Disney Cracks Down on ‘Bluey,’ ’Star Wars,’ ‘Descendants” Viewers With New Price-Gouging Streaming Policy

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An image of various characters from Disney+ shows and movies. In the foreground are characters from "Descendants," "The Mandalorian," and the animated show "Bluey." The background shows a collage of Disney+ titles such as "Avengers: Endgame" and "Guardians of the Galaxy.

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8 Comments

  1. James

    Get your facts straight. I still pay 6.99 a month for Disney Plus and I’ve never once seen an ad… Do they really pay you to write, cause you definitely don’t read …smh.

  2. Satan

    Piracy sites exist for a reason disney plus will still suffer

  3. Kat

    This is ridiculous; maybe they wouldn’t have problems if they didn’t cancel shows before their time when the scripts are literally done because of “Disney+ performance” when the shows in question are live TV shows (looking at The Ghost and Molly McGee). And just in general. But let’s get real and talk about those other apps, shall we?

    Now I’ve barely used them, but I discovered the sheer joy of the FXNOW app recently when it was my only available option anywhere to stream Ghostbusters: Afterlife for free (since none of our paid services had it. My family collectively has: Netflix, Disney+, Max, and AMC+. I used to have Hulu, but had to cancel it). Unlike some other platforms, its ad breaks only have one ad and they’re short. I’ve been looking forward to exploring the app a bit since I do watch a few FX shows which I haven’t had access to since canceling Hulu.

    Alas, here we are again. Now we already have Disney+ because my sister pays for it. But I’m pretty miffed at the increasingly numbskull ideas corporations are coming up with these days to try to force people to spend more money while taking away things they like. It’s not going to win points with anyone! Decreasing the public’s opinion of you probably isn’t in your best interest after other public debacles. For goodness sake. Take the wads of cash out of your ears and listen for a hot minute, Iger.

  4. Djmonster

    Those apps are so old I didn’t even know anyone still used them, I’ve not seen anyone use any of those apps in years.

  5. Eryn

    Come on guys!guts!! You are a monopolizing corporation. Help your fans and families stick with you. Stop price gouging. I love disney and always have, but don’t become Jerks.

  6. Cece

    Exactly, not to mention they charge anywhere from $19.99 to $30 just to rent an episode or movie. Lost my patronage for life

  7. Exactly, not to mention they charge anywhere from $19.99 to $30 just to rent an episode or movie. Lost my patronage for life

    I now use VUDU

  8. Will F.

    Well, let’s see if consumers now understand this publicly traded company’s price increase is a “business decision” by the CEO and not a policy decision driven by politicians. Nothing infuriates me more than people complaining with their vote, when they should be complaining with their dollars when it makes “cents”.

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