News Round Up 2019

[MickeyMinnieMom]

The things on this service will be constantly changing and growing just like Netflix or any other service. They weren’t going to put everything on it on day one.

I figured that — that’s why I said “at this stage”. But this is a VERY TINY list.

 

[rteetz]

I figured that — that’s why I said “at this stage”. But this is a VERY TINY list.

I honestly don’t know what to consider large or small for something like this. I’m sure when Netflix first started their list wasn’t huge either. I expect it to grow pretty quickly.

 

[crazy4wdw]

The things on this service will be constantly changing and growing just like Netflix or any other service. They weren’t going to put everything on it on day one.

I'm really looking forward to the series on Disney Imageerning, haven't read any recent updates on it lately.

 

[umichigan10]

I honestly don’t know what to consider large or small for something like this. I’m sure when Netflix first started their list wasn’t huge either. I expect it to grow pretty quickly.

They also have things tied into the Netflix deal which is still active currently. I’m sure once that deal expires that’ll bloat the content even more

 

[scrappinginontario]

Personally, I was anticipating more movies would be available.

 

[The Pho]

They also have things tied into the Netflix deal which is still active currently. I’m sure once that deal expires that’ll bloat the content even more

That Netflix deal will also make them pull stuff off and give it back to Netflix.

Still this “full” list is very short on content for a standalone service competing against Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix.

 

[rteetz]

I'm really looking forward to the series on Disney Imageerning, haven't read any recent updates on it lately.

That’s been in the works for a long time. Originally it was going to be a film. Leslie Iwerks is doing it.

 

[umichigan10]

That Netflix deal will also make them pull stuff off and give it back to Netflix.

Still this “full” list is very short on content for a standalone service competing against Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix.

In fairness to that, their price point is also super low (4-5 bucks a month to start I believe).

But it’ll be interesting to watch. This could blow up in igers face big time if they don’t start out the gate strong

 

[dina444444]

In fairness to that, their price point is also super low (4-5 bucks a month to start I believe).

But it’ll be interesting to watch. This could blow up in igers face big time if they don’t start out the gate strong

6.99/month or 69.99/year. So slightly higher than cbs all access with commercials but less than Hulu with no commercials and Disney+ will have the Netflix set up where there are no ads.

 

[umichigan10]

6.99/month or 69.99/year. So slightly higher than cbs all access with commercials but less than Hulu with no commercials and Disney+ will have the Netflix set up where there are no ads.

I’d argue for sure that even with that slate that their lineup is way more appealing than cbs all access. Just because I don’t think the cbs catalog resonates nearly as much as the Disney one does.

But I do think they’re expecting this to be an unequivocal smash hit. So if it stumbles a bit out of the blocks, how do they react to it? Interesting hypotheticals to consider

 

[charliebrown]

I haven’t paid much attention to Disney+, but I’m really surprised at how limited this lineup is!! I wouldn’t pay for it at this stage. Not even the $7/mo mentioned.

https://chipandco.com/disney-launch-day-lineup-announced-360176/

I honestly don't think the line up is that sparse. Sure, its not nearly as expansive as other streaming sites, but I still think its good. Not great, but good. I used to subscribe to Shutter (Streaming for horror movies )for a similar price, and that line up isn't nearly as good as this line up, comparatively.

Also, keep in mind what Netflix was like in their early days of streaming- they only had 2 big movies, the rest were b and c films, many that never had a theatrical release.
ALSO, this service is almost 50% cheaper than Netflix's HD service, and a 20% cheaper than the Netflix "barebones" package. Also, Disney gives you a sizable discount if you sign up for a full year. So, that means up to if you compare a year of Disney + to a year of Netflix, it is 36% less than Netflix basic, 56% less than Netflix Standard, and 64% less than Netflix Premium.

And, it appears Disney + will have the same features as Netflix Premium.

Also, not included on that list are the Day 1 original movies, shows, and documentaries, exclusive to Disney+.

So, I still think it looks like a good buy.

SO, in short, here's the TL;DR:

Doesn't look great, but still looks good.
Looks better than other niche streaming services with similar price points
Price is much cheaper than Netflix.
The list doesn't include everything.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I honestly don’t know what to consider large or small for something like this. I’m sure when Netflix first started their list wasn’t huge either. I expect it to grow pretty quickly.

Yeah...but Netflix was like a pioneer in the streaming services and it's been many years since Netflix has been on the market.

It's 2019...streaming is a way of life and people have so much more expectations.

My comment isn't necessarily in relation to the amount of content but just your comment towards Netflix.

