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About
Disney+ is a streaming service created by Disney which will host film and television series owned by Disney, including content from Lucasfilm, Marvel, Fox, Pixar, and National Geographic. The service will compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video and a compliment to Hulu, which Disney partially owns.
History
On August 8th, 2017, Disney announced it would soon ditch Netflix and launch its own streaming service, starting in 2019.[1] On November 8th, 2018 Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the service would be named "Disney+."[2] On April 11th, 2019, they announced a launch date of November 12th, 2019[3] and a price of $6.99/month. Captain Marvel will be the first Marvel film released in theaters that will first stream on Disney+. Iger has stated Disney plans to eventually host all movies in the Disney Vault on the service, and all thirty seasons of The Simpsons will stream exclusively on Disney+. The first six Star Wars films will be available at launch, along with The Force Awakens and Rogue One.
Online Presence
Interest in the platform surged online after Disney revealed its upcoming schedule for films on May 7th, 2019, including several new Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney films.
Many expressed excitement about the upcoming slate of films, and interest in purchasing Disney+ in order to watch the films (shown below).
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May 08, 2019 at 11:36PM EDT
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May 08, 2019 at 10:17PM EDT