Disney Opens up Public Pre-Orders for Disney+

Disney+ is expected to open its door to customers in November. The service is expected to first launch in Canada, Netherlands, Australia, New Zeland, and the United States.

And ahead of the November 12 launch, Disney opened up public pre-orders for the streaming service last night. Those interested in Disney+ will now be able to pre-order their subscription and get instant access when the service launches in November.

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Disney+, for those unfamiliar, comes at $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year if you get the annual subscription. Disney is letting you pre-order the service now, with a free 7-day trial. It’s a pretty good deal considering the content Disney+ will have, and the fact that it will offer 4 simultaneous streams and 4K/UHD content. Apple TV+ is actually much cheaper at $4.99 a month, but the content is going to be very limited on Apple’s service.

Disney isn’t letting users pre-order the ad-supported Hulu and ESPN+ bundle that comes a $12.99, though.

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  • Skolvikings

    23 September, 2019 - 9:08 am

    <p>There won't be a Disney+ app on Fire TV day one. But I wonder if there will be a Hulu add-on that works with the Hulu app on Fire TV?</p>

    • jmeiii75

      Premium Member
      23 September, 2019 - 12:09 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469732">In reply to Skolvikings:</a></em></blockquote><p>This may keep me from subscribing. I have a Gen 1 Chromecast, but I'm not sure how well it will work. </p>

  • BeckoningEagle

    Premium Member
    23 September, 2019 - 9:34 am

    <p>For some reason pushing any of the 2 subscription buttons sends me back to the sign-up screen. </p>

  • lvthunder

    Premium Member
    23 September, 2019 - 11:21 am

    <p>Why would someone need to preorder?</p>

    • Skolvikings

      23 September, 2019 - 11:34 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469777">In reply to lvthunder:</a></em></blockquote><p>I mean, that's a really good point. Unless you're getting some sort of discount for preordering, what's the point?</p>

    • matthewitt

      Premium Member
      23 September, 2019 - 12:34 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469777">In reply to lvthunder:</a></em></blockquote><p>Other than discounted pricing, it doesn't really benefit the consumer. It may benefit Disney to have another metric to gauge interest though.</p>

      • lvthunder

        Premium Member
        23 September, 2019 - 4:45 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#469804">In reply to MattHewitt:</a></em></blockquote><p>They aren't offering discounted pricing though. I guess it keeps them in the press.</p>

        • pargon

          Premium Member
          24 September, 2019 - 12:31 am

          <blockquote><em><a href="#469931">In reply to lvthunder:</a></em></blockquote><p>Yes they are, I got an email for 3 year subscription to save $40. Offer valid through October 11th</p>

  • markmagnus

    Premium Member
    23 September, 2019 - 11:51 am

    <p>I thought Disney just ran a preorder. Finished early September.</p>

    • Sprtfan

      23 September, 2019 - 12:30 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469784">In reply to markmagnus:</a></em></blockquote><p>They did but it was for Disney Fan Club members. The membership was free though and you could sign up for 3 years for $141. </p>

      • markmagnus

        Premium Member
        24 September, 2019 - 10:49 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#469801">In reply to Sprtfan:</a></em></blockquote><p>the D23 offer includes the Disney + or at least let you select that also. </p>

    • pargon

      Premium Member
      24 September, 2019 - 12:33 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469784">In reply to markmagnus:</a></em></blockquote><p>3 year $170 offer ends October 11th. I have the email still.</p>

      • tdemerse

        24 September, 2019 - 2:12 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#470061">In reply to Pargon:</a></em></blockquote><p>Is the link share-able or is it account specific? I wish I had known about this.</p>

  • datameister

    23 September, 2019 - 1:48 pm

    <p>Boggles the mind that people would want to preorder something like this.</p>

    • pargon

      Premium Member
      24 September, 2019 - 12:29 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469877">In reply to DataMeister:</a></em></blockquote><p>It probably helps disney estimate interest and ensure servers run smoothly.</p><p><br></p><p>When HBOnow launched you couldn't watch game of thrones without the video pausing every 5 seconds. Servers crashed and dumped the website and the apps. Took them something like 8 months before it was reliable.</p>

    • MoeJennings5

      27 September, 2019 - 9:00 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#469877">In reply to DataMeister:</a></em></blockquote><p>Only reason to pre-order this is someone dosen't want Hulu or ESPN+. If you include the $40 discount, the savings would be $3.37/mo for the 3 years. If you exclude the $40 discount, the savings would be $2.27/mo for the 3 years.</p><p>If you already have Hulu and/or ESPN+, then no, it makes no sense. The Disney+ Hulu ESPN+ bundle is more cost affective.</p>

  • IanYates82

    Premium Member
    24 September, 2019 - 1:14 am

    <p>Hope it has chromecast support and an xbox app</p>

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