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

[rlk]

We were able to put our D23 three-year deal on hold when I upgraded my phone to an Iphone13. Verizon offered a Disney Plus bundle that include Hulu w/ ads and ESPN.

 

[soniam]

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.

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 )

There are probably a lot of us with the D23 Expo 3 year deal. I am hoping they offer some deal. I would pay for yearly or even multi-year again. We watch it too much to get rid of it. I refuse to pay to watch ads too. We don't have any other streaming services right now anyway. We do have Netflix DVD, because we can get new and old movies. We sometimes get Netflix streaming or other paid streaming service for a short period of time, but there usually isn't enough for us to keep them every month.

 

[Brocktoon]

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.

Yep ... I'm on a yearly D+ sub, not due for renewal yet. I just checked to see if they updated the price but it's still showing $79.99 currently

EDIT: Probably already mentioned ... December 8th is the go live date for the new prices / tiers and no yearly option for the add-based tier

 

[Jrb1979]

https://frontofficesports.com/disney-hits-21-5b-hints-sportsbook-partnership-coming/

Looks like Disney will be partnering with a Sports book soon. From the article Chapek said "Betting... we're working on it. The under 30 crowd demand it. Announcement coming..."

 

[jpeterson]

https://frontofficesports.com/disney-hits-21-5b-hints-sportsbook-partnership-coming/

Looks like Disney will be partnering with a Sports book soon. From the article Chapek said "Betting... we're working on it. The under 30 crowd demand it. Announcement coming..."

The under 30 is demanding it? Really? I'm not in that demographic but that seems strange.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

I have Hulu for Only Murders in the Building. I'll drop it after this season and renew once full seasons have dropped, binge it, and then cancel. Unless DH begs for it because of the Anime choices.

 

[Jrb1979]

The under 30 is demanding it? Really? I'm not in that demographic but that seems strange.

A lot of the under 30 crowd that I work with are all big into sports betting. It's big right now.

 

[Eeyore daily]

https://frontofficesports.com/disney-hits-21-5b-hints-sportsbook-partnership-coming/

Looks like Disney will be partnering with a Sports book soon. From the article Chapek said "Betting... we're working on it. The under 30 crowd demand it. Announcement coming..."

Where does he get this information? He also claimed that ads on Disney+ we’re highly anticipated

 

[BrianL]

Where does he get this information? He also claimed that ads on Disney+ we’re highly anticipated

They are highly anticipated...by advertisers! They are losing eyeballs on the linear model and need to hae a platform to reach viewers.

 

[Violetspider]

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.

Thanks!

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

I'm one of the d23 3-year plan folks and I just checked my account thanks to HokieRaven5's advice. My November 12th annual renewal is listed as $69.99 with an option to switch to a Disney Bundle. I'm not sure I want to hit the switch button the check the cost on that. I don't want to mess with the $69.99 deal. I can live with that price.

 

[PolyRob]

We were able to put our D23 three-year deal on hold when I upgraded my phone to an Iphone13. Verizon offered a Disney Plus bundle that include Hulu w/ ads and ESPN.

I have the old VZW unlimited plan where you got 1 year of Disney+ for free. It paused my D23 promo so my expiration is 11/11/23. I wonder if I should switch to the new unlimited plan where it's included forever on the "Play More" tier or upgrade to highest tier for $10 which will save me $5 on my Apple watch and give me Apple Music and Disney+ for free?!? Hmmm decisions!

 

[soniam]

The under 30 is demanding it? Really? I'm not in that demographic but that seems strange.

I guess Disney needs to open up tattoo/piercing parlors too

I have Hulu for Only Murders in the Building. I'll drop it after this season and renew once full seasons have dropped, binge it, and then cancel. Unless DH begs for it because of the Anime choices.

I have been wanting to watch that. We will probably subscribe to Hulu at some point for a bit to watch it.

