The Dream Lights Gingerbread Castle is now complete at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, and the snack shop is open.

2024 Gingerbread Display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Dream Lights Gingerbread Castle

A gingerbread castle adorned with dream lights and surrounded by blue and silver trees stands majestically against a starry night backdrop in a spacious room with floor-to-ceiling windows.

This year’s gingerbread display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort is Cinderella Castle decked out with the retired Dream Lights. This is the 13th year that the Contemporary Resort has hosted a gingerbread display.

A large, illuminated dream gingerbread castle with spires, set against a starry night backdrop with a comet. White, stylized trees flank the enchanting scene.

Behind the castle is a backdrop in shades of blue and white depicting a sparkling night sky, complete with a full moon overhead.

Sign displaying information about the Disney's Contemporary Resort Gingerbread, including stats like pounds of honey and flour used. Surrounded by trees, festive decorations, and dream lights that illuminate a magical gingerbread castle setting.

The display, which is 17 feet tall and 25 feet wide, is made of:

  • 613 pounds of sugar
  • 1013 pounds of flour
  • 113 pounds of gingerbread spice
  • 51 pounds of chocolate
  • 4,000+ gingerbread bricks
  • 13 hidden Mickeys
  • 1 hidden 5-legged goat

Contemporary Resort Gingerbread Castle Merchandise

Gingerbread Pin – $22.99

A person holds a 2024 Disney pin featuring a decorated gingerbread castle, complete with a festive mouse and enchanting dream lights in a holiday-themed setting.

Cookie Jar – $49.99

A hand holds a festive cookie jar adorned with holiday-themed Disney images, featuring Mickey Mouse and the iconic Grand Floridian Gingerbread House, inside a store brimming with similar merchandise.
A ceramic cookie jar adorned with vibrant designs and images of sweets and whimsical buildings, reminiscent of the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House. The jar features a red lid with a round handle and is showcased in a store among mugs, with shelves providing an inviting backdrop.

The cookie jar is available at the various resorts with gingerbread displays, and represents all of them. Gingerbread versions of the Grand Floridian, Contemporary, Beach Club, and BoardWalk are shown. Additionally, the Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, and Aulani are also represented.

Ornament – $26.99

A hand holds a Disney's Contemporary Resort mug ornament with candy and chocolate decorations, set against a colorful dream of lights.
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Person holding a holiday ornament shaped like a mug of hot chocolate with a candy cane handle, dreaming of gingerbread castles, and adorned with festive dream lights.

The Contemporary gingerbread ornament is shaped like a mug of hot cocoa with a peppermint-striped handle. A gingerbread version of the Contemporary Resort’s main building is perched on the edge of the cup.

Food & Beverages

A festive-themed booth adorned with dream lights showcases a dazzling display of items, surrounded by people in a large indoor space. The enchanting atmosphere feels like being near a gingerbread castle, inviting everyone to savor the magic of the season.

A snack kiosk is set up with themed food and drinks.

Linzer Cookie – $6.49

Linzer Cookie with Raspberry Filling

Close-up of star-shaped cookies with white icing and jam centers, packaged individually on a white tray. A small snowman decoration rests in the bottom left corner, evoking a whimsical dream of gingerbread castles adorned with sparkling lights.

Caramel Apple Cake with Gingerbread Streusel – $6.99

Cinnamon Apple Cake with a Gingerbread Streusel and Dulce de Leche

A hand holds a packaged pie with a round window and logo, set against a backdrop of dream lights, stacked boxes, and holiday decorations.

Chocolate Hazelnut Log – $7.79

Vanilla Chiffon Cake rolled with a Hazelnut Crémeux, Hazelnut-Praline Crunch, and topped with Chocolate Ganache and Holiday Decor

Multiple pastry boxes are stacked on wire shelves, each with a clear window on top revealing a green-frosted item inside, reminiscent of enchanting dream lights casting a glow over a gingerbread castle.

Pistachio Cranberry and Cherry Cake – $7.79

Layers of Pistachio Cake, White Chocolate Crunch, and Cranberry-Cherry Crémeux with Chocolate Christmas Tree Decor

A slice of pistachio, cranberry, and cherry mousse cake in a clear plastic container rests on the display shelf, like a dreamy confection beneath gingerbread castle lights.

Santa Peppermint Hot Chocolate Tart – $7.29

A rich Chocolate-filled Tart topped with a Peppermint-White Chocolate Mousse and dipped in Red Chocolate with Vanilla Marshmallow Decor

Plastic containers holding cupcakes with red and white frosting are displayed on a metal rack, reminiscent of dream lights twinkling on a festive gingerbread castle.

House-made Christmas Tree Butter Cookie – $5.79

Gluten/Wheat-friendly

A hand holding a packaged, Christmas tree-shaped cookie adorned with white icing and colorful sprinkles glimmers like dream lights on a gingerbread castle.

Plain Gingerbread Mickey – $7.99

Classic Gingerbread Cookie (Gluten/Wheat-Friendly)

A hand holding a wrapped, Mickey-shaped gingerbread cookie over a display stand, surrounded by silver ornaments glistening like dream lights.

Gingerbread Cookie – $6.79

Classic Gingerbread Cookie with a Signature Contemporary Resort Touch

A person holds a packaged Mickey-shaped chocolate treat at a food stand, with dream lights twinkling softly in the background, where a person wearing a white apron is visible.

Winter Berry Freeze – $6.29 non-alcoholic or $13.50 with Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

Cranberry and Minute Maid Passion Fruit Orange Guava Juice with Seagram’s Ginger Ale and Edible Glitter topped with Whipped Cream, Sprinkles, and a Chocolate Gingerbread

Frozen Hot Cocoa – $6.29 non-alcoholic, $12.79 with Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, $11.79 with Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur, or $11.79 with Amaretto Liqueur

Classic Frozen Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee topped with Whipped Cream, Crushed Peppermint, and a White Chocolate Candy Cane

A juice dispenser filled with light brown liquid sits on a counter, casting dream-like reflections against the tall buildings visible through large windows, as if offering a sip from a gingerbread castle in the sky.
Close-up of beverage dispensers labeled "Winter Berry Freeze" and "Frozen Hot Cocoa" with a glimpse of dream lights twinkling against the buildings in the background, resembling a gingerbread castle come to life.

Other gingerbread displays will include Spaceship Earth at EPCOT, the BoardWalk Deli at the BoardWalk Deli, a carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort, and the Gingeraffe and Zebra at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. The gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is already open.

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