This new feature allows up to seven people to view movies such as Pixar films, Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbusters, and TV episodes such as The Mandalorian together, regardless of where they are. The feature is accessible in all Disney Plus Watch Party supported countries. Disney Plus Watch Party is primarily for users in the same country because the service does not support all of its content libraries across all of its countries. If you attempt to join a Disney Plus Watch Party hosted outside of your own country, you may see an error message stating that you are unable to do so owing to cross-country or content restrictions.

What platforms are supported?

Subscribers to Disney Plus Watch Party can access it through the Disneypluswatchparty.us  website. It’s also available on the company’s iOS and Android apps. Finally, some set-top boxes and smart TVs can access it. This distinguishes this functionality from other streaming group watch services, which are only available through web browsers. However, the capability is not available on Sony’s PlayStation 4 game system, as well as several Roku-based devices.

How do I start a Disney Plus Watch Party?

Here’s how to get your online pals involved in a Disney Plus Watch Party event.

  1. To begin, browse to the Disney Plus website or mobile app and search for the movie or TV show you wish to watch with your friends.
  2. On the page, there should be an emblem depicting three people. That’s the icon for GroupWatch. It can be tapped or clicked.
  3. The watch party page should appear after that. After that, you can start asking up to six of your online friends to join you in watching the Disney Plus movie or TV show. To begin, click or press the “+” icon to the left of your avatar’s name.
  4. After that, a URL link will appear. Copy the link and distribute it to your friends by email, text, or instant messaging apps. They must be Disney Plus subscribers. They must also accept the URL invitation in their Disney Plus mobile app or on the Disney Plus website. If you and your friends choose, you can shift your viewing experience to a smart TV app.
  5. Anyone in the party can touch or click the “Start Stream” button to start the Disney Plus Watch Party after all of your online friends have joined in.

What other features does it have?

During the event, everyone in the watch party can pause, fast forward, or reverse the video. This is useful if you want to relive a particularly interesting scene or skip through a particularly boring one. Of course, pause is useful if someone needs to use the restroom.

Disney Plus Watch Party, unlike other web-based watch party services, does not currently enable native text or video communication. Instead, you can use a set of emoticons to express yourself within the Disney Plus apps or website. A native chat capability could be implemented in the future, according to CNET, citing a Disney representative. Of course, you and your pals can still communicate with each other while watching Disney Plus using your favorite third-party chat or text apps.

Finally, during a Group Watch session, you can only watch Disney Plus with friends on one stream at a time. To join a new Group Watch party, you must leave the one you’re currently in.