Disney Plus (also asserted as Disney+) or Disney Plus Hotstar is the streaming service The Walt Disney Company created, commonly known as Disney. Famous for its classic cartoon movies and the ever-iconic Mickey Mouse, Disney caters to various people, from children to adults. The company was founded in 1929 by the legendary Walt Disney. Since its inception, it has now become an entertainment industry giant and a common household name. With the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Disney too wanted to venture into this field, introducing its streaming service Disney Plus in 2019 (in India it launched with the previously established service Hotstar, hence Disney Plus Hotstar).

Disney Plus offers a large catalogue of both old and new movies out of Disney’s massive library, adding to it exceptional originals (content created specifically for the streaming service) like The Mandalorian or Loki. Disney Plus has its service on a variety of platforms. On phones and laptops, there is a straightforward app of Disney Plus or its website, which can be used to easily access the service. However, on TVs and other platforms, there is a chance of it getting complicated. If you have tried to log into Disney Plus on your TV, you are probably familiar with the phrase Disneyplus.com/begin. We explain what Disneyplus.com/begin is and explain how to log into your Disney Plus accounts on your TVs and other platforms.

Explaining Disney Plus

After the rise of Netflix, a lot of streaming sites came up, like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Zee5 to name a few. This was especially impacted through the quarantine period due to Covid-19, which made people stay at home and thus theaters were closed. Streaming services with a lot of content to watch at a low price was a wonderful deal for many, and the industry boomed. Disney, being an established entertainment giant, did not want to miss out on the new industry trend and potentially lose money. There already were a few Disney movies on various platforms, but Disney wanted to expand its platform exclusively for Disney content.

And thus, Disney Plus was launched on 12th November 2019. Disney had a lot of movies from various famous and established giants like Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, and of course its Pixar production cartoon and live-action movies. Having such an impressive roster, and releasing special MCU-connected series’ like WandaVision and Loki, created a massive buzz and gained large number of subscriptions in a very short period. Currently, it rivals Netflix and Amazon Prime, having around 157.8 million active subscriptions, which is a very impressive number.

It has also collaborated with Hotstar in India, bundling a joint subscription as Disney Plus Hotstar, offering both platforms’ worth of content. Disney Plus offers a specific way of logging into the service on platforms other than smartphones or laptops (the app or website works fine for these) with the 8-digit code system through Disneyplus.com/begin. We go about explaining how it works below.

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What is Disneyplus.com/begin

As we mentioned before, there is no straightforward way of logging into Disney Plus and watching your favourite movies or shows on a TV. Instead, Disney has a dedicated website page for the users to log in. The way it works is that when you open your Disney Plus application, it displays a unique 8-digit code. Then the user has to log into their phones or laptops and enter the code to register on the platform. After this is done, users are free to enjoy Disney Plus and its large library as long as they have a subscription. This step has been taken to ensure security and account protection. Below we have described how to use Disneyplus.com/begin across different platforms.

Logging Into Disney Plus Through Disneyplus.com/begin Feature

This guide will detail how to log into your TV of choice (also applicable to your consoles) and browse and watch your favourite content, using the Disneyplus.com/begin feature. Before following the steps, make sure you are connected to a good internet connection as that will be required for the setup.

Setting up Disney Plus on TV

The following steps are how you can set up Disney Plus on your smart TVs. Follow these steps to easily access the service.

• Step 1: Install the Disney Plus app from the app store on your TV.
• Step 2: A set of instructions will come on the screen. These will include the 8-digit code.
• Step 3: Go to Disneyplus.com/begin from either your smartphone or your laptop/PC and enter the 8-digit code.
• Step 4: Now log into your Disney Plus account.

Setting up Disney Plus on Consoles

The same set of procedures also works for major current consoles, namely PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One X/S, and Xbox Series X/S.

• Step 1: Install the Disney Plus app from the store (Playstation Store or the Microsoft Store for PlayStation and Xbox devices respectively) on your TV, similar to above.
• Step 2: A set of instructions will come on the screen, also include the 8-digit code.
• Step 3: After that, go to Disneyplus.com/begin from either your smartphone or your laptop/PC and enter the 8-digit code.
• Step 4: Now simply log into your Disney Plus account.

There can be some technical errors while using Disney Plus like Error Code 42. But in general, if everything works fine then this is the proper way of setting up the Disney Plus service on TVs and consoles.

List of Compatible Disney Plus Devices

Do note that not all devices support Disney Plus. Only certain types of TVs and specific consoles have Disney Plus service compatible with them. So make sure that your device has compatibility with Disney Plus.

• Android TVs (operating on Google TV)
• LGTVs (with WebOS 3.0)
• Samsung Tizen Smart TVs
• Apple Airplay
• Amazon FireTV and Fire Tablet
• Google Chromebook
• Google Chromecast
• Vizio SmartCast TV
• Sony Playstation
• Xbox

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Final Words

Disney Plus is a truly great streaming service option for fans of movies and shows, especially Disney fans. It offers a large catalogue of Disney movies and shows, featuring classics like Mickey Mouse, Cars, Star Wars movies, Marvel movies, and so many more recognisable and appealing shows and movies. After this article, we hope you have learnt how to set up Disney Plus on your TVs through Disneyplus.com/begin. What will you be watching? Let us know below!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q) What is the pricing of Disney Plus Hotstar?

Ans: Disney Plus Hotstar has two services, Premium and Super. Super offers sports and Disney content (not in English though) up to 1080p HD resolution and costs INR 889 (USD 10.87) per year. The Premium subscription offers 4K resolution and Disney content in English as well as regional languages, with other features stacked on it. It costs INR 1499 (USD 18.12) per year.

Q) How many screens can be available to watch on a Disney Plus subscription?

Ans: The Disney Plus Hotstar Super subscription offers up to 2 screens to watch content together. Meanwhile, Disney Plus Hotstar Premium offers 4 screens at the same time.