Tag: Disney Plus
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What’s New on Disney+ January 2022
As the Christmas dust settles now that the whirlwind of holidays are over, Disney+ has released its lineup for the month of January. The streaming service will be adding a new season of The World According to Jeff Goldblum, plus some fun movies like The Sandlot. And Marvel fans can get a behind the scenes […]
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PlayStation 5’s Disney+ App Finally Lists Titles with 4K HDR, But Playback Still Limited to 1080p
Recent updates to the PlayStation 5 version of the Disney+ app finally features badging for titles that indicate support for 4K resolution. However, the app still appears to limit playback to 1080p. It’s a confounding limitation we’ve been tracking ever since the Sony PlayStation 5 launched nearly a year ago. Up until recently, titles on […]
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Disney+ is No Longer Offering Free Trials
Since its launch, Disney+ has offered new subscribers a 7 day free trial before committing to a $6.99/month subscription. Now, the on demand streaming service has removed the option for a free trial. Without any announcement from Disney, the change was first spotted by a French tech and pop culture site, Numerama. For those in […]
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Disney’s Artemis Fowl Goes Straight to Streaming, Exclusively on Disney+ this June
Disney’s new film Artemis Fowl will be streaming exclusively on Disney+, beginning Friday, June 12. Due to coronavirus, Disney has changed its strategy when it comes to movie premieres, delaying the premieres of both Black Widow and Mulan. The company also made the decision to skip the theater entirely for Artemis Fowl and will take […]
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A New Simpsons Short will Premiere on Disney+ Tomorrow
Today, Disney+ announced that a new Simpsons animated short film “Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny’” will start streaming globally on the service starting tomorrow, Friday, April 10. The news was first shared in a handwritten note from Matt on Instagram, saying “Greetings, Friends! Earlier this year, we made a nifty little short film called […]
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Disney+ Paid Subscriber Count Surpasses 50 Million
After successful launches outside of the US, Disney+ has just announced that it has surpassed 50 million paid subscribers globally. “We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all of Latin America later this year,” said Kevin […]
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Are More Disney Movies Going Straight to Streaming? Bob Iger Shares Plans
With movie theaters across the country shut down due to coronavirus and more people than ever at home, movie studios are shifting plans and meeting audiences where they’re at – in their living rooms. Universal was the first to announce that films set to premiere in theaters would be made available on-demand without the theatrical […]
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Frozen 2 Coming to Disney+ on March 15, Months Ahead of Schedule
The Walt Disney Company announced today it’s bringing Frozen 2 to its Disney+ streaming service in the US this weekend, a full three months ahead of its intended home release date. “‘Frozen 2’ has captivated audiences around the world through its powerful themes of perseverance and the importance of family, messages that are incredibly relevant […]
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Verizon Will Give You 12 Months of Disney+ Free Even If You’ve Already Paid
Yesterday, we reported that Verizon is giving away a free year of Disney+ to all Verizon customers with unlimited data plans. After that announcement, there were questions from those who have already prepaid for a Disney+ subscription. Verizon has now commented that the offer is available for those who have preordered their subscription. Customers who […]
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Disney+ is Now Live & Free In The Netherlands (For a Limited Time)
Back in July, we reported about Disney doing some beta testing for Disney+ in The Netherlands. Now Disney has opened up Disney+ on Android, Xbox One, PS4, and iOS to be free for all in the Netherlands until the official launch in November according to a report from Droidlife. Sadly this only works if you are […]