BURBANK, California: Walt Disney's long-awaited debut in the streaming media wars on Tuesday was hit with technical glitches that the company said were caused by higher-than-expected demand as it takes on rival Netflix.
"The consumer demand for Disney+ has exceeded our highest expectations ... we are aware of the current user issues and are working to swiftly resolve them," Disney said in a statement.Some people who tried to access the service were greeted by an image of Mickey Mouse on a blue screen, with a message asking them to exit the app and try again. Many others had trouble finding the Disney+ app in Apple's App Store.
Several users were upbeat about programming from the Marvel superhero universe, Toy Story creator Pixar Animation, the National Geographic channel and Disney's celebrated library of classics such as Cinderella.
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