Disney Streaming Outages Mar Its First Day as Netflix Rival

Disney Streaming Outages Mar Its First Day as Netflix Rival
The Cinderella Castle at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on May 22, 2016. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times
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Walt Disney Co.’s much-anticipated debut of its new streaming video service was marred by early technical glitches and crashes for some users, though it was still stirring excitement and buzz on social media and worked successfully for many subscribers.

New “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” was trending on social media, and Twitter users were proclaiming their excitement at finally being able to sign up and watch Disney+ after months of well-orchestrated anticipation from the Disney marketing machine.