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Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 – Video Tour and Over 30 Photos

Hi everyone!

Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House has returned for the 2024 season, celebrating 25 years of this iconic holiday tradition. We have photos and video to share! There are so many fun details around the house, including character windows and trees. The hours for Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House are 9:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. daily. We’ve been posting about the gingerbread house since 2010, and this year Pastry Chef Ally Rogers takes over the reigns.

I’ll post the treats for sale in a separate article and will link it here when complete.

First, here is our video of the Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Gingerbread House for 2024.

Disney says about the house:

As you explore the various details of this incredible display, you’ll find white chocolate candy canes, edible snowflakes, sugar poinsettias, and an 88-pound white chocolate Santa. The gingerbread itself is baked with 1050 pounds of honey, 800 pounds of flour, and 600 pounds of confectioners’ sugar.

The decorations feature 700 pounds of chocolate and feature over 10,000 pieces of gingerbread – yes, you heard that right. The team spend over 500 hours baking the gingerbread and 480 hours bringing all the dazzling details to life. To celebrate the 25 years of holiday tradition, there are 25 hidden Mickeys scattered throughout.

A sign outside the house features the menu.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House Sign

One of our holiday traditions is to purchase a gingerbread shingle, which we did at the window. There are also shirts and other items for sale this year to commemorate the 25th anniversary. The sign says “Established 1999” and is in silver, denoting the anniversary milestone.

Mickey and Minnie icons in gingerbread are also seen around the house.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

There is a menu also at the gingerbread house window, and also glass cases that showcase the items with prices outside of it (by the house and also near the monorail entrance).

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House treats 2024

One of the items is a Gingerbread House for $94.99. It features Mickey!

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

The back of the gingerbread house says “Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa” and a “25” for the anniversary of the gingerbread house, not the resort. There are fun candy pieces to add around the house as well.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

The 88-pound white chocolate Santa can be seen here, in his usual spot. The remainder of the gingerbread house decorations are very different than previous years, when there was a village and toy soldiers. Now, there are Disney character-inspired trees for guests to spot.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Here is a close-up on the Santa Claus.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House - Santa Claus

We received a sticker that says they are celebrating 25 years of gingerbread.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House Sticker

Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House was built over a number of days, starting just before Halloween.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

The Disney character windows this year feature the artwork we see for the 2024 season around the parks and resorts (in merchandise and artwork displays). This is the first year I remember that happening.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - character window

Chip and Dale are dressed in their holiday best, holding onto a candy cane.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Chip and Dale window

Minnie Mouse and Goofy put touches on holiday ornaments and toys.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Mickey and Minnie window

Donald and Daisy wear their holiday best in front of a Fantasyland castle, with Donald holding a bag of gifts.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Daisy and Donald window

Mickey and Minnie decorate the Christmas tree.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Mickey and Minnie window

Stitch holds artwork that says “I’ve been good”. Again, this is all official artwork that you’ll see around the resort (and Disneyland Resort).

Stitch artwork on the Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

The character-inspired trees include Rapunzel, with her braid wrapped around the tree.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Rapunzel tree

This tree is inspired by one of the Dalmatians from One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - 101 Dalmatians tree

Make it pink or blue? Princess Aurora and Snow White trees stand near each other.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Sleeping Beauty and Snow White tree

The Winnie the Pooh gang includes Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and also Tigger (who is harder to see).

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Winie the Pooh and Eeyore tree

Pluto, Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Donald and Daisy stand together.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - Mickey and friends trees

There is a chocolate tree with ornaments.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 tree

Chip and Dale as Rescue Rangers stand on top of the gingerbread shingles. The year for the house – 1999 – makes up the house number. And you can see one of the hidden Mickeys, as well as other holiday items like a tree and snowman.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024 - 1999 and Chip and Dale Trees

Here is a closer look.

Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers trees - Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Here are more photos of the house from various angles.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

A display on the front of Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House tells the story of the house.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

From up above, you can see that the chimney additions have changed this year.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

A 25th Anniversary cake is next to a gingerbread stove, with red and green gingerbread Mickey cookies. The numbers on the stove  – where the clock would be – say 2024.

Disney's Grand Floridian Gingerbread House 2024

A chocolate piece with a sleigh and reindeer are on top of the house.

Do you plan to stop by Disney’s Grand Floridian Gingerbread House this season?

Parking at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort is limited to guests at the resort. We walked yesterday from the Magic Kingdom, but you can also take a monorail or a boat from there (or a monorail from the TTC).

We do recommend booking your Walt Disney World vacation with our travel partner Mouse Fan Travel!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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