Disney has announced this year’s gingerbread displays for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, including a gingerbread Spaceship Earth at EPCOT.
Gingerbread Spaceship Earth
The brand-new gingerbread Spaceship Earth will debut at EPCOT on November 29. This year’s creation will be displayed in CommuniCore Hall instead of The American Adventure. The 8-foot-tall display took over 160 hours to create. It will light up and dance to music throughout the day, just like the real Spaceship Earth does at night.
The sphere is made up of almost a thousand handcrafted gingerbread triangles. It consists of 240 pounds of honey dough, 100 eggs, 100 ounces of lebkuchen spice, 55 pounds of dark chocolate, and 100 pounds of royal icing. There are 11 hidden Mickeys to represent the 11 World Showcase countries.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Gingerbread Giraffe and Zebra
The life-size gingerbread baby giraffe and baby zebra will return to the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge on November 24. These displays are nearly 7 feet tall and are made of a combo of gingerbread, sugar dough, and modeling chocolate.
New to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge this year is a limited edition pin, cookie jar, and holiday ornament. Holiday treats will include the returning Gingeraffe Cookie and specialty cocktails.
Grand Floridian Gingerbread House
The Grand Floridian gingerbread house will open for its 25th year on November 6. The display features white chocolate candy canes, edible snowflakes, sugar poinsettias, and an 88-pound white chocolate Santa. The over 10,000 pieces of gingerbread are baked with 1050 pounds of honey, 800 pounds of flour, and 600 pounds of confectioners’ sugar. The decorations include 700 pounds of chocolate. The team spent over 500 hours baking the gingerbread and 480 hours bringing the display to life. There are 25 hidden Mickeys on the display in honor of the 25th anniversary.
A limited-edition collection of 25th-anniversary merchandise includes a pin, ornament, cookie jar, magnet, tumbler, t-shirt, and more.
These treats will be available to purchase from the house:
- Gingerbread Mickey
- Gingerbread Shingle
- Stollen Bread
- Brownie Pop
- Gingersnap Cookies
- Gingerbread House Ornament
- Gingerbread House
- Gingerbread Cookie Bags imported from Germany
- Gingerbread Loaf
- Peppermint Bark
- Grand Floridian Gift Box featuring assorted fan-favorite treats, including a Santa Gnome Hot Cocoa Surprise, exclusive to the Combo Box
Because parking at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is limited to guests with hotel and dining reservations, those visiting this sweet holiday display will need to park at the Transportation & Ticket Center and take the resort monorail.
Mickey’s Christmas Carol Carousel
This year’s gingerbread carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort will be inspired by “Mickey’s Christmas Carol.” The spinning display is masterfully created with chocolate, sugar, and fondant with hand-painted characters and handcrafted gingerbread shingles. It’s made of 432 pounds of honey, 200 pounds of icing, 100 pounds of eggs, and 2024 pieces of gingerbread.
For the carousel’s 24th year, there are 24 hidden gold Mickeys on the display. There will be a limited-edition pin, cookie jar, and holiday ornament available for purchase.
Holiday treats available at this location will include:
- Linzer Cookie
- Spiced Orange and Cranberry Bundt Cake
- Gingerbread Macarons
- Hot Cocoa Brownie
- Hannukah Sugar Cookie
- Stollen
- Gingerbread House
BoardWalk Deli Gingerbread House
The BoardWalk Deli Gingerbread House will return to Disney’s Boardwalk Inn on November 12. A limited-edition pin, cookie jar, and holiday ornament will be available for purchase. Available treats will include:
- Holiday Mickey and Minnie Sugar Cookie
- Mickey Caramel Corn Cookie
- Gingerbread Loaf
- Gingerbread Shingle
Gingerbread Castle at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
The gingerbread castle display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort returns for its 13th year with a fresh overlay inspired by the defunct Cinderella Castle Dream Lights. Guests can see this completed display on the 4th floor of the resort beginning on November 8. It stands over 17 feet tall and 25 feet wide. It’s made with 613 pounds of sugar, 1013 pounds of flour, 113 pounds of gingerbread spice, 51 pounds of chocolate, and over 4,000 castle gingerbread bricks. There are 13 hidden Mickeys and a hidden 5-legged goat.
Again, there will be limited-edition pins, a cookie jar, and a holiday ornament at this display.
The menu of sweet treats at the castle display features:
- Linzer Cookie
- Caramel Apple Cake with Gingerbread Streusel
- Chocolate Hazelnut Log
- Pistachio Cranberry and Cherry Cake
- Santa Peppermint Hot Chocolate Tart
- House-made Christmas Tree Butter Cookie
- Winter Berry Freeze (Alcoholic floater available)
- Frozen Hot Cocoa (Alcoholic floater available)
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge won’t have a gingerbread display, but a kiosk in the lobby will sell these treats beginning on November 21:
- Dark Chocolate Bar
- Cheddar Gougère
- Molasses Crackle Cookie
- Cookie Box
Gingerbread Grand Californian at Disneyland
Over at Disneyland, the Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Gingerbread Display returns on November 22. The replica of the resort will feature Chip ‘n’ Dale in their pajama attire from Mickey’s Holiday Pajama Party Breakfast and Brunch at Storytellers Cafe. Standing 7 feet tall and 12 feet wide, the structure is created from more than 600 pounds of gingerbread, 600 pounds of powdered sugar, and 250 pounds of fondant. It features 25 hidden Mickeys!
The GCH Holiday Cart will serve these treats from November 15 through January 5:
- Gingerbread Cookie
- Christmas Cookie
- Mickey-shaped Poinsettia Cookie
- Holiday Crisped Rice Treat
- Sweet Potato Loaf Treat
- Holiday Cinnamon Bun
- Macaron Box
- Cookie Box
- Eggnog (Also available with Bailey’s Original Irish Cream Liqueur)
Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread Display
The Haunted Mansion Holiday gingerbread display featuring a giant gingerbread zombie has been in place since the overlay returned in July. It’s comprised of 60 pounds of gingerbread, 50 pounds of powdered sugar, 10 pounds of egg whites, 30 pounds of rolled fondant, 10 pounds of chocolate, and 2 hidden Mickeys. See it in our video below:
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