Dude Perfect’s Disney Deal Spans Star Wars, Avengers and Super Bowl LXI
New Disney-inspired projects are coming to Dude Perfect’s channels, while Disney+ will feature select content and Disney gains access to existing short-form videos.
The short answer: New Disney-inspired projects are coming to Dude Perfect’s channels, while Disney+ will feature select content and Disney gains access to existing short-form videos.
After attempting to visit all 12 Disney parks worldwide in under 75 hours, Dude Perfect is taking its mix of sports and comedy into a broader Disney partnership. Planned collaborations include Star Wars’ 50th anniversary, Super Bowl LXI and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday—with Avengers-themed content coming to the group’s series Overtime.
Dude Perfect began with a backyard basketball bet in 2009, when Texas A&M student Tyler Toney bet Garrett Hilbert he could make a hook shot from behind a tree. Toney, Hilbert, Cody Jones and twins Coby and Cory Cotton began turning increasingly difficult shots into YouTube videos. Their early “Backyard Edition” helped launch an approach built around trick shots, competition and comedy—the combination at the heart of the new partnership.
What the deal means for Disney+
Announced October 15, 2026, the agreement covers both new projects and existing videos. For Disney+ viewers, the key distinction is that the service will feature select Dude Perfect content, while the group will also develop originals for its own channels.
- Dude Perfect’s channels: New original content inspired by Disney franchises and events.
- Disney+: Select Dude Perfect content will be featured on the streaming service.
- Existing videos: Disney gains access to a selection of the group’s short-form library for distribution across Disney+, ESPN and Disney social platforms.
The Star Wars, Super Bowl LXI and Avengers collaborations are planned for the year following the October announcement. The Avengers plans include themed content for Overtime, so the series—not just the Avengers: Doomsday film—is part of the collaboration.
A relationship built through challenges
The parks adventure shows how the two have worked together before. In 2025, the group attempted to break the world record by visiting all 12 Disney parks in under 75 hours. Disney says the resulting upload drew more than 13 million views in its first 24 hours and the accompanying fundraising campaign raised more than $1.2 million for Make-A-Wish.
We’ve been Disney kids forever, from wearing out the VHS tape of The Lion King to making core memories as a family at Disney World. Garrett Hilbert, Dude Perfect co-founder, in the October 15 partnership announcement
Star Wars is familiar ground, too. In an earlier StarWars.com interview, Cody Jones discussed a May the Fourth special at Galaxy’s Edge, where he built a lightsaber and interacted with characters from the saga. The video also included a lightsaber showdown, bringing the group’s competitive approach into a Star Wars setting well before the newly announced anniversary collaboration.
ESPN has also told the group’s story. The 30 for 30 documentary Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot followed its journey from backyard trick shots to a much larger entertainment business and premiered on ESPN and ESPN+ in August 2024.