Disney Plus Free Trial: How to Get Disney Plus for Free in 2025

The service doesn't offer a free trial directly, but that doesn't mean you can't get it for free in other ways throughout 2025
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As far as streaming services go, Disney Plus is one of the most popular options. It's a huge platform that competes with other giants like Netflix and offers an array of entertainment for all ages, despite the family vibes you might get from the name. Once you sign up for Disney+, you get more than just access to a vast library of movies and shows. Your subscription unlocks the entire Disney+ catalog available in your region, complete with personalized recommendations to help you find your next favorite. You can also download content to watch offline—perfect for travel or when you're away from WiFi.

But even if Disney Plus is a popular option, it is just one more in the huge pool of streaming services available these days. Deciding if you want to add on yet another monthly (or yearly) subscription fee can be tricky, and it helps if you can try out a service before committing. So, can you get a Disney Plus free trial in 2025? Read on to find out!

Top Disney Plus Deals

Disney+, Hulu Bundle with Ads

$10.99/mo.

Get the best of Hulu and Disney+ with this 2025 bundle. You'll save 44% over subscribing to the two services separately and can conveniently watch select Hulu content in the Disney+ app.

Disney+, Hulu Bundle Ad-Free

$19.99/mo.

If you just can't bear to have ads, opt for this Disney+ and Hulu 2025 bundle! You'll be charged $19.99 per month, but that's still a savings of 42% over buying each of these services separately. You'll be able to enjoy select Hulu content in the Disney+ app and also be able to download content to watch offline. Note that ads will be served in select live and linear content, but overall it'll still be far less than the ad-supported tier.

Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Bundle w/ Ads

$16.99/month

Stream all your favorites from Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ with this handy bundle! You'll save more than 15% over paying the monthly rate for each service separately and all you have to contend with are some ads.

Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Bundle Ad-Free

$26.99

You'll save a whopping 42% monthly with this bundle deal compared to buying each service separately. Even better, you'll get ad-free content from Disney+ and Hulu; you'll still have to deal with ads in your sports viewing, though.

Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle w/ Ads

$16.99/month

Stream all your favorites from Disney+, Hulu, and Max for just $16.99 per month - as long as you don't mind ads, this is a great deal and provides a $13 savings each month over buying each service separately.

Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle Ad-Free

$29.99/month

If you can't stand ads in your premium content, this shiny bundle is for you! You'll get Max, Hulu, and Disney+, all without ads, for $29.99 per month. That means a savings of $22 per month compared to getting each service ad-free separately.

Disney+ Military Discount

$120/year

Eligible military members - including veterans and their families - can sign up via The Exchange and get 25% off the annual subscription price. While a plan is not specifically noted on the Disney+ help page, it likely means the Disney+ Premium, as it's the only plan with an annual price available. Note that eligible users must also be located in the U.S. or connected to on-base internet in either the U.K., Puerto Rico, Germany, or Japan.Curious about the Disney Plus Bundle price? Head over to the blog where we talk about what to expect as well as the best Disney Plus deals for 2025.

Disney+ Premium 6-Month Subscription

free w/ Verizon Unlimited Plans

If you have an existing Verizon unlimited mobile plan, you can sign up for a 6-month Disney+ subscription for free in 2025. Accounts that have previously redeemed a Verizon Disney+ promotion are not eligible, and some other eligibility requirements apply. Enroll in the Disney+ on Us program within the My Verizon app under "Services & Perks".

Hulu + Live TV Ad-Supported Streaming Subscription

Free 3-Day Trial

Give the Hulu + Live TV streaming service a try and check out everything it has to offer for three days; since the trial period is so short, it's best to plan your trial wisely to get the most out of it. You'll get Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ all with ads, plus unlimited DVR, among other perks. Once your three day trial is done, you'll be charged at the then-current rate of $82.99 per month for the service, so if you aren't sold on it, be sure to cancel before you're charged.

Hulu + Live TV Ad-Free Streaming Subscription

$95.99/mo.

