For the first time, Disney.com plans to offer free streaming of full-length movies, reports the LA Times. The new offering will be part of a co-promotion on television as part Disney-owned ABC network’s weekly “Wonderful World of Disney” program. Every Saturday night throughout the summer, a Disney movie will be shown on ABC and then subsequently be made available for streaming on Disney’s website — U.S.-only — free/ad-supported.

The full schedule:

• “Finding Nemo” –- currently available online through June 13
• “Monsters, Inc.” –- airs on ABC June 14 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com June 16-20
• “Haunted Mansion” -– airs on ABC June 28 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com June 30-July 4
• “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” –- airs on ABC July 5 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com July 7-11
• “Princess Diaries 2” -– airs on ABC July 12 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com July 14-18
• “Freaky Friday” –- airs on ABC July 19 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com July 21-25
• “Peter Pan” –- airs on ABC Aug. 2 at 8 p.m.; available on Disney.com Aug. 4-8

Other posts that may be of interest

• Weekly wrapup, 9-13 June 2008 (iPhone 2.0 coverage)
• Sony to open its PS3 and PSP video download service tonight (updated)
• E3: XBox Live Video Marketplace coming to Canada and Europe, as Disney jumps on-board
• iTunes’ movie-rental dance card begins to fill out; Warner Bros. reportedly in
• Weekly wrapup, 9 - 13 July 2007
• NFL will stream select live games over Web for first time

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