 

[mrsap]

Disney World, Disneyland Dining and Resort Reservation System Outage Planned Starting at Midnight

Please be advised, some of our digital experiences will be undergoing maintenance beginning August 11th at 12am ET, and continuing through early morning. During this time, there will be an outage impacting Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Aulani dining, room only, and package reservations. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

I guess Disney needs to open up tattoo/piercing parlors too



I have been wanting to watch that. We will probably subscribe to Hulu at some point for a bit to watch it.

Only Murders in the Building is the best TV I've seen in I don't know how long. It is worth the cost of Hulu, to us.

 

[mrsap]

Number of Guests Purchasing Disney Genie+ Remains Steady

On an investor call this afternoon, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke briefly about the paid Disney Genie+ product that allows guests to skip the line at many attractions and experiences. In this latest update, Chapek said that “about 50% of the people who come through the gate buy up to the Genie product”.

This figure remains steady with comments that Chapek made in February 2022 where he said that between one-third and 50% of guests buy Disney Genie+. In an investor call in May, Disney praised Genie+ as one of the revenue drivers for its domestic theme parks.

 

[Naomeri]

https://frontofficesports.com/disney-hits-21-5b-hints-sportsbook-partnership-coming/

Looks like Disney will be partnering with a Sports book soon. From the article Chapek said "Betting... we're working on it. The under 30 crowd demand it. Announcement coming..."

They probably want us to start betting on when they’re finally going to announce things. Things like the runDisney Springtime Surprise themes!! It’s less than a week until the first people can register and we don’t even know how far we might be running!!

 

[mrsap]

Kids Content Will Not Serve Ads At Launch of Ad-Supported Disney+​

Disney CEO Bob Chapek stated today that kids profiles and pre-school content will not have ads, “at least at launch”. Of course, this leaves the door open for ads to be served on kids content at some point in the future. Other kids-focused content delivery like YouTube Kids do serve limited ads, and ads have been part of kids TV networks and programming blocks for decades so it’s not exactly unprecedented.

 

[mrsap]

Annual Pass Blackout Dates Could Be Reduced if Demand Decreases Per Disney CFO​

In response to a potential recession, Disney CFO Christine McCarthy said today that Disney could modify annual pass blackout dates if demand decreases.

McCarthy said on the earnings call “To the extent which perhaps you had lightened demand, you could loosen up some of those [blackout dates] to bring more people in the Park and just enjoy the Park and spend money while they’re there. And also as it relates to demand we have not yet seen demand abate at all. And we still have many days when people cannot get reservations. So we’re still seeing demand in excess of the reservations that we are making available for our guests.”

 

[mrsap]

DVC News​

Scheduled Website Maintenance on August 10th, 2022 & August 11th, 2022​

In order to accommodate updates, Member online booking will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 from 12:15 AM until 6:00 AM Eastern Time & Wednesday, August 11th, 2022 from 12:00 AM until 6:00 AM Eastern Time. All of us at Disney Vacation Club appreciate your understanding as we update our systems.

 

[1lilspark]

They probably want us to start betting on when they’re finally going to announce things. Things like the runDisney Springtime Surprise themes!! It’s less than a week until the first people can register and we don’t even know how far we might be running!!

I saw one of those sponsored posts for a non Disney Pooh themed virtual on my Instagram feed and got excited

Annual Pass Blackout Dates Could Be Reduced if Demand Decreases Per Disney CFO​

In response to a potential recession, Disney CFO Christine McCarthy said today that Disney could modify annual pass blackout dates if demand decreases.

McCarthy said on the earnings call “To the extent which perhaps you had lightened demand, you could loosen up some of those [blackout dates] to bring more people in the Park and just enjoy the Park and spend money while they’re there. And also as it relates to demand we have not yet seen demand abate at all. And we still have many days when people cannot get reservations. So we’re still seeing demand in excess of the reservations that we are making available for our guests.”

If they can unblock APRIL 13-15 from pirate tier I’d be happy lol