Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2022 Edition

[HokieRaven5]

BREAKING: Disney raises price on ad-free Disney+ 38% to $10.99.

$DIS reported total global Disney+ subscribers of 152.1M -- beating expectations of 148.4M

BREAKING: Disney+ ad-supported tier will launch on Dec. 8. Price $7.99/month.

Hulu without ads will increase by $2 per month, from $12.99 to $14.99, effective Oct. 10.

Hulu with ads will go up by $1 per month, rising from $6.99 to $7.99.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1557458729733341184

 

[HokieRaven5]

New monthly bundle pricing

Existing customers: Disney+ without ads, Hulu/ESPN+ with ads - increase $13.99 to $14.99

Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ (all ads) -- $12.99

Disney + and Hulu (with ads) -- $9.99

Disney+ and Hulu (no ads) with ESPN+ -- $19.99

https://twitter.com/x/status/1557459734231498757

 

[BrianL]

Greeaat. At least I'm still on the 3 year plan for another few months! Actually, it's still pretty cheap compared to the other streamers, but still.

 

[only hope]

Greeaat. At least I'm still on the 3 year plan for another few months! Actually, it's still pretty cheap compared to the other streamers, but still.

Yeah I don’t know that it’s worth 14.99 a month. Definitely worth the 3.92 a month the three year D23 plan worked out to. I think they’re going to lose a lot of the 3 year deal subscribers Nov 12 if they don’t offer a discount. I’ll probably end up subscribing for a month at a time two or three times a year to binge watch if they don’t offer a deal.

 

[Naomeri]

Yeah I don’t know that it’s worth 14.99 a month. Definitely worth the 3.92 a month the three year D23 plan worked out to. I think they’re going to lose a lot of the 3 year deal subscribers Nov 12 if they don’t offer a discount. I’ll probably end up subscribing for a month at a time two or three times a year to binge watch if they don’t offer a deal.

The 14.99 is for the D+ ad-free & Hulu/ESPN+ w/ ads bundle. Ad-free D+ alone is going to 10.99

 

[BrianL]

Yeah I don’t know that it’s worth 14.99 a month. Definitely worth the 3.92 a month the three year D23 plan worked out to. I think they’re going to lose a lot of the 3 year deal subscribers Nov 12 if they don’t offer a discount. I’ll probably end up subscribing for a month at a time two or three times a year to binge watch if they don’t offer a deal.

Personally, I would like them to offer at least a one-year sub because I just don't want to fool with paying it every month. I know it's automatic, but I kind of dislike that. I'd like to just pay and have it with no worries.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Disney Points to “Unfavorable Attendance Mix” at Disneyland in Latest Earnings Report as Magic Key Passholders Await Renewal News

 

[MissLiss279]

Yeah I don’t know that it’s worth 14.99 a month. Definitely worth the 3.92 a month the three year D23 plan worked out to. I think they’re going to lose a lot of the 3 year deal subscribers Nov 12 if they don’t offer a discount. I’ll probably end up subscribing for a month at a time two or three times a year to binge watch if they don’t offer a deal.

Same here. I will probably only turn it on for a month or two, when whole seasons have finished releasing.

That’s what I have said for Netflix too, but I haven’t turned that back on for a few years now.

 

[Parkhopstacker]

All the rate increases for the streaming services is actually good news for the parks. Stop taking all the money from the parks and start making your own money! Pending any bad news for the parks, I see this as positive. Sure I’ll pay a bit more for streaming but it isn’t much.

 

[1lilspark]

I noticed the new rates start about a month after the “founders circle” crew runs out…. I wonder if there will be some incentive for those that did the d23/passholder/chase Disney visa … 3 year plan

I second wondering if they would do yearly rates I like that I’m doing this for paramount + and plan to renew for another year in December (since the show it was initially purchased for got renewed )

 

[OppR2nist]

New monthly bundle pricing

Existing customers: Disney+ without ads, Hulu/ESPN+ with ads - increase $13.99 to $14.99

Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ (all ads) -- $12.99

Disney + and Hulu (with ads) -- $9.99

Disney+ and Hulu (no ads) with ESPN+ -- $19.99

https://twitter.com/x/status/1557459734231498757

 

[Naomeri]

Personally, I would like them to offer at least a one-year sub because I jsut don't want to fool with paying it every month. I know it's automatic, but I kind of dislike that. I'd like to just pay and have it with no worries.

I saw on a post of Facebook that 1 year of D+ ad-free will be 109.99, but I don’t know where the number came from, so take it with a grain of salt

 

[BrianL]

I saw on a post of Facebook that 1 year of D+ ad-free will be 109.99, but I don’t know where the number came from, so take it with a grain of salt

So that's one month free - not too bad I guess.

 

[princesscinderella]

Groot Magic Shot Now Available in Avengers Campus to Celebrate “I Am Groot” Debut on Disney+

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Thanks for posting this we just arrived at Disneyland this morning . So far we have loved having genie+ over here as there’s so many more ride options in the two parks.

 

[BrianL]

Disney Points to “Unfavorable Attendance Mix” at Disneyland in Latest Earnings Report as Magic Key Passholders Await Renewal News

Man, I wish they's stop referring to the Park Reservation system as "improving the guest experience." It doesn't. I get that it's good for THEM. They can even just say it's good for THEM, just don't tell me that it's good for ME.

 

[HokieRaven5]

So that's one month free - not too bad I guess.

Yearly subscription is 2 months free, current option is $79.99 (10 months at $7.99).

 

[wdhinn89]

Sure, they have a Disney+ hotel discount, no GP discount and then raise the prices on Disney+. Not happy

 

[BrianL]

Yearly subscription is 2 months free, current option is $79.99 (10 months at $7.99).

Ohhh - sorry, my math-brain quit for the day. I didn't even know yearly was an option. Of course, I've never had to look at the options because I've been on that lovely three-year plan.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Ohhh - sorry, my math-brain quit for the day. I didn't even know yearly was an option. Of course, I've never had to look at the options because I've been on that lovely three-year plan.

If you log-in on the Disney Plus Website and view your account it may already be set up to automatically renew as a yearly subscription.

 

[disney-inspired]

Personally, I would like them to offer at least a one-year sub because I jsut don't want to fool with paying it every month. I know it's automatic, but I kind of dislike that. I'd like to just pay and have it with no worries.

Same!
I did that for HBO Max.