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How to Cancel Disney+ After Recent Price Increase Announcement

How to Cancel Disney+ After Recent Price Increase Announcement

Price jumps for streaming services are never fun for users. The cost of ad-free streaming has risen 25% in the past year, and the average cost of streaming per household is now on par with the price of cable subscriptions. Sometimes, budgets just won’t allow for users to absorb yet another price increase.

Disney just announced a second wave of price increases for its streaming services in less than a year. The price of ad-free Disney+ will go up by 27% on Oct. 12, jumping from $10.99 to $13.99 as Disney tries to bring down streaming losses that still exceed $500 million per quarter. This is still less expensive than ad-free streaming on platforms like Netflix or Max, but even so it represents an added cost of nearly $40 per year.

Step-by-Step Instructions for How to Cancel Disney+

If you’re simply fed up with Disney+ and ready to say goodbye to the service, canceling is a fairly simple process. Unlike cable, subscription streaming services allow users to go month-to-month with their bills, so getting out of an agreement is simple.

  • Log into your Disney+ account.
  • Go to your profile icon (top right of the screen on desktop, bottom right on mobile).
  • Select “Account.”
  • Scroll to the “Subscription” subheading, and click on your plan.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click “Cancel Subscription.”

How to Cancel a Disney Bundle Subscription

If you’re signed up to Disney+ through the Disney Bundle, the steps for canceling are the same as above. You can log into Disney+ (or Hulu or ESPN+), access your settings in the “Account” tab, and cancel your subscription to the entire Disney Bundle in one fell swoop, instead of having to go around to all three services and cancel individually.

Does Any Service Offer Ad-Free Streaming Cheaper Than Disney+?

As stated above, premium streamers like Netflix, Max, and even the other Disney streamer Hulu all charge more per month than Disney+ will end up asking for its ad-free streaming tier. However, customers looking to stay ad-free and save a little money still have options.

Paramount+ with Showtime is an excellent alternative to ad-free Disney+. It comes in at $11.99 per month and includes plenty of kids fare with titles like “PAW Patrol,” “SpongeBob Squarepants” and more available, plus “Star Trek” and a wide range of Taylor Sheridan-created shows for franchise-minded parents. The service also includes a live 24/7 stream of local CBS affiliates in most markets, giving users live sports and news access, something they didn’t have with Disney+.

Paramount Plus

Paramount+ is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 40,000+ TV show episodes from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and more. Get free access with a Walmart+ subscription.

Paramount+ includes “1883,” “Tulsa King,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and “PAW Patrol.” Subscribers can watch the NFL, college football, The Masters, college basketball, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa, Serie A, and NWSL. The service also offers the option to watch your live CBS affiliate. The upgraded ad-free package includes premium movies and shows from Showtime.


Peacock costs the same $11.99 per month to go ad-free as Paramount+ does, and its animated movies like the “Shrek” and “Despicable Me” franchises (to say nothing of the new “Super Mario Bros. Movie”) will definitely keep kids entertained. Parents will be able to enjoy titles like “Poker Face” and the new “Twisted Metal,” as well as Universal movies like “Fast X” and live sports and news from NBC, as well.

Peacock

Peacock is a subscription video streaming service from NBCUniversal that includes original shows, blockbuster movies, and classic television series. Peacock is home to “Yellowstone,” and “The Office,” as well as original hits like “Poker Face” and “Bel-Air.” You can also watch live sports including NFL, MLB, WWE, Olympics, Premier League, NASCAR, French Open, College Football and Basketball, and PGA Tour. Premium Plus subscribers can stream their local NBC feed in all 210 markets.

Peacock includes news, entertainment, sports, late-night, and reality from various NBCU properties including NBC, Bravo, and E!.

Peacock also includes the entire library of Bravo shows and has exclusives like “Below Deck: Down Under.” They also include live and on-demand access to Hallmark channels.

The company has acquired the rights to many classic shows like “Parks and Recreation,” and the entire Dick Wolf library including “Law & Order” and “Chicago Fire.”

The service also features blockbusters and critically-acclaimed films from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and content acquired from Hollywood’s biggest studios.


David covers the biggest news stories, live events, premieres, and informational pieces for The Streamable. Before joining TS, he wrote extensively for Screen Rant and has years of experience writing about the entertainment and streaming industries. He's a Broncos fan, streams on his Toshiba Fire TV, and his favorites include "Andor," "Rings of Power," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

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