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Zach Epstein
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Well, it might only be day two but it's already pretty safe to say that Disney+ is a smash hit. We don't have any official launch-day subscriber figures to share, but we do have some pretty clear evidence beyond the unending buzz that you see all over social media sites right now. Disney spoke openly about how many months it spent preparing for heavy demand on launch day, and yet the company still couldn't manage to handle the influx of new users who rushed to stream their favorite Disney-owned programming on Disney+. Apps were crashing, error messages kept popping up, and the problems continued late into the night as the new streaming service simply couldn't cope with the amount of traffic it was getting. Most estimates for launch-day Disney+ subscriber counts reach into the millions, and we don't doubt it considering what we saw yesterday.
As popular as Disney+ is, and as much fantastic content as it has in its catalog on day one, it stands to reason that Disney could get away with charging an arm and a leg for it. Heck, there are already a whopping 639 different movies and shows available to stream on Disney+. But Disney decided to add even more fuel to the fire by making its new streaming service shockingly affordable; Disney plus costs just $6.99 each month, or $5.83 per month if you pay annually. That price point makes the service a complete no-brainer. In fact, there's really only one reason we can think of not to pay for Disney+: If you can get it for free.
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There’s already a way to get a year of Disney+ for free originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 09:41:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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