Well, I need to prepare the family for the change come December, then.
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Disney’s Q3 FY22 Earnings Results Webcast
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Well, I need to prepare the family for the change come December, then.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Apprently inflation has pushed me into that category. Or, more realistically, it's my desire to not have Disney's hand in my wallet trying to extract money at an ever-increasing rate. 
mightynine
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Oh, great, now we've got punished Bob.
(That one's for the gamers here!)
(That one's for the gamers here!)
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
pdude81
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I can't even figure out how all this works. I have the Disney+ bundle, but it only shows me the 13.99 option. Over at Hulu I have a regular subscription, which gets deducted from my Disney+ bundle price, but on that end it shows the $20 option. I'm guessing if I dump the DisneyPlus side and do all my bundling from the hulu side it will keep the same logins.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
The price hike isn't effective until December and the ad tier turns on shortly before that.
So, would that mean any one who had the d23 3 year plan that is due to end in November would renew at the current annual rate of 69.99 and not 109.99?
pdude81
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Ok perfect. That gives me some time to figure this out. I honestly didn't know it would only be $6 more to knock out ads on hulu anyway.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
The current annual rate is $79.99. I'm not sure if renewing at that rate would keep you ad-free for the full year.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
If you like Hulu and like Disney+, I think the ad free bundle is a great value. I tried it out not knowing if I'd like Hulu but I ended up loving it so I kept it and cancelled Netflix.
mightynine
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I'm on the 3-year plan and added the Disney Bundle a while back, figuring I'd go ahead and put it in place for when it runs out later this year. I do have to manage that on the Hulu side.
Based on the fact the price increase doesn't kick in until December, I'm considering moving my Live TV sub from Youtube TV to Hulu since I'd save around $10 a month. YTTV is $65 and the bundle would be $14 after the 3-year deal discount ends so that's $79 a month. If I go to Hulu with Live TV, it would be $69. And if I do it now, I'd keep the D+ ad-free with the grandfathered rate, right?
Based on the fact the price increase doesn't kick in until December, I'm considering moving my Live TV sub from Youtube TV to Hulu since I'd save around $10 a month. YTTV is $65 and the bundle would be $14 after the 3-year deal discount ends so that's $79 a month. If I go to Hulu with Live TV, it would be $69. And if I do it now, I'd keep the D+ ad-free with the grandfathered rate, right?
Tha Realest
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I for one love the look. If he grows that out a bit more they're going to retrofit him as a member of S.E.A.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Option C - some people will cancel due to the ever increasing cost.
This seems to be Disneys business model for everything now, raise prices a strategic amount every year where the revenue from customers lost is more than offset by those who remain but are now paying more.
Great short term strategy, horrible long term strategy, eventually the’ll run out of people who will pay the never ending price increases (like Netflix).
brb1006
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Please don't model a character after Chapek and his beard.
Vegas Disney Fan
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We had the (soon to end) 3 year D23 D+ plan and also paid for ESPN+ separately so it was essentially the same price to go to the plan with Hulu (with ads), I wasn’t sure if I’d watch Hulu but I currently watch it more than D+ or ESPN+.
The problem with all streaming services is eventually you run out of old shows to watch and the value is lost. I suspect by next year I’ll have exhausted the Hulu library also and will have to (once again) decide if it’s worth the cost.
The NHL being on ESPN+ is the one thing that’s likely to keep me as a long term subscriber, if I’m paying $8 a month for ESPN+ alone it makes bundling Hulu and D+ pretty good value for an extra $6. If they ever lose the NHL I’ll probably drop them all though.
Disney Analyst
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Why do I like him better with a beard 
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
RIGHT!?Why do I like him better with a beard
It doesn't make any sense, but it's effective.
doctornick
Well-Known Member
Hopefully means an interesting D23