I expect money to be spent, similar to what was done the previous decade. Iger is not a risk taker. Here will most likely go with the approach the company took with WDW in the 2010s:
- New Fantasyland in MK
- Transformation from DTD to DS
- Pandora expansion and upgrades to dining/shopping at DAK
- New resorts/DVC - Gran Destino, Riviera
- Upgrades to resorts - CBR main building and upgrades to CSR
- TSL, SW:GE and MMRR attraction to DHS
- Epcot overhaul
This was all rolled out in stages over a multi year plan. I assume a similar, painstakingly slow rollout of new changes again. Why build a new park to compete with Epic Universe when you can build what is equivalent to a new park, just spread out within the entire WDW resort.
- Upgrades to existing attractions - Country Bears, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Zootopia 4D movie
- New shows - potential drone show, new parade
- Tropical Americas expansion at DAK
- Beyond Big Thunder Mountain expansion at MK
- New resort/DVC addition
- Potential DHS expansion/addition
- Upgrades to SSE and the complete redo of the Imagination Pavilion for Epcot’s 50th.
Obviously most of this is dreaming/here say/etc. However, if I must put forth an answer to what I think WDW’s future will look like over the next decade, this is what I think will happen. A slow, cautious approach, using IP only attractions mined from data pulled from Disney+ metrics and the infamous “surveys”. And will likely take a decade, of which we are in year one right now.