Is Moana 2 streaming on Disney Plus? Potential release date - and if it's available in the UK

• Disney’s Moana is back for a brand new feature film adventure.
• Moana 2 was originally supposed to be a Disney Plus show.
• But can you watch the film on streaming - or is it only in cinemas?

Moana is returning for a brand new adventure - and you might be wondering where you can watch it.

The sequel to the beloved Disney animated movie is arriving in cinemas this week in the UK and America. It comes eight years after the original movie first released.

If your children are excited to watch Moana 2, you might be wondering when it will be available at home. The original is reportedly Disney’s most streamed movie of all time, landing on the service in November 2019.

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Is Moana 2 on Disney Plus?

The film is exclusively in cinemas from Wednesday (November 27) in the US and Friday (November 29). So you will have to consider making a trip to watch it on the big screen, if you don’t want to wait.

In a twist, Moana 2 actually started life as a Disney Plus series but was then reworked into a feature film. If you are reading this from a parallel universe, perhaps you are watching Moana the Show this week instead of the new movie.

Like all other major Disney releases, Moana 2 will come to the streaming service eventually. But you may have to wait a little while - so might be time to consider a cinema trip, especially as the festive season is coming up.

When will Moana 2 be on Disney Plus?

During the pandemic, Disney was relatively quick with the turn around from the big screen to streaming. Encanto, for example, released in cinema on November 24 2021 and arrived on Disney Plus a month later - December 24 - just in time for Christmas.

But more recent films have stuck more firmly to the 90 day theatrical window. Inside Out 2 arrived in cinemas in June this year, but didn’t land on streaming until September 25 - although the DVD came out in August.

So, following on the pattern of Disney’s latest big releases - Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine - you will likely have to wait until 2025 for it to arrive on streaming.

Are you taking your kids to watch Moana 2 in cinema - or waiting until it arrives on Disney Plus? Let me know by emailing me: [email protected].