Disney Plus adds more than 60 3D films to Meta Quest

By Tom Whitfield

More than 60 3D movies are rolling out in the updated Disney Plus app for Meta Quest, with access included for Disney Plus subscribers as the rollout begins.

The announcement separates two timelines. The updated Quest app starts rolling out now; Meta says the forthcoming VR Glasses will release sometime in spring 2027.

IMAX Enhanced titles and Lionsgate 3D films belong to the glasses announcement, not the current Quest rollout. For Quest users, the concrete gains are a catalog of more than 60 3D movies and themed environments for selected films.

What does the update change for Quest subscribers?

It adds streaming of more than 60 3D movies within the Disney Plus app. Meta identified The Avengers and Black Panther as two titles available in the format, providing named examples as the catalog expands.

For selected films, the update also places the presentation in a themed virtual environment. Star Wars: A New Hope receives a Tatooine setting, while Monsters, Inc. receives a Scare Floor setting. The pattern changes the viewing context, not only the title in a catalog: the film remains central while the surrounding digital space follows the title’s theme.

The measurable gain is catalog breadth: more than 60 3D titles. The announcement does not count how many films receive themed environments, which Quest models qualify, where the rollout is available, or when each title becomes accessible. Those omissions leave device and title coverage unresolved for subscribers.

During a September trial of Meta’s forthcoming VR Glasses, the tester wrote: “I got to see an Avengers-themed immersive environment for myself.” The tester found it novel for the few minutes tried, then added: “I wasn’t sure if it would be good during an entire movie.”

That account isolates the central outcome still missing: whether thematic immersion remains engaging over a complete feature. The trial supplies neither a full-film viewing measure nor a comfort score. It confirms that the environment can be tried, not that it improves attention, retention or satisfaction across a full-length film.

The 2027 glasses roadmap

Meta schedules its VR Glasses for spring 2027, although the company gives no exact launch date. The Disney Plus app on those glasses will include IMAX Enhanced movies, with Avengers: Endgame, Lightyear and Tron: Ares named as three examples. The glasses will also carry 3D movies from Lionsgate, adding Lionsgate programming to the stated offering.

The glasses therefore have two stated content commitments before release: IMAX Enhanced programming represented by three named films and 3D movies from Lionsgate. The announcement does not state the Lionsgate title count, describe the visual presentation, or confirm whether IMAX Enhanced also appears in the Quest app; it supplies labels and examples, not technical specifications.

Unresolved launch variables

The current and future paths still differ in scope. Quest receives more than 60 3D movies and named settings for Tatooine and Scare Floor; Meta’s planned 2027 glasses add IMAX Enhanced examples and Lionsgate films.

Nothing in the announcement makes the full glasses offering available on Quest now. It also does not say whether the Quest library will grow beyond the stated 60-plus titles.

The rollout will test whether the Quest implementation holds attention through a full film, while the planned 2027 launch will test whether the glasses can scale those features. For now, the evidence consists of more than 60 3D movies, two named Quest environments, three IMAX Enhanced examples and a short September trial. Measured viewing outcomes remain the decisive next step.