Finding shows and movies that will keep the family entertained during the school holidays can be a difficult task. With the recent arrival of Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand, however, this task has become much easier.
The entire library of movies and shows on Disney+ is family friendly, so parents can count on it to keep kids safe from inappropriate content.
Making Disney+ the perfect streaming service to satisfy your entire family this school holiday. With a huge selection of TV shows and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, the National Geographic Society and 20th Century Fox, Disney+ truly has something for everyone in your family.
At Au$8,99 per month, or AU$89.99 per year, it's one of the most affordable streaming services in Australia, in an area where rivals can cost up to AU$19,99 per month. Disney+ is incredible value too, allowing subscribers to stream 4K video on selected content and compatible devices on up to four devices simultaneously; on other platforms, this is what you get only the most expensive.
In addition, the entire library of movies and series on Disney+ can be saved locally and viewed offline. no expiration datei.e. kids can download their favorite TV shows on their tablets and phones and get busy on long car rides - something we imagine most parents will be happy about!
With hundreds of movies and TV shows to choose from - both classic and new - it's easy to find something to watch on Disney+, but to steer you in the right direction, we've compiled our top five school holiday berets below.
The Mandalorian
Action-packed and like nothing else on the big screen, The Mandalorian is a show that's sure to make you ask, "why would you live in the house of the Star Wars series for so long?" While we can't say for sure, we have to imagine that Lucasfilm was just waiting for a service like Disney+ to make all this work something really special. The series titular The Mandalorian is a lone gunslinger who makes a living by accepting bounties - and being extremely good at filling them. However, the world's usually-reliable bounty hunter is turned upside down when he decides to save one of his targets, the dubious people who hired him. Chances are you already know who this target is, but we won't spoil it for you if you didn't know. What we're going to say, though, is that he's likely to become one of your favorite characters in the entire Star Wars universe. This is an absolute must watch for Star Wars fans both young and old.
Seasons on Disney Plus: 1
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons is undoubtedly the greatest animated sitcom of all time and is now available to stream on vault in Australia for the first time ever!! Join Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie as they do all sorts of crazy things. It's not just a few episodes, either – Disney+ has hosted 29 seasons, amounting to hundreds of hours of Simpsons fun to munch on! And as we mentioned earlier, each of these episodes can be downloaded to your smart device for offline viewing.
Seasons on Disney Plus: 29
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Alone at home
The premise of Home Alone is simple: an eight-year-old child accidentally leaves while his entire family goes on vacation, and finds himself fending off a pair of bumbling robbers with a series of comic-top booby traps. In the wrong hands, this kind of material can be unbearable. Instead, a delightfully playful and clever script, John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller Takes the Day Off) and place-on direction from Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), results in pure magic. Part of that magic, of course, will come down to the casting of Macaulay Culkin, who, despite his young age, managed to find the perfect balance of progressiveness and the heart of his protagonist demanded. A great family holiday movie, Home Alone is a Christmas classic.
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Lady and the Tramp
2019 has been a big year for live-action versions of Disney movies, with The Lion King, Aladdin and Dumbo offering new and exciting big-screen interpretations of beloved classics. However, Disney has somehow managed to keep its brightest live action reimagining on the small screen with Lady and the Tramp. An updated version of this beautiful story once again follows a beloved house dog (Tessa Thompson) who meets and falls in love with a street mongrel (Justin Theroux) with a heart of gold. It's a story that's just as touching as the original animated film that was released back in 1955. The perfect family movie if ever had one.
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Frozen
If you're a parent, chances are your kids are already obsessed with Frozen, the brilliantly animated Disney movie that's based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. If so, they will love being able to download the Frozen in Disney+ app and watch it over and over again on their smart devices! In the now classic songs 'Let Go' and 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman?', Frozen turns fairy tradition on their heads, teaching the girls that they don't need dashing princes to come and rescue them, and that they can be masters of their own destiny.