Disney+ Launches in the UK, Spain, More

Walt Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, is launching in a number of European countries today. The wait for Disney+ to arrive in Europe has been long, but it’s finally here, and it’s launching earlier than originally expected.

Disney+ is now available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland, marking the service’s largest multi-country launch so far.

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The service will also debut in France on April 7. Disney plans to launch the service in Belgium, Portugal, and the Nordics this Summer as well.

Disney+ is available £5.99/€6.99 per month or £59.99/€69.99 for an annual subscription. Disney had offered a sweet discount for those who pre-ordered the service, but that offer has now expired. In some countries like the UK, Disney has also signed deals to make Disney+ more accessible to the general public.

The launch of Disney+ in Europe comes at a time where demand is incredibly high. With the majority of European countries now in lockdown, demand for services like Netflix and Disney+ is unprecedented. And like Netflix, Disney+ is also going to lower overall bandwidth utilization by at least 25% to help reduce the huge strain of video streaming services on the internet at this difficult time.