UPDATED December 11, 2024
Launched on November 12, 2019, Disney+ is a streaming subscription service. Its library consists of movies, TV shows, animated series, and original programming including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic related-content.
This is EVERYTHING coming to Disney+ in December 2024!
Oh, and if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Gee, it sure would be nice to watch the Broadway smash, Hamilton, featuring the original cast from the comfort of my own home…” well, guess what? It’s got that, too, and much more!
Disney+ Pricing, Tiers, and The Disney Bundle Option
Disney+ Price
Disney+ offers unlimited, ad-free access through Disney+ Premium for $15.99 per month (or a one-time cost of $159.99 for one year) OR ad-supported access through Disney+ Basic for $9.99 per month.
Extra Member option: Those in the United States looking to add someone outside of their household to their Disney+ subscription can do so for an additional $6.99/month for Disney+ Basic and $9.99/month for Disney+ Premium subscriptions under the Extra Member option. Note that only one extra Member slot is available per account, and the Extra Member option is not available to Disney Bundle subscribers or those billed through partner services.
Disney+ Premium also includes unlimited downloads and Dolby Atmos.
Disney Bundle Options
There are several options to Bundle your Disney+ subscription with other popular streaming services, resulting in a lesser price than individual subscriptions!
The Disney Bundle Duo Basic offers Disney+ (With Ads) and Hulu (With Ads) for $10.99 per month.
The Disney Bundle Duo Premium offers Disney+ (NO Ads) and Hulu (NO Ads) for $19.99 per month.
The Disney Bundle Trio Basic offers Disney+ (With Ads), ESPN+ (With Ads), and Hulu (With Ads) for $16.99 per month.
The Disney Bundle Trio Premium offers Disney+ (NO Ads), Hulu (NO Ads), and ESPN+ (With Ads) for $26.99 per month.
Max Bundles
Max Bundles are also available that include Disney+. The bundle includes access to movie and shows from FX, HBO, HGTV, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, CNN, DC, Discovery, Disney, Food Network, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros., and more.
The Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle (With Ads) is $16.99 per month.
The Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle (NO Ads) is $29.99 per month.
Disney+ Content
Disney+ content includes “new releases and timeless classics” in addition to original movies and series exclusive to Disney+.
The entire Star Wars Skywalker Saga is included, as well as much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Documentaries, limited-time streaming events, and more also make up the ad-free content.
Animated Disney and Pixar films on Disney+ include, but are not limited to:
- Coco, Moana, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, Beauty and the Beast, Brave, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Frozen, Frozen II, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, Raya and the Last Dragon, Luca, Soul, Toy Story, Up, Cars, Inside Out, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Aladdin, Mulan, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Robin Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and many more
Popular Disney+ Original Series include, but are not limited to:
- Marvel Studios Loki, WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, The Book of Boba Fett
- High School Musical The Musical The Series
- Disney The Imagineering Story, Disney Behind the Attraction
As of September 4th, 2024, ABC News Live is also available to all subscribers. According to the company, “all Disney+ subscribers will have access to ABC News Live, a 24/7 multi-award winning, premium streaming news channel for live newscasts, breaking news, live events and in-depth special reports.”
Disney+ Features
- The Continuous Playlist feature arrived on Disney+ in September 2024; Playlists will include themes such as Preschool Content, Seasonal Content, Epic Stories, Throwbacks, and Real Life and will be updated monthly.
- “Resume watching” and “restart” options, as well as the ability to create Watch Lists for up to seven different profiles.
- Subscribers can enjoy unlimited downloads on up to 10 devices, for viewing without being connected to Wi-Fi (though note that the initial downloading process must take place while connected).
- As part of an Inclusivity program called “Reimagine Tomorrow,” Disney includes advisories on Disney+ notifying viewers if any content includes “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures.” (Note that these titles are excluded from the Kids Profile.)
- The main account holder may opt to select Kids Profiles for any profiles linked to their Disney+ account, featuring “specially curated content drawn primarily from television titles rated TV-7FV and theatrical films rated G in the United States or equivalent ratings elsewhere.”
- Former Netflix shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders started to arrive on Disney+ in March 2022. Some of these shows (such as Daredevil) have more violent and mature content (including the recent addition of R-Rated films) than most of the shows and movies on Disney+. In conjunction with this change, Disney+ released a new update to parental controls in the U.S. The update allows subscribers to select content ratings restrictions for each profile on their account. That means you can decide which ratings are appropriate for each user on your account. (If you don’t change your settings, Disney+ will continue to limit the content on your profile to TV-14 ratings, meaning it won’t show titles like Daredevil that are rated TV-MA.) You can read more HERE.
- You can click here to find out how to cancel a Disney+ subscription. Steps are included for subscribers through Disney+, Apple on the iTunes store, Google Play, the Roku Channel Store*, and Amazon.
- Disney+ is collaborating with Lovesac couches as a part of their “Front Row Family Room” initiative. Using their StealthTech Sound+ Charge technology, you’ll be able to get the movie theater experience while watching Disney+ from your own living room! Find out more here.
Apple Vision Pro
Disney+ is part of a new product: Apple Vision Pro! This new product made its debut on February 2nd, 2024 (to the tune of $3,499).
Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new mixed-reality headset, which blends augmented and virtual reality. When users wear the headset, they’ll be able to see virtual images overlaid on live video of the real world. So you’ll see screens projected in front of you while still being able to see what’s actually going on in real life.
You can watch Disney+ shows and movies using Apple Vision Pro, but there are also a couple of cool, immersive features coming out. The first is “Disney+ Environments,” which “magically transform users’ spaces into landscapes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars.” Basically, you’ll choose an environment, and it’ll show up all around you, so you’ll feel like you’re part of that scene.
Four environments are available: “the Disney+ Theater, inspired by the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood; the Scare Floor from Pixar’s Monsters Inc.; Marvel’s Avengers Tower overlooking downtown Manhattan; and the cockpit of Luke Skywalker’s landspeeder, facing a binary sunset on the planet Tatooine from the Star Wars galaxy.”
You can stream movies and TV shows while those environments are turned on, but keep in mind that the environments themselves don’t change to reflect the movie — they’re more for the vibes and atmosphere (so it’s not like you can be sitting in the middle of the action of the show you’re watching). The streaming part still takes place on a “screen.”
Apple Vision Pro headsets also allows viewers to see some Disney+ movies in 3D! Disney+ movies with the 3D option include Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Elemental, and Encanto. You can see the complete list of movies available upon initial release here.
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