Where to find gingerbread displays at Disney World in 2022
The holiday season at Walt Disney World means gingerbread displays.
This year marks the return of the display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort and new additions to the Jambo House Lobby Display at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, as well as the classic and grand displays at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
In the the lobby of Disney’s Beach Club Resort, a holiday classic has returned and is on display. Since 1999, this resort has been home to the life-sized carousel that spins. This carousel and its horses are created with chocolate, sugar, and fondant along with hand-painted characters and hand-crafted gingerbread shingles and snowflakes decorating the display. Each horse is represented by a different Disney Princess.
Beginning Nov. 9, the gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens. This house is adorned with white chocolate, candy canes, edible snowflakes, sugar poinsettias, and 25 hidden Mickeys. Along the porches, you’ll find an 85-pound chocolate Santa, nutcrackers, toy soldiers, and snowmen that have all been hand-painted by the Grand Floridian Bakery team.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort display returns this year. This is the 11th year and will open on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The Cinderella Gingerbread Castle is a Mary Blair-inspired castle designed by Walt Disney Imagineers and will feature a brand-new 50th-anniversary overlay… and 11 hidden 5-legged goats. Don’t forget to check out the limited-edition pins, mugs, and holiday ornaments to remember the season.
On Nov. 17, at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn a gingerbread creation in miniature returns with an edible version of your favorite spot along Crescent Lake – the BoardWalk Deli.
On Nov. 23 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge there will be a new animal grazing into the lobby. You’ll soon be able to see an adorable life-sized baby zebra – made of gingerbread, of course. Starting Dec. 6 you can even purchase a Gingeraffe Cookie to enjoy.
On Nov. 25, the American Adventure at EPCOT display will be available for viewing. This unique display recreates some classic monuments in America and EPCOT with gingerbread versions of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, The American Adventure building with Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue, and a Festival Kiosk.
