It depends on the variant, almost always having the Disney Channel jingle at the end.

Availability: Extinct. It's seen outside the USA.

Editor's Note: None.

7th ID (2000-2003)

Nickname: "Circles III", "2D Circles"

ID: There are many different versions.

Variants:
 * Space: Two blue scribble circles float around like planets, one of them having a bit of white on it. Then, a yellow scribble circle representing a sun slowly floats from the right, and rings start to come out of it. With this, the blue circles go onto the top to form the logo. This is set within a dark-blue background.
 * Jumping: Small purple scribble circles jump closer to the viewer. The left circle then jumps to the right, and then the right circle jumps closer, and so fourth. Then, a large dark blue circle slams down, causing the screen to shake and the purple circles to form the logo. This is set on a light-blue background.
 * String Ensemble: We see a large orange circle in-between two yellow circles. The one on the left plays a flute sound, while the right plays a drum sound. The orange circle then disforms, and the yellow circles attempt to get it back to normal whey they do. Then, all the circles stretch largely and back to form the logo. This is set within a purple background.

FX/SFX: 2D animation produced by GÉDÉON.

Music/Sounds: It depends on the variant, almost always having the Disney Channel jingle at the end.

Availability: Used on Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney internationally throughout the time period. A flash remake of the "Birds" ident was also used as an intro on the Playhouse Disney UK website for a time between 2002-2003.

Editor's Note: None.