Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Wales Online
Wales Online
Lifestyle
Robbie Purves

Disney+ subscribers 'boycott' platform as 48 popular shows set to disappear from streaming service

Following the announcement of the removal of several popular television series and films, some Disney+ subscribers claim they will "boycott" the streaming service. As part of a reported cost cutting measure, almost 50 titles will be removed, including Willow, Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever.

The removal of titles will begin around May 26 and has sparked a furious response from some Twitter users. Disney's CFO Christine McCarthy previously stated, cuts were incoming, saying: "We are in the process of reviewing the content on our DTC (direct to consumer) services to align with the strategic changes in our approach to content curation."

Many taking to social media have threatened to boycott Disney+ following the announcement it will be cutting many titles. It comes as the platform lost four million subscribers in the first three months of 2023.

Taking it particularly badly, one Twitter user, Wlwdenji, wrote: "Disney basically destroying any legal way to watch Willow and Dollface… my villain origin story is realized. I hate my life."

Milkylewinsky asked: "Why is disney+ taking off willow series when its a disney+ original???? bruh." Bricksoka added: "Disney+ really wants you to unsubscribe, huh?"

JustineLee1993 tweeted: "I’m boycotting Disney—there’s a lot of things I’ve been turned off and disgusted by the company lately. The decision of taking off Big Shot from their platform was the final straw."

Tommyboy89_ typed: "Disney Plus is taking off a lot of content such as Howard, Stargirl, and Timmy Failure. This is disrespect to the filmmakers who put their hearts and souls into their project. You can give request titles on on the feedback page! #disneyplus #disney."

Subscribe here for the latest news where you live

Full list of titles leaving Disney+ in May

  • A Spark Story
  • America the Beautiful
  • Artemis Fowl
  • Be Our Chef
  • Best in Dough
  • Best in Snow
  • Better Nate Than Ever
  • Big Shot
  • Black Beauty
  • Cheaper by the Dozen
  • Clouds
  • Darby and the Dead
  • Diary of a Future President
  • Disney Fairy Tale Weddings
  • Dollface
  • Earth to Ned
  • Encore!
  • Everything’s Trash
  • Foodtastic
  • Howard
  • It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer
  • Just Beyond
  • Little Demon
  • Love in the Time of Corona
  • Maggie
  • Magic Camp
  • Marvel's MPower
  • Marvel's Project Hero
  • Marvel's Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
  • Pistol
  • Rosaline
  • Stargirl
  • Stuntman
  • The Hot Zone
  • The Making Of Willow
  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society
  • The One and Only Ivan
  • The Premise
  • The Princess
  • The Quest
  • The World According to Jeff Goldblum
  • Timmy Failure
  • Turner & Hooch
  • Weird but True!
  • Willow
  • Wolfgang
  • Y: The Last Man
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.