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Whatisit?

DisneyPlus, orDisn ey+asitisstyled

(preview.disneyplus.com/uk), is anew TV

and filmstreaming service launchedby

the ‘House of Mouse’. It is setto be a

major rivalto Netflix, providing an

exclusive mix of newand clas sic movies

and showsfromthe manyDisne y-owned

entertainmentstudios, which include

Marvel,Fox, Pixar and LucasFilm.

So anothersubscriptiontopay?

Afraid so.Ifyou’reafan of Disney’s

movies andtelevisionshows, thenyou’re

goingto have littlechoicebut to fork out.

Thecompanyhas been pulling its

content from rivalstreaming services

such as Netflixand Amazon

PrimeVideoto ensure

DisneyPlusbecomes the

only placeyou can see

them.TheMarvel

Originalsshowsfor

Netflix have already

been canned,for

instance, and Disney

hasn’tallowedits ri vals to

showlastyear’s film releases.

What arethe mainattractions?

Theservicehas more than 620 series

including, in the US, all 30 seasons ofThe

Simpsons,which Disneyacquired when it

snapped upFox. DisneyPlusisalso the

newhomeofStar Wars,

with the franchise’sfirstever

live-action series,The

Mandalorian,alrea dy

proving aprimary

attraction (bit.ly/

mand490). Other launch

shows includeHighSchool

Musical:TheMusicaland

Gravity Falls.There’salso a

six-episode documentary series

about Disneytheme parks called

TheImagineeringStory.

Arethere some great films, too?

Yes, indeed. DisneyPlus hasabout 500

films,includingAvatar(which is making

DisneyPlus featuresfilmsand TVshows
fromallthe bigstudiosthatDisneyowns

Revisit classic Disneytitle ssuchasits very

firs tfilmSnowWhiteand theSeven Dwarfs

TheMandalori an is alive-actionStarWars

seriesand abig draw forDisneyPlus

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