A guest-favorite tradition across various Disney Resort hotels at Walt Disney World, the popular gingerbread house displays have been cancelled for this year’s upcoming holiday season, due to physical distancing guidelines. Disney broke news of the changes with a bit of buffer—by announcing other new modified offerings instead.

Disney Resort hotels will still be decked out for the holidays, with their lobbies featuring iconic trees and other festive flourishes. News of this year’s gingerbread displays was announced just earlier by the Disney Parks Blog:

One thing to keep in mind is that our gingerbread displays will not return to the Resort hotels this year. While we know they are a favorite of people taking in the holiday décor, we’re not able to include those displays due to physical distancing guidelines.

Last year brought a bevy of creative displays, including the first-ever Gingerbread Cabin at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, and of course, the classic Cinderella Castle display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Due to the crowds these magnificent baked structures draw to the resorts, physical distancing becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. However, you can still relive some of last year’s displays in our photo and video posts below—just click the header links to check out the full posts:

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Gingerbread House 2019

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge First Annual Christmas Gingerbread Cabin Display 2019

Disney’s Contemporary Resort Cinderella Castle Gingerbread Display 2019

You can check out a full list of what will be taking place across Walt Disney World Resort for the 2020 Holiday Season by clicking here. Will you miss the gingerbread displays, or are you still looking forward to touring the resorts to check out decorations? Let us know in the comments!

Jessica Figueroa