Walt Disney World released the food guide for the holiday gingerbread houses. What gingerbread house treats will tantalize guests at Disney World this holiday season? Will these food menus serve as a tease to get more people to visit these magnificent displays?

As mentioned, Walt Disney World has released a food guide for the gingerbread house displays during the 2023 holiday season. Walt Disney World announced that some of these displays have returned for the holidays for more than 20 years, like the Gingerbread House found at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. However, other gingerbread houses are making their debut for the very first time this year, like the Lighthouse coming to Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.

Disney said it is no surprise visiting these works of art has become a tradition for both guests and cast members alike. With plenty of hidden details and maybe even some hidden Mickeys, guests can come back again and again to experience these gingerbread creations.

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Gingerbread House Food Guide

We will start with the classic gingerbread house display at Walt Disney World. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Last year, we visited this display on its opening day. The preparation for this gingerbread display starts many months in advance.

This location creates a life-sized gingerbread house. This tradition returns for its 24th year from November 8 through January 1, 2024. As usual, it will be filled with plenty of sweet delights and decorations.

Across this house, guests will find white chocolate candy canes, edible snowflakes, sugar poinsettias, and over 10,000 pieces of gingerbread. Of course, there will be the iconic 85 lb. chocolate Santa Claus. Guests can see and purchase nutcrackers, toy soldiers, and snowmen that are all hand-painted by the Grand Floridian Bakery team led by Pastry Chef de Cuisine Kristine Farmer. The 500 hours spent baking gingerbread and 480 hours spent decorating will be evident. Disney said to be on the lookout for the 24 hidden Mickeys found throughout the entire display to see if you can find them all.

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House Menu

• Freshly baked, homemade items, such as Gingerbread Mickeys and Shingles, Stollen Bread, Brownie Christmas Tree, and Gingersnap Cookies
• House-made Gingerbread Ornaments and Gingerbread Houses
• Assorted Gingerbread Cookie Bags, Marshmallow Pops, and Milk Chocolate Pecan Fudge
• Grand Floridian Combo Box featuring assorted fan favorite treats, including the cookies n’ cream Christmas Tree, exclusive to this box
• Plant-based, no sugar added, and gluten-friendly options.

Disney’s Yacht Club

According to Disney, the impressive lineup this year adds the Lighthouse at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. This brand-new creation was designed by Pastry Chef de Cuisine Michael Craig, who used the actual blueprints from the real lighthouse located outside the resort along Crescent Lake. Also available for purchase are some sweet delights sold at the Holiday Pop-Up Shop, including the new Lighthouse Fudge, which is a nod to this new offering.

Disney’s Beach Club Resort

Just next door at Disney’s Beach Club Resort, guests will find the classic Holiday Carousel gingerbread display. The life-size creation has been at the resort for 22 years. Yes, guests can watch as this carousel actually moves.

This year, this gingerbread offering is inspired by Ducktales, with the horses themed after Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Duey, and Louie. To celebrate all the years of tradition, there are 22 hidden Mickeys to find throughout the display, as well as 434 pounds of honey, 25 pounds of spices, and 200 pounds of icing.

Disney’s Beach Club Resort Gingerbread Display Menu

Some of the holiday treats available at this location include:

• Signature Stollen Bread
• Lighthouse Fudge
• Mickey Snowman Pop
• Crispy Rice Treat
• Peppermint Bark
• Gingerbread Shingle
• Hot Chocolate Flight
• Hot Chocolate

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

Also, nearby along Crescent Lake, guests can go to Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. At this location, guests will see a unique display from November 17 through December. 27. This creation is a miniature version of some of your favorite spots found along the BoardWalk itself, including the BoardWalk Deli, home to none other than the BoardWalk Inn Bakery team led by Pastry Chef Alex Vacher.

Before leaving this gingerbread display, Walt Disney World has some treats for you:

• Mickey and Minnie Sugar Cookies
• Mickey Caramel Corn Cookie
• Christmas Tree Pop
• Peppermint Bark
• Gingerbread Shingles
• Gluten/ Wheat-Friendly and Plant-based Gingerbread Shingles

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

One of our favorite gingerbread displays exists at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. At Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, guests will find some of the most adorable giraffes and zebras around. In the Jambo House lobby from Nov. 22 through Dec. 31, the Animal Kingdom Lodge bakery led by Pastry Chef Lexy Ross has continued the tradition with the life-size baby gingerbread giraffe and baby zebra. This can’t-miss giraffe, or should we say “ginger-affe,” named Ginger and baby zebra, Debra, are made with a combination of gingerbread, sugar dough, and modeling chocolate. In fact, the giraffe stands nearly seven feet tall. Visitors can also pick up some tasty treats to take with them, like the Gingeraffe Cookie, Hot Cocoa Flight, and beer, wine, and cocktails.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Disney’s Contemporary Resort brings back its gingerbread display for its 12th year. Pastry Chef Jeff Barnes leads this display. Guests will find this display on the fourth floor of the resort from Nov. 10 through Jan. 6, 2024. Walt Disney Imagineers designed this year’s Mary Blair-inspired “100th Celebration-themed Castle Display” for this momentous occasion for The Walt Disney Company. It stands over 17 feet tall with 612 pounds of sugar, 1012 pounds of flour, 112 pounds of gingerbread spice, over 4000 castle gingerbread bricks, and 12 sprinklings of magical pixie dust. Guests should keep their eyes open for the hidden five-legged goats.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort Gingerbread Display Menu

• Gingerbread Castle Brick
• Paint Your Own Cookie Box
• Hot Chocolate Caramel Fudge
• Chocolate Peppermint Cookie
• Pistachio Linzer Cookie
• 5-Legged Goat Cookie
• Gluten/Wheat Friendly Gingerbread Cookie
• Gingerbread Latte Cupcake
• Christmas Tree Butter Cookie
• Frozen Hot Chocolate (Also available with Peppermint Schnapps)
• Frozen Apple Cider (Also available with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky floater)

The American Adventure at Epcot Gingerbread House

Inside the Walt Disney World theme park, Disney fans can visit a gingerbread display at The American Adventure in EPCOT. From Nov. 24 through Dec. 30, this unique display recreates some classic monuments in the United States of America and Epcot, in particular. Some examples include gingerbread versions of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, The American Adventure building with Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue, and even a Festival Marketplace. There are also six “hidden Mickeys” found within.

Which of these gingerbread displays sounds the most interesting to you? Do any of these treats call to you? Let us know in the comments below. As always, eat like you mean it!