Disney’s Grand Floridian Holiday Tradition Will Not Return in 2025 Due to Lobby Construction. 25 years after the Gingerbread House in the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa lobby will take a year off due to ongoing construction. Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Parks posted yesterday that the construction that has been ongoing at the Grand Floridian will wrap up with the lobby overhaul, which includes building a new bar in the lobby.
Disney announced: “Inspired by the lobby’s iconic birdcage, the bar will pay tribute to the resort’s Victorian roots with intricate woodwork, stained glass, and brass accents. You may even spot colorful birds in the stained glass and murals throughout the atrium! Opposite the bar, guests will still find the Victorian cage-style elevator that fans know and love.”
Guests will still be able to enjoy holiday decorations and the Gingerbread displays at other resorts around Walt Disney World. We spoke to Chef de Cuisine Jeff Barnes when we saw him and his Disney Culinary team at the Yacht & Beach Club Easter Egg display. He went on to tell us that this year, the Beach Club Resort will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary Gingerbread display, and they have “Something special planned”.
Other Gingerbread house displays are located at The Contemporary Resort, Yacht & Beach Club, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, and the newest Spaceship Earth display at Epcot during Festival of the Holidays.
For the 25 years now, guests visiting Walt Disney World Resorts during the Holidays could head over to the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, located right outside Disney’s Magic Kingdom, and see a life-sized Gingerbread House. You could also purchase holiday snacks and treats, including a gingerbread shingle for making this unusually large sugar delectable.
The Gingerbread house is kind of not the best way of describing Disney’s culinary teams’ creation; it is more like a piece of food art mixed in with a store. Every year it seems like the team that creates this edible house of dreams outdoes itself with the creativity. The house has over 25 hidden Mickey heads to find (hint: look for the silver Mickey Heads), along with a plethora of other callbacks and easter eggs. The Gingerbread House address is 1999, the first year Disney created the Gingerbread store.
