Disney+ hikes prices again – check if you can cut costs with our tricks

Prices across ALL Disney+ subscription plans are going up

The table below shows the new Disney+ prices. When you'll see the increase depends on whether you're already a customer and the type of plan you have:

• Not got Disney+? Newbies will see the price increases from Wednesday 14 October.

• Monthly subscriber? You'll pay the new price from your next billing date on or after Wednesday 18 November.

• Annual subscriber? You'll pay the new price from your next billing date on or after Wednesday 2 December (so if your renewal happens before this date, you'll pay the old price for another year).

Already got Disney+? Check if you can save

Here are some options:

• New. Take out Disney+'s 'six-month saver' offer. Here, there's a six-month minimum term, but prices are cheaper than a monthly rolling contract. After the six months, you'll pay the new standard monthly price unless you cancel. If you already have a Disney+ subscription, you can take out a six-month saver plan once your current subscription ends.

• Consider choosing a cheaper plan. Switching from the monthly Standard plan to the monthly Standard with ads plan could save you £60 a year, for example.

• Pay annually instead of monthly. If you know you'll want Disney+ for a whole year, and you have the cash to pay upfront, you can save by paying for the year. For example, the cost of an annual Standard plan is £119.90 while the cost of paying monthly for 12 months is £143.88 – meaning you'd save £23.98 if you paid upfront.

• Don't pay for more than one Disney+ subscription in a single household. Disney+ has cracked down on password sharing, but its Standard plans still let you stream on up to two devices at a time in the same house. If that's not enough, the Premium plan allows streaming on up to four devices simultaneously and is cheaper than paying for two Standard subscriptions.

No longer want Disney+? You can cancel penalty-free. If you cancel midway through your billing cycle, you'll be able to carry on using your account until the next billing date, but you won't get a refund on any portion unused.

Not got Disney+ yet? Look out for sign-up offers

Some tricks for saving on (or even bagging free) Disney+ include:

• See if you can get Disney+ for FREE (with £200 cash on top). If you don't mind ads while streaming, Lloyds Bank's Club Lloyds current account gives you the Standard with Ads Disney+ plan free for 12 months. Plus, if you're thinking of switching banks, you can currently get a free £200 on top (though we wouldn't switch just for Disney+).
  
  The account is fee-free as long as you meet its £2,000 a month minimum pay-in – there's a £5 a month fee if you don't – and you'll need to pass a not-too-harsh credit check to open it. See our Club Lloyds analysis for full info.

• Check if you can stack Disney+ cashback offers. You can currently get up to £20 if you sign up to Disney+ via cashback sites Topcashback* and Quidco*. Exact cashback varies depending on which Disney+ subscription you take out and which cashback site membership plan you're on (basic membership is free).
  
  Plus, you may be able to stack this with debit or credit card offers. For example, MSE Petar spotted an offer for 15% cashback on his American Express credit card. We've also previously seen Monzo offering 15% Disney+ cashback. These offers are often personalised, so there are no guarantees – but it's worth checking.
  

• O2 customer? Check if you can get £2 a month off Disney+. Some O2 customers can add a monthly Disney+ plan as an 'extra' to their contract and get a discount. For full info and more options, see our Disney+ deals round-up.

• NHS worker, emergency services staff or teacher? Check Disney+ offers . If you've a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for two years), you may be able to get a Disney+ Standard with Ads plan for just £3.99 a month for four months. After that, your subscription will automatically renew at the full monthly price unless you cancel. See our Disney+ deals round-up for more information.

How to save on streaming costs

You can read our TV MoneySaving tricks guide for full info on how to stream as cheaply as possible, but below are a few of our top tips:

• Check for cheaper alternatives. Other big streaming services offer cheaper monthly ad-free subscriptions. For example, Paramount+ costs £9.99 a month and Channel 4+ is £3.99 a month. See our top streaming services comparison.

• Streaming newbie? Watch over two months of top shows and movies for free. Some streaming services give free trials, including 30 days of Amazon Prime Video and seven days of Apple TV and Paramount+ – but always remember to cancel before you're charged if you don't want to keep it. See free streaming trials.

Rotate between streaming services so you're not paying for more than one at a time. It's easy to lose track of subscription costs. But with just a bit of work, you can make big savings and still watch the top shows. Pay £5 to £10 a month for a single service, then when you've seen what you want, cancel it, move on to the next one, and do the same.

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