# Disney+ 23 Hacker News commenters recommended Disney+ and 150 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 1 years (3 owners). **Verdict:** People recommend Disney+ for its family content and value, especially bundled with Hulu, but critics say it now shows ads on every tier and has a weak app. ## Why people recommend it - Good value, especially with Hulu (3 comments): "Disney+ and Hulu is probably the best value I get out of all the streaming services I subscribe to." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49832426)) "Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Discovery+, Apple TV - they all work well on this old setup." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662464)) "Modern versions of Apple TV, Plex, Disney, etc all work fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566131)) - Family-friendly content and access (3 comments): "Our family loved Disney+ from the outset and then to see consolidation into the service was amazing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46174526)) "has had a TV in her room since at least age 5 with access to Disney+" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46235477)) "I get disney+ with ads via my bank. We use it for my daughter" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211743)) - Works well on older devices (2 comments): "Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Discovery+, Apple TV - they all work well on this old setup." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662464)) "Modern versions of Apple TV, Plex, Disney, etc all work fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566131)) ## What people warn about - Ads added to paid tiers (8 comments): "Actual commercials? This is a solved issue for decades, there are "alternatives" as others have pointed out. This is a "Boiling frog" situation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49786321)) "Yes I see that as an ad. Do you not? Does anyone not? And if I'm on the highest paying ad free plan, what are they promoting to me?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49786242)) "after paying they just replace their generic ads with their own in-house ads, which they then pretend are different from ads" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281865)) - Poor app performance and usability (3 comments): "A absolutely terrible user experience." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49785655)) "They indeed have the worst apps of the streaming services, at least the Android and Chromecast. They look nice but perform very poorly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46309555)) "Disney+, Netflix, YouTube and some other sites will sit at a black screen for a few seconds and then give me an error." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49732908)) - Price rises with less value (3 comments): "I certainly expect value for the money paid and I am personally seeing less and less of it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49832824)) "Creating islands of content exclusive to that platform and then raise prices after record breaking profits and mergers to create a monopoly?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49832590)) "I can't justify spending €20-30 per month on what isn't the best quality available for the content on offer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358772)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [YouTube Premium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/youtube-premium.md): 197 recommend - [Netflix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netflix.md): 181 recommend - [Nebula](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nebula.md): 58 recommend - [HBO](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hbo.md): 32 recommend - [Amazon Prime Video](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-prime-video.md): 29 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.disneyplus.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Disney+", https://hackerapproved.com/p/disney-plus/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).