Get access to more than 95 live TV channels as well as ad-free Hulu and Disney+ with this bundle. You'll also have access to ESPN+, but unfortunately it comes with ads, so you won't get everything ad-free. You also won't get a three-day trial with this plan, unlike the ad-supported one, so you'll need to commit to at least a month of the service at this price to try it out. The good news is you'll get plenty of perks to explore and cancellation is easy, so if you aren't sold after a month, you can drop your subscription without any hassle.

Other Streaming Discounts

Peacock TV 3-Month Subscription

Free Trial for Samsung Galaxy Owners

If you've just treated yourself to a shiny new Samsung Galaxy or are planning to gift one in 2025, be sure to take advantage of this freebie! You'll have three full months to take in everything that Peacock has to offer and to decide if you want to keep the service; if so, you can expect to pay $8 per month once your trial period ends.

Not a Samsung Galaxy owner but still want to give Peacock a try? Read up on other Peacock free trials to see if there's a deal worth taking advantage of.

Peacock Premium Annual Plan

1 year for $30

Get 63% off one year of Peacock Premium with this deal. Unless you currently subscribe to Peacock Premium or Premium Plus, you can sign up and save $50 on the annual plan, paying less than $3 a month. Have a Peacock account but don't currently subscribe to the streaming service? Then you can sign in and use promo codes for Peacock like "WINTERSAVINGS" to redeem.

Disney Plus Free Trials

Is There a 30-Day Free Trial for Disney Plus?

While some streaming services can be generous with their free trial offers, Disney isn't among them. It no longer offers a free trial period. Even when it did, the free trial was only for seven days.

Does Disney Plus Have a Free Trial?

Disney Plus only offered a free trial for a very short amount of time — mainly, the first six months after launching. Since then, folks interested in a Disney Plus free trial have had to seek that out via outside methods, rather than going directly to the source.

Can You Get Disney Plus for Free via Other Services?

Screenshot from hulu.com/welcome provides info on 3-day free trial offer.

Hulu

A Hulu trial can get you free Disney Plus, but this offer isn't significant, so you'd better be ready to move fast. If you are, then sign up for a free trial of Hulu (With Ads) Plus Live TV, if one's available. You could get a whole three days, as we've shown in the screenshot above. That's right, you could have the length of a long weekend to watch as much as you want on Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus. However, given that you may only get three days to use these services, we suggest signing up ahead of the weekend. You could potentially take Friday or Monday off, too, to make sure you get the full three days of exploration.

Verizon

If you want a longer trial period and you're a Verizon member with an eligible Unlimited plan, you can get Disney Plus Premium with no ads for six months at no additional charge. To be eligible, you must have a select Unlimited plan and enroll in the Disney Plus offer by November 30, 2025. One of the big downsides to this promotion is that the eligible plans are no longer available to add to a Verizon account, so you have to already be subscribed to one of these previously available plans. If you have any of the following, you should be able to sign up for the Disney Plus offer:

  • 5G Do More
  • 5G Start
  • Welcome Unlimited
  • One Unlimited for iPhone
  • Get More Unlimited
  • Do More Unlimited
  • Play More Unlimited (You must have purchased this plan before August 20, 2020)
  • Verizon Plan Unlimited
  • Go Unlimited
  • Beyond Unlimited
  • Above Unlimited

SEE ALSO: Does Peacock TV Have A Free Trial This Summer?

What Alternatives to Disney Plus Have Free Trials?

If you're not totally sold on using Disney Plus and are looking for other streaming services that do offer free trials, you're in luck. We've outlined some of the options below.

Amazon Prime Video

Prime Video is more than just a video streaming service and is one of the more popular Amazon perks. The good news is that you can get a 30-day trial of Prime, and therefore also Prime Video. That's a fair amount of time to explore the streaming offerings. As a bonus, Amazon also offers Freevee, which is a selection of movies, shows, Freevee Originals, and live TV that is always free (albeit with ads), but also requires no subscription at all.

