Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I'm off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here's the proof.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
    61·
    9 months ago

    Lol expect MORE and MORE hikes. They know how much money you have, they want it all and they will not stop raising the cost because y’all keep paying it.

    • Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Yep, it feels like we’re about to see the second wave of piracy, and more and more people are going to dust off their jolly Rogers. $80 was worth it for the catalog, but the price hike is completely unjustifiable. I’ve already canceled my sub, and I’m betting there will be plenty who do the same. A 75% increase is egregious.

    • Nommer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Seriously. What is it going to take to get people to cancel? Stop paying overpriced fees until they bring them back down to cost that’s worth it. Otherwise they’ll just keep getting scammed and never stop. I just don’t get it. Don’t they understand how economics work or something? Or do they feel like they HAVE to have it?

    • Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I just cancelled my subscription. Would’ve cancelled it ages ago if it wasn’t for my wife, but it’s time for me to set sail on the high seas again

  • Vespair@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    I’m not defending them, but this was clearly always the plan. It was obvious they intended to enter the market just under competitor prices to establish a foothold and then later charge more and reset the industry standard in doing so.

    Again, I’m not saying it doesn’t suck, because it does, but this was clearly the Disney+ game plan since day 1

  • PersephoneDives@lemmy.oneEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    I canceled last week. I paid to bundle hulu and Disney so I could lock in the year before the price hike. Hulu would never allow me to log in, I spent 7+ hours with tech support over the last month with them literally having me log in and out over and over without doing anything on their end. Never got logged in.

    Several times they tried to sell me that I had to accept the ad tier or the one that included ESPN (which you know full well will get bigger cost spikes) despite promising I wouldn’t have to change plans.

    I finally told them to cancel and refund the days. I haven’t pirated in over 4 years, because I finally make enough money and wanted to support content and have easy setup on products as my mom and daughter (outside of household) and my husband and son (in household) depend on me.

    I started with a VPN and streaming this week. I will be working on jellyfin in the next week. They could have had my money, but they want to fuck around with my time, money, and content. I’m pissed and done.

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

    I wonder what’s gonna happen when people stop paying for these streaming platforms when its obvious the juice isn’t worth the squeeze?

  • FUCKRedditMods@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

    Disney’s desperation is showing—just look at their stock price the past 2 years… down 50%

    I’m honestly surprised they didn’t raise their subscription fees sooner. Unfortunately for them it’s a double edged sword, which will cause a lot of people to cancel and quite possibly harm them in the long run.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    1·
    7 months ago

    I would love for there to be a consumer protection law, whenever a price changes for recurring service, the customer must affirmatively and proactively agree to the new price otherwise the service ends.

    No surprising people with price increases,

  • vinhill@feddit.deEnglish
    0·
    9 months ago

    During last year, I watched two series (only murders, Andor) and one movie. Disney+ is convenient and I can share the account with some friends. But at some point, it’s literally cheaper to buy the things I watch directly and then also own them. Set up a Plex instance and it’s also easier to share with friends.

    • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Because the service is now 75% more expensive than what it cost when introduced only four years ago.

  • superguy@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    9 months ago

    Eh. They deserve it.

    Always funny seeing rubes be like “it’s on this streaming service” or “I don’t have that streaming service.”

    You can stream pretty much anything for free here: https://fmoviesz.to/

    All you need is uBlock Origin.

    Seeing the discussion always center around paid streaming services just shows me how stupid the average person is these days. They’re proud to pay more, for less. Lol. I guess that’s why they’re called useful idiots.