 "Disney Plus debuts to strong response, servers overwhelmed by demand")
Walt Disney Co said demand for its much-anticipated streaming service, Disney+, was well above its expectations
**in a launch on Tuesday** marred by complaints from users about glitches and connection problems. Disney+ is relying on its extensive library of movies and TV shows as well as a new slate of content to take on market leader Netflix Inc and Apple TV+, Apple Inc’s newly launched streaming service. Disney
**shares were up** about 2 percent, while Netflix was down 1 percent. [caption id=“attachment_7643381” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] Disney+ is relying on its extensive library of movies and TV shows as well as a new slate of content to take on market leader Netflix Inc and Apple TV+, Apple Inc’s newly launched streaming service.[/caption] “The consumer demand for Disney+ has exceeded our highest expectations. …we are aware of the current user issues and are working to swiftly resolve them,” Disney said in a statement. Some users who tried to access the service were greeted by an image of “Mickey Mouse” on a blue screen, with a message asking them to exit the app and try again. Many others had trouble finding the Disney+ app in Apple’s App Store. It was not immediately clear how many users were affected by the outage. [caption id=“attachment_7643351” align=“alignnone” width=“800”]
Some users who tried to access the service were greeted by an image of “Mickey Mouse” on a blue screen, with a message asking them to exit the app and try again. Image: Reuters[/caption] “Not too surprised but @disneyplus looks like it’s already falling over. On FireTV Stick can’t load main page (Unable to connect to Disney+) and couldn’t play The Mandalorian (some account issue),” user @pmhesse tweeted.
Not too surprised but @disneyplus looks like it's already falling over. On FireTV Stick can't load main page (Unable to connect to Disney+) and couldn't play The Mandalorian (some account issue). Hopefully it's worked out by tomorrow's treadmill time.
— Peter Hesse @pmhesse@infosec.exchange (@pmhesse) November 12, 2019
“Hopefully it’s worked out by tomorrow’s treadmill time.” The Mandalorian, the latest in the Star Wars movie and TV franchise, is an eight-episode live-action series which stars Game of Thrones actor Pedro Pascal as a helmeted bounty hunter. “While it’s easy to focus on the temporary problems, there’s no doubt that this also shows an enormous demand for Disney’s services,” said Clement Thibault, an analyst at financial markets platform Investing.com. “Big launches often have their hiccups when consumers are fighting to be the first to have a given service.” Users who accessed Disney+ were upbeat about content from the Marvel superhero universe, the Star Wars galaxy, Toy Story creator Pixar Animation and the National Geographic.
Today is the perfect day to just stay home all day on my couch in my PJ's binging all of my favorite Disney movies on #DisneyPlus ...
— Julie Dwoskin (@JulieDwoskin) November 12, 2019
WHY AM I AT WORK
“Today is the perfect day to just stay home all day on my couch in my PJ’s binging all of my favorite Disney movies on #DisneyPlus,” tweeted @JulieDwoskin.
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