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Instead of opening a theme park to rival Comcast’s Universal Studios new Florida theme park Epic Universe, and the addition of the “World of Nintendo” rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, Walt Disney has decided to make a massive investment in its existing parks.

That’s something CEO Bob Iger has talked about quite a bit, although he does not generally mention his top theme park rival.

“As we prepare to embark on this exciting new addition to our experiences portfolio, we already have more expansion projects underway domestically and around the world than at any time in our history. That includes investing more than $30 billion in our theme parks in Florida and California to enhance our offerings, create jobs, and support the U.S. economy,” he said in Walt Disney’s (DIS) second-quarter earnings call.

Disney plans to spend that $30 billion over the next decade. That’s a very aggressive plan, even given the major investments made at Disney World and DIsneyland in recent years.

Iger has made it clear that Disney’s theme parks are a never-ending investment.

“Our focus must always be on building for tomorrow, as much as it is on managing for today. That eye to the future and driving growth is central to the important work we’ve done advancing our four strategic priorities,” he shared.

Spaceship Earth now serves as home to a brand new lounge.

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Disney’s World recent and upcoming attractions:

Walt Disney World Resort

Test Track 3: EPCOT’s reimagined Test Track reopened on July 22, 2025.
Starlight Parade “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away” debuted at Magic Kingdom on July 20, 2025.
Pirates Tavern: A “Pirates of the Caribbean” lounge at Magic Kingdom, opening in late 2025.
PistonPeak: “Cars”‑themed land in Frontierland, replacing Rivers of America & Tom Sawyer Island. Work began in July 2025 with no opening date shared.
Villains Land: A new land based on Disney villains in Magic Kingdom. Construction is underway, but no opening date has been shared.
“Monsters Inc.” Land: A new land at Hollywood Studios, includes suspended coaster; construction began in June 2025 with no opening date shared.
Muppet Coaster: Aerosmith’s Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster is being rethemed to The Muppets with a planned opening in 2026.
Little Mermaid Show: A live stage show at Hollywood Studios opened May 27, 2025.
Villains Unfairly Ever After: A Disney Villains live show at Hollywood Studios that opened on May 27, 2025.
Spaceship Earth Lounge: The GEO‑82 lounge inside Spaceship Earth opened at EPCOT on June 4, 2025.
Lakeshore Lodge: A new Disney Vacation Club lodge resort opening around 2027.

Disney puts theme-park visitors first

Iger does not generally talk about what rides Disney plans to build at its six existing, and one upcoming, theme parks. He does, however, share the company’s broader goals when it comes to investing in its theme parks.

“The guest experience is obviously paramount to us. It’s very, very critical. And with that in mind, we actually put a governor, we actually limit the number of people that we let in because we don’t want to decrease the guest experience,” he shared.

One of the goals of adding new attractions is increasing the park’s capacity for guests.

“So as we look to expand, not only do we look to take advantage of the property that we have and the intellectual property that we have, but we look to add capacity so that we can let more people in without in any way impacting negatively the guest experience,” Iger said.

Since the end of the Covid pandemic, Disney World has been capping capacity at below each park’s actual top capacity.

“And that’s true really every place that we operate. It’s really important to us,” Iger added.

Disney, he shared, does have the ability to build new rides and allow all of its US parks to serve more visitors.

“We’re blessed with the fact that we have more available land and we certainly have a lot of intellectual property to be mined. And we’ve made announcements that are pretty specific about what we’re building, a Villain’s Land and a “Cars” land in Florida, for instance, Pandora in California, a Coco in California, I could go on and on.

What new and coming to Disneyland

Disneyland Resort

Walt Disney A Magical Life: A new show with animatronic Walt Disney, opened July 17 2025.
Paint the Night: The return of this nighttime parade for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary. The first show was May 14, 2025.
Avengers Campus Expansion: The theme park land will double in size and add multiple new attractions.
“Coco” Ride: A new boat ride themed to “Coco” in Disney’s California Adventure.
Avatar Land: A new land based on the popular “Avatar” franchise that will offer different components than the “Pandora: World of Avatar” land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Transportation Hub: A new parking structure, pedestrian bridge, and transit hub on the east side of the Disneyland property.
Downtown Disney Renovation: Multiple restaurants and bars opening in 2024/early 2025.