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From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
America's favorite family is heading to Disney+.
Disney+ will be the exclusive home of the longest-running sitcom in TV history, "The Simpsons."
All 30 seasons of the show starring Homer, Maggie, Bart, Marge and Lisa will be available on day one of the service.
For the announcement, the Simpsons starred in a video where they all wore mouse ears in front of statues of Darth Vader and Disney CEO Bob Iger.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
Disney+ will be here in time for the holidays.
The company's new streaming service will launch on November 12, 2019 in North America. It'll cost $6.99 a month and $69.99 a year.
Disney (DIS) said it expects to have 60 million to 90 million subscribers by end of fiscal year 2024.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
"The Mandalorian" is, by all indications, the flagship series for Disney+.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and director Jon Favreau, who is producing the series, said that the series will be available on day one.
The series, which follows a helmet wearing Boba Fett-esque bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal, will be eight episodes, according to Favreau.
The director said they are currently putting the finishing touches on the show so that it "looks like 'Star Wars,'" which means a lot of visual effects.
The good news is that the sizzle reel and clips they showed looked exactly like what "Star Wars" has always look liked: adventurous, dark and set, well, you know, in a galaxy far, far away.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
The galaxy far, far away has landed on Disney+
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told investors that the original "Star Wars" trilogy, as well as the prequels, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Rogue One," will be on the service on day one of the service.
Other films such as "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "Solo" will pop up on Disney+ in the first year.
That’s interesting since it indicates that Disney likely bought back the rights to show the films. They had been owned by CNN parent Turner, which is now along with its parent WarnerMedia owned by AT&T (T). Of course, WarnerMedia is planning a streaming service of its own this year.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
Marvel is a $18.5 billion film franchise and now it'll have original shows on Disney+. A lot of original shows.
Here's the lineup, announced on stage by Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige:
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
If you want to take part in Woody and Buzz's adventures, Disney+ has you covered.
Pete Docter, the chief creative officer at Pixar, told investors that 18 Pixar films will available on the service when it launches. Its shorts like the Academy Award winning "Bao" will be there too.
Another short about two "Toy Story" characters, "Forky Asks A Question" and "Lamp Life," will be available for fans to watch when the service launches.
"We are not slowing down," Docter said. "We are thrilled to show you more on the big screen and Disney+."
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
Disney was built on animation and so is Disney+.
For years, Disney has famously kept many of its animated hits in its "Disney vault," but now they'll have a home on Disney+.
Jennifer Lee, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation, announced that the studio's "13 film signature collection," which includes classics like "Bambi," "The Jungle Book," "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs" and "Aladdin," will be available on Disney+ on day one.
It will also be the exclusive home of "Frozen II" next summer.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
Finally, we got what came for: a demo of Disney+.
But suffice to say that the interface looks a lot like the interface for Apple TV or Netflix (think of a grid of brands and content). At the top is the "hero carousel" that will have Disney+ originals, films and series.
"Brand areas," aka little boxes that say Pixar or Marvel on them, populate the Disney homepage. When you hover over, say, the Disney box, fireworks go off behind the iconic Disney (DIS) castle.
When you click on a title, such as "Captain Marvel," which will be available at launch, it takes you to a title page that offers the film in high def, including 4K.
The Disney+ homepage is for navigation, of course, but it's about showing consumers everything it owns, and reminding them that Disney is the only place to get it all.
From CNN Business' Frank Pallotta
It's no shock that Disney (DIS) has been big at the box office, but here's how big Disney is at the box office.
It has released 44 films since 2006 and those films have grossed $37 billion. That's an average of $850 million per movie across its many brands, such as Marvel and "Star Wars."
All of them will be released on Disney+ starting with "Captain Marvel."
