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Disney Plus is Everything I Don’t Want in a Streaming Service
It seems like every week there’s a new movie, or documentary trending. They almost always come from streaming services, and there’s no denying the mass appeal of the streaming model.
Now, everyone wants a piece of the pie. Recent contenders in the streaming game have seen moderate levels of success with one exception: Disney Plus. The number of paid subscribers has been reported to have topped 28 million by February 2020, putting the service ahead of Hulu.
After a few months of having Disney Plus as an option, I just don’t get it. I don’t see the appeal, and I actually think Disney Plus has potential to ruin some of the best things about streaming.
Though I must confess a level of bias, or perhaps a lack of bias. I didn’t grow up under the allure of Disney, but I am quite familiar with the company. I watched the movies as a child, and the first movie I saw in theaters was Aladdin. I watched The Disney Channel as a preteen, but that’s about the extent of our relationship. I don’t have childhood memories at the Magic Kingdom nor do I own the soundtrack to every animated Disney film. Fantasy films and superhero movies were never my favorites: not before Disney owned Star Wars and Marvel, and not after.
