Disney Raising Price of Disney+ Subscription to $10.99 and Launching $7.99 Ad-Supported Tier

[chewbaka]

I smiled when you said you have every Disney title you would ever want , then they keep coming out with new movies.

Marvel Studios’ Phases 5 and 6: Everything We Learned at Comic-Con About the Multiverse Saga

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige unveiled the Phase 5 slate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con.

variety.com

Mostly classic animation… which they don’t make anymore. “Classic” Pixar (it was better when the main characters were toys or animals). And Star Wars. I can’t be bothered with modern Marvel and Star Wars retreads.

So… i pretty much do have what I want. Perhaps I’ll buy an animated picture every couple years if they come out with something interesting. Still costs less than subscribing!

If you’re a Marvel completist, sure, D+ can make sense.

 

[Realityck]

Mostly classic animation… which they don’t make anymore. “Classic” Pixar (it was better when the main characters were toys or animals). And Star Wars. I can’t be bothered with modern Marvel and Star Wars retreads.

So… i pretty much do have what I want. Perhaps I’ll buy an animated picture every couple years if they come out with something interesting. Still costs less than subscribing!

from the creators of Rogue One to consider then

Coming Sept 21 (3 of 12 episode series)

 

[kc9hzn]

I smiled when you said you have every Disney title you would ever want , then they keep coming out with new movies.

Marvel Studios’ Phases 5 and 6: Everything We Learned at Comic-Con About the Multiverse Saga

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige unveiled the Phase 5 slate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con.

variety.com

Maybe he or she isn’t super into Marvel or the MCU, that could be a thing. Just because Disney makes new movies doesn’t mean that someone can’t have all the Disney movies they’re interested in owning!

 

[chewbaka]

from the creators of Rogue One to consider then

Coming Sept 21 (3 of 12 episode series)

I may some winter subscribe for a month or two and binge some of the more interesting looking SW fare. I heard Kenobi is good.

 

[chewbaka]

Maybe he or she isn’t super into Marvel or the MCU, that could be a thing. Just because Disney makes new movies doesn’t mean that someone can’t have all the Disney movies they’re interested in owning!

Precisely. See above

 

[Realityck]

I may some winter subscribe for a month or two and binge some of the more interesting looking SW fare. I heard Kenobi is good.

That was an excellent live-action series presented on Disney+ representing the missing story arc between the end of the prequel trilogy and the start of the original trilogy. We all see Obi-Wan Kenobi needs to be contacted from Princess Leia, but how did that relationship ever come to be? IMHO this is a must see for any classic Star Wars fan. Yes rent a month when Andor is also fully available.

 

[Abazigal]

I think this video sums up my reaction to all the content coming to Disney+ perfectly.

A lot of their original content just increasingly feels like filler these days. Created because there's a quota to meet, less because there's actually a compelling story to tell.

 

[Michael Scrip]

I think this video sums up my reaction to all the content coming to Disney+ perfectly.

A lot of their original content just increasingly feels like filler these days. Created because there's a quota to meet, less because there's actually a compelling story to tell.

To be fair... there is a lot of filler content everywhere in the media industry.

People have been mentioning cable TV in this thread. So let's look at that.

There are 200 channels on cable TV for a grand total of 4,800 hours of programming... every day.

But the average human can only watch maybe... 3 hours a day?

Streaming isn't the only place where you'll find filler content. It's an epidemic!

 

[qubex]

I cancelled my Netflix subscription when they increased the price here in Italy, and I plan to do the same with my annual Amazon Prime subscription when it’s due to be renewed in January. Why? I can easily afford these increases, but I’m getting very sick and tired of the continual money-grabbing. Their magical costs are zero and inflation is hitting a lot of people very hard. Since we have no way to communicate except by withholding our custom, I’m choosing to do so. Continually hiking prices for filler content that is broadly decreasing in quality has to stop. I hope other people do the same and frighten some sense into executives who make these decisions.

 

[dysamoria]

Yes, subscribers are paying $10.99/month for the content but also have the option of being "paid" $3/month (via lower $7.99/month ad plan price) to allow Disney+ to run ads.

Your quotation marks are a dead giveaway.

 

[webkit]

Your quotation marks are a dead giveaway.

You are welcome to read it without the quotes if you prefer:
Yes, subscribers are paying $10.99/month for the content but also have the option of being paid $3/month (via lower $7.99/month ad plan price) to allow Disney+ to run ads.

Disney+ = $10.99/month
Payment to subscriber to allow advertising = $3.00/month
Final subscription cost = $7.99/month

 

[JBGoode]

You are welcome to read it without the quotes if you prefer:
Yes, subscribers are paying $10.99/month for the content but also have the option of being paid $3/month (via lower $7.99/month ad plan price) to allow Disney+ to run ads.

Disney+ = $10.99/month
Payment to subscriber to allow advertising = $3.00/month
Final subscription cost = $7.99/month

I'm currently paying 7.99 a month with no ads. It's hysterical that you believe Disney is somehow 'paying' me $3/month to start watching ads. Wrong. They are penalizing me $3 to continue to have no ads. They are giving me less for the same price and forcing me to pay more to keep what I have.

