The operator of Disney theme parks in Japan is to invest US$4.87bn (€3.51bn, £2.9bn) into its amusement operations over the next ten years.

Oriental Land says it will set up unspecified new businesses in new locations in that time. It is also putting focus on all-encompassing large-scale development projects at Tokyo Disneyland, with the ultimate aim of renewing the entire area of the park.

As a result of this investment, the company hopes to attract 30 million visitors annually to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea combined.

This would represent an increase of two to three million over recent years, although the park did record 31.30 million visitors in the last fiscal year, largely as a result of events marking Tokyo Disneyland’s 30th anniversary.

The company is also aiming to expand products catering to family guests, and will put particular focus on drawing in more family groups with children, as well as middle-aged and older visitors – a category it sees offering high growth potential.

Oriental Land reported net profit of US$687m (€496m, £409m) in fiscal 2014, which represented an increase of 37.1 per cent from fiscal 2013. A record revenue of US$4.6bn (€3.3bn, £2.7bn) was achieved, a 19.7 increase from the year before.

However, revenue is expected to drop 11.8 per cent in fiscal 2015, with net profit down 21.3 per cent to US$540m (€390m, £321m) – the ten-year investment project is thus aimed at arresting this decline.