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Disney Plus Day to feature exclusive premieres including first look at MCU future
The celebration will include the streaming premiere of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.
- Flora Carr
Published: Wednesday, 22 September 2021 at 10:52 am
Disney Plus will celebrate its second anniversary in style, with a string of exclusive content released on the day. Mark it in your diaries now - it's Friday 12th November.
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Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic will all be participating in Disney Plus Day, releasing brand new content including a special episode looking ahead at the future of the MCU.
Subscribers will be able to enjoy the release of adventure film Jungle Cruise (available to all subscribers), and the streaming premiere of Marvel's Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.
In a statement by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, he revealed that the "grand-scale celebration" will become an annual tradition.
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“The inaugural Disney Plus Day will be a grand-scale celebration of our subscribers across the entire company,” said Chapek.
“This day of appreciation brings to life our mission to entertain, inform and inspire fans and families around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, and will become an annual tentpole event to be amplified across our global businesses."
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The November date means that a number of the releases will mark the run-up to the holidays, including a festive Disney Plus Original movie Home Sweet Home Alone, a "reimagining of the popular holiday franchise".
There will also be various animated shorts featuring characters from Frozen and Pixar's Luca, in addition to the second instalment of The World According to Jeff Goldblum on National Geographic.
Disney has also promised an "exciting look towards the future" of the MCU, with potential special appearances from cast members teased elsewhere in the official announcement.
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You can sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year now. Check out more of our Sci-Fi and Fantasy coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what's on tonight.
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Flora CarrDrama Writer, RadioTimes.com
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