🎄The Official HOLIDAY DECORATIONS at Disney Resorts Thread🎄

[mrsap]

Anyone have the timeline for decorations farther back? I think a lot of the resorts were delayed In 2022 because of the hurricane.

The dates the decorations go up in the resorts are typically random. I’ve always heard there was a lottery system to determine when each resort will get decorated. The only two resorts I have data further back for is the GF and WL, since I track them for their respective threads. If you’d like to gather the rest of the resort 2021’s decoration dates for me, I’ll be happy to post them, but I do not have a prior list.


GRAND FLORIDIAN:

2019:

Gingerbread House

*Construction Began - 11/1

*Opened - 11/13

Christmas Tree/Resort Decorations

* Tree/Resort Decorations - 11/22


2020:

Gingerbread House

*Construction Began - N/A

*Opened - N/A

Christmas Tree/Resort Decorations

* Tree/Resort Decorations - 11/13


2021:

Gingerbread House

*Construction Began - 11/1

*Opened - 11/10

Christmas Tree/Resort Decorations

* Tree/Resort Decorations - 11/12



WILDERNESS LODGE:

2018: 11/21
2019: 11/19
2020: 11/12
2021: 11/11
2022: 11/22

 

[mrsap]

Thought I’d add this since it has to do with the holidays and the resorts…

Foodie Guide to Holidays at Walt Disney World Resort 2023​

Disney Resort Hotels​

Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, and Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

World Premiere Food Court, Intermission Food Court, and End Zone Food Court (Available Nov. 27 through Jan. 2; mobile order available)

• Minnie Gingerbread Bundt Cake: Gingerbread Bundt cake with cream cheese icing (New)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

The Mara (Available Nov. 26 through Dec. 31)

• Mickey Santa Hat Tart: Vanilla tart with pistachio cake, chai mousse, and caramel ganache

Jambo House Lobby Pop-up Shop (Available Nov. 22 through Dec. 31)

• Gingeraffe Cookie: Sugar cookie, gingerbread cookie, white chocolate, M&M’S chocolate candies, and a holiday wreath (New)

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Landscape of Flavors and Everything POP Shopping & Dining (Available Nov. 27 through Dec. 31; mobile order available)

• Deer Holly Day Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a peanut butter-cream cheese buttercream

Disney’s Beach Club Resort

Beaches and Cream Soda Shop (Available Nov. 26 through Dec. 31)

• Holiday Shake: Cookie butter milkshake with caramel drizzle and holiday sprinkles topped with a Christmas tree cupcake

Disney’s BoardWalk

BoardWalk Deli (Mobile order available)

• Frosted Croissant Roll: Rolled croissant dough filled with a hot chocolate-marshmallow filling (New) (Available Nov. 27 through Jan. 2)
• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles (Available Nov. 27 through Dec. 26)

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Centertown Market (Mobile order available)

• Snowman Blondie: Chocolate chip and peppermint blondie topped with brown butter-chocolate mousse, vanilla bean whipped cream, and white chocolate (Available Nov. 27 through Jan. 2)
• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles (Available Nov. 27 through Dec. 26)

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Contempo Café (Available Dec. 1 through 31; mobile order available)

• Holiday Cranberry Frangipane Cake: Almond frangipane with cranberry-cherry gel, white chocolate mousse, and salted honey whip (New)

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Gasparilla Island Grill (Available Dec. 1 through 31; mobile order available)

• Present Peppermint Brownie Pop: Brownie filled with house-made peppermint patty enrobed in white chocolate (New)
• Snowman Choux: Pâte à choux filled with spiced mousse and chocolate Bavarian cream

Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

Good’s Food to Go and The Artist’s Palette (Available through Jan. 2; mobile order available at The Artist’s Palette only)

• Holiday Ornament Cupcake: Christmas confetti cupcake, cream cheese mousse, and buttercream

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Capt. Cook’s and Kona Island (Available Dec. 17 through 31; mobile order available at Capt. Cook’s)

• Tropical Holiday Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake, peppermint mousse, streusel, and chocolate décor

Pineapple Lanai (Available Dec. 1 through 31)

• ‘Olu Mel Holiday Float: DOLE Whip lime float with pineapple juice, ‘Olu Mel White chocolate piece, and strawberry popping candy

Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto and Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace (Available Dec. 1 through Jan. 7)

• Jingle Jammer: Cranberry, pineapple, cinnamon, falernum, and a splash of fresh lime juice (Non-alcoholic beverage)
• Mele Kaliki Mai Tai: Plantation Original Dark Rum, Bacardí Superior Rum, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram Liqueur, cranberry juice, orgeat, and cinnamon with a splash of fresh lime juice and a cinnamon stick
• Tropical Snowstorm: Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, coconut cream with cinnamon, orgeat, and falernum topped with cinnamon and nutmeg

