Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Raise Prices Again
The Disney+ ad-free tier goes up to $15.99 USD a month.
Disney+ has raised its price again, soon costing over double the price when the platform launched in late 2019. The increase, taking effect in October 2024, comes ahead of major titles like Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine coming to the platform in the next couple of months.
Disney+ will cost $15.99 USD a month for the ad-free tier, a stark contrast from the $6.99 USD a month at launch. The ad tier has also raised its price to $9.99 USD a month. Both tiers receive increases of $2 USD.
Other Disney-owned streaming platforms aren’t safe as Hulu also receives a price increase. The ad tier will cost $9.99 USD a month while the service will cost a whopping $18.99 USD a month without ads. Hulu with ads went up $2 USD while the ad-free version only went up $1 USD.
ESPN+ also raises its price to $11.99 USD and the Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ bundle will be $16.99 USD with ads or $26.99 without. The Disney+ and Hulu Duo plan and the newly-introduced Disney+, Hulu and Max bundle are the only offerings that remain unaffected.
To ease some of the sticker shock, Disney announced simultaneously that Disney+ is adding an ABC News live-streaming channel and a playlist catered towards preschoolers. Subscribers of the ad-free tier will also receive four more playlists this fall.
