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VPNs for ad-blocking The worst you could say about Disney+ so far is that it’s price is a little too high and that the quality of its Originals isn’t consistent (but that’s true of most streaming services). Then there are the Disney classics: Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King all come to mind but more recent Pixar fare such as Frozen 2 and Onwardare an on-demand godsend for parents across the world. Disney’s high-profile acquisition of 20th Century Fox also means you can find some 90s animation gold, such as The Simpsons and the animated X-Men series. Not to mention more mature content (like Arrested Development and Grey’s Anatomy) via Disney+ Star. The Disney+ app has also improved significantly since its launch, so we’ve decided to re-evaluate the app’s worth in an increasingly competitive market. There’s no longer a free trial either, so you will pay $13.99 from the day you sign up. If you’re set on signing up, you can save money by paying $139.99 upfront for the entire year (which works out at $11.66 per month). Here’s how Disney+’s pricing compares with other Australian streaming services: We’ve enjoyed the originals Disney+ has released so far but they’re few and far between and the quality can be hit and miss. Still, if you’ve got those Disney classics on repeat, signing up for a year is a good way to save a bit of dough. There are some fantastic navigational options you don’t get on most services. A-Z movies and series lists, lists of 4K/UHD content. That sort of thing. The A-Z list has come in handy a few times because the Disney Plus search function just isn’t very advanced. Take the Hulu original Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K for example. If you just search ‘modok,’ the search won’t recognise the title without the periods between each letter. Instead, you’re served the 1993 Iron Man animated series. I’ve also seen different results in categories depending on the device I’m viewing on. For example, if I’m browsing the 4K/HDR list on my computer, I get a completely different list if I’m viewing on my laptop than if I’m browsing on my phone or PlayStation. The descriptive audio is the star of the show here. It’s clear, concise and does a bang-up job of describing every scene for the titles we’ve managed to test it on. However, the audio navigation could use a little work. Subtitle options and closed captioning customisation have also improved across devices at launch, allowing you to select the language of the audio and subtitles, and tweak the font (size, colour, background) to whatever reads best. At launch, it was slim pickings for anything with a more mature slant. Outside of its Marvel/Star Wars TV movies and TV shows (and a few documentaries courtesy of National Geographic), the line-up was mostly aimed at children. The original Marvel and Star Wars shows that released in the months following helped that somewhat but Disney dialled things up when it introduced Star, a new hub for all the seriously adult series and movies that the company gained in its acquisition of Fox (Deadpool, Logan, Alien etc.). You can find every TV show that was added with Disney+ Star in our guide but we’ve also picked out some of the best TV shows available to stream on the service in Australia, including Gargoyles, Lizzie McGuire, Star Wars: Rebels and The Mandalorian just to name a few. There’s also a huge selection of National Geographic documentaries to stream. There aren’t as many original Disney+ movies in production as there are TV shows, but there are a small handful of original movies such as the Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers, that really hit. We’ve dug through the entire list of movies available and have put together a solid binge list of the very best movies on Disney+ . It’s quite rare for Australia and New Zealand to get early access to these global entertainment services (or movies and television in general) so while the week wait felt like an eternity for Star Wars fans looking to avoid The Mandalorian spoilers, we still had it better than many other countries, such as the UK, Germany, France and Italy, who had to wait until the 31st of March 2020. On the 23rd of February 2021, the company launched Disney+ Star, a new add-on to the service that introduced an additional 447 movies and 155 TV shows. If you don’t have a compatible device, you can always stream Disney+ via your web browser on PC or Mac. Here’s the list of Disney+ compatible devices: Your data cap will also be thanking Disney because not only can you download TV shows and movies on your home WiFi network, you can also select Standard, Medium or High for the download file size and quality. So if you’re running low on data, you can opt for the lower quality download. All you need is a subscription and an eligible 4K television (here are our picks for the best 4K TVs available). On average, we found that the Disney Plus app used 2.2GB per hour for HD streaming and 1.5GB per hour using the app’s data saving mode. If those figures are giving you excess data shell-shock, we might suggest upgrading to an unlimited broadband plan.
