There might actually be some people that bristle over this for their own reasons but it’s been deduced that Disney+ is going to be outpacing Netflix in the next 5 years. It’s not as outrageous a claim as one might think since upon Disney+’s release it started to generate a great deal of buzz considering that The Mandalorian, one of its most popular shows, managed to get quite a few people to subscribe. The downside of that was the fact that many people ended their subscriptions not long after the first season was over, meaning that the subscription numbers dipped noticeably. But since then things have been going just fine for Disney+ since the site has added more and more content and as a result, has been seeing greater returns with each passing month. The second season of The Mandalorian has helped immensely, and so has the fact that WandaVision finally arrived, and will at some point be followed by other MCU and Disney shows that will add to the site in a big way. Netflix hasn’t been idle during this time however since they’ve been adding a ton of original content and have also been picking up various movies and series as they’ve continued to dominate the streaming wars, staying well ahead of every other streaming site as they’ve taken measures to maintain their popularity despite becoming well-known for dropping one series after another after one to two seasons.
There are plenty of missteps that could occur in the next several years that could derail Disney+’s chances of usurping the top spot, and those could come from rising price hikes to various other issues that might arise here and there since Netflix has already seen its price rise from the original cost to around $15 or so for a subscription. While the DVD option isn’t quite as popular as it used to be with a lot of people considering that streaming has almost completely taken over, the service has still had to increase its price a bit in order to keep functioning at such a high level as it continues to bring in high-dollar talent and new stories that cost a great deal to obtain and keep. The fact is that Disney+ is going to have to keep spending money to keep up its current pace as well, but analysts are adamant that the site will be passing Netflix in the number of subscribers eventually. The rate of growth for both sites kind of argues for and against this since it all depends on how each new show that is coming to each site is going to perform and how the fans are going to respond. When it comes to Disney+ a lot of their success appears to be riding on the shoulders of the MCU and Star Wars, since their original movies and series are great and do attract plenty of attention, but are also not even close to matching what the aforementioned franchises have been pumping out when it comes to new content and the adulation of the fans that are willing to for each franchise and each new show that’s making its way to the site.
Netflix however is far more varied in what it’s developing and taking in and includes a lot more diversity in its programming than Disney+, which could work in its favor or possibly work against it when it comes to subscribers. The fact is that looking at the streaming wars from just two points of view is kind of hard to get behind since there are plenty of streaming sites that are doing what they can to become big names on their own. But the understanding is that Netflix and Disney+ are the titans while the rest are giants that are attempting to reach the same status that these two powerhouses have attained. One thing about Disney+ is that the site was made with plenty of material ready and willing to be added, meaning it didn’t have as much risk or as much struggle to earn its way into one of the top spots. To some, this might mean that the site is a pretender to greatness, but so far Disney+ has been able to back up the reputation it’s been given. Where Netflix has the slight edge though is that they’ve built from the ground up and have earned every bit of their reputation since they went from being a DVD service to a streaming service that’s continued to expand with each year until at this point they’re one of the most well-known names worldwide in entertainment. What it might come down to is whether Disney+ can remain a sustainable site and whether Netflix can keep building itself up without falling behind. Disney+ might actually take the top spot eventually, but as one of my favorite movie quotes goes “There’s many a slip ‘twixt a cup and a lip.”
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