Last chance to get three months of Disney Plus for $6 before the price hike

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Kathryn Hahn as Agatha/Agnes in Agatha All Along. She smiles and preens her hair, standing in a green tiled room. She, however, appears entirely in black and white, like an old sitcom.

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Ross Miller (he/him) is Polygon’s Senior Commerce Editor for the summer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in media and was a founding editor of The Verge.

Good news / bad news, folks. Let’s start with the bad: Starting Oct. 17, Disney is raising prices on Disney Plus, ESPN, and Hulu, with the cheapest tier — Disney Plus Basic — going from $7.99 to $9.99 per month. The good news? There’s still time to lock in a pretty great deal that will get you through Agatha All Along (which is very good, by the way) and quite a few Inside Out 2 rewatches between now and the holiday season.

If you haven’t given Disney Plus a chance — or even if you have but canceled your subscription at some point — through Sept. 27 both new and returning customers can get three months of Disney Plus Basic for around $6 (i.e. $1.99 per month), which should set you up until just before the new year.

Through Sept. 27, get three months of Disney Plus Basic (with ads) for $1.99 per month.

The Disney Plus Basic tier includes the full library of the TV series and movies from its flagship brands like Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and yes, Disney itself — a collection of historic childhood classics, modern darlings, and some gems you wouldn’t necessarily think of watching at first blush, but are absolutely worth your time. Our only-slightly-less-obvious picks: Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back and the restored Let It Be documentary, The Muppet Show, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit — plus Andor and Loki, of course.

Note that this Basic tier deal includes ads and excludes the ability to download episode for on-the-go viewing. It also doesn’t apply to bundles, which means no adding Hulu or Max to this deal (which already offers a pretty steep discount when you get those three services bundled together).