Walt Disney Animation has confirmed that the studio is moving away from its development of long-form streaming content for Disney+. No More Development of Long-Form Animation on Disney+ A new article by The Hollywood Reporter announced that Disney has scrapped all plans for a “Tiana” Disney+ series, which was set to take place after the … Read more
Disney has finally cracked down on password sharing for Disney+, as new measures have rolled out to try to convert shared accounts to paid users. Disney+ Password Sharing Crackdown Disney+ began informing subscribers this week that its paid account-sharing options are available, allowing for new ways for users to pay for access to the streaming … Read more
Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming app from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, has released its pricing ahead of launch this fall, according to Deadline. Venu Sports Pricing Sports fans will have to shell out $42.99 per month when Venu Sports debuts this fall. Per Deadline, while this rate is on the higher end … Read more
Pixar fans can experience “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” at home with the parade’s theme song now streaming on various music platforms. “Better Together” Now Streaming “Better Together” is performed by artists Norelle and “Matt from Middle School,” and composed by Chantry Johnson. It’s available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. … Read more
As Disney continues to test its one-app experience with Disney+ and Hulu, a new report from Deadline shares that Disney also plans to integrate programming on Star+ service in Latin America into Disney+, eventually shuttering the former. Star+ Content to Shift to Disney+ in Latin America Disney will begin to move their programming from Star+ … Read more
“Jurassic World: Dominion” opened in theaters just over a month ago on June 10, yet it’s already heading to digital services this Friday. The film is the lowest rated of the trilogy despite much of the original “Jurassic Park” cast returning. The film will arrive for digital purchase and rental online July 15, with the … Read more
YouTube TV is currently negotiating with Disney about whether or not they will continue to distribute their content. YouTube TV and Disney’s partnership ends this Friday, December 17 and no decision has been made on whether or not they will renew their partnership. If they are unable to reach an equitable deal by this Friday, … Read more
According to Deadline, a movie focusing on Walt Disney’s journey to create Disneyland is coming to Disney+. David Gordon Green will direct the film for Disney Studios. Evan Spiliotopoulos (“The Jungle Book 2,” “Pooh’s Heffalump Movie,” “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure”) will write the script. Cavalry Media pitched the idea to Disney and will produce. … Read more
When Disney premiered Mulan on Disney+ on September 4th, many believed the $30 premium fee would be problematic for subscribers. Though the movie faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and halfhearted word-of-mouth buzz, experts estimated that about a third of Disney+ subscribers watched the film on its opening weekend. Disney+ hasn’t released the numbers … Read more
Just five months after the application’s launch in November, Disney+ has now reached a milestone in paid subscribers. Disney+ signed up around 10 million subscribers in the first 24 hours of launch and the momentum has continued. Today, the streaming service reached 50 million paid subscribers globally five months after its official debut. Initially, investors … Read more
After a period of decline, stock of The Walt Disney Company rebounded today on reports of high Disney+ app downloads. At the time of writing, the stock of the media giant is up 1.6% to around $146.02 a share. Downloads of the Disney+ app have neared 41 million after a very strong Q4, which saw … Read more
Disney+ launched this week much to the joy of Disney fans nationwide, but not without lots of technical issues and downtime. Thankfully, most of the login kinks have been worked out since Tuesday. However, with more users exploring the Disney+ app’s interface, a myriad of other issues have surfaced, including the lack of having an … Read more
Before Disney+, there was the Walt Disney Treasures DVD Collection, which is where many of us first learned of the many issues behind outdated cultural depictions in many of the earliest Mickey Mouse shorts and even the infamous “On The Frontlines” wartime propaganda cartoons, which were all presented uncensored and uncut. Before each of these … Read more
While we’re still out here twiddling our thumbs till the official launch of Disney+, testing for the streaming service and its app are well underway in the Netherlands. Resources like disneyplusser.nl have been posting on all the latest updates, most notably the addition of the Autoplay function in the latest app update. The latest 1.1.0 update … Read more
Walt Disney World Resorts are finally learning to embrace smart technology, and no, I’m not just talking about those jumbotrons in the newly-refurbished rooms across Disney’s Pop Century, All-Star Movies, and Coronado Springs Resorts. With Gran Destino Tower opening its doors to its first guests ever in the next few weeks, they’ll also be debuting … Read more
We hope you’re in for even more kooky animated fun when Disney+ debuts, because it appears the lineup of animated series set to premiere with the streaming service just got better. According to What’s On Disney Plus, a brand-new Chip ‘n’ Dale comedy series was just announced for Disney+ at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film … Read more