Argh! So they had Norwegian localization ready in April, but we still have to wait until mid September here in Norway... weak, Disney.
Still gonna sign up, of course.
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Disney+ Now Has 57.5 Million Paid Subscribers
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Still gonna sign up, of course.
Mom is not interested in going to the movies any more, so we wait to rent. Paying more than $5 to rent for modern films is not something we feel is worth it.If you take your family to the movies how much does that cost as a comparison? It's an interesting experiment. Since its their service it could really make Disney a ton on money if it does well. Time will tell.
I may sign up for the free year of D+ through my Verizon FiOS a week before sign up for the free year promotion expires (11/30), and just wait until these movies are part of the package instead of paying through the nose.
Not the typical family usage case here.
I cancelled yesterday. Watched all the Disney, Marvel and Star Wars shows I wanted...might resubscribe sometime in the New Year.
I recommend: Mythic Quest, Defending Jacob, Trying, The Morning Show
"...Disney+ boasts 57.5 million paid subscribers worldwide as of June 27..."
simple - basically they have content people want to watch and is worth paying for - i like it
simple - basically they have content people want to watch and is worth paying for - i like it
I’m curious what their stats will look like once the free accounts for Verizon unlimited plan users expire. They’re clearly counting those, and after Mandalorian season 2, there’s not much I want to watch left.
If you take your family to the movies how much does that cost as a comparison? It's an interesting experiment. Since its their service it could really make Disney a ton on money if it does well. Time will tell.
This is a good way to look at it. My partner and I would usually go to, I don't know, 30-ish movies a year (a mix of blockbusters in the summer and Oscar-type stuff in the winter). I would guess between the two of us the two tickets would be less than that, by $8-10. Leave the food out of it: I still have to pay for the food in my fridge if I want to eat it when watching at home, though of course that would be more expensive at the theater, so let's call it a wash.
But I LIKE going to the movie theater. I don't have a big home setup, and I'm not going to, but that's not even it: I like the experience of going out to the theater, the communal experience of watching a movie. That's not an option right now, of course, but under normal circumstances (or what was normal in the Before Times), that was something I wasn't going to get from a home viewing of anything.
As for Disney+ itself, I don't subscribe to many streaming services. Just Netflix, really. And I got Apple TV+ for free when I bought my new iPhone, so I've got that. To me, Disney+ is a very straightforward value proposition. The tentpoles there are well-known and have already established their value. Marvel, Disney, Star Wars. The Mandalorian built off of that. Further MCU properties would build off of that.
The thing that pushed me over and got me to sign up for Disney+ was Hamilton. We've watched it maybe five times now. But we've also watched The Mandalorian, and I will probably watch Mulan. In the meantime...I have yet to watch anything on Apple TV+. There's nothing there that makes me immediately want to make room amongst the things we're already watching. Perhaps at some point as we finish things we're currently watching something from Apple TV+ will have a shot. But Hamilton and The Mandalorian immediately went to the top of the list.
