Oh dear, Disney+ finally follow Netflix pace, as the streaming service plans to reduce password sharing later this year.
Earlier this year, the Mouse House changed its Disney+ subscriber agreement to make it clear that password sharing will soon be a thing of the past. Now, in a recent interview with CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company plans to make its “first real attempt at password sharing” this June. Iger went on to clarify that the plans will launch in “a handful of countries in a handful of markets” before affecting all subscribers in September.
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Essentially, if you’re on someone else’s Disney+ subscription at this point, and you want to keep using it, you’re better off enjoying the next few months without paying full price (if you pay at all). When Netflix began cracking down on password sharing in 2023, it charged users an extra $8 per month just to add an extra viewer outside of their household, on top of the $15.50 per month standard plan. That means you’re looking at two homes for over $23 a month. That’s a far cry from the original price of $8 per month for the standard Netflix plan, and goes to show you just how expensive the streaming service really is.
Like Netflix, Disney allows you to add a membership outdoors for an “additional fee,” though exactly how much that will cost has yet to be announced. Recently, Disney+ and Hulu were merged into one app, although you have to pay for both subscriptions separately. The only real advantage to this is that you can see everything you’re watching in one place and get better recommendations across all types of shows and movies you watch, but is it worth the cost of two streaming services? Cost is another issue entirely.