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter and Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory and Riverside Mill Food Court (Available Nov. 27 through Dec. 26; mobile order available)

• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles

Scat Cat’s Club – Café at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter

• Hot Cocoa Beignets: Trio of Mickey-shaped beignets with a dusting of hot cocoa powder, fudge drizzle, snowflake sprinkles, and a pipette of chocolate milk (New) (Available Dec. 1 through Jan. 31)

Disney’s Riviera Resort

Le Petit Café (Available Nov. 26 through Jan. 2)

• Chocolate-Peppermint Santa Hat: Dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate-peppermint mousse, and a mint marshmallow
• Gingerbread Cookie: European-style gingerbread, dark chocolate, and sugar glaze

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Roaring Fork (Mobile order available)

• Peppermint Igloo: White chocolate igloo filled with white chocolate-peppermint mousse and dark chocolate cake (New) (Available Nov. 15 through Dec. 30)

Available at Various Disney Resort Hotel Food Courts (Available Nov. 27 through Jan. 31; mobile order available)

• Walking in a Plant-based Snow Land: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a flurry of snowflake sprinkles (Plant-based); Available at the following locations:
  • World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
  • Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
  • End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
  • Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
  • Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
  • Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
  • Riverside Mill Food Court at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
  • Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter

Available at Various Table-Service Restaurants (Available through Jan. 7)

• Gingerbread Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, RumChata Liqueur, and gingerbread spice featuring a rim of homemade gingerbread from the bakery teams

Available at Select Deluxe & Specialty Resort Locations (Available Nov. 27 through Jan. 1)

• Holiday Fruitcake Mule: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey, Hella Cocktail Co. apple blossom bitters, cranberry juice, and rosemary topped with ginger beer (New)
• Holiday Fruitcake Old-Fashioned: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey, Hella Cocktail Co. apple blossom bitters, cranberry, lemon, and rosemary (New)

 

[Philsfan77]

Anyone have the timeline for decorations farther back? I think a lot of the resorts were delayed In 2022 because of the hurricane.

This is what I have on my spreadsheet...I don't pretend to know that these are 100% accurate, but have been based on posts on these boards (resort pages) and on different blogs (I only tracked the DVC resorts).

VGF:
2022 - 11/21
2021 - 11/12
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/13
2018 - 11/17

Poly:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/20
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/17
2018 - 11/18

BLT/Contemporary:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/14

CCV/Wilderness Lodge:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/12
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/20

AKL:
2022 - 11/23
2021 - 11/15
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/21

Boardwalk:
2022 - 11/15
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18
2019 - 11/15
2018 - 11/17

Beach/Yacht Club:
2022 - 11/17
2021 - 11/14
2020 - 11/20
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/16

SSR:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/17
2020 - 11/14

Riviera:
2022 - 11/18
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18

 

[mrsap]

This is what I have on my spreadsheet...I don't pretend to know that these are 100% accurate, but have been based on posts on these boards (resort pages) and on different blogs (I only tracked the DVC resorts).

VGF:
2022 - 11/21
2021 - 11/12
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/13
2018 - 11/17

Poly:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/20
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/17
2018 - 11/18

BLT/Contemporary:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/14

CCV/Wilderness Lodge:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/12
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/20

AKL:
2022 - 11/23
2021 - 11/15
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/21

Boardwalk:
2022 - 11/15
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18
2019 - 11/15
2018 - 11/17

Beach/Yacht Club:
2022 - 11/17
2021 - 11/14
2020 - 11/20
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/16

SSR:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/17
2020 - 11/14

Riviera:
2022 - 11/18
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18

Thank you so much for sharing! Would you mind if I added these to Page 1??

 

[Philsfan77]

Thank you so much for sharing! Would you mind if I added these to Page 1??

Absolutely...Like I said in my post though...it was an imperfect science, so some might be off by a day or 2...but overall these were what I first saw reported.

 

[mrsap]

Absolutely...Like I said in my post though...it was an imperfect science, so some might be off by a day or 2...but overall these were what I first saw reported.

It’s perfect! Thank you again for sharing!!!

Page 1 has been updated!

 

[mrsap]

Construction Begins on Gingerbread Castle at Disney’s Contemporary Resort (Featuring Disney100 Medallion)

 

[Evansvillegirl26]

This is what I have on my spreadsheet...I don't pretend to know that these are 100% accurate, but have been based on posts on these boards (resort pages) and on different blogs (I only tracked the DVC resorts).

