Top Five Ways We’re Celebrating The Holidays At DisneyWorld

It’s
the
most
wonderful
time
of
year
at
the
happiest
place
on
Earth
and
we
were
fortunate
to
experience
all
of
the
wonderful
things
about
Winter
at

DisneyWorld
—
including
holiday
food
offerings,
the
all-new
Jollywood
Nights
experience
at
Hollywood
Studios
and
holiday
decor
galore!

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There’s
always
so
much
to
enjoy
at
Walt
Disney
World
Parks
and
when
it
comes
to
the
holiday
season
we
broke
down
our
five
favorite
things.

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1)
Spectacular
Shows 

One
of
the
highlights
of
our
visit
to
Hollywood
Studios
was
going
to
see


The
Nightmare
Before
Christmas
sing-along
show.
We
had
so
much
fun
at
this
one,
especially
during
the
musical
numbers. 
We
also
got
a
chance
to
experience
“snow”
thanks
to
a
little
manufactured
weather
sprinkling
down
from
the
ceiling
at
the
end.
Disney
Holidays
in
Hollywood
is
another
seasonal
show
available
at
Hollywood
Studios.
Guests
can
expect
more
of
a
musical
variety
show
from
this
one,
which
features
a
whole
ensemble
of
singers
and
dancers
as
well
as
some
character
performances.

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2)
Seasonal
Events

We
visited
Hollywood
Studios
during
their
Jollywood
Nights
special
event.
The
event
included
a
lot
of
specialty
food
and
cocktails
and
certain
rides
required
the
use
of
the
virtual
queue. 
We
enjoyed
mixing
and
mingling
with
the
cast
members
and
found
the
park
was
less
crowded
during
the
special
event.
Jollywood
Nights
also
called
for
old
Hollywood
glam
attire
and
we
really
loved
getting
dressed
up
for
a
night
at
the
park.

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3)
Holiday
Foods
And
Crafted
Cocktails

During
our
visit
to
Disney
World
we
used
the
Disney
Skyliner
to
visit
several
of
the
resorts
for
a
foodie
crawl.
food
and
drink
offerings
were
really
amazing
and
unique
to
each
hotel.
We
loved
the
dumplings
at
Disney’s
Polynesian
Village
and
the
drinks
at
the
Enchanted
Rose
bar
at
The
Grand
Floridian
were
probably
our
favorites.
The
bar
there
includes
four
sophisticated
spaces
each
inspired
by
the
Disney
live-action
film
Beauty
and
the
Beast.
The
bar
glows
from
the
light
of
a
magnificent
golden
chandelier
inspired
by
Belle’s
flowing
ball
gown.
The
third
resort
we
visited
was
Disney’s
Contemporary
Resort,
where
we
stopped
by
Steakhouse
71
for
drinks
and
appetizers.
The
restaurant
features
classic
cocktails
and
cuisine
with
a
modern
twist
that
celebrates
the
1970s
and
pays
tribute
to
Walt
and
Lillian
Disney.
We
really
liked
their
burger
sliders
—
but
honestly
we’ve
stayed
at
the
Contemporary
before
and
Steakhouse
71
has
some
of
our
favorite
food
across
the
park
resorts.

Separate
from
the
Foodie
Crawl,
we
also
visited
Jack
Lindsey’s
Holiday
Hangar
Bar
at
Disney
Springs.
We
tested
out
the
special
holiday
menu
and
enjoyed
the
hot
chocolate
flight
(very
sweet
but
good
for
sharing
with
friends!)
and
LOVED
the
turkey
meatballs.

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4)
Incredible
Decor

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For
the
holidays
select
Disney
Resort
hotels
feature
a
gingerbread
display. 
We
visited
the
life-sized
Gingerbread
House
in
the
lobby
of
The
Grand
Floridian
which
was
made
from
over
10,000
pieces
of
gingerbread.
There
are
also
24
hidden
Mickey’s
found
throughout
the
display.

We
learned
that
culinary
teams
spend
up
to
seven
months
planning
and
building
the
gingerbread
displays.
The
culinary
team
at
Disney’s
Grand
Floridian
Resort
&
Spa
starts
mixing
fragrant
dough
in
May,
letting
it
cure
a
full
two
months
before
it
is
baked.
Individual
shapes,
from
shingles
to
Mickey
cookies,
are
baked
and
decorated
throughout
the
summer
and
then
stored
for
“construction”
in
November.
The
house
itself
takes
three
days
to
build.

This
year,
guests
will
once
again
be
able
to
enjoy
the
stunning
works
of
culinary
art
–
including
a
new

display
–
in
six
resort
locations:

•
Disney’s
Animal
Kingdom
Lodge

•
Disney’s
Beach
Club
Resort

•
Disney’s
BoardWalk
Resort

•
Disney’s
Contemporary
Resort

•
Disney’s
Grand
Floridian
Resort
&
Spa

•
Disney’s
Yacht
Club
Resort
(featuring
a
new
display)

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We
also
really
loved
the
special
Christmas
tress
which
were
decorated
so
beautifully
throughout
the
parks.
The
ones
at
Disney
Springs
were
some
of
our
favorites.

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5)
Character
Meet
&
Greets
And
Photo
Ops

One
of
our
favorite
parts
about
visiting
Disney
World
any
time
of
year
is
being
able
to
meet
Mickey,
Minnie,
Goofy,
Pluto
and
so
many
other
characters.
But
we
particularly
recommend
that
guests
looking
to
capture
their
special
moments
with
the
characters
take
advantage
of
Disney
PhotoPass
Service
which
can
create
festive
photo
fun
this
holiday
season
with
new
limited-time
Magic
Shots
and
props
throughout
Walt
Disney
World
Resort.
This
photo
featuring
Kermit
and
Miss
Piggy
is
a
great
example!