Early Disney+ Day Announcements Including Marvel and Star Wars Premieres

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Disney+ Day is set for Thursday, September 8 and it will celebrate everything that the streaming platform has to offer.

The event will see a number of shows and films added to the platform, commemorating all the brands that are included under the Disney+ banner.

Here is everything you need to know about the content coming to Disney+, including some hotly-anticipated releases from Marvel and Star Wars.

Early Disney+ Day Announcements Including Marvel and Star Wars Premieres

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Main: Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth as Jane Foster and Thor in "Thor: Love and Thunder", Insets: Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and Tom Hanks as Geppetto in "Pinocchio." The two films... Marvel Studios 2022/LucasFilm 2022/Walt Disney Studios 2022

Disney+ Day will see films like Thor: Love and Thunder added to the platform, as well as the live-action remake of Pinocchio starring Tom Hanks and a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

A number of specials will also be coming to the streaming platform, including Cars on the Road and Welcome to the Club, the first is set in the Cars universe and the second of which is a short film from The Simpsons.

Marvel will be bringing even more to Disney+ on Disney+ Day as there will also be a new episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and a documentary about the making of Thor: Love and Thunder to coincide with the film's streaming debut.

Frozen and Frozen 2 will have special Sing-Along events taking place on Disney+ Day, and the short film Remembering starring Brie Larson will also be released on the platform.

It's not only films and TV shows being added to Disney+ that viewers should be excited about as it is also expected that Disney+ will make several announcements for future releases on the streamer.

At the 2021 Disney+ Day event shows like Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel were given first-look trailers, while shows like Agatha: Coven of Chaos were announced to be in the works (though at the time it was called Agatha: House of Harkness).

Disney+ has also confirmed there will be events held at the theme parks at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and special screenings held at select AMC Theatres from September 8–19 to celebrate Disney+ Day.

Here are all the films and shows coming to the streamer on Disney+ Day:

  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Pinocchio
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
  • Cars on the Road
  • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (new episode coinciding with the celebration)
  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
  • Frozen and Frozen 2 Sing-Alongs
  • Remembering
  • Welcome to the Club (a Simpsons short film)
  • Dancing with the Stars: The Pros' Most Memorable Dances
  • Tierra Incógnita
  • Growing Up
  • Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory

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