As per the Disney+ website, the popular streaming service will be increasing its prices for customers starting on March 26. The basic service will increase $1/month, from $6.99/month to $7.99/month, and its Disney Bundle will increase the same amount, rising to $13.99 a month for bundles with Hulu with ads and ESPN+ and $19.99/month for ad-free Hulu and ESPN+. The service’s bundles with Hulu with ads, ESPN+, and live TV will increase $1/month as well, rising from $72 to $73/month, while the same bundle with ad-free Hulu will rise from $78 to $79/month. And for the latest entertainment news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While the price increase may seem minor, customers are incensed over the increased service cost. “@disneyplus just got an email that you’re raising your prices. Cancelled my subscription,” wrote one Twitter user. “Disney plus is too new to be already upping their prices,” wrote another. And if you’re already a Disney+ subscriber, check out these 13 Shows You Can Watch on Disney+ From Start to Finish This Weekend. The increased cost of the streaming service isn’t the only change Disney+ has made in recent months. In Oct. 2020, Disney+ announced that it would be adding content warnings to movies including Dumbo, Fantasia, Lady and the Tramp, and Peter Pan due to controversial—and allegedly racist—depictions of certain cultures. “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe,” the disclaimer reads. Disney+ isn’t alone in making some changes to boost its revenues amid the pandemic, which has caused massive financial losses for companies across industries. In early March, Netflix—which has consistently denied that it would crack down on account sharing in the past—sent out a warning to some customers that read, “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching.” Just a few months prior, the subscription service had also raised its prices, increasing the cost of its standard plan $1, to $14/month, and its premium plan $2, to $18/month. And for some TV providers that aren’t delivering adequate value to their customers, This Is the Least Popular Streaming Service, According to Data.
