Star+ to Shut Down in Latin America in 2024, Content Moving Over to Disney+

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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’ Arriving for Purchase & Rental on Digital Platforms July 15

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“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

Disney Content May Be Pulled From YouTube TV if Partnership is Not Renewed

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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

Movie Focusing on Disneyland’s Creation Coming to Disney+

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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

Disney to Release Mulan On October 6 For On Demand Streaming Outside Of Disney+

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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

Disney+ Surpasses 50 Million Paid Subscribers Just Five Months After Launch

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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

Disney Stocks Jump After Reports of Record High Disney+ App Download Numbers

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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

New Disney+ Update Adds Resume and Restart Options to Interface After User Feedback

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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

Content Warnings Added to Movies and Shows With Outdated Cultural Depictions Across Disney+ Library

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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

Disney+ Now Testing Autoplay Function Within Streaming App

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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

Gran Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Will Feature Interactive, Personalized Smart TV Systems with Free On-Demand Movies

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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

New Chip ‘n’ Dale Animated Series Announced for Disney+

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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

Disney+ To Exclude “Song of the South” and Jim Crow Scenes in “Dumbo” From Movie Library

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It’s the question that’s been on every old school Disney fan’s mind, ever since the announcement of Disney+. Will “Song of the South” be included in their vast and (until now) all-encompassing movie library when it launches on November 12th? If you’re like me, you have vague memories of seeing Uncle Remus in the classic Disney … Read more

Pricing, Launch Date, New Original Series & Movies Announced for Disney+

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During today’s Walt Disney Company Investor Day 2019 presentation, we were provided some new details on Disney+, including pricing, its launch date, the contents of its entire library, and its connections to existing Hulu services. Bob Iger opened the event by saying that this is an exciting yet challenging time in the world of entertainment, … Read more

Original Voice Cast of “Monsters, Inc.” Returning for “Monsters at Work” Disney+ Spinoff Series

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Monsters, Inc. is coming to the Disney+ streaming service and in a whole new way! “Monsters at Work”, an animated series set six months after the original movie will feature the entire original voice cast, including John Goodman as Sulley, and Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski, John Ratzenberger as the Yeti, Jennifer Tilly as Celia … Read more

VIDEO: New Pixar Short “Purl” Released as Promotion for Disney+ Streaming Service

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Just today, Pixar released a brand new short titled Purl following Purl, a pink ball of yarn who gets a job in a fast-paced, high energy, bro-tastic start-up. Yarny hijinks ensue as she tries to fit in, but how far is she willing to go to get the acceptance she yearns for, and in the end, … Read more