Parents' Guide to

Disney+

By Debbie Gorrell, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

Unmatched media collection with levels of parent controls.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Paid Entertainment
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 8+

Based on 7 parent reviews

Yoshifan14
Yoshifan14 Adult
February 28, 2023
age 8+

Good but..

It is good, but settings are limited after creation and parent profiles have no security so you cannot do autoplay and kids can go on parent profiles and watch not age appropriate content. Also a simple UI makes it easier for kids to navigate.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
Easy to play/use
TCEdu
TCEdu Parent of 6 and 12-year-old
February 25, 2023
age 3+

Check out Miles from Tomorrowland

Pretty good app. The content is great. It's been a little buggy but seems to get better sometimes. Really reliably good kids' content. When it's good it's better than Netflix, but there isn't as much on there. Our kids love Miles from Tomorrowland, wish there were more of it.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
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What’s It About?

DISNEY+ is an app that allows users to stream or download TV shows, movies, and documentaries directly from their devices. Users can simultaneously stream from up to four different devices and have unlimited downloads for up to 10 devices. Setting up a profile is super easy: Choose an avatar, enter a name, and turn on the Kids profile setting if you want to. If you don't choose the Kids profile setting, there's an option to set a content rating age for each profile that will allow only content rated for that age and below. Managing profiles and making changes to the account requires a password. There's also an option to set a lock so that kids don't switch out of their profiles. Once in the content area, users can search for content manually or by using the app's pre-set search criteria, including Trending, Hit Movies, Disney Channel Favorites, Musicals, Throwbacks, and more. Some titles are available in 4K UHD and HDR.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (7 ):
Kids say (32 ):

There's an impressive selection of easily accessible titles here that will appeal to a wide range of viewers. Most of the titles in Disney+ are strictly for entertainment, but there are a handful of National Geographic documentaries that are part of the Kids profile setting. Additional titles from National Geographic that older kids could enjoy are excluded from the default Kids setting but do make it past some of older age ratings filters. The GroupWatch feature can be a fun way to have a movie night with a faraway loved one, though everyone in the group needs to have a Disney+ subscription. It's really easy to create multiple profiles to suit kids of different ages. PIN-protected profiles, and password-protected changes to profiles, help give parents control over setting up and moving between profiles.

It's unclear what the difference is between the default Kids setting and the option to set a filter for including content only for a certain age and below. There's also no information about what the age ratings are based on. Some parents may find that content they don't feel is right for their kids gets through the filters they set. Being able to include or exclude titles would be great. That said, if you love Disney (or Marvel or Star Wars or Pixar or ... ), you have hundreds of viewing options here -- and ways to keep viewing kid-friendly.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what they enjoy most about Disney+ shows and movies. Are there titles that families can watch together? Which ones are more educational?

  • Talk about your kid's favorite shows and what you watch together. What do you like best? Why? Would you have changed anything about the story?

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