Work Begins on 2024 Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Construction has begun on the Grand Floridian gingerbread house at Walt Disney World, with the bakery team placing the first shingles on Tuesday morning.

Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Large indoor space with a floor covered in white tiles, bordered by red ropes and decorative plants. Marble flooring and patterned carpets surround the area.

When we visited Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa on Monday, October 28, protective panels had been placed on the floor where the gingerbread house would go.

A grand lobby with a large gingerbread house display surrounded by red ropes. A piano sits on a decorative carpet in the foreground.

The next morning, the framework for the Victorian-style house was in place. The framework will eventually be covered in gingerbread and other sweets. The gingerbread house is at one end of the Grand Floridian’s lobby.

Large dollhouse construction with scaffolding and tools around, inside a spacious hall with high ceilings and arched windows; people are in the background.

Right now, it’s surrounded by ladders and platforms for Cast Members to reach the top of the house. It’s not life-size, but it is large enough for a person to enter. Once complete, Cast Members will sell sweets and gifts out of the house.

Sign at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa announces upcoming gingerbread house inside an ornate multi-story atrium.

A sign in front of the barriers advertises the gingerbread house as “coming soon!” An opening date has not been announced for this or other Walt Disney World Resort hotel gingerbread houses.

Workers are assembling a large, detailed house model inside a spacious hall with white walls. Ladders and trash bins are scattered around the area.

Two ladders near a small white structure resembling a kiosk, with a person visible inside. Black trash bins labeled "Food Waste Only" are in the foreground.

We saw construction crew members finishing up the framework from inside and out.

A large indoor space with a small house structure, ladder, construction materials, and carts in a decorated, multi-level atrium.

A stack of large, blank canvases leaning against a wooden crate on a dolly. Nearby, a wheeled blue plastic bin and plant leaves are visible.

Gable roof elements with heart-shaped cutouts were staged for installation.

A large gingerbread house is under construction in a spacious, elegant lobby. Surrounding it are ladders, building materials, and maintenance equipment.

A large gingerbread house display is set up in a spacious, elegant hotel lobby with a high ceiling and chandelier.

There was scaffolding on top of the house and a ladder up inside for crew members to work on the top. The open windows on the back are where guests will be able to purchase goods. The mounting elements on the right are for a TV screen that shows menu items and information about the gingerbread house.

Two staff members stand inside a building, looking out towards a bright room with a large window. The area is decorated with plants and elegant architecture.

A group of five people in uniforms stand in a bright room with large windows. Some hold objects, and the floor is carpeted with a floral pattern.

The bakery team was having a meeting in the Garden View Lounge before beginning to install shingles on the houses. Bakery Cast Members wear green aprons.

A large metal mixing bowl filled with a white substance is on a wheeled stand next to a covered table with stacked items, placed on a floor with protective covering.

Lobby under renovation with covered furniture, scaffolding, and construction materials. Floor protection sheets and trash bins are visible.

We spotted an icing mixture that is used as glue for the shingles and other elements.

People constructing a large house-shaped display inside a spacious, ornate building with white interior decor.

People in green aprons work together in a room, using ladders and a toolbox.

Soon, the bakery team got to work.

Stacks of large rectangular containers filled with brown objects are covered with transparent lids. Several people in uniforms and green aprons are nearby.

Bins of pre-made gingerbread shingles and siding were unveiled. Guests will be able to purchase shingles to eat, as well.

Workers in uniforms organizing bread trays in a bright room. One worker is crouching while others stand nearby.

We saw the first siding placed on the side of the house.

Below is what the Grand Floridian gingerbread house looked like last year. It’s always a Victorian-style house but decorations sometimes change year-to-year.

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