 

[webkit]

I'm currently paying 7.99 a month with no ads. It's hysterical that you believe Disney is somehow 'paying' me $3/month to start watching ads. Wrong. They are penalizing me $3 to continue to have no ads. They are giving me less for the same price and forcing me to pay more to keep what I have.

They are not "penalizing you." Disney is raising prices on all of their existing plans (including Hulu’s current ad plan) plus is offering a new ad plan for Disney+. Prices are going up which is not necessarily a surprise given the current inflationary environment. If you want to complain about higher overall prices fine, but that's a separate discussion. In addition to Disney streaming service prices, we can talk about higher prices for cars, groceries, hotels, airfare, etc.

Anyway, what I am saying is that Disney will be paying subscribers (via a lower price plan) to allow them to run ads. Just as they've already been doing with Hulu for years. Unlike Hulu, Disney+ didn't offer an ad plan before so there wasn't an opportunity for them to pay subscribers to allow them to run ads. Now there will be starting in December.

 

[kc9hzn]

from the creators of Rogue One to consider then

Coming Sept 21 (3 of 12 episode series)

Man, Star Wars is getting really oversaturated these days. I remember how big of a deal it was to me as a kid that we were going to get to see a brand new Star Wars film, the first since I’d been born! (Of course, that ended up being The Phantom Menace, so yeah…) Now, there are multiple Star Wars TV series launching each year.

 

[sloheim]

If you make an allowance that I wouldn't necessarily need the 1 gigabit plan without streaming, and the extra money I pay for Hulu + Live TV and a few other services (that used to be "premium channels") is definitely more than I used to pay.

You don't need gigabit for streaming. Even a 4k stream only uses 25Mbps. You could run 12 concurrent 4k streams on just a 300MB plan.

 

[emulator]

I don’t expect to see ad free options even available in 10 years.

With that logic, there would be no 1st class on planes, trains, no line skipping in theme parks, etc. Definitely won't happen the way you imagine.

I personally cannot tolerate ads and ad-free Disney+ and Hulu now cost whopping $289.87/year. Disney Bundle Premium costs $239.88/year, which also includes ESPN+. So you save $49.99/year and get ESPN+ for free.

That's the way of thinking. These corporations don't like smart people anyway.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

You don't need gigabit for streaming. Even a 4k stream only uses 25Mbps. You could run 12 concurrent 4k streams on just a 300MB plan.

There's theory and there's practice. We had to upgrade to 1gb to have a consistent experience in our household.

 

[dysamoria]

You are welcome to read it without the quotes if you prefer:
Yes, subscribers are paying $10.99/month for the content but also have the option of being paid $3/month (via lower $7.99/month ad plan price) to allow Disney+ to run ads.

Disney+ = $10.99/month
Payment to subscriber to allow advertising = $3.00/month
Final subscription cost = $7.99/month

Customers, subscribers are still not being paid to watch ads.

 

[RedRaven571]

I get my subscription 'free' by having a higher tier on my Verizon phone plan; wonder if I will continue to get the no-ad version or, if like my similar 'free' Hulu subscription, it will be ad based...

 

[jwdsail]

That was an excellent live-action series presented on Disney+ representing the missing story arc between the end of the prequel trilogy and the start of the original trilogy. We all see Obi-Wan Kenobi needs to be contacted from Princess Leia, but how did that relationship ever come to be? IMHO this is a must see for any classic Star Wars fan. Yes rent a month when Andor is also fully available.

Exactly.

The subscribe for a month once or twice a year and binge strategy is probably going to become far more common as prices continue to go up, and up, and up...

Re: Kenobi.

I really enjoyed it.

I think a lot of people were excited about it, then started watching, only to realize that there wasn't all that much tension/drama, because, well, we all know who obviously lives to see another day?

They could have made almost the exact same series, but with an unknown Jedi on the run, also entrusted to look after some Jedi younglings... Who we had no knowledge of in the future.. Many of the scenes that I've heard some say were contrived or even boring would have had far more weight with new unknown characters?

Kenobi hit all the right notes. It was exactly what I'd imagined it would be? So, as I said, I enjoyed it.

But, it left me wondering what else they could be making with new stories? New characters?

Some day, perhaps we'll actually find out?

 

[kyykesko]

The introductory price was too good to be true, and I can’t say as though I’m surprised. But I absolutely hate the idea of paying for “premium” content and getting ads! Can you imagine if, back in the 80s, HBO ran advertising in the middle of one of their movies, a la basic cable? The whole idea of premium cable never would have caught on!

If they have ads, they don't have me. And the introductory price hit the sweet spot, that's true. The new price, however... there really isn't that much for me to watch in the service, so if the price remained what it was I might consider continuing but now I think it's time for us to depart when my current subscription ends. I can watch those silly super hero movies and star wars series for a while, but they aren't really all that interesting. Only Murders In The Building was funny even with that plastic-faced teenager spoiling it a bit, but would I pay that much a month for just one or two series? Hell no.

Pretty much the same reason I cancelled AppleTV+. It doesn't matter what it costs if there's nothing worthwhile to watch.

 

[kyykesko]

Re: Kenobi.

I really enjoyed it.

I think a lot of people were excited about it, then started watching, only to realize that there wasn't all that much tension/drama, because, well, we all know who obviously lives to see another day?

Yea, because there are so many series where the main character all of a sudden dies halfway through the series?