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Disney+ Is Teaming Up With Hulu and ESPN to Offer a Streaming Bundle For Under $20 a Month

Aug 15 2019 - 8:20am

FROZEN, Elsa (voice: Idina Menzel), 2013. Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

If you want to have all your bases covered when it comes to the best in TV and film, you might be subscribed to a ton of streaming services, including Netflix [1], Hulu [2], HBO [3], Amazon [4], and maybe even CBS All Access. With Disney+ ("Disney Plus") coming out this year, you may have secretly wondered if it'll live up to its hype. With plans starting at $6.99 per month [5] or $69.99 per year [6], it might just be worth it to get your Disney fix. And to make temptation even sweeter, on Aug. 6, Disney announced a bundle package [7] of its three streaming services — Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — for $12.99 per month.

The service, which is notably cheaper than most of its competition (Netflix plans start at $8.99) while the bundle price is cheaper than or on par with other services, will showcase plenty of Disney content for you and your family [8] to enjoy. This includes the entire Disney vault [9], which features Marvel Studio hits like Captain Marvel, classics like Frozen, and even old-school cartoons like The Mighty Ducks. Plus, you can count on seeing fresh Disney series [10], such as new shows about Marvel's Falcon and Loki.

And of course, Disney content will be exclusive to this service [11], which means you probably won't find it anywhere else unless you're willing to pay per episode or movie. Disney+ will also pick up family-friendly entertainment from ABC Studios and 20th Century Fox. This basically means nothing R-rated [12], so your favorite TV-14 primetime dramas may be up for grabs either on this service or through Hulu, which Disney has a 67 percent stake in [13]. Also, with ESPN+ [14], sports-lovers can indulge in "hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, and more."

It helps to be a Disney enthusiast to appreciate Disney+, but you don't need to own a pair of Mickey ears [15] or go to Disneyland multiple times a year [16] to get something out of the service. With Disney+ coming out Nov. 12 [17], it might be time to carve out $7 or $12 per month in your budget. If anything else, we're keeping our fingers crossed for a free trial to test out its offerings before making the leap.


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