Disney+ – cancelled for now
I cancelled Disney+ and for few reasons. Follow along as I explain in detail.
Price
Last year, including taxes, Disney+ was $118 for the ad-free yearly plan. This year, it was going to be $146 a year. For me and how often I watched Disney+, it was just too much for me, given so many other streaming services I already subscribe to.
Password Crackdown
With my separated wife and I living in separate homes, I wasn’t going to pay for a streaming service that she couldn’t watch anymore. I know.. I know… aside from the “being nice” part of paying for her to watch TV, this was a good opportunity to “cut her off” and make her pay for her own Disney+ subscription. She still gets Peacock, HBO Max, Apple TV+ and Prime Video that I am paying for that haven’t done the password crackdown scheme that Netflix started.
Too Many Others
For all of the other streaming services I have mentioned above, I would have been at just under $700 a year for all of the ones I have including the $146 a year for Disney+. Thank goodness I get HBO Max included in my AT&T phone plan which saves me a little bit.
Into The Future
I have Disney+ until April 19. 2024 so I am watching shows until then. I admit the Taylor Swift Eras concert was really good, even if I only knew a few songs.
I am sure that given time, and updated shows and new seasons, I will do a month-to-month on Disney+ again. I am not much a binge watcher, but I could learn to embrace it on a monthly basis.
I really need to start cracking down on streamers and cancel some. But there’s a little bit on each of the paid ones. The ones I can easily justify canceling due to lack of use by all are ones we get for free. But of course.
Oh yeah, I get that for the free ones. Although I do tend to watch Max enough as I get that one for free.
Disney+ is the service we use least of all and the one most likely to go on the chopping block. In fact since Ahsoka ended I don’t think we’ve launched the app once.
I never watched Ahsoka. My ex wife has and says it is really good. If The Mandalorian comes back for a 4th season, i will wait for all of the episodes to be released and re-subsribe for a month.