What is ‘The Streamer’? Disney Reveals Bundle They Already Offer in Frustrating Twitter Stunt
A Disney-affiliated verified Twitter account - @TheStreamer - emerged out of nowhere and started tweeting today, leading users to expect a huge announcement involving Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The account showed a 3-hour stream of, well, a stream (the water kind). And 967,000 people watched in anticipation.
Although the announcement was supposed to drop at 6 p.m. ET, it didn’t hit until three hours later. And the big announcement is… a bundle that Disney has been offering for months.
Just a man, his stream, and his snacks. #DisneyBundle pic.twitter.com/XhQ0gOvOh3
— The Streamer (@TheStreamer) July 28, 2021
Literally, this is the same bundle that has always been available. You can sign up here:
Get Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for just $14.99 a month ($12 savings).
The hype was sky-high after Disney+ tweeted a pair of eyes alerting Twitter users to the new account yesterday.
👀 @TheStreamer 👀 pic.twitter.com/7fkZ5opprb
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) July 26, 2021
Sure, it’s nice they roped Dave Bautista into this pastoral scene, but instead of a reveal of a “Hawkeye” trailer or something related to the MCU or “The Book of Boba Fett,” Disney just hyped up nearly a million people for no reason. Twitter users were, to put it mildly, disappointed.
3 hours for this… pic.twitter.com/Ct5HpXZwJG
— MontSanchez7 (@DiegoMoont12) July 28, 2021
— MeloMelona (@melo_melona) July 28, 2021
— ReviewsAndBooze (@ReviewsAndBooze) July 28, 2021
One positive comment came from Disney-owned ESPN+:
🔥
— ESPN+ (@ESPNPlus) July 28, 2021
But wow, guys. Wow.