Disney jacks up prices on Disney+ platform as Kimmel fallout reverberates

Subscribers of Walt Disney’s streaming service are about to be hit with price hikes as the company continues to deal with the Jimmy Kimmel fallout.

Following the suspension of Kimmel for inflammatory comments on the Charlie Kirk assassination, many leftists publicly broke up with Disney and the other streaming services under its umbrella.

Look:

Just canceled my Disney+ account! #BoycottABCNetwork #BoycottDisney pic.twitter.com/AoVauONIj0

— Victor Hugo ‍ (@Victorhugoswift) September 18, 2025

I have cancelled my Disney+ subscription. I will also be boycotting all ABC shows and refusing to pay for movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars until Jimmy Kimmel is put back on the air.

If you side with fascists, then you aren’t getting my money.@Disney… pic.twitter.com/2uVILilwOK

— Jake Broe (@RealJakeBroe) September 18, 2025

United we stand! pic.twitter.com/Y9mjsX5U0q

— DrunkhammerNate (@NathanGoodchild) September 18, 2025

The company opted to lift the suspension, which resulted in the return of Kimmel to the airwaves on Tuesday night. But all of the negative attention is coming amid plans to increase the price on their subscription plans, and is likely not doing them any favors when it comes to keeping customers.

“Starting Oct. 21, the ad-supported Disney+ plan will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month, while the ad-free premium tier will rise $3 to $18.99 a month. Annual premium subscriptions will jump $30 to $189.99,” the New York Post reported. “Bundled packages combining Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+ will also see price hikes, according to the company’s website.”

It should be noted that this is the fourth year in a row that Disney+ prices have been raised. “The company imposed a 38% price hike in December 2022, followed by further increases in October of 2023 and 2024,” the NYP wrote.

X users reacted:

So Disney cancels Kimmel, then loses approximately $4B, and is now bringing him back. (because money)

Starting October 21st they will also be INCREASING the price of their Disney+ Plus subscription bundles.

There is no better time to cancel than NOW! pic.twitter.com/W9kv7xZvaH

— Brian Tong (@briantong) September 23, 2025

Disney gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back now my subscription prices increases… about to make me cancel Hulu and Disney+ frfr. Yall offered mfs $2.99 a month when yall were loosing millions but now its a price increase for those who kept their subscriptions. Yall so shady

— Mochachino Qveen (@majesticvirgo_) September 23, 2025

Maybe Disney should fire those with low ratings like Jimmy Kimmel, and they would not keep trying to recoup lost money.

— Tired of being politically correct (@USBornNRaised) September 23, 2025

It’s time to play the quarterly streaming game. Do each for a few months, catch up and then cancel

— Q (@axquevedo) September 23, 2025

Disney lost its mojo a long time ago. Anytime I heard “Disney” growing up it had a magical ring to it. I’d get so excited, looking guests to watching its movies.

Now every time I hear “Disney” I just think of BLM and sexual deviancy.

— Aidan (@pneumascient) September 23, 2025

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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to BizPac Review.

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