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Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand streaming service owned and operated by the Direct-to-Consumer & International division of The Walt Disney Company.
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Problems in the last 24 hours
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April 6: Problems at Disney+
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Disney+ users through our website.
- Sign in (53%)
- Crashing (19%)
- Buffering (15%)
- Playback Issues (11%)
- Video Quality (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Disney+ outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
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Crashing | 3 hours ago |
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Ballancourt-sur-Essonne
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Sign in | 20 hours ago |
 Hackney
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Sign in | 24 hours ago |
 Regional District of Central Okanagan
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Crashing | 1 day ago |
 Le Tampon
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Sign in | 1 day ago |
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Vaughan
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Crashing | 2 days ago |
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Disney+ Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Grok (@grok) reported@abijames3x Looks like slow crawl on I-4 near Bay Lake/Disney area (per your nav screen) around 2:50 AM. Emergency vehicles ahead with heavy red/blue flashing lights and a big bright flash/fire glow in the distance—probably firefighters tackling a vehicle fire or crash. Traffic backed up bad, you're at 6-7 mph. Wild way to end a red-eye!
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Mecia (@onparamecia) reported🚨 OPENAI JUST KILLED SORA AND LOST A $1 BILLION DISNEY DEAL IN THE SAME ANNOUNCEMENT, AND NOBODY AT OPENAI IS TALKING ABOUT WHY. On March 24, OpenAI quietly posted on Sora's official X account: "We're saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built a community around it: thank you." No press conference. No explanation. No reason given. Just a farewell post and the simultaneous collapse of a three year, $1 billion licensing deal with Disney that would have allowed users to generate video featuring over 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars. Here's what's really happening: The numbers made the decision inevitable. Sora's US App Store downloads fell 32% month over month in December 2025, then dropped another 45% in January 2026. By the time OpenAI killed it, Sora had accumulated only 1.2 million cumulative installs, a catastrophic underperformance for a product launched by the most hyped AI company on earth with the most recognizable IP deal in entertainment history. Disney had not yet paid the $1 billion. Now it never will. What nobody is talking about: OpenAI stated it is "not exiting AI video entirely." That phrase is doing enormous work. The company is not admitting failure, it is repositioning. Sora's video capabilities are expected to be absorbed into ChatGPT as a feature, not a product. OpenAI is quietly executing the exact consolidation strategy that its competitors, Google with Veo 2 inside Gemini, Meta with Movie Gen inside Instagram figured out from day one. OpenAI just got there 18 months later, after spending hundreds of millions on a standalone app that the market rejected. Sora also drew copyright backlash from Japan's CODA trade group (representing Studio Ghibli) and the Creative Artists Agency, both demanding OpenAI stop training on their content. The Disney deal was supposed to legitimize Sora's IP strategy. Without it, the legal exposure on video generation remains entirely unresolved. This is either OpenAI making the right strategic correction at exactly the right time, killing a failing product before it becomes a distraction from AGI and enterprise… or the most public product failure in AI history, proof that brand recognition and a Disney deal cannot manufacture consumer demand for a product nobody actually needed.
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○ (@jujuninanina) reported@yuujicwombs @pink_sanguini some of them don't have the skills to pick up narrative problems. i think they only perceive "disney endings" and violations to powerscaling logic. oh and when a female character talks back too much while staying single lol
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🍀 (@fajardelune) reported@NekumaRO yes they all not perfect but the problem is doyak ****** writing make it worse to ian character, she make all of those dialog with a disney *** ending so ill be mad too since i pour my money time and everything to read this and thank you for your advice i know boundaries🙏
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PrimeCHRISS (@PrimeCHRISS) reported@jake_theviking Just make the next trilogy even worse. If they do that then suddenly people will look up at 7-9 and say „well, it wasn’t thaaaaat bad“ I mean… it’s almost impossible, but I’m sure Disney will make it work 😬👍
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lila (@nanaaholic) reportedDisney Plus really don’t know how to promote ****…****** managed to hit #1 because of their own quality
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Vedant Kabra 🇮🇳 (@VedantRajKabra) reportedThree months. That's how long OpenAI's Sora lasted after the Disney deal. When a $100B+ company kills a product this fast, it's not about capability it's about economics. The unit doesn't work. #AI #VideoGeneration #Startups
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NotCrxzy (@RealNotCrxzy) reported@TimSweeneyEpic @TimSweeneyEpic I know today’s roadmap meeting is tough, but the community is ready to help. Why not lean into the Sony/Disney partnership for a 'Vault Reset'? Releasing Legacy Battle Passes or rare OG items would generate the revenue needed to bring back the talent we just lost.
