Christmas decorations are transforming the Contemporary Resort into a festive wonderland, featuring a towering tree and gingerbread castle display. The castle, now in its third year as a structure, features a new design with purple, gold, and blue scalloped turrets against a snowy backdrop. A team of 40 bakery staff members spent 30 days creating this edible masterpiece, which stands over 17 feet tall and incorporates over 1,200 gingerbread bricks. Disney Imagineers designed the elaborate display, which includes 15 hidden Mickeys and a unique five-legged goat tribute to Mary Blair art. After the holiday season concludes, the gingerbread structure will be repurposed for bee pollination efforts.
Key Points:
- The Contemporary Resort’s gingerbread castle stands 17 feet 6 inches tall and 25 feet 4 inches wide with scalloped turrets in purple, gold, and blue
- Forty Cast Members spent 30 days baking and assembling over 1,200 gingerbread bricks to create the display using more than 1,000 pounds of flour and 513 eggs
- The baked gingerbread castle will be donated to bees after the season ends to help with their repollination needs
- Hidden Mickeys scattered throughout the display represent the tradition’s 15 years, plus an additional five-legged goat tribute to the Mary Blair mural