Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, is the latest online content provider to temporarily lessen bandwidth usage in Europe as the continent's network and servers handle never-before-seen usage levels during the coronavirus outbreak.

The move comes ahead of the streamer's scheduled launch in several European countries next Tuesday, specifically the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.

As for its launch in France, the Mouse House is pushing back Disney+'s launch there for another two weeks, to April 7th.

Disney+ joins a growing number of streaming platforms asked by the European Union to lessen their load, as unprecedented numbers of viewers remain homebound and online watching video content.

After the coronavirus (and the potentially fatal disease it causes, COVID-19) wreaked havoc in Italy earlier this month, other countries in Europe and around the world have implemented increasingly restrictive measures to prevent people from going outside and gathering together, in an effort to slow the spread of the pandemic.

Thierry Breton, the European Union's commissioner for internal market first appealed to streamers such as Netflix earlier this week, in a bid to ease mounting pressure on European networks.

The move comes as European audiences eagerly await access to the Disney+ slate of content, which includes the full libraries of Disney animated classics, Pixar and Star Wars.

And while they will be able to watch on the platform starting this coming Tuesday, video quality on everything, including the highly anticipated show The Mandalorian, will be temporarily downgraded from high definition quality to standard.

Kevin Mayer, chairman of Disney's Direct-to-Consumer and International division, made an announcement about their decision on Saturday, according to Variety.