Disney just announced in a press release they are closing their entire stream-and-watch digital service on December 31st.
If you made any purchases directly with the online streaming store you can get a refund (according to the FAQ) by sending an email “by February 28, 2013 to support@disneymoviesonline.com with “Refund Needed” in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, mailing address, and phone number … and we will mail you a check. No additional action is necessary on your part.”
This doesn’t have anything to do with the Disney Combo packs with a “Digital Copy” sticker that are still in stores. You can still download those from either iTunes or Windows Media Player on your computer (according to the FAQ) like this…
- Transfer to Mac:
- Insert the Disney Digital Copy disc into your Mac’s DVD drive, launch the application, click on the “Activate” button from the main menu and follow the on-screen instructions.
- The iTunes application will open and guide you through the transfer.
- When prompted by iTunes, enter the unique code found on the insert located in your DVD or Blu-ray package to activate your Disney Digital Copy.
- After the transfer completes, the movie can be watched on your Mac and transferred to your iTunes compatible device.
- Transfer to PC:
- Insert the Disney Digital Copy disc into your PC’s DVD drive, launch the application, click on the “Activate” button from the main menu and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Choose either iTunes or Windows Media for your Disney Digital Copy.
- If you choose iTunes, the iTunes window will automatically open and guide you through the transfer:
- Input the unique code found on the insert located in your DVD or Blu-ray package to activate the Disney Digital Copy
- After the transfer completes, the movie can be watched on your PC or transferred to your iTunes compatible device.
- If you choose Windows Media, follow the steps below:
- When prompted, input the unique code found on the insert located in your DVD or Blu-ray package to activate the Disney Digital Copy and follow the on-screen instructions.
- After the transfer completes, the movie can be watched on your PC and transferred to your PlaysForSure compatible portable device.
The Disney-streaming-movies was brilliant while it lasted. After logging in to the service and keying in a unique code for every Disney movie, you could watch that movie anytime from any web browser! That was a stroke of genius! Why not watch the movie when you want where you want if you own the original copy!? Unfortunately, some dopey-grumpy-greedy dwarf must have found out about this brilliant idea, and that was that. I bet there will probably be a “monetized” version of this service in mid-2013.
