During a recent shareholder meeting, Disney executive director Bob Iger said the entire Disney motion picture will be included in Disney Plus, a service that is due to be released later this year. This shows the end of Disney's "Vault" system, where only certain animated titles are available in the store for a short time.
Traditionally, Disney only retail movies through discs or home screenings for a certain period of time. For example, The Little Mermaid will be available through Blu-ray and DVD, and after it is sold out, it will be put in Disney Vault until the company releases new discs again. It simply means that if you don't own a copy of the movie, you and your children must expect the film to be shown randomly on Thursday evening. Now, Disney classic films from the 1920s like Snow White and Dumbo will be included in Disney Plus's library, alongside recently released movies like Zootopia and Frozen.
Marketing tricks in the film industry will gradually disappear when Disney Plus is officially released to the public, said Bob Iger at a meeting in St. Louis. He stressed that Disney Plus will include all of its products from the past until now, it is like a Disney movie and TV shows library, including previous movies in the “Vault” system. Besides, they are also producing original programs and movies.
In addition, The Mandalorian, a new TV show based on the famous Star Wars action series, has been officially confirmed to be available on Disney Plus. Jon Favreau, who has been the director for the first two parts of Iron Man and also the voice of Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story, will be in charge of directing The Mandalorian.
Disney executives also said their newer products will come to Disney Plus within a year after their theatrical releases.
Iger stressed that the service will be a combination of the old Disney products and the latest programs. Captain Marvel is currently in theater, but it will also be available on their service eventually.
Although there is no official information on the release date of Disney Plus, it is planned to be released this year.