Fortnite teams up with Disney Plus to offer two-month subscriptions for any in-game purchase
Starting November 10, any in-game purchase nabs you two months of Disney Plus
Update: Disney and Epic Games have confirmed their collaboration to offer two months of Disney Plus for any in-game Fortnite purchase. That includes any real-money transaction, including V-bucks (although spending V-bucks doesn't qualify). The deal goes live November 10 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET / midnight GMT and runs until December 31.
Technically, any eligible in-game purchase from today will earn you a free two-month subscription, but you won't be able to actually secure your reward until November 10. Once you've made your purchase, just head to fortnite.com/disneyplus and follow the steps to claim your loot.
We’re squadding up with @DisneyPlus 🎉 Starting Nov 10 @ 7PM ET, get up to 2 months of Disney+ on us, when you make a real money purchase in-game. New Disney+ subscribers aged 18+ only. Select countries only, offer varies by country. Check out more: https://t.co/8C5WhmQOzd pic.twitter.com/fegBKyeUOeNovember 6, 2020
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A Fortnite datamine has uncovered evidence of an upcoming collaboration with Disney Plus.
You can see the full in-game text for the collaboration between Fortnite and Disney Plus just below, which was unearthed through the latest patch to hit Epic's game. According to the datamine, any purchase in Fortnite's Item Shop until December 31 will reward you with two free months of Disney Plus.
Fornite x Disney+ Collab Strings:• "NEW LOWER PRICES! POWER UP WITH DISNEY+"• "From now through Dec 31 2020, purchase V-Bucks or make any real money purchase in the Item Shop, and get up to 2 months of Disney+ on us."November 3, 2020
This collaboration obviously isn't live in Fortnite yet, since it's only been uncovered by dataminers earlier today on November 3. The patch that this information was obtained from went live earlier today, and chiefly reintroduced jet packs to Fortnite Battle Royale (see our guide on Fortnite patch notes for more). With this information being included in the latest patch though, it shouldn't be long before Epic officially announces the collaboration.
This collaboration between the two giant corporations probably shouldn't come as a massive surprise. Fortnite and Disney have actually been collaborating for well over two years now, since Avengers villain Thanos was added to the game with his own mode back in 2018.
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In late December 2019, Star Wars characters like Rey and Finn would arrive in Fortnite, along with Stormtrooper outfits. The collaboration really blew up earlier this year, when the current Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 4: Nexus War was introduced, revolving around a slew of Marvel characters including Thor, Iron Man, She-Hulk, Storm, and more. Last month, Epic Games president Donald Mustard revealed that this is only the beginning of the collaboration between Disney-owned Marvel and Fortnite.
For a complete list of all the current deals relating to Disney's streaming service, head over to our Disney Plus deals guide for more.
Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.