Photos: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Celebrates the Holidays with a Gingerbread Safari

In celebration of the Holidays at Disney World festivities, Disney’s Animal Kingdom lodge has installed a gorgeous set of gingerbread animals crafted by the resort’s culinary team. 

What’s Happening:

• The Holidays at Disney World are here!
• Arriving with it are a plethora of decor, entertainment, specially-ticketed parties, food and beverage offerings, and more across the entire resort. 
• Over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, guests can check out a gorgeous nahtazu animal display made of gingerbread.
• While smaller than some of the other gingerbread displays on property, including Yacht & Beach Club and the Contemporary, the gingerbread animals are impeccably detailed making them equally as impressive. 
• This year’s lineup of animals include the seven foot tall Gingeraffe, which is made with gingerbread, sugar dough, and modeling chocolate. 

• The installation stands about the same size as a young giraffe. 
• Debra the Zebra is also impressive standing at 4 feet tall. 

• Francisco the Flamingo stands at about the same size as an adult flamingo at 3.5 feet tall. 

• New for this year is Rico the River Hog.

• This year’s display is made up of 4 pounds of honey, 1 pound of simple syrup, 1.5 pounds of gingerbread spice, 12 pounds of dark modeling chocolate, 1 dozen eggs, and 27 pounds of flour. 

• In addition to the delicious display, there are plenty of treats guests can actually eat!
• This includes:

Zebra Bark

Gingeraffe Cookie

Gingersnap Cookie

Linzer Cookie

Gluten/Wheat-Friendly Gingerbread Cookie

• You’ll also find a commemorative gingerbread Animal Kingdom Lodge pin and ornament available for purchase to celebrate the season!
• The ornament will run you $24.99 with the pin running for $22.99.

• For those looking to head to the Most Magical Place on Earth, Laughing Place recommends Mouse Fan Travel for all your Walt Disney World vacation needs. 

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