Disney+ has rapidly become one of the most popular streaming platforms out there. Here’s everything you need to know about Disney’s streaming service.
They grow up so fast. Launched just over two years ago, Disney+ has become a powerhouse with one of the best libraries of movies and TV shows around, including some of the best original series from the likes of the MCU and Star Wars franchises — to name a few. As of October 2021, The streaming service hit just over 118-million paid subscribers and now goes toe-to-toe with the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and others. Though its library of movies and TV series isn’t as large as that of Netflix, Disney+ is the exclusive streaming home of a significant portion of Disney’s massive content archive and is the only place to see new material like The Mandalorian, Hawkeye, and WandaVision. It also hosts a wealth of content — from Pixar and National Geographic — and combined with its sister streaming service Hulu, you’ve got one serious combination. At just $8 per month and $80 for the year, it’s more affordable than Netflix ($14) and HBO Max ($15), and you can bundle it with Hulu and ESPN+ for just $14. Disney+ shows no signs of slowing down and is more popular than ever. Here’s everything you need to know. Disney+ currently hosts hundreds of Disney-related movies and television series. Classic animated features like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio are there, as is modern-day Disney Channel fare like Descendants, vintage live-action features including The Parent Trap and Old Yeller, forgotten oddities like the made-for-TV Fuzzbucket, a huge collection of ’90s Marvel cartoons, almost every Star Wars flick, Pixar movies, and much, much more. While the service includes most Marvel movies, there are still some MCU films that you can’t find on Disney+ due to licensing agreements with other streamers, such as Netflix. Titles such as Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Incredible Hulk are not yet available. You will, however, find all the Star Wars films. Disney+’s original productions are where things get exciting. In addition to The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+ will host at least two more live-action Star Wars series: the Rogue One prequel, Star Wars: Andor, in which Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk will reprise their roles from that film, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope that features Ewan McGregor reprising his role from the prequel films.
