‘It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas’ – Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Gingerbread House Construction Started. If you have ever been to Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort during the holiday season, you know the true can’t-miss attraction – the incredible gingerbread displays! These are a staple of the most wonderful time of the year, and for good reason. These holiday offerings have become a beloved tradition for guests and cast members alike.
This morning, yes it is Halloween today, started construction of the Gingerbread house and store that will take over the Grand Floridian lobby, probably starting somewhere around the second week of November.
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If you’ve ever gazed in fascination at the larger-than-life gingerbread displays that appear each holiday season at Disney Resort Hotels, you’ve probably asked yourself how long it takes to create such wonders. Planning and preparation begin a full seven months ahead!
The culinary team at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa starts mixing the fragrant dough for its life-size gingerbread house in May ahead of a two-month curing process. Individual shapes, from shingles to Mickey cookies, are baked and decorated throughout the summer and then stored for “construction” in November. The house itself takes three days to build.
This year, guests can once more enjoy these stunning works of art in six Disney Resort Hotels, including a new display at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. I can’t wait to see the incredible creations that our cast members have in store for us! Look for displays – no doubt, with a few new surprises – at these locations.
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Resort
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Below is last year’s final display.
