Disney ‘Could Build 7 New Full Lands’ with the Undeveloped Land Around Its Parks, Says CEO Bob Iger

Mar. 15, 2025

Bob Iger (left) split with an aerial shot of Walt Disney World (right).Photo:JC Olivera/Getty

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Disney parks lovers have many more lands to look forward to, according toBob Iger.

The Walt Disney Company CEO teased some major additions coming to Disney theme parks in the next 10 years during theMorgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conferenceon Tuesday, perthe Orange County Register.

While the company has been transparent about potential updates they already have in the works (such as their California expansion project known asDisneylandForward), Iger got even more specific during a Q&A session at the conference.

“We have thousands of acres of lands to develop, we could actually build seven new full lands if we wanted to around the world,” he said, according to the outlet.

Pandora - World of Avatar at Walt Disney World in Florida.Steven Diaz/Disney Resorts via Getty

That includes theAvatar-inspired experience coming to Disneylandthat he first revealed at Disney’sQ1 FY23 Earnings Results Webcastin Feb. 2023.

“We have oneAvatar-based land, Pandora, in Florida. We’re going to put a second one in California,” he shared.

While he didn’t provide further details, this is the first confirmation that Disneyland is getting a fullAvatarland and not just an attraction. The land is a long time coming, as Walt Disney World Resort’sPandora – The World of Avatarhas been open since May 2017.

Concept art for new “tropical Americas” land at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom.Disney

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Concept art for DisneylandForward’s expansion plans.Disney

As the company prepares for major changes at its parks across the globe, it has already released concrete details for its billion-dollar expansion project, DisneylandForward. During anAnaheim, Calif. city council meetingin January, it was confirmed that Disney has committed to investing up to $2.5 billion to expand Disneyland and update it with new themes.

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Park goers could be seeing new rides and attractions that draw inspiration from fan-favorite films likeFrozen, Coco, Black Panther, Tangled, Peter Pan, Zootopia, Toy StoryandTronwithin the next decade.

While it would be a first for Disneyland,an entireFrozenlandalready exists at Disneyland Hong Kong. Additionally, Shanghai Disneyland has a dedicatedZootopialand as of 2023 and aToy StoryLand is already part of Disney Studiosin Orlando.

source: people.com