Price increases have been announced for all of Disney’s streaming services, including ESPN starting today (August 23). From $6.99 to $9.99 per month, ESPN is increasing. Disney’s monthly fee will increase from $7.99 to $9.99. Additionally, Hulu will raise its ad-supported tier’s price from $6.99 to $7.99. While the monthly price for the ad-free tier will increase from $12.99 to $14.99.

All three of these streaming services are seeing significant price increases, and nobody will be happy about having to pay them. But this was inevitable as the cost of content keeps rising owing to competition and, of course, inflation. Since sports are often quite expensive to watch, no one was particularly surprised when ESPN increased their pricing. Additionally, ESPN has recently inked a number of agreements to expand its ESPN portfolio.

What about the Disney package, then? It is rising, but not by as much as you might anticipate.

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THREE DISNEY BUNDLES WILL BE AVAILABLE. In October, Disney will offer three bundles as opposed to the single bundle it previously offered, which includes all three services with the option of Hulu advertising or none at all. Let’s review each bundle now.

HULU ANDAMP; DISNEY The brand-new bundle, which combines Disney and Hulu, comes first. Both of these will be the service’s ad-supported tiers. Disney has never previously combined Disney and Hulu without including ESPN. And the monthly cost will be $9.99. Most people will find that this option is the greatest because they get both services for only $10 instead of the normal $16. That is a really good offer.

HULU, DISNEY, ANDAMP; ESPN WITH ADS Then, with advertisements, you can obtain all three. ESPN will always feature advertisements because it primarily airs live TV. Actually, this is a little less expensive than the original Disney Bundle, which cost $14.99 a month. You will have to pay $12.99 a month for this package. It is also very important in this situation. Disney with advertisements costs $8, Hulu with advertisements costs $8, and ESPN costs $10. You would have to spend $26 for it, but with this package, you’ll only pay $14.99, less than half.

Advertisement ESPN, Disney, and HULU (AD-FREE) (WITH ADS) At least internally, Disney refers to this as their premium bundle. There is no ad-free version of ESPN, although it does provide Disney and Hulu without advertisements. You’ll pay $19.99 every month for this, which is also a great price. Disney without commercials costs $10.99, Hulu without ads costs $14.99, and ESPN costs $9.99. You would pay $36 a month for that separately. But you can purchase it packaged together for less than $20. That is also almost 50% off.

Disney Bundles are the best option. Given the information I’ve just provided, it’s rather simple to understand why purchasing a Disney Bundle is preferable to purchasing just one of these three services. Hulu and Disney together allow you to get one of them for just $2 a month, even if you don’t want or use ESPN. Additionally, the two will perform better than Netflix for far less money at $10 per month.

The fact that the bundles are typically far less expensive than purchasing a single service may seem strange. This is most likely a strategy used by Disney to increase the amount of services you subscribe to. Additionally, to increase interest in their services. You’re still likely to check out Hulu, see what’s there, and start watching material there if you had Hulu and solely wanted Disney.

Advertisement I used to, for instance, solely subscribe to Disney (and had Hulu free from Spotify). However, I can receive the entire Disney bundle—which consists of all three services—for free through Verizon. Which means I get more than simply Disney for even less money (only because I’m on a higher expensive Verizon plan). Even so, I occasionally use ESPN, though I expect that will rise as the fall approaches and ESPN adds more sports.

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The Disney Bundle offers the best streaming value. I said that Disney was the best streaming bargain when it originally came out. Given how much content Disney offered and how inexpensive it was at only $6.99 a month, it was incredibly good. Even though the monthly price will go to $9.99, this is still an extremely good offer (without ads). The Disney Bundle, however, excels over it.

Advertisement When it debuts in October, I’m confident that the Disney and Hulu combo for $9.99 will be the best bundle and most likely the most popular bundle. Sports aren’t for everyone, and many of the larger games won’t be on ESPN anyhow. However, you can watch a ton of excellent entertainment on Hulu and Disney, respectively.

DO I NEED TO BUY A DISNEY BUNDLE? You should without a doubt. Disney is fantastic if you have kids. Disney is fantastic if you’re a lover of Star Wars or Marvel. And after that, you can add Hulu, another excellent service, for just a few extra dollars a month. It also contains TV show episodes from ABC, NBC, and a few other networks the day after they air. So if you’re trying to cut the cord, this is a terrific service to have. However, neither a streaming Live TV service nor an OTA antenna are truly what you want to purchase.

At least until ESPN improves its ability to compete with linear TV sports channels like ESPN itself, the Disney and Hulu bundle for $9.99 is probably going to be its best and most well-liked bundle.

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