Disney+ launching new app and a R49-per-month subscription in South Africa

[mylesillidge]

New Disney+ app and R49 plan launching in South Africa

Walt Disney Company is transitioning its Disney+ service to a new app in South Africa and adding support for viewing on large screens on its R49-per-month entry-level plan.

The company has started notifying South African subscribers of the upcoming changes via email and SMS.

 

[Lupus]

You've been able to watch on large screens for quite sometime, unless that is the R49 option, cause yeah it launced in 2022 at R119 and now it's R179?? Getting a bit pricey.

 

[Smiggles]

Hopefully they move it to the US version and not stay with the junk Hotstar Indian version.

 

[Ockie]

Is this perhaps why the Disney App vanished from my mom's Hisense TV running Viida? I also have a Hisense TV, but I use a Xiaomi TV Box, and mine is still there.

 

[Foxhound5366]

They're just gonna forget everyone's watch history? That will cause absolute chaos rofl. My family has built up a massive history dipping in and out of all 37 seasons of The Simpsons. Oh the humanity.

 

[Superjakes]

Is this perhaps why the Disney App vanished from my mom's Hisense TV running Viida? I also have a Hisense TV, but I use a Xiaomi TV Box, and mine is still there.

I will not buy Hisense branded toilet paper, all thanks to that marvel of technology, Vidaa.

 

[cr@zydude]

They're just gonna forget everyone's watch history? That will cause absolute chaos rofl. My family has built up a massive history dipping in and out of all 37 seasons of The Simpsons. Oh the humanity.

I was also surprised by that. I would be really unhappy if I was a subscriber.

 

[The Gilded]

I just want 720p on my phone.

 

[Foxhound5366]

I was also surprised by that. I would be really unhappy if I was a subscriber.

Hey it's worth it, you should try it out. Premium movies soon after they.release, lots of family favourite series ... overall spend more time as a family in it than Netflix. If the new app makes the embedded ESPN content even better, it's going to be worth the short-term pain.

 

[cr@zydude]

Hey it's worth it, you should try it out. Premium movies soon after they.release, lots of family favourite series ... overall spend more time as a family in it than Netflix. If the new app makes the embedded ESPN content even better, it's going to be worth the short-term pain.

I signed up for Disney+ back when it launched in SA. It does have good content, The issue is that I can't justify paying for Netflix, Amazon and Disney simultaneously.

 

[Foxhound5366]

I signed up for Disney+ back when it launched in SA. It does have good content, The issue is that I can't justify paying for Netflix, Amazon and Disney simultaneously.

Same. I dropped Amazon after a trial. Do you have anything on there that makes it worth it for you?

 

[Mirai]

Same. I dropped Amazon after a trial. Do you have anything on there that makes it worth it for you?

Amazon is R400 pa included with local Prime which makes sense given the price of consumables like coffee, toilet paper and washing powder or pet food are quite cheap very often on Amazon and delivery is now free for any order. Like here 200g Nescafe Gold for R104.30 each.

 

[Foxhound5366]

Amazon is R400 pa included with local Prime which makes sense given the price of consumables like coffee, toilet paper and washing powder or pet food are quite cheap very often on Amazon and delivery is now free for any order. Like here 200g Nescafe Gold for R104.30 each.

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Call me old-fashioned but I actually enjoy walking through Checkers with my family and picking groceries. Ordering grocery stuff on Amazon ... there's no fun in that.

 

[Mirai]

Call me old-fashioned but I actually enjoy walking through Checkers with my family and picking groceries. Ordering grocery stuff on Amazon ... there's no fun in that.

Cheaper than Checkers and supermarkets don't have "8" only regular 6 or 7. To each their own.

With amazon prime for R400 per year you also get all these games for free:

Amazon Luna Cloud Gaming

Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. Play great games on devices you already own.

luna.amazon.com

 

[cr@zydude]

Same. I dropped Amazon after a trial. Do you have anything on there that makes it worth it for you?

I signed up for Wheel of Time.

 

[Smiggles]

Amazon is R400 pa included with local Prime which makes sense given the price of consumables like coffee, toilet paper and washing powder or pet food are quite cheap very often on Amazon and delivery is now free for any order. Like here 200g Nescafe Gold for R104.30 each.

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Instant coffee tastes like cat piss.

 

[Mirai]

Instant coffee tastes like cat piss.

I've never had cat piss, so I can't share your personal opinion. But no, instant coffee is very good.

I'm more than happy with it, especially those finely ground types - eg Nescafe espresso blend and there is also a Jacobs one, not sold in SA. Starbucks Via instant tastes like filter coffee.

 

[FiestaST]

Cat piss aside (WTF?!) 49 ZAR pm is smart. Many many are scaling back & 49 is a price point of note.

 

[Lupus]

Cat piss aside (WTF?!) 49 ZAR pm is smart. Many many are scaling back & 49 is a price point of note.

Considering it's had a 51% increase in 4 years.

 

[Mirai]

Cat piss aside (WTF?!) 49 ZAR pm is smart. Many many are scaling back & 49 is a price point of note.

It is R33.25 pm if you pay the R399 upfront for the year.