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↩ replying to larryzIt’s absolutely nothing like that, as WDW is a business which has the goal of making money, and inviting someone to stay at your house isn’t.
This is in addition to the fact that most major hotels like Marriot and Hilton do the same thing where they provide access on their tvs to streaming services, but you still have to log in with your own account.
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↩ replying to jpedenNot having this available for free is the dumbest move ever. Talk about absolutely zero cost marketing for Disney+ that might actually get people to sign up when they get home…
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↩ replying to JMcMahonEsqIf they’re in the business of “making money” then they should make it free during your stay but you need a credit card for your free trial during that stay and you can choose to keep it after your stay by not cancelling. This isn’t “good business strategy,” it’s just laziness on the part of their IT department.
Marriotts and Hiltons don’t own their own streaming service.
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You’re on vacation at WDW, so I doubt you’re watching every episode of Loki. But, you might watch one episode, say, “this is good!” and subscribe when you’re back home.
Some sort of free trial is a no-brainer. Make a special version that exclusively shows DVC ads…
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Do you have to log out on your check out day or does it do it automatically? 🤔
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↩ replying to ToTBellHopDisney is a terrible Pixie Dust dealer. Everyone knows you have to make sure the guest's first hit is free. Then when they're hooked that's when you get them.
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↩ replying to DisneyDreamer08According to the article, you have the manual log out option or else the system will log you out automatically at the end of your stay.
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You're on a Disney property. Is it too much to ask that anyone can watch it while on property?
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↩ replying to jpedenDoes Disney count these as subscribers? ;)
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I guess it would be even more ridiculous to think they could throw out a “special WDW guest offer for new D+ subscribers” for 3 or 6 months if they subscribe while on property.
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A year or so ago, I was part of a focus group on the in-room entertainment devices (TV and Hey Disney!) at Disney resort hotels. Their focus was mostly on the ease of use (or lack thereof) of the devices. One of the areas was casting to your TV for a streaming service and direct access to Disney+ on the TV was brought up by Disney. Most people on the call were surprised Disney+ wasn't included with their stay, and they were more surprised they had to cast from their own device. They expected it to be like other hoteliers who allow you to log in directly on the TV and sign you out automatically on checkout.
While most of the discussion focused on how easy or hard it was to cast from your device to the TV, the moderator asked if people would just spend all their time in their hotel room watching Disney+ if it were free and present on the TV. The response to this was very negative with most comments being, "You're at Disney! You're not there to sit in your hotel room!" Other people commented that people don't sit in their hotel rooms and watch free HBO.
It's sad to see that it took Disney a year to start rolling part of this out, though I consider that progress. It proves they can update the TV software without replacing the TV itself. Now if they could just do that more consistently with other things...
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Just shows tone deafness of Disney.
After spending thousands to stay at Disney, you would think that they would have Disney+ free during your stay and a few days after you get home, send an email offering 3-6 months at 50% off to new members for example. But no……
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↩ replying to Indy_UKInstead, they offer hotel discounts to Disney+ subscribers! What kind of company treats its streaming service as the premium offering you must buy at full price while its luxury hotels get thrown in to sweeten the pot? You’re watching an infomercial and somehow the $1000/ night hotel is the, “but wait, there’s more!”