Disney wants to become the happiest place in the metaverse


FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the "Disney" logo is seen on a keyboard in front of the words "Streaming service" in this picture illustration taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

(Reuters) - Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse.

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment conglomerate is preparing to make the technological leap into a virtual reality world first imagined by science fiction writers.

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