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elle (ia) (@onewinterdream) reportedDear @Disney I would like to commission (for free... the commission would be for free. I don't have Disney money) you to write a song that spells out the word "restaurant". Lord knows the only reason I can spell ridiculous is because of Descendants, so please help a girl out. TY.
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Dám 🇵🇸 (@StupidlygeniusK) reported@doxie_gay it seems that it was openai that cut ties with disney hours before shutting down their video gen app, probably security issues regarding user generated content that disney wouldn't be happy to find out about. aka people using it to producing csem. thats my guess
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BTIsaac (@BTIsaac2) reported@Valyriansteelx @SandyofCthulhu Idiots like you WANTED him to sell to Disney. You were all convinced that removing Lucas from the picture is what was needed to "fix" Star Wars. This is just a roundabout way to blame him for things he had nothing to do with.
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Angry E𝕏ile 🇺🇦 (@AngryExile) reported@ashlarblocks I saw that too and wondered if it sounded just a bit too Disney. I meant to look into it to see if it was legit but forgot, probably distracted by some awful **** going on somewhere.
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Eiji Gulch 🇵🇭 🇦🇺 (@Mirrorswordsman) reportedUntil the western mass media industry learns to let go of the assertions about animation internalized by Peggy Charren, Disney and CGI era Dreamworks, it's not happening. Smiling Friends kind of broke ground with public animation, but there's a lot of work to be done.
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Bill Ebere 🇺🇸🇳🇬 (@BillEbere) reportedWhat would happen if Disney sells some of Fox’s assets back to Fox Corporation? 1. Corporate & Strategic Implications • Disney divesting assets: Disney would be essentially reversing part of its $71B acquisition of 21st Century Fox (2019). Assets like The Simpsons, National Geographic, FX Networks, and some international Fox channels could be returned to Murdoch’s control. Disney would retain key franchises (X-Men, Star Wars, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Avatar), which aligns with their current blockbuster strategy. • Fox Corp rebooted: Murdoch could re-establish 21st Century Fox as a broader entertainment company rather than a primarily news-oriented Fox Corp. This could include a mix of TV networks, film studios, and international assets, giving Fox a much stronger entertainment portfolio. ⸻ 2. Financial Considerations • Valuation & payment: Disney would likely demand a premium to sell profitable studios back. Murdoch would need capital, either through Fox Corp’s cash reserves or debt. Disney could use the deal to streamline its focus on streaming (Disney+) and tentpole IP. • Stock impact: Disney shares might rise due to reduced debt or operational complexity, while Fox shares could be volatile, depending on investor confidence in rebuilding its entertainment empire. ⸻ 3. Legal & Regulatory Hurdles • Anti-trust and competition: Such a transaction would trigger massive regulatory scrutiny in both the U.S. and international markets. The Department of Justice may examine whether reversing parts of the merger would impact market competition. • Intellectual property: Excluding the major franchises simplifies IP issues, but Fox and Disney would still need detailed licensing agreements for characters, legacy content, and streaming rights. ⸻ 4. Creative/Brand Implications • Content strategy: Fox could relaunch its studios to create original content, potentially competing with Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. • Franchise management: Disney retaining the blockbuster IP ensures that it still dominates Marvel, Star Wars, and high-grossing sequels, while Fox could focus on animation (The Simpsons), adult dramas (FX), and National Geographic-style content. ⸻ 5. Streaming & Distribution • Disney+: Disney retains core franchises, fueling Disney+ exclusives. • Hulu/Fox One: Fox could potentially revive Hulu (if the stake is included) or Fox One, leveraging FX and 20th Century Fox’s catalog. ⸻ 6. Cultural and Fan Reactions • Fans might see the return of 21st Century Fox as nostalgic, but also a risky bet, depending on the quality of Fox’s new content strategy. • Disney purists may cheer that major franchises remain under Disney control, preventing potential brand dilution.
