New Disney+ FAMILY REBOOT Claims To Help Families Reconnect With Each Other

Disney+ has announced a new show called Family Reboot. The show claims to take families that have become so busy with their own lives, they don’t spend quality time together anymore. So they take a family for a week and remove cell phones and laptops and other distractions to spend time together doing activities and reconnecting with each other. Here is a breakdown of the 6 episodes:

• The Family That Lassos Together, Stays Together

  • The Hernandez family is so busy they can barely find time to eat dinner together, with mom Conisha going back to school, stepdad Alonzo in the Navy and eldest son Te’Vean preparing for college. With guide Arel Moodie, the family heads to the desert to reconnect through a series of fun and hilarious games, like lassoing fake cattle, bringing them closer and helping them remember the good times.

• The Family That Dances Together, Stays Together

  • The Wilsondebrianos have been extremely busy ever since mom, Monique, and dad, Chevalo, launched their backyard burger business, ironically making it nearly impossible for them to find the time to eat dinner with daughters Ashley and Amber. On their journey to a farm, guide Spirit organizes fun games and dancing to help them remember how much they mean to each other.

• The Family That Cooks Together, Stays Together

  • The Sherr-Garcia family finds themselves pulled in a million different directions with son Miles going off to drama school, daughter Bette being an elite gymnast, papa Estevan busy at work and dad William coordinating it all. On their journey to a farm, guide Mike Dow creates a series of games to remind the family how well they know each other and how much they have always bonded over food.

• The Family That Balances Together, Stays Together

  • The Barker family has just relocated from Pennsylvania to North Carolina for dad Dave’s job, making their lives a little out of balance. Long hours at work for Dave and a new school for daughters Emma and Lola keep mom Lisa on her toes. “Family Reboot” guide Arel Moodie leads a series of fun activities, bringing them closer together and reminding them that home is where the heart is.

• The Family That Hula Hoops Together, Stays Together

  • The Marin family is pulled in many different directions with dad, Shawn, working long hours, son Tyler working night shifts, son Ryan at school and mom, Becki, homeschooling youngest son Griffin. They barely get a chance for quality time. “Family Reboot” guide Arel Moodie creates a series of activities designed to remind them that having fun with family is the most important thing of all.

• The Family That Bounces Together, Stays Together

  • The Strong family lives up to their name as, along with daily life, they’ve been coping with son Bennett’s new diagnosis of epilepsy, a full-time job for them all. “Family Reboot” guide Mike Dow creates a series of fun-filled activities that help remind the family that finding moments of fun and laughter between the stress can make a big difference, especially at Disney World.

To me, the whole show sounds incredibly pretentious. It’s easy to bond with family while on vacation, which this essentially is, but it is much harder to learn how to clear a time in busy everyday schedules for quality time. The show sounds like going on a diet, it’s great and works for a while, but when you’re done and you go back to all your bad habits you might as well have not even done the diet.

It’s just, when they get back from this little vacation their lives won’t be any less busy, will doing this really make that much of a difference? I’m not usually this harsh about shows I’ve never seen, but this one really rubs me the wrong way. I’d be happy to be proven wrong, that these guides will teach them how to continue being a connected and supportive family to each other when they return to daily life, I just don’t know that I’m willing to watch it to find out. If you want to check this show out, it premieres June 15 on Disney+.