Disney Plus: How to Sign Up, Pricing, What to Watch and More in 2024

These days, everyone has their own streaming service. Gone are the days when you could count the number of streaming services on one hand. Now, movie studios are starting their own streaming services, which makes sense since they do have a large library of content they’ve made over the years and even decades or centuries, like Disney. In comes Disney Plus. A streaming service with a boatload of content, thanks to the many decades of movies and TV shows that The Walt Disney Company has produced over the last century plus.

It owns quite a few popular franchises, too, which makes Disney Plus really attractive. It has Disney (of course), Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic, and Pixar, which have made some of the most popular movies and shows ever in the last few decades. So, it sounds like a no-brainer to be the best streaming TV service, right? Well, let’s give you all of the details on Disney Plus to see if it is right for you.

How much is Disney Plus?

Update: Disney has announced price increases for Disney Plus and has also debuted a new bundle. These prices will go into effect on October 12. Disney Plus ad-supported remains at $7.99 per month. The Ad-free tier will be moving to $13.99/month or $139.99/year. It’s also adding a Duo Premium bundle, which includes Disney Plus and Hulu, both ad-free for just $19.99. That’s a $31.98 value if bought separately.

As of December 8, 2022, Disney Plus now offers an ad-supported plan. Which raises the price for the main plan now. So you can get Disney Plus Basic with Ads for $7.99 per month or Disney Plus Basic for $10.99 per month.

You can still bundle it with Hulu and ESPN Plus with and without ads too.

• Duo Basic – Disney Plus and Hulu with ads for $9.99 per month
• Trio Basic – Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus with ads for $12.99 per month
• Trio Premium – Hulu and Disney Plus are ad-free, and ESPN Plus with ads for $19.99 per month.

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What is Disney Plus Premier Access?

Premier Access was a new tier of Disney Plus that debuted in the summer of 2020. This allowed users to pay $20 to watch Mulan, when it would have been in theaters. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, theaters were closed, so Mulan was available on Disney Plus for $20.

Disney has discontinued Premier Access as movies are now more openly available to watch in theaters.

What devices can I watch it on?

You can watch Disney Plus on just about any platform. As a result, it is available on your web browser on Mac, PC, and even Chrome OS. It is available on mobile via Android, iOS, iPadOS, and Amazon’s Fire OS.

TV is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, LG TV, and Roku. It is also available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. However, it is also worth nothing it is also available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S released in late 2020. Making it one of the first streaming apps available on these new consoles. That is a big deal.

So basically, any platform out there, Disney Plus, is available. As a result, it’s super easy to watch Disney Plus anywhere and at any time.

Where is Disney Plus available?

Currently, Disney Plus is available in the following countries:

• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Greenland
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India (branded as Disney Plus Hotstar in UAE)
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Palestine territories
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• San Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Yemen

On June 14, 2022, Disney Plus launched in about 50 new countries. The above list has been updated to reflect that.

What movies are on Disney Plus?

The short answer here is, almost everything that is under the Disney, Pixar, National Geographic, Star Wars or Marvel umbrella. There are very few movies that didn’t make the cut to Disney Plus. And those that aren’t available on Disney Plus now will be later.

Marvel movies

You see, some movies were already available on other streaming services. Like Thor: Ragnorak, which was available on Netflix, Disney had to wait for that licensing deal to run out before it could be put on Disney Plus. Now it’s worth mentioning that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everything is available on Disney Plus, with the exception of the Spider-Man movies. Since Sony actually owns the rights to Spider-Man and not Disney, those movies are not available on Disney Plus – they are currently on STARZ, though. The 20th Century Fox Marvel movies have been added as well after it closed the deal to buy that studio just before Disney Plus launched. So X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four (2015), Fantastic Four (2005), and The Wolverine are also available.

Star Wars movies

Moving over to the Star Wars movies, all nine of them are available on Disney Plus. It also has the spinoff movies Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Additionally, there are two feature-length documentaries on Disney Plus: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits and Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy.

The acquisition of 20th Century Fox (Now just called 20th Century) brought more than just Marvel movies over to Disney Plus. It also brought over some other popular Fox films like Miracle on 34th Street, The Sound of Music, Willow, Home Alone, Doctor Dolittle (1998), The Simpsons Movie, Avatar, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Never Been Kissed, The Sandlot, Ice Age: Collision Course, and The Peanuts Movie.

Disney movies

The entire Disney vault is available on Disney Plus, too, as well as some of its more modern hits. The Pirates of the Caribbean films, Alice in Wonderland, TRON: Legacy, Race To Witch Mountain, The BFG, and Pete’s Dragon (2016) have been placed alongside classics like Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, The Absent-Minded Professor, Old Yeller, The Parent Trap, The Incredible Journey, That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, Bedknobs, and Broomsticks.

