Film Streaming straight to your door

The new streaming service has just launched in the UK and Ireland, bringing with it more than 500 films and over 300 TV series.

Films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic and Star Wars, as well as a huge raft of TV shows, are all available in one place with the launch of new streaming service Disney+.

The new rival to Netflix and Amazon will be home to a raft of classic animation such as Cinderella, Beauty And The Beast, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King and newer favourites such as Frozen, Up and Inside Out.

It will also be home to the original Star Wars films A New Hope, Return Of The Jedi and The Empire Strikes Back and newer releases The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and Rogue One, as well as a raft of Marvel content including the Avengers films, Black Panther, Iron Man and Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Also among the more than 500 films are family classics such as Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Mary Poppins and Pollyanna, as well as Home Alone, Mrs Doubtfire and Avatar.

"There is nothing quite like our catalogue of content from over the many years, from all of these brands," says Ricky Strauss, the president of Disney+ content and marketing.

"The team has worked hard to assemble that catalogue of content for consumers around the world, so that is a competitive advantage, but I think we have also launched some really great programming that I'm excited for the subscribers in the UK to see."

Indeed among those originals on the platform are a new version of Lady And The Tramp, which follows in the footsteps of The Lion King and The Jungle Book and retells the 1955 animated classic using photo-realistic animation.

Disney+ is available in the UK and Ireland now