Disney+ goes live Tuesday! Here's why parents are losing their minds
We do our best to manage screen time, but sometimes the only 30 minutes parents have to do the dishes is while the kids are watching an episode of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse."
So when Disney announced it's new steaming service, parents (and grandparents and aunts and uncles and teachers and you get it) everywhere were like, "take all our money."
Disney+ launches Nov. 12 and will cost subscribers $6.99 per month, or $69.99 for the year.
Here's some reasons parents are losing their minds.
Lots of your kids' favorite shows and movies are here
The life cycle of a movie for kids is short. They can watch a movie a gazillion times in a matter of weeks. Then, just like that, they're done with it. So options are a big plus.
By the end of the first year, Disney+ promised to house more than 8,000 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic movies and TV shows.
Some popular titles on the list so far include "Frozen," "Moana," "The Incredibles," "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" and "Wall-E."
And yes, it also includes "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse." Hot dog! (Netflix will continue to stream some recent tiles as late as mid-2020).
Recent Disney releases will be there
Disney's newest live-action films "Dumbo,""Aladdin," "The Lion King" and more will stream exclusively on Disney+, after their theatrical and pay-TV runs. The list will eventually include the much-anticipated "Frozen 2" and "Toy Story 4."
And let's not forget "Captain Marvel," "Avengers Endgame," and "Star Wars: Episode IX" for the older kids.
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New stuff for kids to watch
It probably won't be long before your kids get hooked on something new, and parents will be hiding their kids' devices. Some are:
"Forky Asks a Question" and "Lamp Life," animated spinoffs based on characters in "Toy Story 4."
"Monsters at Work," a series inspired by "Monsters, Inc." with returning cast members Billy Crystal as Mike and John Goodman as Sullivan.
"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," 10 episodes following a group of high-school students through life and friendship.
Hulu original "The Bravest Knight" is a new animated series following Nia on her path to knighthood.
Disney+ will have nothing rated R
The Disney+ streaming service is family-friendly, so no R-rated programming is planned. Kids' profiles will provide parental controls to help keep children away from more mature content.
This is huge in a time of the Momo Challenge and other concerns about the safety of kids on the internet.
Everything can be downloaded
All content on Disney+ will be available for download. So that means you can download "Frozen" for your kids to watch 100 times on that eight-hour road trip, with no internet connection needed. (Just a lot of storage space.)
Hulu and ESPN+ offer post-bedtime binges
Disney is also overing a bundle package of its three streaming services — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ — for $12.99 per month—which if you add up the current price of all three separately, the bundle could save you about $5 per month.
The company seems to be really going after Netflix, whose standard plan costs, you guessed it, $12.99 per month.
Hulu originals include "Veronica Mars," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Castle Rock" and more. Plus there's old favorites like "Seinfeld" and "Cheers."
As for ESPN+, the service now offers live games from MLB, MLS, NHL and more. It also shows UFC fights, tennis, and "college sports like football, basketball, and lacrosse," the website says.
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