Both stories check out, in a way—the first batch of Disney Channel wand IDs were shot in August 2002, and premiered in June 2003, according to the Closing Logos Group wiki.

Disney Channel celebrated 40 years this month, kicking off April with a "Wand ID Compilation," but Demi Lovato didn't appear in the clip.

Disney Channel shared a supercut of those "wand ID" clips featuring all our old-school DCOM faves like Brenda Song, Miley Cyrus, Anneliese van der Pol!

Disney Channel shared a supercut of those "wand ID" clips featuring all our old-school DCOM faves like Brenda Song, Miley Cyrus, Anneliese van der Pol! Shoutout to the Disney Channel social media team ...

Disney Channel shared a supercut of those "wand ID" clips featuring all our old-school DCOM faves like Brenda Song, Miley Cyrus, Anneliese van der Pol!