
In Europe, there was a similar series called the Disney Festival in Denmark, it was called Disney Sjov in Russia (when translated from Russian), in most other European countries it was known as Disney Club, and in Latin America it was referred to as Disney Show. This block did not air in every market across the United States, but for those markets that did not air the block in full, individual shows featured on The Disney Afternoon could be packaged by themselves.

The opening slightly changed over time, and featured a mix of characters from the cartoon shows specific to the block's programming at the time. The Disney Afternoon itself featured unique animated segments, consisting of its own animated opening theme, and "wrappers" around the various cartoon shows. As each season ended, the first cartoon shown in the lineup would typically be dropped, and a new one added to the end.

The two hour block was broken up into four half-hour segments, each of which contained a cartoon series. The Disney Afternoon was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. At that time, it was taken out of syndication, and a new Disney weekday afternoon block was started on UPN.

The Disney Afternoon (abbreviated as TDA since 1994) was a created-for-syndication two-hour television programming block which aired from September 10, 1990, until August 29, 1997.
