Is Disney Plus Worth It?

The absolute BEST thing about Disney+ is easily the entire “Star Wars” and Marvel franchises included with your subscription. This is the thing that drew a lot of people to the service in the first place and persuaded them to click “subscribe.”  It’s not just all nine episodes of the “Star Wars” movies, it’s also the filler movies and shows like “Rogue One” and “Solo” and the unforgettable Disney+ original “The Mandalorian.” Same with Marvel. Most (if not all) of the movies and shows in the Marvel franchise are there! From the vintage “Spiderman” cartoons to “Black Panther,” it’s all there, and there’s more to come as more movies are released onto the platform.  This is something Disney+ has that you cannot get anywhere else—which is a a pretty convincing reason to sign up.

We will say, however, that the original “Star Wars” trilogy from the 70s and 80s have been digitally edited extensively, stripping the films of their vintage and nostalgic charm in and replacing it with strange mixture of 2020 digitally altered aliens along with prop aliens from ’77 in one shot. Enthusiastic fans of this franchise (you know who you are) may not love this fact, but most other viewers won’t be bothered by it. Keep your preferences in mind before you watch.

Since Disney has been around for so long, there is always going to be something on this service for anybody and everybody. Even if Disney isn’t your thing, you will at least find one or two titles while browsing the app that stick out to you as familiar. The service has an “Out of the Vault” section which abundantly floods us with old movies and short films that date back to the early 40s. The “vault,” as it turns out, is an actual thing. It’s like Disney’s Area 51, so this was a big deal for the platform. What’s in that vault? We’re talking the original animations of “Mickey Mouse,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Pinocchio” etc. If you are a Disney movie buff, that zone of the platform is for definitely for you.

There are also some early 2000’s shows and movies that we thought would never see the light of day again. You can see “Lizzie McGuire,” “The Cheetah Girls” and “High School Musical” trilogies, along with a bunch of other Disney Channel original movies like “Zenon: Girl of the 21^st Century” and “Cadet Kelly.” You can even find shows like “That’s So Raven,” which aired every now and then back in the day but was never easily accessible until now.

Disney also owns Pixar, so with this service you also get the classic crowd-pleasers like “Toy Story” and “Monsters Inc.” and original-but-adorable short films like “Bao” and “Us Again” that may have you crying into a blanket on the couch. It’s okay! We’re not judging you.

This is probably the most prominent reason that households are going to want to invest in Disney+: the children who will watch it. If you live in a house with kids, this is the gift that will never stop giving. Not only is most of the stuff on Disney+ PG rated, but it is also a way for you to get your kids hooked on what YOU were into as a kid. It really is a unique experience unavailable anywhere else, unless you dust off those VHS tapes in the closet. Whether you want to go back in time with something like “Bug’s Life,” or get caught up on the more recent films like “Coco” (which we highly recommend), Disney+ has the light-hearted realness that will leave you worry-free when an kid walks unannounced into the room.