 

[rteetz]

Yeah...but Netflix was like a pioneer in the streaming services and it's been many years since Netflix has been on the market.

It's 2019...streaming is a way of life and people have so much more expectations.

My comment isn't necessarily in relation to the amount of content but just your comment towards Netflix.

And you’re certainly right but I think Disney is rather playing it safe. If people aren’t biting initially then I see them opening it up more adding more to the library. I personally am not turned off by this “small” list.

 

[dlavender]

Does anyone know what’s up with Everest today? Was cleared out of the line at 345ish today and I see it’s not back up. Sounded like they were preparing to evacuate it. On the way home but it seems from the app that it’s still down.

 

[afan]

They're going to need to do like all the other streaming services do and over at least a week (cbs & hbo) or a month (netflix & hulu) or they won't get as many people to try it. Sure there's stuff on there people will want to watch but that doesn't mean they'll want to pay to try it out when all the others offer at least a week free to try it out and see how you like it.

 

[OSUZorba]

I haven’t paid much attention to Disney+, but I’m really surprised at how limited this lineup is!! I wouldn’t pay for it at this stage. Not even the $7/mo mentioned.

https://chipandco.com/disney-launch-day-lineup-announced-360176/

Yeah, I thought they had been claiming almost the entire movie library would be there day one plus a lot of the old animated series. That seems like a very short list for $7/mn.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I haven’t paid much attention to Disney+, but I’m really surprised at how limited this lineup is!! I wouldn’t pay for it at this stage. Not even the $7/mo mentioned.

https://chipandco.com/disney-launch-day-lineup-announced-360176/

Honestly guess it depends what you are interested in / how much you watch but for me just the Imagineering show and the Mandelorean are worth it to be at launch and probably take me a while to get through before more gets added

Shows like that are worth way more to me than just having a ton of old movies / shows

 

[NoTime42]

I guess it depends on how much you stream per month. It’s not a massive lineup, but it seems to be enough to fill the time I spend watching Netflix (at most a couple movies/week and an occasional show)
Long run success may depend on how aggressively they add the classic content.

 

[Anthony Vito]

Honestly, the new original content was not why we were most interested in Disney+, at least not initially. We were really looking forward to the Disney library. I'm wondering why there are not significantly more titles. They announced they were doing away with the vault, so I don't see why they're not putting most of the titles on the service. I could see them holding stuff back so they can slowly add it and have things to announce. If that means they also take away titles, it will be frustrating (what's the difference between that and the Vault?). I understand some titles have contracts with other companies for streaming/distribution. However, the titles currently in the Vault would not fall into that, so I don't understand their exclusion. The Marvel lineup is really disappointing too.

We were all in on Disney+ even before the spring announcements of content/price/etc., and then we were really excited and have been waiting for it very impatiently, thinking we can finally get access to so many more Disney titles and in one place. If it was the full library, we were willing to pay more than the starting price (we were pleasantly surprised by the price).

Now, however, I don't know for sure if we'll sign up right away or not. We've been telling everyone how we're on board Day One, but looking at this list, there's just not that much that interests us right away. I mean, paying $8 for essentially one new show and a movie or two - it just makes me wonder if we're better off waiting until there are more titles. I'm most shocked that we're even thinking that, giving how much we were anticipating the service being released.

 

[dlavender]

Honestly, the new original content was not why we were most interested in Disney+, at least not initially. We were really looking forward to the Disney library. I'm wondering why there are not significantly more titles. They announced they were doing away with the vault, so I don't see why they're not putting most of the titles on the service. I could see them holding stuff back so they can slowly add it and have things to announce. If that means they also take away titles, it will be frustrating (what's the difference between that and the Vault?). I understand some titles have contracts with other companies for streaming/distribution. However, the titles currently in the Vault would not fall into that, so I don't understand their exclusion. The Marvel lineup is really disappointing too.

We were all in on Disney+ even before the spring announcements of content/price/etc., and then we were really excited and have been waiting for it very impatiently, thinking we can finally get access to so many more Disney titles and in one place. If it was the full library, we were willing to pay more than the starting price (we were pleasantly surprised by the price).

Now, however, I don't know for sure if we'll sign up right away or not. We've been telling everyone how we're on board Day One, but looking at this list, there's just not that much that interests us right away. I mean, paying $8 for essentially one new show and a movie or two - it just makes me wonder if we're better off waiting until there are more titles. I'm most shocked that we're even thinking that, giving how much we were anticipating the service being released.

Yeah I expected pretty much every movie that wasn’t on Netflix. I was most interested in the “older” ones such as Brave little toaster, Toy Story, etc... The sequels have all been played out through Netflix in our household.