One of the major snags we encountered in going through the bundling process is the confusion over signing up for Hulu add-ons through the Disney Bundle. In initial conversations with Hulu customer support, it sounded like consolidating accounts and porting over additional subscriptions from Hulu to Disney+ was a possibility. However, our experience revealed the complete opposite: After you switch to the Disney Bundle on Disney+ and activate the accompanying Hulu account using your Disney+ login; you won’t see the Manage Plan and Manage Add-ons options on Hulu’s Account page. That is because by coursing the plan upgrade through Disney+, you now have a Disney-billed Hulu account instead of a direct one.
According to a Hulu help page, if you have a Disney-billed Hulu account, you won’t be able to sign up for premium Hulu add-ons like Paramount+ with Showtime, Max, Cinemax, and Starz. You also won’t be able to switch to a Hulu Live TV plan. To get any of these options, you’ll need to ditch the Disney Bundle you got through Disney+ and resubscribe directly through Hulu. Alternatively, you can also check out the website of the premium add-on you’re interested in and check if it’s worth subscribing to it independently.
Of course, you can also opt to have your old Hulu account as the primary account instead of your Disney+ profile and, of course, the Disney Bundle through the former platform. If you do it this way, you may be able to sign up for premium Hulu add-ons. However, if you cancel your previous Disney+ subscription, you will lose your watch history and profiles on the account and will need to start over on the new one.
