Disney Plus to hit users with extra £60 charge from today

Disney+ users will have to fork out extra to share their accounts
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Disney+ has launched a crackdown on users who share their accounts with friends and family. It's the latest streaming service to combat password sharing since Netflix first introduced its measures in May 2023.

If you have Disney+, you'll now have to pay an extra £4.99 a month to share your account with someone from outside your household. This adds up to an extra £60 every year.

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All three plans - Standard with Ads, Standard and Premium - are affected, although users with the former plan will only be charged £3.99 each month to share their account. Like other streaming services that have followed the same route, Disney will set up a 'household' where the added devices can use the platform.

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If you have Disney+, you'll now have to pay an extra £3.99 or £4.99 a month to share your account with someone from outside your household

If you're away from home and want to access Disney+, you'll get sent a one-time password via email. For people not in your household, you'll have to opt-in to the extra charge and buy an extra member profile for £3.99 or £4.99 a month depending on your plan. This charge won't come out of your bank account automatically.

Disney says you can only add one extra member per account. If you opt-in, the standard with ads plan will now cost £7.98 per month.

The standard plan is more expensive at £12.98 per month, with the premium the most costly at £15.98 per month.. If you're unhappy with the changes after adding an extra member you're able to cancel it at no extra cost.

This can be done via the 'Manage Account' section on the Disney+ website.

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