Happy 5th Birthday Disney+

It was 5 years ago today, that I signed up for what would be the contender of the streaming wars against NETFLIX.

I was 21 years old, and I was living in the Dunbar Neighborhood in Vancouver...

with my roommate BENJAMIN GARNER.

We were anticipating the release of a new streaming service from the MOUSE HOUSE.

It was to be a haven for shows from their catalogue but also would house films from

PIXAR,

MARVEL,

LUCASFILM,

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC,

etc.

I remember first setting up a FREE TRIAL on my iPhone 6s at the time and watching old DISNEY ONE SATURDAY MORNING classics.

My roommate at the time also bought himself an Apple TV set box so he can watch Disney+ on that thing too.

Our accounts were separate though...

He even lent me a hand-me-down APPLE TV so I can take advantage of Screen Sharing on the device so I can watch my shows on what was my TV for the last 9 years which was a TOSHIBA HDTV from 2010.

.....

Such was the end of 2019......

Then 2020 came......

And for some of us, we felt this streaming service was perfect enough for us to bask in our our beds, couches, gaming chairs, etc.

whenever we need our TV fix during the Pandemic.

While I did watch DISNEY+ during the height of the pandemic, I purposely limited my choice of shows.

Unlike in 2019 where I watched my share of Mandalorian, Disney's DOUG, RECESS, Goof Troop, among those likes,

in 2020, I limited myself to THE SIMPSONS, Fantasia, Documentaries like HOWARD, etc.

WHY?

Because of my anxieties of COVID, as well as having to focus on my studies in Art School, which by this point was ONLINE due to Social Distancing.

2021 was when we got most of the HULU catalogue, or at least what the Mouse House owned....

A lot has changed since then.

I eventually got my PS5 in March 2021,

Graduate from Lasalle College in 2022, 

Built my PC in 2023,

and of course, BOUGHT MY HISENSE 4K TV in 2024.

Despite the Price Hikes, Ron DeSantis' fights, controversies with Bob Chapek, etc., 

I still have my original account after all those years, even with the upgrades to STAR bundles, and premium plans with NO ADs!!!!......,

I'm not canceling my subscription any time soon but I will still admit that Physical Media can never replace streaming.....

or digital copies you buy at iTunes....

or

Download from the Internet Archive.