Disney Raising Prices for Hulu, ESPN+, and Disney+ This Fall

Disney will soon increase the cost of its suite of streaming services, including Hulu, ESPN+, and Disney+. Prices will go up for both ad-supported and ad-free plans, and some of Disney's bundles will also be more expensive. Most plans are increasing by $1 to $2.

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  • Disney+ With Ads - $9.99, up from $7.99
  • Disney+ Ad-Free - $15.99, up from $13.99
  • Hulu With Ads - $9.99, up from $7.99
  • Hulu Ad-Free - $18.99, up from $17.99
  • ESPN+ - $11.99, up from $10.99

The Disney Duo Basic plan with ad-supported versions of Hulu and Disney+ is going from $9.99 to $10.99, but pricing for the premium version is not changing and will remain at $19.99.

The ad-supported trio bundle with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ is increasing from $14.99 to $16.99, and the premium trio bundle is increasing from $24.99 to $26.99. Hulu's Live TV plan with VoD ads will be priced at $82.99, up from $76.99, and the ad-free version will be priced at $95.99, up from $89.99.

Disney is giving Disney+ subscribers access to ABC News Live and new continuous playlists starting on September 4, with the first playlist offering preschool content. Four additional curated playlists are set to come out later this year with seasonal content, "Epic Stories" from franchises like Marvel and Star Wars, "Throwbacks" with nostalgic pop culture content, and "Real Life" with documentaries and biopics.

Disney plans to implement the pricing increases on Thursday, October 17. Disney said in its blog post that its subscription plans "remain among the best values in streaming today."

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Top Rated Comments

sw1tcher Avatar
9 months ago
Price change/increase history:

Disney+ Basic (With Ads) =
$7.99/mo (2022 -- new plan intro)
$9.99/mo (2024)

Disney+ Premium (No Ads)
$6.99/mo (2019)
$7.99/mo (2021)
$10.99/mo (2022)
$13.99/mo (2023)
$15.99/mo (2024)


Hulu With Ads
$7.99/mo (2016 -- new plan intro)
$5.99/mo (2019)
$6.99/mo (2021)
$7.99/mo (2022)
$9.99/mo (2024)

Hulu No Ads
$11.99/mo (2016 -- new plan intro)
$11.99/mo (2019 -- no change)
$12.99/mo (2021)
$14.99/mo (2022)
$17.99/mo (2023)
$18.99/mo (2024)
Score: 52 Votes (Like | Disagree)
abatabia Avatar
9 months ago
Streaming services are jumping the shark.
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zorinlynx Avatar
9 months ago
They keep wondering why they're losing subscribers, yet keep raising prices. Do they not see the connection?

Doubling in price since 2019 is way faster than even the high inflation we've had these past couple years. It's absurd.
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Blackstick Avatar
9 months ago
Keep penny'ing us to death, I'll keep streamlining down and leaning on my Mac mini Plex server ?. Down to just Disney+ for the kiddos and HBO Max for wife and I.

I've hopped on and off AppleTV+, Netflix, Peacock, Paramount, Hulu and others on a monthly basis as needed. But I cancel without apology. I subscribe and drop with zero loyalty for the cause.

I currently have Peacock for the Olympics this month. I'll be gone by September until there's a new season of Poker Face.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
The Clark Avatar
9 months ago
I'm good with plex + pirating. Thanks though.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Premium1 Avatar
9 months ago
double dipping by raising the prices on the ad supported plans. Sounds about right. Someone needs to pay for those 3 vacation homes and 2 yachts of the higher ups...
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)