What Happens to the 17 ft Gingerbread House at Disney World After Christmas?

Published on 22 January 2025 at 00:01

Disney World goes way out for the holidays.  Obviously, they're Disney, they do everything big.  There are some really beautiful and extravagant gingerbread houses at the parks and the hotels too.  I've seen some in person and it's incredible.  The Grand Floridian has the most extravagant one standing at 17 ft tall and its celebrating it's 25th year.  But what happens to it after the holidays? Disney World's gingerbread houses are recycled for local bees to eat. The process includes: 

  1. Removing the gingerbreadThe gingerbread is removed from the wooden structure.
     
  2. Feeding the beesThe remaining sugar-coated wooden pieces are taken to Disney's tree farm, where local bees feed on the frosting. 
     
  3. Washing the structureThe wooden structure is power washed with hot water. 
     
  4. Storing the structureThe structure is stored until the next holiday season 
     

And they don't waste any time either, the gbh's are taken down January 1st.  Take a tour here, https://www.wdw-magazine.com/disney-world-gingerbread-house/?srsltid=AfmBOoogaVrO4Im_89dn5ZwBwI1FLbkzun8vl-s2jyTZ7FlwbXUGUdki

 

 

 

 


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