When is Disney+ launching in the UK, how much is the subscription fee and what titles are on the streaming site?

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Jack Webb @JackWebb9231 March 2020

After months of anticipation, UK fans can finally subscribe and start streaming everything on Disney+ as the streaming platform officially launches today.

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The wait is finally over, as Disney+ is now live, with standard pricing at £5.99 per month, or £59.99 for an annual subscription.

Just last week, Disney announced that it will be downgrading its streaming quality - just like Netflix and other major video-streaming websites - supposedly to help the systems deal with the demand now that more people are staying at home aid the coronavirus outbreak.

How Disney Plus, the entertainment company's new streaming service, will look
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The streaming service has been available in America since November 12, 2020, offering all of the company’s iconic entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic.

Original content is available too, including feature-length films, series, documentaries, and short-form content made exclusively for the service.

Disney+ joins a host of other big names in the streaming service market – from Apple, whose Apple TV+ launched at the start of November, to the BBC and ITV’s joint Britbox venture, to Amazon Prime to, of course, the leader of the pack, Netflix.

What is Disney+?

Disney+, or Disney Plus, is the beloved studio's answer to Netflix, a comprehensive streaming platform featuring all the shows and films the company has produced since the 1930s.

It features previous shows and films, as well as new content exclusive only to Disney+.

The service has five flagship franchises which it will focus on Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.

It will include all the animated classics, from Sleeping Beauty to Frozen.

Subscribers can stream Disney+ on nearly all major mobile and connected TV devices now, including gaming consoles and smart TVs.

There is also an option for parents to set Kids Profiles that have an easy to navigate, child-friendly interface to access age-appropriate content.

What is the Disney+ release date in the UK?

The wait is over as the platform has finally hit UK screens today. March 24, 2020.

Disney+ is set to launch in every major region within the next two years. The Netherlands was the first to get access to the service via a trial beginning in September, but the Dutch were joined by customers in the US and Canada in November, with New Zealand and Australia will gaining access a week later.

You can sign up now at DisneyPlus.com/uk and start streaming.

How much is the new streaming service?

Standard pricing is £5.99 per month or £59.99 for an annual subscription.

This puts Disney+ just below Netflix’s pricing, which starts at £7.99 per month.

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What movies and shows are on Disney+?

There are more than 7,500 episodes and 500 films in the first year that Disney+ is online, with more films and TV shows added over time.

At launch, over 25 exclusive Disney+ Originals are available including the highly anticipated series, The Mandalorian, and viewers also have access to all the upcoming Marvel productions like WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier when they release.

However it would appear that today at launch you can only watch the first two episodes of The Mandalorian.

The Originals have been created based on series in the Disney canon, with a particular focus on Marvel and Star Wars. The Mandalorian marks TV's first Star Wars series and centres on a lone bounty hunter on a journey through the galaxy.

Last year, Charmaine Chan lead compositor and visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic which did the VFX for The Mandalorian spoke on the Women Tech Charge podcast about the making of the show. "It’s a little bit of old school, it’s a little bit of new school. And I think that’s where visual effects really succeed", she told host Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon.

In addition, there were some concerns that The Simpsons wouldn't be available to view on the UK version of Disney+ however, Disney has confirmed that there will be over 600 episodes of the hit cartoon available to watch on the platform.

How to watch Disney+

Simply visit the Disney+ website to get started. Set up an account and log in to access all the TV shows and films to your heart's desire.

If you're a Sky Q customer, then you can log into the Disney+ app on your Sky Q box and watch all the content on your TV.

Disney+ is available to watch on Sky Q boxes for Sky customers
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The new app is also available to access on Amazon devices, such as Amazon Fire smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV streaming stick and Amazon Fire tablets so you can watch on the go, though you might not be on the go much at the moment.

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