10 Reasons To Subscribe To Disney+ In The UK

With the rise of streaming services, it is no surprise that Disney have jumped on the bandwagon. But, what do they really have to offer compared to our friend Netflix? And will it really be worth the money to subscribe?

Disney+ is set to launch on 24 March here in the UK, though much of the world already has already had access to it. The Mandalorian, a big selling point of Disney+, has already been released and, as much as Disney may have tried, many of us within the United Kingdom have watched it.

So, is there really much that Disney+ can offer? We should not speak ill of the dead, but DisneyLife did not survive against the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, so what hope do we have for Disney+ in the long run?

Aren't streaming services the future anyway?

With services such as Netflix and Youtube, we are becoming accustom to watching content through all sorts of screens, not just the conventional cinema and TV.

The rise of streaming services, along with the rise of original programming, makes for a new wave of entertainment. Take for example Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before. An amazing and touching film which could have done well in cinemas. However, Netflix chose to broadcast it without the involvement of cinemas and it is not the first original we have seen do this.

Each platform seems to be producing their own original content in a bid to gain viewers - so will there be a need for cinema in the future, or will all viewership be done from the comfort of our own beds?

Not to mention the cinema-flops. These are the movies which really should not have been released into cinema. Take for example Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. A cinema trip is fun, but we weren't going to drag ourselves into the cold for a - dare I say it - mediocre Disney film. Some movies are better left as streaming service fillers than pieces of shoe-horned cinema.