The Disney + Empire

Over the last decade online streaming has completely taken over the television and movie market. There are more than a handful of streaming platforms consumers can choose from today, with the largest and most popular being Netflix. Well, that is until this past week.

Disney completely shifted the streaming game when they launched their own flagship platform called Disney + earlier this week. With the acquisition of properties like Marvel, Star Wars, and classic shows like The Simpsons, it is no surprise Disney saw the opportunity to replay classic movies and create original spinoffs on their own platform.

Disney not only draws customers in with these popular properties and their classic original films, but also their competitive low price. Disney + launched with the price of $7 a month, compared to Netflix’s $13 dollars a month. Disney + also offers 4k viewing in their standard subscription, while Netflix makes customers upgrade to a premium package for that luxury

All of these solid selling points paired with the massive social media hype around the launch of Disney + has proven that the platform can dethrone Netflix as the most popular streaming service.

Check out what film podcast Two Guys One Flick has to say about the chances of Disney + dethroning Netflix.

Disney + and Netflix each have their strong points. Disney + has the better price and all the hype right now. However, genres like horror and documentaries will more than likely always be dominant on Netflix. When movie lovers think of horror they definitely don’t think of Disney and that will more than likely always be the case.

Disney + will be dominant and more relevant in the next 12 months because it is the trending and new thing on the block. But, in the long run I think both Netflix and Disney + will be in a good balanced competition. Personally, I will have both services and I think most true movie fanatics will be interested in having both.