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Quite a big increase, pure money grabbing move, since they launched the ad service at the same price as the current service. Sure they assume this is basically

Quite a big increase, pure money grabbing move, since they launched the ad service at the same price as the current service. Sure they assume this is basically free money, anyone that doesn't want to pay extra just has to put up the adverts, anyone that doesn't can pay extra. The board likely love this idea.

toyg 4y ago
> pure money grabbing move Disney is a giant corporation, "grabbing" money is why they exist.
lancesells 4y ago
It's $3 more a month. We can all talk about percentages but it's $3/mo or $36/year and not a big increase. I get feeling like it's a bait and switch but it's not a lot of money and not outrageous. I'm not a Disney+ subscriber or even a fan of voluntary subscriptions but we should all be more outraged by food and housing prices than the cost of entertainment.
- Clent 4y ago
  Are you too young to have experienced cable pricing? The increase is more than inflation, which is already high. This will not be the last increase. I predict bi-yearly increases that keep the pricing well ahead of inflation.
  - lancesells 4y ago
    I'm very old and know all about cable pricing. Not sure what that has to do with my comment though. That said, I haven't had cable in ~18 years so maybe I'm missing the correlation. It won't be the last price increase and it's nothing to do with inflation no matter what they say or indicate. I agree you'll see bi-yearly increases from every streaming service since they will all follow each other's lead. In 10 years Disney+ will most likely be twice the price it is today. They will raise prices until people stop paying which I suspect won't be happening for a very long time if ever.
- ChildOfChaos 4y ago
  I'm hearing this with everything though.... "It's just another $x" Prime, netflix etc etc, it's not just another $x, it's a lot of money when you add it up, particularly when Disney are not adding any additional value for doing so and instead just doing pure profiteering. There are a lot of companies out there seeing all the price increases in things and just using it as an excuse to increase there profits.

toyg 4y ago

> pure money grabbing move Disney is a giant corporation, "grabbing" money is why they exist.

lancesells 4y ago

It's $3 more a month. We can all talk about percentages but it's $3/mo or $36/year and not a big increase. I get feeling like it's a bait and switch but it's not a lot of money and not outrageous. I'm not a Disney+ subscriber or even a fan of voluntary subscriptions but we should all be more outraged by food and housing prices than the cost of entertainment.

Clent 4y ago
Are you too young to have experienced cable pricing? The increase is more than inflation, which is already high. This will not be the last increase. I predict bi-yearly increases that keep the pricing well ahead of inflation.
- lancesells 4y ago
  I'm very old and know all about cable pricing. Not sure what that has to do with my comment though. That said, I haven't had cable in ~18 years so maybe I'm missing the correlation. It won't be the last price increase and it's nothing to do with inflation no matter what they say or indicate. I agree you'll see bi-yearly increases from every streaming service since they will all follow each other's lead. In 10 years Disney+ will most likely be twice the price it is today. They will raise prices until people stop paying which I suspect won't be happening for a very long time if ever.
ChildOfChaos 4y ago
I'm hearing this with everything though.... "It's just another $x" Prime, netflix etc etc, it's not just another $x, it's a lot of money when you add it up, particularly when Disney are not adding any additional value for doing so and instead just doing pure profiteering. There are a lot of companies out there seeing all the price increases in things and just using it as an excuse to increase there profits.