VGF:
2022 - 11/21
2021 - 11/12
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/13
2018 - 11/17

Poly:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/20
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/17
2018 - 11/18

BLT/Contemporary:
2022 - 11/19
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/13
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/14

CCV/Wilderness Lodge:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/11
2020 - 11/12
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/20

AKL:
2022 - 11/23
2021 - 11/15
2020 - 11/14
2019 - 11/19
2018 - 11/21

Boardwalk:
2022 - 11/15
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18
2019 - 11/15
2018 - 11/17

Beach/Yacht Club:
2022 - 11/17
2021 - 11/14
2020 - 11/20
2019 - 11/12
2018 - 11/16

SSR:
2022 - 11/22
2021 - 11/17
2020 - 11/14

Riviera:
2022 - 11/18
2021 - 11/19
2020 - 11/18

Amazing information! thanks!!

 

[mrsap]

2023 Grand Floridian Gingerbread House Ready for November 8th Debut (Including Menu & Prices)

The final details are nearly in place and the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House is ready for its 2023 debut tomorrow, November 8th.

This beloved tradition is back again for its 24th year from Nov. 8 through Jan. 1, 2024, and is filled with plenty of sweet delights and decorations.

 

[mrsap]

Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House is Officially OPEN



The menu includes a variety of treats, like the classic Gingerbread Buddy to Peppermint Bark to Gingersnap Cookies to a Gingerbread House! You can check out the list and prices below, which range from $4 to $85.



Below, you can see the Twinings Chai Tea Cupcake Sampler for $16, traditional Stollen Bread for $25, and a Gingerbread Buddy for $7.75.

 

[japanese maple]

I read that Animal Kingdom Lodge will be having a pop-up shop during Christmas? Talked about a Ginger-affe cookie that will be available.

Is this new for there? Staying next year, would be nice to see.

 

[mrsap]

I read that Animal Kingdom Lodge will be having a pop-up shop during Christmas? Talked about a Ginger-affe cookie that will be available.

Is this new for there? Staying next year, would be nice to see.

The cookies were available this past December when we stayed there Christmas week. I just checked my pictures but I guess I didn’t take any of them, but I found this picture online. I’d assume they should be there again, in some form, next year.

 

[japanese maple]

The cookies were available this past December when we stayed there Christmas week. I just checked my pictures but I guess I didn’t take any of them, but I found this picture online. I’d assume they should be there again, in some form, next year.

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Thanks. I found this on the Disney Parks Blog, was there a pop up shop last year? I just didn't happen to see any pictures.

Jambo House Lobby Pop-up Shop (Available Nov. 22 through Dec. 31)

• Gingeraffe Cookie: Sugar cookie, gingerbread cookie, white chocolate, M&M’S chocolate candies, and a holiday wreath (New)

 

[mrsap]

Thanks. I found this on the Disney Parks Blog, was there a pop up shop last year? I just didn't happen to see any pictures.

Jambo House Lobby Pop-up Shop (Available Nov. 22 through Dec. 31)

• Gingeraffe Cookie: Sugar cookie, gingerbread cookie, white chocolate, M&M’S chocolate candies, and a holiday wreath (New)

Yes. The sign, pictured above, shows you what was available. Here’s a closer look.

 

[mrsap]

WooHoo! A ‘DuckTales’ Gingerbread Carousel is Coming to Disney’s Beach Club Resort - The Carousel Will Be Completed Today! 11/8

According to the Cast Members that we talked to, the carousel should be done by around 2 p.m. today.

 

[mrsap]

WooHoo! A ‘DuckTales’ Gingerbread Carousel is Coming to Disney’s Beach Club Resort - The Carousel Will Be Completed Today! 11/8

According to the Cast Members that we talked to, the carousel should be done by around 2 p.m. today.
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BC CAROUSEL - UPDATE AS OF 1:00: Click Here to view More Pics!

 

[mrsap]

My DIL just sent this.

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Cross posting from the Yacht & BC Thread. The train display is being assembled at Yacht Club!

Thank you for sharing @focusondisney !!

 

[Disney Spaz]

I am so glad to hear that Yacht Club will be keeping the Christmas Village and train display. It is one of my husbands favorites.

 

[mrsap]

Culinary Team Puts Final Touches on Impressive DuckTales-Themed Gingerbread Carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort for 2023 Holiday Season (note: pics are from yesterday afternoon)





*click link above for additional pics

 

[focusondisney]

She sent another picture. Looks like the gingerbread display is behind the winter scene. These are not my DIL’s pictures, I think from instagram