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What TV shows are available?

The 21st Century Fox acquisition also helped add another popular show to Disney Plus. And that is The Simpsons. All 32 seasons of The Simpsons are available on Disney Plus to watch. Giving you plenty of shows to watch and binge-watch. Disney Plus even adapted the show from the native 4:3 aspect ratio it was initially shot in for the classic episodes, bringing it to 16:9. So you won’t see huge black bars on either side when watching the show.

The classics

Disney’s library of TV shows isn’t as vast as its movie library. And that’s because it didn’t get into doing TV shows until the ’80s and ’90s when it launched The Disney Channel and later bought ABC Television (which included ESPN). Some of the favorites from the ’80s and ’90s are available, though. Including DuckTales (1987), Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, The Little Mermaid, Bonkers, and Quack Pack. As well as Adventures of the Gummi Bears and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

There are other animated TV shows available on Disney Plus, too, like Recess, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, TRON: Uprising, Gravity Falls, Phineas, and Ferb, Big Hero 6: The Series, Kim Possible, DuckTales (2017), and Tangled: The Series. Along with live-action shows like Hannah Montana, Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Wizards Of Waverly Place, and Girl Meets World.

Marvel TV shows

There are plenty of TV shows available for Marvel fans, too. For instance, shows like Spider-Man (1981), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Spider-Woman, X-Men, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four (1994), Spider-Man (1994), Silver Surfer, Spider-Man Unlimited, The Avengers: United They Stand, X-Men: Evolution, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, and Wolverine and the X-Men in cartoon form. Modern Marvel animated adaptations include The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and Spider-Man (2017).

Star Wars shows

Finally, for Star Wars fans, every episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Resistance are available on Disney Plus. As well as a number of LEGO adaptations. Like  LEGO Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles, LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, and LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars.

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What original content will be available, and when?

The service launched with some originals, though the biggest one came from Disney’s Star Wars arm. And that was The Mandalorian. It introduced Baby Yoda, which quickly became an internet sensation. But that is not the only original show or movie coming to or available on Disney Plus.

Marvel and Star Wars announced a ton of original series for Disney Plus. Star Wars also has the seventh season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Disney Plus. Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor and Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi are also in the works in a live-action Star Wars series.

Marvel had some big plans for Disney Plus, but the pandemic delayed filming of some of its originals, which have been pushed back to 2021. These included The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Loki. There are also plans for live-action shows featuring Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, Hawkeye, and Moon Knight.

Under the Disney umbrella, there are some other original shows coming. Like Muppets Now recently brought back Jim Henson’s iconic creations in a new comedy sketch show. There’s also high school musicals: The Series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Encore!, Fairy Tale Weddings, Marvel’s Hero Project, Be Our Chef, Prop Culture, and Rogue Trip.

Finally, it has also planned a few different documentaries. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian and Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II are already available.

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What is Star?

Star is a new umbrella of content that Disney Plus added to its library in a number of countries in Europe as well as Canada and Australia. It’s essentially Hulu for countries that don’t have Hulu (which is everywhere except the US).

On Star, you’ll find all sorts of content, particularly from ABC Signature, 20th Television, FX, Freeform, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures.

With the addition of Star in other countries, Disney Plus did raise its price. It does cost a little bit more, but it is still cheaper than paying for Disney Plus and Hulu, so it’s a pretty good deal.

Is Disney Plus available in 4K HDR?

Yes, but there are a few caveats here. Most newer content is being filmed in 4K HDR. But most of Disney’s library has not been filmed recently, or even in the last decade. So the majority of Disney Plus content is not available in 4K HDR or Dolby Vision. However, there are “dozens” of titles available in 4K HDR and/or Dolby Vision, according to Disney Plus.

Disney Plus does have a category showing which titles are available in 4K HDR. Now since most of these were not filmed in 4K HDR, they are upscaled. So it’s not quite the same as true 4K HDR for these titles. But it’s better than watching it in 720p or even 480p on a big 4K HDR TV.

Which titles are available in 4K HDR?

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How fast does my Internet need to be for streaming Disney Plus?

The recommendation provided by Disney Plus is that you need at least 5Mbps for streaming high-definition TV shows and movies. For 4K UHD, you’ll need at least 25Mbps. Of course, the more speed you have, the better. Especially if there are other people on your network.

You can test out your Internet speed here. And see if it is fast enough.

How can I sign up for Disney Plus?

You can sign up for Disney Plus by clicking here. And it’s a pretty simple process. You’ll create an account, add your credit card information, and you’re all set.

If you would rather sign up for the bundle, you can sign up for that right here.

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