It’s about damn time that this streaming platform is coming here in the country. I mean, we’ve waited long enough. Disney’s on-demand subscription service will start streaming natively in the Philippines soon. No VPNs and foreign credit cards required.
The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Ltd. announced today that it is expanding access to its highly anticipated streaming service, Disney+, to the Philippines from November 17—bringing your favorite stories from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Nat Geo, Pixar, and Star to a screen — big and small.
Consumers can join the Disney+ streaming service with the introduction of a new range of subscription plans that will deliver more choices than ever before. The expanded line-up of plans will offer viewers flexibility with different subscription options to suit their own liking whether it’s a mobile plan for P159 monthly or P1,150 annually or a premium plan for P369 monthly or P2,950 annually.
Based on the preferred subscription plans, consumers will be able to access high-quality viewing, with up to four concurrent streams available only with the premium plan, personalized recommendations, and the ability to create up to seven different user profiles per account.
Among the shows and movies that Disney+ subscribers can now watch are Marvel series WandaVision and The Mandalorian, Korean famous like Snowdrop, BTS: PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE-LA, blockbuster films like Avengers Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and all 12 Star Wars movies. We hit the jackpot.
Disney classics and favorites such as Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, The Lion King, Frozen, and Encanto will be available for streaming, as well as Pixar favorites such as Coco, Lightyear, and Soul.
With Disney+ available soon in the Philippines, consumers will be able to enjoy an ever-growing library of global, regional and Asian language content such as blockbuster films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to award-winning Pixar animation, to Korean content featuring BTS and other top Asian stars, under the Star brand.
Star also features thousands of hours of general entertainment content produced by Disney Television Studios (ABC Signature and 20th Television), FX Productions, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures and more. Star offers renowned movies and shows such as Emmy-award winning Grey’s Anatomy, Only Murders in The Building, Dopesick, The Bear, The Simpsons and The Kardashians. In addition, Star will offer exclusive originals produced in collaboration with producers and directors in the Asia Pacific region.
David Shin, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of The Walt Disney in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hongkong said:
Through Disney+, we are opening new doors of entertainment to everyone with our heritage of unparalleled storytelling, creative excellence and cutting-edge content delivery. We are excited that consumers in the Philippines can soon connect with their beloved characters and brands and enjoy access to some of the world’s most original and iconic stories, told by the world’s most talented creators.