Entertainment Reporter.
The Walt Disney Company has announced that South Africans can now register early to subscribe to its Disney+ streaming service, with the company offering an exclusive introductory offer of R950.
The offer means fans can enjoy 12 months of Disney+ for the price of eight. The streaming service will launch in South Africa on 18 May 2022. Standard pricing at launch is confirmed at R119 per month, or R1,190 for an annual subscription.
The service will launch with exclusive original content and thousands of episodes and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and general entertainment from Star.
Shows which have already been confirmed at launch, include:
- The Book of Boba Fett
- The Mandalorian
- Moon Knight
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings
- Luca
- Encanto
- Cruella
- The Simpsons
- The Kardashians
Users will have access to features like high-quality viewing, up to four concurrent streams, 4k video quality for select titles and the ability to set up to seven different profiles, including the ability for parents to set kids profiles to access age-appropriate content.
How to sign up for the early offer
- Disney said customers can visit www.disneyplus.com to register their interest, where they can also find the full terms and conditions.
- From launch day (18 May), those who registered their interest will receive an exclusive offer link.
- This introductory offer will only be available to those who pre-register their interest before midnight on 17 May 2022, ahead of launch day.
It means that a South African Disney+ viewer, paying for an annual subscription for 12 months, is effectively scoring four months for free and only paying for eight months.