Disney Plus Not Working On Projector [Fix Disney Plus]

Disney plus movies are the go-to options for friend night or a sleep-over party. Most of the dormitories, particularly the girls’ dormitories decide to go with Disney plus movies to spend their weekend or the holiday with their friends away from family. Not only the students but families also like to sit together and enjoy binge-worthy Disney plus movies.

Let us create a scenario for you of your summer holiday evening where you have set your projector, prepared your snacks and cold drinks, set the lightning, and arranged the seating.

After careful and lengthy discussion all the members agreed upon a Disney Plus latest released movie and decided to play it on your living room projector.

But the moment you played the Disney plus Movie, your projector display went blank! Nothing is shown on the screen, no picture, and no audio, absolutely nothing. You decide to turn it off and play it again, the same thing happens after several tries.

To ensure that nothing is wrong with the projector, you decide to play some other downloaded media like a presentation or something else. The projector is working smoothly but it won’t display Disney Plus content.

So, what should be done in this situation> should you try changing the movie and continue the discussion for another movie for another hour? No, not, instead of thinking about replacing the Disney Plus Movie with something else, you should think about fixing the issue and playing your agreed-upon movie.

Let us now think about the ways to get out of this trouble and let the projector play Disney Plus content like all other media content.

11 Ways to Fix Disney Plus Not Working On Projector

Below given are the 11 most talked-about and researched ways of fixing the projector not displaying the Disney Plus media. Give them a read and let us know which one works best for you.

1. Playing on a Third Party Device
2. Playing on a web browser
3. Playing offline
4. Rebooting your Projector
5. Rebooting Disney Plus streaming device
6. Updating the Projector to the latest firmware
7. Updating the Disney Plus smartphone application to the latest version
8. Clearing your projector cache
9. Re-installing the Disney Plus App
10. Using an HDCP cable
11. Plugging HDCP cable into the HDCP-supported Port

3 Simplest Methods To Fix Disney Plus Not Working On Projector

Let us now go through the simplest three methods in detail to know how to fix Disney Plus not working on the projector

1. Playing On A Third Party Device:

Is your projector displaying only a still image and not the whole movie? That is to say, if the movie thumbnail is the only thing you see on the projector screen or a blank screen/ if you see the thumbnail or a still image, there are high chances that a software glitch in the connectivity of the projector and streaming device is causing the movie to not be loaded. You can resolve this issue with the help of a third-party device. The third part device can either be your smartphone or laptop, PC, etc.

All you have to do is to play the Disney Plus movie on your third-party device and then cast it to the projector to be displayed on a large screen. Although it is not a direct way to fix Disney Plus not working on the projector, you can use this method to temporarily view your favorite content on the projector and then fix the problem afterward saving you time and effort.

You can follow the given instructions to make use of a third-party device such as a smartphone for running a Disney plus movie on your projector.

• Power on the streaming device you are using to play Disney plus media. Connect it with the third-party device you intend to use, let’s say it is a smartphone.
• Now, go to the Disney plus app and select the movie or show you intend to watch.
• Once it starts playing, tap on the menu icon and select cast. The cast iron can be located at the top right corner of your smartphone screen.
• After you have selected to cast, a list of available options will be displayed.
• Select the projector from among the available casting devices.
• Now the movie will continue playing on the smartphone and will be displayed on your projector screen.

2. Playing On A Web Browser:

If the casting device doesn’t seem to help you fix the Disney Plus not working on the projector, you can try another method of fixing your issue. This one is simpler and doesn’t require you to use a third-party device. You can simply use the web browser of the projector to stream the Disney plus content from the official website of the streaming site.

Most of the projectors have a preinstalled web browser to let you stream online, but if your projector doesn’t have a built-in projector, you can easily download it from the internet. The most common projector browser is none other than Google Chrome, Firefox, and Brave browser.

Follow the guidelines provided below to run Disney plus site on your web browser.

• Run the projector web browser.
• Type in the Disney Plus web application on your browser search type and open it.
• Sign in to your Disney plus account.
• Play the movie or show you intend to watch.
• Now tap on the cast icon to let your movie or show be cast to a display screen.
• Select the projector from the casting devices.
• Now, your movie will start playing through the projector screen.

3. Playing Offline:

If your Disney Plus content is not working on the projector, you can try playing it offline for smooth running. If you have a Disney plus account, you can easily download your favorite movies and shows anytime on any device. After downloading your movie or show you can connect the device with your desired content with your projector and let it play your movie.

Note. The downloading option for Disney plus movies is available only for android and iOS users and you wouldn’t be able to download it on a laptop or PC. But you can download it on your smartphone and then share it on your laptop or PC. You can also directly connect your smartphones with the projector to display the movie from there.

• Open the Disney Plus official app on your smartphone (android or iPhone).
• Sign in to your Disney Plus account.
• Now, search for the movie or show you prefer to watch.
• Start playing the desired content.
• Tap on the down-putting arrow (download button).
• Your media will start downloading. Wait for it to finish downloading.
• After the downloading process is completed, the down-putting arrow will be switched to a checkmark.

After downloading the content on your smartphone you can use the projector to display it on a large screen.

• Open the Disney Plus application on your browser.
• Locate the downloaded media section of the Disney plus app.
• Look for the latest downloads. It will appear at the top of the list.
• Click the desired media and start playing it.
• Now, cast it on your projector using the cast icon at the top right corner of your app.
• Select the projector from the casting device and let the show begins.

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