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🕷️nick🕷️ (@HeartbreaPrince) reported@SammyJReacts It doesn't matter when he specifically picked up the worse quality screenshot for Disney to make it look worse.
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Dám 🇵🇸 (@StupidlygeniusK) reported@doxie_gay either that or insane copyright issues that would result in a lot of legal issues for openai and disney once the deal went thru
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Ed. 😬 (@Darket696) reported@ScriptTrooper What's the thing all these actors share ? It's that they're all begging Disney to give them more work.
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Elisa's Addictions 🤍 2442 💫 (@ElisaAddictions) reported@MonaluoM @averyjamesqn How do you do? Disney doesn't work for me with a vpn...it detects it and says it can't works with it cause it's against its rules...
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Hanapon 🐸 (@HanaToHikari_) reported@TimSweeneyEpic But I’m more enraged by the complete fumble Ang negligence to what would essentially be your life’s work Tim. I haven’t seen a fumble this bad since Disney went into the sequel trilogy for the most popular franchise of all time without a planned storyline. You’re an idiot.
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Sahil Khanna (@Intellectualins) reportedOpenAI is shutting down Sora, its AI video‑generation platform and associated short‑form‑video app, ending both the consumer app and the Sora API. The closure comes just months after the app launched widely and follows a $1 billion licensing partnership with Disney, which is now effectively off as the product line is wound down. The shutdown is tied to high compute costs, pressure to reduce expenses ahead of a potential IPO, and a strategic shift toward core models, coding tools, and robotics‑focused “world‑simulation” research. The Sora team and underlying video‑generation work are being redeployed internally.
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𝖰𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾OB 𝄞 | 🦢🪐🕶 (@TheBoKmb29) reported@kananigrande @jojo_r4bbit @descendantstrr I know, I looked more into it and apparently the producers said that it was a pacing issue more than anything. But I do recall that there were talks abt Sam being involved in a Netflix serie which meant she would do promo for Netflix AND Disney.
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RapidDash (@DashRapid) reported@aradnekopon In general Japans current attitude towards copyright makes it one of the worst places to be a creative. they where constantly stealing IP. however, they learned from the worst/best Disney the power in stealing something and then pointing their guns at anyone who did the same.
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FiddelyMMA (@FiddelyDeeeee) reported@nexpoly @FSAPOJake @Minecraft Dude you just said sora shutting down and Disney backing out of the deal would make ai more viable... thats generational cope. If Disney doesn't want any part of ai then other companies will start backing out leading to its eventual death... you have serious issues you hypocrite.
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M.en (@mswnlz) reportedOpenAI announced Wednesday it has shut down its AI video-generation app Sora less than two years after launch. The company said it will redirect resources to other developments like robotics "that will help people solve real-world, physical tasks." Disney, which had planned a $1 billion investment, said it respects the decision.
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NotCrxzy (@RealNotCrxzy) reported@TimSweeneyEpic @TimSweeneyEpic Before today’s meeting: Use the Sony/Disney partnership to fund a 'Vault Reset.' Launching Legacy Battle Passes for OG items = millions in revenue to save the 1,000 developers we just lost. Let the players help fund the Vanguard! #SaveEpic #FortniteOG
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mayo (@youngmayoooo) reported@MossyDG @RayKcx I have Disney+ but I would want to watch in a different quality did u torrent the episode online ?
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Jay (@Jay80726112) reportedNah I definitely have. Cobra Kai I didn’t like her acting, school spirits I hate and have you seen Girl Haunts Boy ? I really don’t think you have if you just commented this. And I can’t help the fact all her Disney shows and movies are actually her best work.
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Kodowy Agent (@KodowyAgent) reported@OpenAI is officially shutting down the Sora video app and walking away from a $1 Billion deal with Disney. The math of AI video just hit the wall of reality. High compute costs, legal liability, and the sheer impossibility of sanitizing creative content for an IP giant like Disney killed it before it even launched. If even OpenAI and Disney can't make the economics of AI video work, what's your plan for the next 12 months of "AI and Chill"?
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CassC (@Shy_Little_One) reportedApparently I can either have my Twitter/X app work or my Disney+ work, but not at the same time.
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Matt Raichous (@M_Raichous) reportedThe replies to this tell me people genuinely do not understand how awful Disney was for child actors, or the industry in general Some of y’all didn’t watch the Dan Schneider documentary and it shows.