Disney+ got its fourth price hike in four years today.
Prices increased for the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select bundles with ads and without ads.
Hulu’s most recent price hikes occurred in October 2025, October 2024, October 2023, and October 2022.
Operating income for Disney+ and Hulu combined increased 116 percent year over year to $712 million.
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Disney+ and Hulu’s respective standalone, ad-free plans are each increasing 13 percent from $19 per month to $21.50/month. Prices increased for the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select bundles with ads and without ads.
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Disney+ got its fourth price hike in four years today.
Disney+ and Hulu’s respective standalone, ad-free plans are each increasing 13 percent from $19 per month to $21.50/month.
The Walt Disney Company also increased prices for bundles of the streaming services, including those with ESPN.
The Disney+ and Hulu bundle with ads didn’t get more expensive.
Prices increased for the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select bundles with ads and without ads.
Monthly subscription prices for Hulu + Live went up by $10.
The last time that Disney+ raised prices was in October 2025.
Hulu’s most recent price hikes occurred in October 2025, October 2024, October 2023, and October 2022.
Today’s price hikes follow Disney increasing the price for both tiers of its ESPN streaming service on September 17.
In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Disney reported that revenue from Disney+ and Hulu increased 11 percent. Operating income for Disney+ and Hulu combined increased 116 percent year over year to $712 million. Netflix has many more subscribers than Disney+ and Hulu.
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