As if we needed one more reminder that Disney now owns nearly all of the entertainment industry, the company flexed on Twitter in a massive crossover thread that rubbed some the wrong way — including, jokingly at least, one of its own new properties.
Celebrating Monday’s announcement about the international rollout plans for Disney+, the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service, Disney engaged in a winking conversation with itself across multiple Twitter accounts.
The thread involved accounts for Disney, Pixar, National Geographic, “Star Wars,” Marvel, “The Avengers,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and “The Simpsons.”After replying to itself from its various properties, Disney patted itself on the back, tweeting: “It’s barely 9:00 am and we already found Dory, assembled the @Avengers, and got @StarWars and @Marvel to tweet at each other.
Nbd just the most ambitious crossover event in history.”To which “The Simpsons” account replied, in its most Bart Simpson voice: “Worst.
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