Apple TV Plus

While you can net longer trials of Apple TV Plus, it usually means spending more on something else. For instance, buying an Apple device means getting an offer for three months of Apple TV Plus included. But if you don't want to buy something for that perk, you can get a 7-day free trial of the service at any point. Just note that it's $9.99 per month, so cancel before your trial is up, unless you love Apple TV Plus and want to keep it going.

Paramount Plus

Paramount Plus is one of the more affordable streaming services, and it offers a free 1-week trial to boot. If you like what you see, you can keep the service for $7.99 per month for Paramount Plus Essential or $12.99 per month for Paramount Plus with Showtime. You can choose a free trial of either plan, so it's worth trying out the more expensive one to see if you want or need all that it has to offer before deciding which plan — if either — you want to pay for long term.

What Else to Know About Disney Plus

Is Disney Plus Free With Amazon Prime?

Unfortunately, Disney Plus isn't available with Amazon Prime at all. While some premium channels are available as add-ons to Amazon Prime, Disney Plus isn't one of them. Because of that, there's also no way to get a free Disney Plus trial through Amazon Prime.

Does Disney Plus Have a Student Discount?

There isn't currently a Disney Plus student discount you can get directly through the service. While you can get a Hulu student discount, that doesn't extend to Disney Plus — even though the two services can be bundled together for intrepid binge-watchers that want to save.

How Long Is the Disney Plus $1.99 Deal?

At the time of publication, the Disney Plus $1.99 offer was not valid. That said, there's a chance this particular promotion will return. If it does, you can expect to sign up for Disney Plus for $1.99 per month for the first three months. The deal would likely only be valid for new subscribers, as well. So if you've redeemed a similar deal in the past or are a current Disney Plus subscriber, you likely wouldn't be able to take advantage of it.

Account Sharing, Profiles, and Parental Controls

Disney Plus is designed to be shared within your home. You can create up to seven unique profiles on a single account, allowing everyone in your family to have their own personalized watchlist and viewing history. For families with children, Disney+ provides robust and easy-to-use parental controls. You can set up a kid-friendly Junior Mode profile, which has a simpler interface and only shows age-appropriate content. For older kids and teens, you can set specific content ratings for each individual profile and protect them with a profile PIN, ensuring they can't access more mature shows and movies without your permission.

What About Auto-Renewal and Cancellations?

Don't let your free Disney+ access turn into a pumpkin-sized bill at midnight. Nearly all of these third-party promotions will automatically convert to a paid subscription when the trial or promotional period ends. For instance, the six-month Verizon offer will renew to a paid Disney Bundle subscription, and the Hulu + Live TV trial renews after just three days. The good news is you can dodge the charge by canceling before the renewal date.

First, the most crucial step is to set a reminder on your phone a few days before the offer ends. Then, remember that the cancellation process depends on where you got the deal. You won't cancel on Disney+'s site; instead, you'll need to go through your Verizon account, manage your Hulu subscription, or contact Spectrum directly. Always confirm your cancellation with an email or a notice in your account—this is your proof! And finally, you will almost certainly need to provide a credit card upfront to activate these offers, which is how they can charge you if you forget to cancel.

Other Key Restrictions To Be Aware Of

Disney and its partners like Verizon and Spectrum have the sole discretion to determine your eligibility for any promotion and may limit your opportunity to participate, potentially using information like your device ID, payment method, or email address to track redemptions. If a payment method is required, you will be charged the then-current subscription fee after the promotional period ends unless you cancel beforehand. You may not receive a separate notice that your free period is ending or that your paid subscription has begun. A particular promotion can only be redeemed once per eligible account, cannot be redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with other offers. If you received a promotion through a third party, their own additional terms and conditions will also apply.

Will the Disney Plus Free Trial Ever Return?

While there's no word on the Disney Plus trial returning, never say never! Though to be clear, given the amount of time the trial has been gone, there's also not a reason to think it ever will return. Of course, Disney could decide to bring it back for another short-term run, or even as a special promotion around something like a holiday season, but we wouldn't count on it.

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Rhancid
If you even think Disney you can never sue them for anything.