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Home >> Travel >> Theme Parks >> Disney World >> Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Gingerbread House

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Gingerbread House

Modified: Sep 11, 2020 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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Watching Guy's Disney Holiday tonight on the Food Network really got me in the mood to share the 2009 Gingerbread House at the Grand Floridian. And for the record, why doesn't Disney World make hand made candy canes?

It took Disney Chefs over 400 hours to bake the gingerbread and 160 hours to decorate the house. 10,000 pieces of gingerbread were used to construct the house over plywood.

That's a lot of gingerbread!

Gingerbread Ingredients:

1,050 lbs. honey

600 lbs. powdered sugar

35 lbs. spices

800 lbs. flour

140 pints egg whites

180 lbs. apricot glaze

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The structure includes 80 square feet of retail space that is used to sell gingerbread and other holiday treats. Currently 1 shingle dipped in chocolate sells for $7.

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Here is the adorable mickey cookie cutter and mix we bought to make our own gingerbread at home! (This was bought in the Magic Kingdom Christmas Shop)

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I was also lucky enough to get to spend the night at the Grand Floridian with my daughter after our special Princess Tiana Tea Party at the Magic Kingdom. This was my first time staying at the resort and it was de-luxe!

As much as I love the Disney Value Resorts, there is no comparison to the Deluxe Resorts. The are comfortable,  plush and make you feel right at home.

We stayed in Conch Key on the 4th floor.

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A room with a view...

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The shampoos, conditioners, lotions and soaps are unique to the Grand Floridan. They are the H20 SPA line, where the other resorts have the H20 Aquatics line.  There are also more varieties, just ask Mousekeeping, they will hook you up.

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I also experienced the convenience of staying at a monorail resort. Hands down, the monorail beats the bus any day!

I will be back at Disney in a week or so to take part in even more of the holiday magic. This will be my 2nd year showcasing Christmas time at Disney World. This year I will be featuring:

- The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

- Candlelight Processional at Epcot

- Holidays Around the World at Epcot

- Castle Dreamlights! at Magic Kingdom

- and more!

I can't wait! To get you in the mood, check out last year's posts-

Christmas at Disney World – Day 1

Christmas at Disney World – Day 2

Christmas at Disney World – Day 3

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  1. Allison

    December 06, 2009 at 9:59 am

    Wow, those are amazing photos! I have yet to see the gingerbread house in all its glory! We hope to spend Christmas there one day. My oldest's birthday is in December and my daughter's birthday is in January....so some day!!!!!

    That room looks divine as well!

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  2. admin

    December 06, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    You are going to love it Allison. They feel of the parks is totally different... As much as I love the Food & Wine Festival, Christmas at Disney is my favorite.

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  3. AJ

    December 07, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Yikes! I didn't get this into the round-up this week! Where was my head?! I can't wait to share this with DFB readers 😀

    The pics of the GF are amazing. I really do hope to be able to stay there sometime!

    Looking forward to your Christmas posts!

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  4. Aimee

    December 23, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Those are great pics, looks like a good visit. We got one of those Mickey gingerbread cookie kits and it was delicious!

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