The around 50-person next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences division was created under former CEO Bob Chapek, who once described the metaverse as “the next great storytelling frontier,” according to the Journal. All of the team’s employees were laid off in the company’s most recent round of layoffs—about 7,000 people—sources told the Journal.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/28/disney-shuts-down-metaverse-focused-team-lays-off-all-employees/amp/
This is sad.