Disney has announced a new rule aimed at curbing the sharing of passwords among its streaming subscribers, following plans shared earlier last month on an earnings call. Today’s blog post from the company explained that Disney+ is getting a paid sharing feature. For an additional $7 per month for Disney+ Basic or $10 per month for Disney+ Premium, an account holder can give access to their program to one person outside their family, called an Additional Member. Paid Sharing starts today in the US, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
With the upcoming price increase — $10 per month for Basic and $16 per month for Premium — the Premium Membership route is still cheaper than buying a separate Disney+ plan. However, the paid sharing option comes with many caveats. First, only one additional member is allowed per account. And if your plan is part of the Disney Bundle, you don’t have access to the Extra Member feature. Ditto for any subscribers charged by Disney partners, which means bulk customers are out of luck. The post says those restrictions are in effect “for now,” but doesn’t give any indication of whether the company is considering a policy change in the future.
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