About

Disney+ vs. Netflix refers to series of TikTok videos in which users label the streaming service Disney+ as a threat to Netflix by acting out scenes as if they were each streaming service or acting out scenes in which they leave or unsubscribe to Netflix. The videos became popular in November 2019 shortly after Disney+ was released.

Origin

On November 13th, 2019, the day after Disney+ was released TikTok user uploaded a video with the caption "Let the streaming wars begin" (show below). The video garnered over 89,900 likes and 1,200 shares in nine days.

Spread

On November 13th, 2019, TikTok user @christinacarrotcakes uploaded a video using a sound clip from Sleeping Beauty to act out leaving Netflix for Disney+ (shown below, left). The video gained over 231,000 likes and 4,600 shares in nine days. On November 16th, TikToker @seabasss1.0 uploaded a video in which he plays Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ which received over 347,000 likes and 6,000 shares in a week (shown below, center). On November 18th, TikTok user @taileekk uploaded a video which accumulated over 146,300 likes and 3,700 shares in five days and used a sound clip from Mean Girls (shown below, right).

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