Can You Share Disney+ with Family and Friends

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May 22, 2025

The account sharing crackdown has extended to Disney+. You can now only share your account within the Household. If you want to share with someone outside the household, you need to pay an extra fee. This guide will explain what a Household and Extra Member are on Disney+ and how to set them up, ensuring that you can share your favorite shows and movies with your family or friends.

How Many People Can You Share Disney+ with

Like many other streaming services, Disney+ allows you to share your account within the Household. People outside your Household can be added as an Extra Member.

A Household on Disney+ is all devices connected to your primary residence, usually through the home internet. Your Disney+ subscription can be shared through these Household devices.

To share your Disney+ subscription within your Household, the best way is to set up profiles. You can add up to 6 profiles (7 profiles in total) to your account. This allows each member to have their own watch history and personal recommendations.

While Disney+ allows users to stream on multiple devices, you can only watch on up to four devices at a time. If you share the account with more than four people, you may need to schedule your watching to avoid time conflicts. The Premium plan allows downloading content on up to 10 supported mobile devices, which can be an alternative when multiple people want to watch simultaneously.

disney plus profiles

For a family member or friend outside your Household, you can add only one Extra Member to your account. This Extra Member gets a unique profile with their own login and password and can stream and download content on one device at a time.

How to Set up a Household on Disney+

Disney+ can automatically detect and establish your household based on your internet connection, linked devices, and account activity. Devices regularly logging into your Disney+ account from the same internet are likely to be considered part of the household.

To set up a new device on your Household, simply connect to your home internet and log into your Disney+ account. Your device will be recognized as part of your Household.

If your device is not recognized as part of your Household, you may encounter the message “Sharing Disney+ outside your Household.” Select CONTINUE and verify the device with a one-time passcode sent to your account email. 

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How to Watch Disney+ outside of Your Household

When you’re travelling, you can still watch Disney+ on your mobile or laptop devices if you’re logged into your account. However, when logging into a new or TV-connected device, you may encounter “This TV doesn’t seem to be part of the Disney+ Household for this account” message:

  • Choose “I’M AWAY FROM HOME” for a short stay.
  • If you’re staying for a longer time such as summer holidays, selecting “UPDATE HOUSEHOLD” will change your Household address to your new location.

You’ll need to enter the one-time passcode sent to your account email to verify the device with both options. Also, please note that you can only update Household 4 times per year. If you’ve used all the update times, you’ll need to contact Disney+ support to reset your Household location.

disney plus househod away from home

How to Add an Extra Member to Disney+ Household

Only one Extra Member outside of your Household can be added to Disney+ subscription or bundle plans. You need to subscribe to the Extra Member add-on first and send out the invitation. Here is the cost of an Extra Member on different plans:

PlanPlan Price (Monthly)Extra Member Cost (Monthly)
Disney+ Basic$9.99$6.99
Disney+ Premium$15.99$9.99
Disney+, Hulu Bundle Basic$10.99$7.99
Disney+, Hulu Bundle Premium$19.99$10.99
Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Bundle Basic$16.99$11.99
Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Bundle Premium$26.99$14.99

Here’s how to invite an Extra Member on Disney+:

  1. Log into your account at disneyplus.com.
  2. Click your profile picture and select “Account.”
  3. Select “Invite an Extra Member” under Your Plans and Billing.
  4. Select “Continue” > “Agree & Subscribe.”
  5. Enter the email of the Extra Member and select “Send Invite.”
  6. Choose an existing profile or create a New Profile. Click Next to send the invite.
  7. The Extram Member needs to click the link in the email, follow the instructions to set up the profile and password to start streaming on Disney+.
disney plus extra member

Extra Tip: How to Download Disney+ Videos Without Premium

Disney+’s download feature is exclusive to Premium (No Ads) members. If you want to watch Disney+ offline with the ad-supported plan, try downloading certain titles to MP4 with a professional tool like Pazu Disney Plus Downloader. It supports both Mac and Windows platforms, with audio tracks and subtitles preserved in multiple languages while downloading. Additionally, you can watch the downloaded files offline on any supported device.

Disney+ Video Downloader

Download Disney+ movies & TV shows to MP4 with HD quality. 

Disney Plus Video Downloader
  • Download Disney+ titles on Mac and Windows.
  • Save Disney+ content in MP4 or MKV format.
  • No Disney+ app required
  • Download videos in 720P.
  • Preserve audio tracks and subtitles.
  • Download multiple items simultaneously at high speeds.

Here’s a guide on how to use Pazu Disney Plus Video Downloader to download movies and shows.

Step 1. Run Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader

Download, install, and launch Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Log in to your Disney+ account.

Click the key icon and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you have purchased a registration. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

Disney Plus Video Downloader

Step 2. Customize the output settings

Click on the Settings button in the upper right corner to customize the video format (MP4/MKV), video codec (H264, H265), and output path, select the language of audio tracks and subtitles, etc.

Disney Plus format

Step 3. Add Disney+ movies/TV shows

Enter the movie or TV show title in the search field, or copy and paste the link of the movie/TV show from the Disney+ website. Then click the Search icon.

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Step 4. Download movies or TV shows

Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader allows you to select specific audio tracks and subtitles for downloading.

If you are downloading a movie, use the Settings icon next to the Download icon to choose the audio and subtitles languages. Click the Download icon to start downloading the movie.

If you are downloading a TV show, after clicking the Download icon, you will see all episodes with the Settings icons in the pop-up window. Select the Setting icon next to an episode to choose the audio and subtitles languages. Then click the Download button in the bottom right corner.

Disney Plus episodes

The downloading begins.

Disney Plus videos to MP4

After the download is complete, click the Clock icon in the top right corner to find the downloaded files. Then you can transfer and enjoy them on any supported device.