First they take away the free trial, and now this. Disney Plus are all about capitalising on all that exciting content with even more titles about to launch on the streaming service with the arrival of Star on Disney Plus in the UK, Canada, Australia and other territories around the globe. Now is a good time, then, to make the most of a superb Disney Plus deal and freeze the rate you pay for a whole year.
With Star coming to Disney Plus, it's not surprising members will see an increase in rates across monthly and yearly plans. Implemented in the UK, Canada and Australia from February 23, you have this weekend to sign up, while US fans will see their rates go up from March 26.
For new customers, you can benefit from the current, cheaper costs until 2022, paying $6.99/£5.99/CA$8.99/AU$8.99 a month and $69.99/£59.99/CA$89.99/AU$89.99 for the next year.
Thereafter most territories will see an increase of at least $1/£1 with monthly rates increasing to $7.99/£7.99/CA$11.99/AU$11.99 and annual plans costing $79.99/£79.90/CA$119.99/AU$119.99.
For those in the US, you can also expect to see a price increase on the Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN+ package, heading up from $12.99 to $13.99 a month.
Existing customers will retain the current rate for six months and see the price hikes come in from August 23.
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If you're viewing from the United States, there's also a really strong Disney Plus bundle deal available right now, too. This bundle includes everything on Disney Plus, as well as full access to Hulu and ESPN Plus for $12.99 per month. It's the most value-stuffed Disney Plus package on the market, and once again we advise anyone thinking of signing up to act fast before prices go up to $13.99 a month.
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What can we expect from Star on Disney Plus?
Disney Plus already boasts an extensive range of content to entertain the whole family with titles from Fox and National Geographic onboard, as well as Disney Channel Classics, Pixar Animations, and other Disney movies straight from our childhood.
Now, though, we'll be seeing a whole host of new movies and TV shows to binge our way through with the launch of Star on Disney Plus, dropping February 23 in the UK, Canada, Australia, Western Europe, and Singapore. (Sorry US customers!)
Promising 'fresh stories every week', as well as old favorites you know and love like Desperate Housewives, Scandal, How I Met Your Mother, and Grey's Anatomy, Star Originals will also launch exclusively on Disney Plus.
You can expect Love, Victor, the spin off of the 2018 LGBTQ+ rom-com Love, Simon. There's also Helstrom, following the chaotic relationship of a brother and sister who's parent is a serial killer.
Add to that Big Sky and Solar Opposites, there's plenty of fantastic new entertainment on the way, making it the perfect time to get signed up to Disney Plus. Get all set-up before February 23, and you'll be able to watch Star Originals from the offset with the cheapest Disney Plus deal secure.
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