It soon costs an extra $ 1 a month to view your favorite Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars products.
Disney + is raising its monthly price from $ 6.99 per month to $ 7.99 per month in the US starting Friday, March 26. The annual membership price will also rise, from $ 69.99 per year to $ 79.99 per annum. And so is the three-way Disney bundle of Disney +, Hulu and ESPN +, which rises $ 1 to $ 13.99 per month.
But budget-minded subscribers looking for a deal will still be able to lock in an annual subscription at the current price – saving $ 10 – if they sign up before Friday.
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This is the first price increase from DIS Walt Disney Co.,
they launched its streaming service in the fall of 2019. The enhancements were first announced in December.
Disney promises that the increase will not be enough to move viewers away. The fast-growing service reached 100 million subscribers in March, Disney said, thanks to popular series such as Star Wars spinoffs “The Mandalorian” and Marvel spinoffs “WandaVision” and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. ”
Although its library is much smaller, at $ 7.99 per month Disney + is significantly cheaper than rival Netflix Inc. NFLX,
which recently raised its most popular membership plan to $ 13.99 per month, and AT & T’s T,
HBO Max, at $ 14.99 per month.
On Tuesday, Disney re-released the upcoming film release, announcing Scarlett Johansson’s “Avengers” spinoff film “Black Widow” and Emma Stone’s live-action “Cruella” will stream for $ 30 more for Disney + subscribers the same day they hit theaters in the summer, and the animated Pixar film “Luca” will stream on Disney + at no additional charge starting June 18th.