How to get a free week of Disney Plus, Disney's ad-free streaming service

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The new Disney-centric streaming service, Disney Plus, launched on November 12, 2019.

The platform offers access to a large selection of movies and TV shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and 20th Century Fox. In addition to many classic titles and recent releases, Disney Plus also features a growing lineup of original films and original series developed exclusively for the service. 

Disney Plus is available to watch on a variety of streaming players, smart TVs, smartphones, and tablets. Members can also enjoy simultaneous streaming on up to four devices, support for up to seven profiles, and unlimited downloads. 4K playback with HDR video and Dolby Atmos audio are supported on select titles as well. 

For those ready to subscribe, the Disney Plus service costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. But, if you're just a casual Disney fan or you're not sure whether you'll like the new service, you don't have to commit to a full subscription quite yet. Instead, you can test out Disney Plus with a free seven-day trial.  

Updated on 06/09/2020 by Steven Cohen: Added details about a few upcoming Disney Plus exclusive titles.

How to get a free trial of Disney Plus 

Disney Plus offers a free seven-day trial. This will give you the chance to browse and watch all of the movies and shows on the service. The free trial is only available to new subscribers. 

You can sign up via a web browser, mobile device, Apple TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV. When you sign up, you're required to enter your payment information, which will be used to bill you at the end of the seven-day period.

If you don't wish to continue the service beyond the free trial, you can simply cancel your subscription by visiting the account details page under your profile icon. As long as you cancel before the trial ends you won't be billed.   

What's included in the Disney Plus free trial? 

Everything a paying subscriber has access to. This includes classic features, such as the Disney and Pixar movies you grew up watching, recently released movies, such as "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," and exclusive original programming, like "The Mandalorian."

We recommend using the trial as an opportunity to see whether these classic titles and new original programs are worth the monthly cost.

Disney Plus is also set to release a few high-profile movies and shows over the coming weeks and months, including "Artemis Fowl" on June 12, "Hamilton" on July 3, and "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" in August. If any of those titles are of interest but you're not sure whether you want to commit to a subscription just yet, you can simply hold off and time your free trial to match up with one of those upcoming releases. 

Learn more about all the original shows and original movies Disney Plus has to offer. 

Is there a free trial for the Disney Plus bundle? 

There's also an option to buy a bundled package with Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN+, which costs $12.99 per month for all three services. Individually, the ad-supported version of Hulu is currently $5.99 a month, and ESPN+ is $4.99 a month.

If you haven't explored the world of streaming services fully yet, the bundle could be the perfect opportunity to do so for a competitive price. Signing up for all three of the services individually would cost $17.97, so you end up saving about $5 per month with the bundle. There's also a way to get the bundle with the ad-free version of Hulu. 

However, the caveat of signing up for either of these bundles is that you don't get a free trial. Your paid subscription starts the first day you sign up. 

Are there Disney Plus gift cards? 

If you're looking for a great Father's Day gift for the Disney fan in your life, you can purchase a Disney Plus gift subscription. The gift subscription is available for one year of the streaming service and costs $69.99. It's sent via email on a date of your choice and is only redeemable by new subscribers. 

Learn more about how to buy a Disney Plus gift subscription.

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