Disney CEO Bob Chapek Shares His Vision for the ‘Metaverse’

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is looking beyond theme parks and video streaming services toward building an immersive digital “metaverse” — a kind of virtual reality environment that might enable Disney fans to take part in games and theme park-like experiences without hopping on a plane to Orlando, Anaheim, or Tokyo.

By Scott Kirsner · November 17, 2021 · 1 min read

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., at an event in Boston this week. Bob Chapek took the reins at The Walt Disney Co. in February 2020 — just after the launch of Disney+, the company’s streaming service, and just before its theme…

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