r/DisneyPlus • u/blowingtumbleweed • 4d ago

Question Holy Wow: bill increase

I just got the notification from Apple that my price for DisneyPlus annual is moving from $79.99 to $189.99, a full $110 jump. That's crazy! Was I stuck in some time vortex and underpaying for a year or what in the heck happened?

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u/WerewolfUnlikely5418 US 3d ago

I have no idea what I pay for what streaming service anymore. I think I'm getting away with something though.... I get Paramount Plus complete with 4K content and I don't pay a penny for it. Same with Peacock. I'm supposed to get the lowest tier for free as part of my Walmart+ benefits, I think, but there it is streaming in all it's 4K glory. Hulu looks pretty good and has all the American Gothic related shows (including the ones with Stevie Nicks... be still my wild heart) I think that's still a part of the Disney bundle which also includes HBO Max...lower streaming quality be damned... just watch it on a Amazon 4K Max streamer and set the picture settings to always HDR and voila a gorgeous picture awaits. I can't be the only one who has thought of that hack. Same with Netflix... I do pay for the lowest tier which offers only a HD level and ads despite the social embarrassment it brings to my family and household. But the ads are surprisingly few and combined with the fire TV stick hack and 4K glory is obtained for like 8 bucks a month. Disney Plus is probably my favorite in terms of video and audio quality. Actual Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision or HDR is available for a remarkably large amount of content. Even IMAX is offered on all the Marvel universe stuff... but it's kind of a gimmick since I can't access film maker mode with Dolby vision or something like that. DR Strange is a trip to watch... great video and audio that bounces off every nook and crany in my theater room. Same with Ralph Breaks the Internet and of course the infinity war madness it's pretty darned impressive almost 4K physical media level... but not quite. I suspect all my subscriptions are going to tumble down at the same time. Then expensive choices will have to be made

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u/jckbauer 3d ago

I laughed at the "embarrassment it brings to my family and household" lol