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Disney Friends for Change Games 
Disney's Friends for Change Games logoGenre Sport Format Olympic games, reality, children, game show Created by Art Spigel Presented by Tiffany Thornton (2011)
Jason Earles (2011)Starring Various Disney Channel and Disney XD stars Opening theme "We Can Change The World" by Bridgit Mendler Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 Production Executive producer(s) Danny Kallis
Kevin LimaLocation(s) Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Florida Camera setup Multiple-camera setup Running time 23 minutes, 11 minutes Broadcast Original channel Disney Channel, Disney XD Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)Audio format Hi-Fi Stereo
Dolby SurroundOriginal run June 24, 2011 – present Chronology Preceded by Disney Channel Games External links Website The Disney's Friends for Change Games are Olympic-based televised games aired on the Disney Channel and part of the station's Friends for Change initiative. It replaces the Disney Channel Games and premiered on June 24, 2011 on Disney Channel.
Contents
2011
Teams
Four teams (Blue, Green, Yellow & Red) will be playing for their chosen charity. An amount of $125,000 is automatically given to each charity and the winning team will receive an additional $200,000 for their chosen charity. The Red team will be supporting the World Wildlife Fund, the Blue team will be supporting The Ocean Conservancy, the Yellow Team will be supporting UNICEF and the Green Team will be supporting Fauna & Flora International.
Red Team - World Wildlife Fund (Winners)
Star Country Show/Movie Representing Mitchel Musso (Captain) 
United StatesPair of Kings Jake T. Austin United StatesWizards of Waverly Place Kelsey Chow United StatesPair of Kings Davis Cleveland United StatesShake It Up Zendaya United StatesShake It Up Dean Delannoit 
Belgium
NetherlandsDisney Channel (Netherlands & Belgium) Roshon Fegan1 United StatesShake It Up Carlon Jeffery United StatesA.N.T. Farm Doc Shaw2 United StatesPair of Kings Notes: Red Team successfully won the Disney Friends for Change Games. Winning 2 events, the Red Team won 1025 points and additional points from online donated points. They have donated over $300,000 when winning $100,000 extra points from the donated points. They won 2 trophies for winning and the online points.
Blue Team - The Ocean Conservancy (Runner-Up)
Star Country Show/Movie Representing Debby Ryan (Captain) United StatesJessie Allisyn Ashley Arm United StatesSo Random! Doug Brochu2 United StatesSo Random! Olavo Cavalheiro 
BrazilDisney Channel Brazil Hutch Dano United StatesZeke and Luther Leo Howard4 United StatesKickin' It Stefanie Scott United StatesA.N.T. Farm Jake Short United StatesA.N.T. Farm Yellow Team - UNICEF
Star Country Show/Movie Representing Bridgit Mendler (Captain)3 United StatesGood Luck Charlie Jorge Blanco Güereña 
MexicoDisney Channel Latin America Valentina Colombo 
ItalyDisney Channel Italy Adam Irigoyen United StatesShake It Up Sierra McCormick3 United StatesA.N.T. Farm Logan Miller United StatesI'm in the Band Ryan Ochoa2 United StatesPair of Kings Gregg Sulkin 
United Kingdom
United StatesDisney Channel UK
Wizards of Waverly PlaceGreen Team - Flora and Fauna International
Star Country Show/Movie Representing Brandon Mychal Smith (Captain)3 United StatesSo Random! Valeria Baroni 
ArgentinaDisney Channel Latin America Paula Dalli 
SpainDisney Channel Spain David Henrie United StatesWizards of Waverly Place Adam Hicks United StatesZeke and Luther Sterling Knight United StatesSo Random! China Anne McClain23 United StatesA.N.T. Farm Eve Ottino 
FranceDisney Channel France Bella Thorne United StatesShake It Up ^Note 1 : After winning the High Energy Dance Battle, the Red Team used their prize - the chance to take any other team's player - to "steal" Roshon from the Blue Team.
^Note 2 : China Anne, Doc, Doug and Ryan were voted MVPs of their respective teams during Week 2.China Anne switched teams with Ryan, and Doug switched with Doc.
^Note 3 : In week 3, China Anne and Sierra were named captains of their teams in the recycler challenge, but Brandon and Bridgit continued as captains in week 4.
^Note 4 : In week 4, a mystery player was added to help the Blue team. That mystery player was Leo Howard.Competitions
Four events were held.
Week Event Description Air Date Winning team 1 High Energy Dance Battle Teams performed a dance routine atop an energy generating dance floor. The winning team was allowed to steal a player from another team. Rosero McCoy judged the teams. 6/24/2011 - 6/26/2011 Red Team 2 Wash Out Teams searched for 3 pieces of clothing of their team color (shirt, pants, and jacket) and washed and dried them using a human-powered washer and a clothesline. MVPs were chosen for each team and switched amongst the teams. 7/08/2011 - 7/10/2011 Yellow Team 3 The Recycler Team members ran on giant hamster wheels to power a high speed conveyor belt filled with recyclable items that other team members took and threw into recycle bins. In the final round, the youngest players from the green and yellow teams became team captains. 7/15/2011 - 7/17/2011 Green Team 4 The Ultimate Course for Change Teams will be doing an ultra obstacle course. It will incorporate Friends For Change green themes. 7/29/2011 - 7/31/2011 Red Team Scoreboard
Teams Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total Placing Red300 200 100 425 1025 1st Blue200 100 100 300 700 2nd Yellow50 300 200 05 550 3rd Green100 100 300 05 500 4th - Team got the highest points in a challenge
- Team got the lowest points in a challenge
- Team got the highest points at the end of the competition
- Team was disqualified
^Note 5 : Since both Yellow and Green Teams both advanced to the next challenge without completing the previous challenge correctly, both were disqualified from the event. Therefore, they earned 0 points.
Online Points
On the Internet, fans played games and donated points to their favorite team. The Red Team won with 38%, earning them an extra $100,000 for their charity. Blue was donated 24%, Yellow was donated 20%, and Green Team was donated 18%.
Concert for Hope
The Concert for Hope was performed at the end of the games. It featured Allstar Weekend, Jonas Brothers & Selena Gomez and the Scene.[1]
Reception
Ratings
The first event was viewed by 3.4 million viewers (8:00 P.M/12:00 AM UTC),[2] 3.9 million viewers (8:30 P.M./12:30 AM UTC),[2] and 4.9 million viewers (9:00 P.M/1:00 AM UTC).[2] The finale special was viewed by 3.6 million viewers with Kids 6-11 (1.9 million/7.7 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.6 million/6.4 rating).[3] And also was viewed by over 37 Million Unique Viewers.[3]
References
- ^ http://celebrevity.com/2011/03/18/2011-disney-channel-games/
- ^ a b c Friday Cable Ratings: TNT Movie, 'American Restoration' Lead Cable; 'Smackdown' Steady + "A.N.T. Farm," "Phineas and Ferb" & More By Robert Seidman– June 27, 2011
- ^ a b 'Disney Friends for Change Games' Scores Across Multiple Platforms Written By Robert Seidman, August 3rd, 2011
External links
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- American game shows
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- English-language television series
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