Disney announces new Disney+ and Hulu price hikes — but they won't affect everyone yet

Disney has confirmed new price hikes for Disney+ and Hulu in the US However, the cost of three bundles has been frozen Fans in the UK, Europe, and Australia won't be affected for the time being Disney has confirmed price hikes for all but three of its standalone Disney+ and Hulu plans, and bundles i

<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><strong>Disney has confirmed new price hikes for Disney+ and Hulu in the US</strong></li><li><strong>However, the cost of three bundles has been frozen</strong></li><li><strong>Fans in the UK, Europe, and Australia won't be affected for the time being</strong></li></ul><p>Disney has confirmed price hikes for all but three of its standalone <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-plus">Disney+</a> and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hulu">Hulu</a> plans, and bundles including both platforms, in the US — but there's no word on when other nations might be hit by similar rises.</p><p>Yesterday (September 23), <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-23/disney-hikes-price-by-13-to-21-49-a-month" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> reported that the entertainment giant was about to increase the cost of signing up for a subscription for the sixth time in as many years. </p><p>Per Bloomberg's sources, the biggest markup would see the Hulu-Disney+ Premium (ad-free) bundle go up by 13% to $21.49 per month. That means new and current users would have to pay an additional $2.50 every 30 days. Meanwhile, the cost of numerous other standalone tiers and bundles would go up by as little as $0.50 or as much as $3.00.</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Kn4e6sKiCVTrtR7Ztmy6QX" name="avengers-doomsday-doctor-doom-sentinels" alt="Doctor Doom holding up his arms as he raises two Sentinels in Avengers: Doomsday" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kn4e6sKiCVTrtR7Ztmy6QX-1920-80.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2000" height="1125" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The latest price hikes come as Marvel fans prepare for Avengers: Doomsday's arrival with another MCU movie marathon </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marvel Studios)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Approached by TechRadar for comment, Disney acknowledged that Bloomberg's report was factual. </p><p>However, a studio rep was keen to stress that three of its bundles, including its cheapest offering — the Hulu-Disney+ bundle (with ads) experience — would <em>not</em> be subject to price increases.</p><p>"While competitors have raised prices by an average of 13% this year, we are keeping the price of our most popular bundle unchanged and have increased our standalone ad-supported offerings by just 4%," a Disney spokesperson told me.</p><p>"We continue to significantly invest in enhancements to Disney+ — new technology, features, and personalization. These improvements continue to strengthen the value we deliver to subscribers and will culminate in the one app experience later this year."</p><p>For reference, here's a full breakdown of every price rise or freeze across Disney's myriad streaming service offerings in the US:</p><ul><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu Bundle (with ads)</strong> — staying flat at $12.99</li><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu Bundle Premium (ad free) </strong>— increasing +$2 to $21.99</li><li><strong>Disney+ and Hulu standalone plans (with ads) </strong>— increasing +$0.50 to $12.49</li><li><strong>Disney+ and Hulu Premium standalone plans (ad free)</strong> — increasing +$2.50 to $21.49</li><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select Bundle (with ads)</strong> — increasing +$2 to $21.99</li><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select Bundle Premium (ad free)</strong> — increasing +$3 to $32.99</li><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle (with ads)</strong> — staying flat at $35.99</li><li><strong>Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle Premium (ad free)</strong> — staying flat at $44.99</li></ul><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-WVk33O"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/WVk33O.js" async></script><h2 id="why-the-uk-europe-and-australia-is-immune-to-the-disney-price-hike-for-now">Why the UK, Europe, and Australia is immune to the Disney+ price hike — for now</h2><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1908px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:60.06%;"><img id="k9jj3cUkGbQvHDFzCbBtXE" name="Disney Plus TV remote.jpg" alt="Image of Disney Plus being watched on a TV with a hand holding a remote control" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9jj3cUkGbQvHDFzCbBtXE-1920-80.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1908" height="1146" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Disney+ users outside of the US should steel themselves for further price rises, too </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Ivan Marc/Shutterstock)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Crucially, UK and European subscribers appear to be temporarily immune to these price increases.</p><p>Responding to a separate request for comment from TechRadar, a Disney+ UK spokesperson told me: "We don't have anything to share on UK or European pricing at this time."</p><p>However, in previous years, UK and European fans have seen the cost of Disney+ climb just weeks after their US counterparts were slapped with the now-annual price hike. I wouldn't be stunned, then, if account holders in these regions are forced to pay more for two of the world's <a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-tv-streaming-service-cord-cutting-compare">best streaming services</a> in the weeks ahead.</p><p><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/streaming-giant-disney-hikes-plan-prices-for-second-time-in-just-over-a-year-20260423-p5zqk1.html" target="_blank">Australian Disney+ users were hit by a price hike in April</a>, so it's unlikely — but not completely out of the question — that they'll experience another one in due course.</p><p>Regardless of whether you've been hit by this latest price hike, it's been a rough few days for Disney+ users all around. </p><p>The week began with <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-plus/disney-confirms-it-hasnt-started-showing-ads-on-ad-free-disney-plans-after-report-incorrectly-said-it-had-but-that-hasnt-stopped-some-angry-fans-from-closing-their-accounts">Disney having to placate furious fans over inaccurate reports that its ad-free Disney+ tiers would start showing ads</a>. The dust hadn't settled on that story before fans learned that <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-plus/marvel-has-canceled-daredevil-born-again-after-three-seasons-and-ive-been-afraid-this-would-happen-to-the-disney-show-for-many-many-months">Marvel TV show <em>Daredevil: Born Again</em> would end after its forthcoming third season on Disney+</a>, too.</p><p>I'm not superstitious but, as the saying goes, bad news comes in threes. Let's hope that this is the third and final piece of unwelcome news that Disney fans have to deal for a while, then.</p><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-O92Z6X"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/O92Z6X.js" async></script> </article> ]]>