Disney+ is back online: A website outage that lasted over an hour prevented thousands of users around the world from streaming movies or programs
- According to DownDetector, the problems started around 4:56 p.m. BST
- The issue was resolved just over an hour after the outage began
- The website was the most affected during the outage, while some users had issues with streaming and the app
Disney+ is back online, after a more than hour-long outage that affected users around the world.
According to DownDetector, the problems started around 4:56 p.m. BST, but were back online around
The issue affected the Disney+ website, while the mobile app and TV app appeared unaffected.
A Disney+ spokesperson told MailOnline in an email: “We have identified and resolved the issue that temporarily affected Disney+ on certain platforms. We apologize for the inconvenience.’
Disney+ is back online, after an hour-long outage hit users around the world
DownDetector, a website that monitors online outages, showed thousands of users were affected.
This includes those from the UK, US, China and South America.


Many frustrated users took to Twitter to discuss the outage this afternoon
Of those reports, 69% said they had issues with the website, 22% with video streaming, and 9% with the app.
Many frustrated users took to Twitter to discuss the outage.
One user wrote: ‘Hey DisneyPlus, I’m having trouble with the website. It says “403 Forbidden” and I can’t open the website properly. Is the server down?’
Another added: “Disneyplus seems to be down. Getting 403 forbidden.
And one wrote: “I was going to catch up on the Disney+ stuff and it’s down.”