Will the Disney+ Service mean no more DVD/Blu Rays for you

[imthewalrus79]

If you have or are planning on subscribing to the Disney+ service, will that mean the end of buying their movies on DVD's and Blu Ray for you? I myself am on the fence about it. With there already being examples of them editing out things like the crows in Dumbo, it's nice to know I have that movie in it's original form on Blu Ray. But watching the more recent movies, it's hard to imagine too much that would be found offensive to cause such a major edit in the future.

[Farerb]

They are not editing out the crows in Dumbo.
Anyway I'll keep buying Blu-rays or 4K because I don't want to be dependent on their service.

[UmbrellaFish]

I have no plans to stop buying physical media. I want to own my movies, and I don’t trust Disney will keep titles available or that they won’t continue to tinker with them.

[blackcauldron85]

I agree- I'm going to keep buying physical movies, too. I don't trust that Disney+ won't get rid of certain titles/bring them back/censor them, and sometimes I watch movies at someone else's house, so I need the physical copy to bring over.

And we don't know if Disney+ will last forever, or if I'll always subscribe to it.

[estefan]

Streaming is convenient (some of the time), but I will always be an advocate for physical media. I like that I have a whole collection of films that I don't have to worry will be taken away by the end of the month. Nowadays, I will buy a movie I really like, because I have no idea when or if it will show up on Netflix. It's also a tad annoying when I want to watch something specific and I have to do research to figure out where and how I can watch it.

Disney has said they will keep titles on the service permanently, but who knows how long that mandate will last. What about the higher classified Touchstone and 20th Century Fox titles they own? The Life Aquatic or Kingsman definitely won't be on Disney+.

In short, I like streaming and will be signing up for Disney+, but I will still continue to buy the Blu-Rays.

[DisneyFreak5282]

It's already sort of persuaded me to stop buying DVD and Blu-Ray. I have most of the DAC/PIXAR library on Blu-Ray, save for the ones that haven't had a wide retail release and a few of the newer films in 3D (due to my not being able to find them with slips). Most of what I own are double (sometimes triple) dips. I'm running out of room! I haven't bought a Signature release since The Little Mermaid 4K, although I am having second thoughts because of my interest in Target exclusives and the Best Buy steelbooks. As tempting as it is to upgrade the rest to 4K, I will wait to see what Disney+ is all about to decide whether I want to finish my collection or just stop altogether. It also doesn't help that Disney's releases this past decade or so have been unacceptably light on bonus content.

[Clindor]

I don’t think Disney will abandon the Blu-ray format.. There will still be Home Cinema fans who will want more than a compressed online version of a movie, and also bonus features, making-ofs, galleries of artwork... And these categories of prople will go on bringing money to the company.

Moreover, the Blu-rays and DVDs will always be released several months before the movie gets on the the streaming service.

[ChrisLyne]

Yes and no.

Yes because I'll certainly be more selective in which Blu-Rays I buy, especially since content is said to be added permanently (with Disney+ I think my desire to have all Disney Animation and Pixar films on BR will end).

No because if it's a film I like I'll still want a physical copy as no matter how good streaming gets, physical media will likely remain higher quality (and available first as Clindor said).

[Avaitor]

I don't think so, no. I do intend to use the app for the exclusive content, and for movies and series that likely won't be released elsewhere, but I still intend to collect every DAC and Pixar release, as well as some other films in Disney's library that interests me.