As ESPN+ Raises Its Price, Now’s the Time to Opt for the Disney Bundle
In a move sure to upset sports fans, on Aug. 23, ESPN+ is getting a 43% price increase from $6.99 to $9.99 per month. While this makes a standalone subscription quite unattractive, it alternately makes the $13.99 monthly rate for the full Disney Bundle look that much more appealing.
The price tag for the Disney Bundle, which includes subscriptions to Disney+, Hulu and the aforementioned live sports network ESPN+, has remained static for some time even as its individual parts have seen steady increases over the past few years. ESPN+ alone has seen its prices go up a dollar each year since 2020.
Currently, subscribing to each individual streamer costs $7.99 for Disney+, $6.99 for Basic Hulu, and now $9.99 for ESPN+, totaling almost $25 each month for all three services. However, the discounted bundle knocks nearly $11 off that total, making the choice to take on all three Disney streamers obvious.
These are a number of different ways to save through a Disney subscription bundle, including:
1. The Disney “Best Value” Bundle: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu (with Ads)
Price: $13.99 (discounted from $24.97)
The OG of Disney discounts, this bundle gives you all three streamers at a decent price. Hulu, the premiere ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) service, gives its subscribers lower costs with some commercials included in their viewing experience. Disney+ currently does not include ads on this tier, as Disney’s flagship streamer will not introduce ads to the platform until December.
This bundle gives subscribers access to the complete Disney+ library of original streaming movies and shows as well as Disney films and continuous Disney Channel content. Hulu offers great originals such as the recently released Predator film “Prey” as well as a host of original and broadcast TV content. Sports lovers will get to watch hours of live TV as they prepare for the upcoming NFL and college football seasons.
2. The Disney Bundle: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu (No Ads)
Price: $19.99 (discounted from $30.97)
Getting rid of ads entirely is going to cost a bit more since the Hulu subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service without commercials balloons to $12.99 each month. As an extra bonus, this tier allows subscribers to download and watch select media without an internet connection, something barred from the AVOD option.
As of yet, there is no news on how the Disney+ AVOD launch on Dec. 18 will affect these bundling prices. Presumably, the AVOD option that currently includes ads on Hulu will also bring commercials to the Disney+ platform at the same $13.99 price point.
With the Disney+ new ad-free option rising to $10.99, an SVOD subscription bundle may end up in the $19.99 to $22.99 range to make up for those extra fees.
So, as prices continue to shift, the best way to enjoy Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu content is through the present-day bundling plans, which for the time being offers a lot of value at a price that has remained static for several years, and hopefully will to do so as the market continues to change.
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Disney+
Disney+ är en ny reklamfri video streaming tjänst som erbjuder exklusiva serier och filmer från Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic och fler. Disney avslöjade att deras streamingtjänst kommer att lanseras i Storbritannien den 24 mars 2020.
Disney streamingtjänster kommer att kosta SEK 89 / månad, eller SEK 889 / år (SEK 74.08 / månad).
Appen stödjer 4K streaming, obegränsade nedladdningar, 4 simultana strömmar, up till 7 profiler, med hundratals avatars för din personliga profil.
Det första året kommer att inkludera 25 nya originalserier, 10+ filmer, 7,500 tidigare avsnitt, 100 senaste filmer, och 400 bibliotekstitlar inklusive hela Disney Vault. Nya utgåvor som “Toy Story 4”, “The Lion King”, “Aladdin” och klassiker som “The Little Mermaid” och “Cinderella” kommer att finnas tillgängliga för att streama.
Företaget tillkännagav originalserier och filmer som kommer att finnas tillgängliga vid lanseringen, inklusive den $100 miljon 8-avsnitts Star Wars spin-off, “The Mandalorian”, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” “The World According To Jeff Goldblum,” “Lady and the Tramp,” och “The Imagineering Story.”
Du kan se hela listan av tillgängliga Disney, Disney Channel, Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, Nat Geo serier och filmer, eller samtlig tillgänglig Disney Plus innehåller genom att gå in på vår Disney+ Streaming Film Lista.
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Hulu
Hulu is a video streaming service that gives access to thousands of full seasons of exclusive series, hit movies, kids shows, and Hulu Originals like The Handmaid's Tale.
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ESPN+
ESPN+ is a live TV streaming service that gives access to thousands of live sporting events, original shows like Peyton’s Place, the entire library of 30 for 30, E:60, The Last Dance, as well exclusive written analysis from top ESPN insiders.
