Disney announced the new rules aimed at curbing password sharing among streaming subscribers, following plans it first announced in last month’s earnings call. In a blog post today, the company explained that Disney+ will be adding a paid sharing feature. For an additional fee of $7 per month for Disney+ Basic and $10 per month for Disney+ Premium, account holders will be able to give one person outside of their household (an Extra Member) access to their plan. Paid Sharing is rolling out starting today in the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
The Basic plan will go up to $10 per month and the Premium plan will go up to $16 per month, but going the Extra Member route is still cheaper than buying a separate Disney+ plan. There are a few caveats to the paid sharing option, though. First, only one Extra Member is allowed per account. And if your plan is part of a Disney Bundle, you won’t have access to any Extra Member features at all. The same goes for subscribers billed through Disney’s partners, who won’t be able to access the features for bundle customers. The post says these restrictions are in place “for now,” but doesn’t give any indication as to whether the company is considering changing the policy in the future.
