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What’s on Disney+?

Disney unleashes a treasure trove of library titles for families & new original series.

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Disney+ launched today in Australia and New Zealand, following a media screening of The Mandalorian episode 1 in Sydney last night.

Retailing at $8.99 AUD month or $89.99 year it features over 600 films and 7,000 episodes of television from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic.

After launch, most new episodes of each series will premiere on Fridays at 7.01pm AEDT.

“The launch of Disney+ is a historic moment for our company that marks a new era of innovation and creativity,” said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company.

“Disney+ provides an exceptional entertainment experience, showcasing our library of beloved movies, TV series and exclusive original content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.”

As part of the launch, the service premiered its first original series and films including “The Mandalorian,” the epic first-ever live-action Star Wars series; “Lady and the Tramp,” a live-action re-telling of the 1955 animated classic; “Noelle,” an original holiday comedy film starring Anna Kendrick; “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” the all-new scripted series set at the real-life East High featured in the blockbuster film franchise; “Marvel’s Hero Project,” which celebrates extraordinary kids making a difference in their communities; “Encore!,” executive produced by the multi-talented Kristen Bell; “The Imagineering Story” a six-part documentary from Emmy and Academy Award-nominated director Leslie Iwerks; short-form series “Pixar IRL” and “Disney Family Sundays;” and animated short film collections “SparkShorts” and “Forky Asks A Question” from Pixar Animation Studios.

The service provides viewers of all ages an unrivaled collection of new and library content from the world-class creators of The Walt Disney Company – the visionaries representing nearly a century of creativity from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more.

Beginning today, subscribers can enjoy:

Timeless animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Walt Disney Signature Collection, created or inspired by the imagination and legacy of Walt Disney – including “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Pinocchio,” “Bambi,” “The Lion King,” “Lady and The Tramp,” “Peter Pan,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Cinderella” and more.

Three of the four highest-grossing films of all time: “Avengers: Endgame,” Avatar,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Twenty-nine seasons of the 11-time Emmy Award-winning series “The Simpsons.”

Hit films from Marvel Studios, including “Avengers: Endgame,” as well as “Captain America: Civil War,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 3,” “Doctor Strange,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Captain Marvel,” “Iron Man,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Avengers: Infinity War”, “Ant-Man”, “Ant-Man and the Wasp”, “Thor: Ragnarok (AU Only)” and “Black Panther”.
Thousands of episodes from hit Disney Channel and Disney Junior series such as “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” “Kim Possible,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” along with more than 100 Disney Channel Original Movies including “Descendants,” “High School Musical,” and “Camp Rock.”

20 (AU) / 18 (NZ) of Pixar Animation Studios’ groundbreaking fan favourite movies including “Wall-E,” “Up,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story,” “Inside Out” and “Brave,” as well as all of Pixar’s beloved theatrical shorts such as the Academy Award-winning “Bao” and “Sanjay’s Super Team.”

More than 400 episodes and features from National Geographic, including the critically-acclaimed and award-winning documentary “Free Solo” and “Science Fair.”

All six of the original classic Star Wars films released between 1977-2005, in addition to recent blockbusters “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Solo”. By the end of 2020, the entire Skywalker saga will be available on the service.

Marvel television series from the 1970s to present day including “X-Men,” and “Spider-Man,”
Subscribers will also have access to a burgeoning collection of 4K Ultra HD films including the first seven Star Wars movies available for the first time in this format, along with “Hocus Pocus,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Toy Story” 1-3, and more.

Disney+ offers subscribers high-quality and commercial-free viewing, up to four concurrent streams, unlimited downloads on up to ten devices, personalised recommendations, and the ability to set up to seven different profiles. Available content is streamed in UHD 4K, HDR10, and Dolby Atmos immersive audio on supported devices. Additionally, parents have the ability to set Kids Profiles that create an easy-to-navigate interface to access age-appropriate content.

Consumers can subscribe to Disney+ directly at DisneyPlus.com or via in-app purchase from the following partner platforms and devices (dependent on country):

Web and Devices:
Web
iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Android (Phone and Tablet)
Apple TV (tvOS)
Chromecast
Amazon Fire TV (Australia)
TVs
Sony TV (Android TV)
Samsung (Tizen)
LG (WebOS)
Android TV
Gaming Consoles
PS4
Xbox One

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    1. Not sure about price but I work with someone who sport wise only watches basketball. He is able to turn his subscription on and off with Kayo hassle free so he only pays when the content he wants is airing.

    2. I can’t comment on sport prices as I don’t know what options there are for sport but just having Netflix & Disney+ is just under $20 a month. While Foxtel is around $50-$140 a month depending on the package you get. One package they offer also includes Netflix, but still I’d imagine that you’d need a few streaming packages before you’d be reaching the cost of Foxtel. But streaming can also come with an additional cost of internet data each month for anyone without unlimited data

  4. I was expecting much more from Disney’s subs in the way of TV shows. I’m not a family man so there’s a lot of content I don’t find engaging. This is in no way competition for Netflix in my house.

  5. Disney+ will be an attraction for parents looking for a diversion from iPads and other similar devices over the Christmas break. Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters will always have a new audience
    especially in HDR10 and Dolby Atmos, but having Dolby Vision would have been good too. Having over 10 million subscribers in the USA upon the release of Disney+ means that Disney has made a good business choice providing a UHD 4K format at no extra cost, but Disney+ is family friendly entertainment so Hulu+ needs to be added outside the USA sometime in the future, then original adult content can be provided to match Netflix and Amazon Prime and the nascent Apple+ which you would anticipate will continue growing exponentially in the future.

    1. Correction: Apparently Disney+ does have Dolby Vision for some titles as well, though a recent article by videophiles only measured an average of 300-400 nits for UHDR titles.

  7. Signed up for 1 year through iTunes – $90 but with 20% discounted iTunes gift cards brings it down to $6 per month spread across 4 in the family. Great value.

    Catalogue largely as expected. Plenty of good stuff on there for all of us and more to come.

    My daughter wanted to watch Good Luck Charlie last week. She will be delighted when she comes home from school and it is there. Very underrated show.

  8. Although the catalogue of content is substantial, I’m wanting to know if there is content from Disney subsidiaries such as Touchstone (Home Improvement, Blossom, Monk, and other 80s/90s/00s TV series), and ABC Studios (Desperate Housewives, and other content from early 2000’s).

    1. No. Desperate Houswives for example is on Hulu. It has been widely reported that Disney will use Disney + for kids and family and Hulu will be general tv and movies in the US.

      I expect in Australia Disney will either partner with Stan to be their Hulu equivalent or buy Stan and rebrand it but won’t launch an Australian version of Hulu from scratch.

        1. The benefit would be the existing customer base and content deals they would be buying. Would give them a strong head start in Australia for their general entertainment streaming service (which is Hulu in the US).

          They didn’t partner with Stan for Disney + because they are targeting different market segments. I’ve noted above Disney’s streaming strategy which has been widely documented elsewhere.

  9. I joined at 8am this morning, a bit disappointed with the 7 days free thou, I was hoping for 30 days. But oh well, I’m still happy, been waiting a while for this

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