GroupWatch on Disney Plus lets you stream with friends without actually being with them

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GroupWatch is a new Disney Plus feature that lets you stream movies and shows with your friends while in quarantine

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Disney Plus is launching GroupWatch in the US, allowing up to 7 people to join a viewing party and watch movies and shows together. It's essentially the Disney equivalent of Amazon's Watch Party, with one key difference.

Whereas Watch Party, and other similar apps, let you text chat with each other while the movie or show runs, Apple prefers that your attention stay fixed on the program. Though, unless you're watching on a TV screen, you can use the Disney app to send out emojis for when you find something particularly funny, scary, sad, etc. "We were really focused on making it easy to use for friends and family… and making sure the viewing experience wasn't tarnished," said Disney exec Jerrell Jimerson.

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