Disney+ is BACK: Website went down for more than an hour for users around the world

Disney+ is back online, following a more than one-hour outage that hit users around the world.

According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:56 BST, but was back online around

The problem was with the Disney+ website, while the mobile app and TV app appeared to be unaffected.

A Disney+ spokesperson told MailOnline in an email: ‘We have identified and resolved the issue that temporarily impacted Disney+ on select platforms. We apologize for the inconvenience.’

Disney+ is back online, following a more than one-hour outage that hit users around the world

DownDetector, an website that monitors online outages, showed thousands of users were impacted.

This include those in the UK, US, China and South America.

Many frustrated users have taken to Twitter to discuss the outage this afternoon

Of those reports, 69 per cent said they were having problems with the website, 22 per cent with video streaming, and nine per cent with the app.

Many frustrated users have taken to Twitter to discuss the outage.

One user wrote: ‘Hey DisneyPlus, I’m having issues with the website. It says ‘403 Forbidden’ and I can’t open the website properly. Is the server down?’

Another added: ‘Disneyplus seems to be down. Getting 403 forbidden.’

And one wrote: ‘Was gonna catch up on disney+ stuff and it’s down.’