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Here are the 21 best Disney Plus reality shows you can watch in 2024

Are you addicted to reality shows? Disney Plus has some great ones to binge watch right now.

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Published onJanuary 25, 2024

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Disney Plus reality shows have been part of the streaming service since it launched in November 2019. Indeed, the majority of exclusive original shows on Disney Plus are documentary and unscripted programs, with new shows and movies landing on the service every week. So which ones are the best?

Let’s take a look at the best Disney Plus reality shows that are currently available.

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The best Disney Plus reality shows:

Editor’s note: We’ll be updating this list of the best Disney Plus reality shows regularly as new ones hit the streaming service.

Forged in Fire (2015)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 42 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: David Baker
Main cast: David Lain Baker, Doug Marcaida, J. Neilson, Wil Willis, Grady Powell, Jason Knight
Genre: Game Show, Reality
Ratings: 8.3 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

This is a great show if you love home projects, or if you’re constantly taking things apart to put them together again. Or….if you’d like to be that person. In Forged in Fire, participants must “forge” objects out of materials they are given (usually something steel-based and sometimes they get to pick). There are 10 seasons of this, so if this is your thing, enjoy a weekend or two of binge.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Storage Wars (2010)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 22 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: Thom Beers
Main cast: Dan Dotson, Brandi Passante, Darrell Sheets, Barry Weiss, Jarrod Schulz, Dave Hester, Mary Padian
Genre: Reality
Ratings: 6.3 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

The concept of this is super interesting, albeit a little sad too. Would you like it if someone auctioned off all your stuff? The show is simple, auctioning off the contents of storage lockers whose owners (and rents) have been no-shows for over three months. The twist lies in the fact that the buyers of this content have to turn a profit, and they’re only allowed a peek before they make a decision.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Port Protection Alaska (2015)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 44 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: Sam Carlson
Main cast: Sam Carlson, Timothy ‘Curly’ Leach, Matt Carlson
Genre: Reality
Ratings: 8.3 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

Beauty that kills….explore the remotest part of Alaska on this show. A group of people travel to an obscurely beautiful place in Alaska, full to the brim with every danger the wilderness has to offer. They need each other to survive, and for nature to be on their side. No tech, no outside help, or the aspects we take for granted every day. Just the sea, fog, and themselves.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Pixar in Real Life (2019)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-G
Runtime: 4 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: Charlie Todd
Main cast: Erika J. Wood, Micaela Toomey, Zihan Zhao
Genre: Comedy, Family, Reality
Ratings: 6.5 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

This show is exactly what it sounds like, bringing Pixar moments to life for the people in New York City. Watch Pixar make everyday grownups as happy as the children who watch it. The only thing better than watching this heart-warming reality show on Disney Plus would be to be the ones living it. Save this one for a rainy day.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Dance Moms (2011)

What you need to know:

Rating: 5
Runtime: 42 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: Jimmy Chriss
Main cast: Abby Miller, Maddie Ziegler, Mackenzie Ziegler, Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, Chloe Lukasiak, Brynn Rumfallo
Genre: Reality
Ratings: 4.6 -IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

Pageant moms are infamous for their competitiveness — but what about dance moms? Well, assume the worst. Dance Moms is brutal with their depiction of what these competitions put children through, or what their moms and coaches do.

We don’t know if the whole thing is far-fetched and exaggerated for effect, but if the reality is even a little like what is shown on the show….these girls have it rough. Is fame worth it, and will the girls be able to achieve what their mothers have dreamt for them?

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

In the SOOP: Friendcation (2022)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 55 minutes per episode
Director/Creator: Hybe Corporation
Main cast: Kim Tae-hyung, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hyung-sik, Peakboy
Genre: Reality
Ratings: 8.3 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

A lighter option on this list is this fun little reality show based on a friendcation in Goseong. The premise is simple enough: the Wooga Squad ventures out to spend a couple of days together, so this is just a very, very long vlog.

This may not sound like a lot, but it’s honestly what you need in your life right now. The show carries a lot of warmth as they cook, eat, and hang out together, a soothing watch while we sit in front of our screens all day. It doesn’t hurt that the cast is so good-looking and famous, and the food they cook keeps you hooked and hungry!

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Wicked Tuna (2012)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 60 minutes per episode
Creator: Steve Korkis
Main cast: Dave Marciano, Dave Carraro, T.J. Ott, Tyler McLaughlin
Genre: Reality
Ratings: 6.5 -IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

This is a milder, reality-show version of Moby Dick. The elusive bluefin lives in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, bringing anyone who captures it a neat $20,000. This is a show for people who love all things ocean. The added thrill of the risks of actually going to the North Atlantics lends it an added, fresh appeal.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Disney Plus.

Dancing with the Stars (2005-ongoing)

What you need to know:

Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 120 minutes per episode (2022-present)
Director/Creator: Alex Rudzinski, Phil Heyes
Main cast: Various
Genre: Competition/dance
Ratings: 4.8 – IMDB / N/A – Rotten Tomatoes

Watch your favorite celebrities pair up with professional dancers to compete against each other in dancing competitions. Dancing with the Stars has been a huge hit since its debut in 2005 as an American adaptation of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing.

The ABC mainstay made its move to Disney Plus in 2022, where it’s now a streaming original, and one of the best reality shows on the service. If you’re a fan of game shows, dance, or both, this is the reality show for you.