12 secrets behind Walt Disney World's magical holiday decorations

Megan duBoisDec 16, 2020, 21:03 IST

Each year, Walt Disney World gets a special holiday makeover.Gerardo Mora / Contributor/Getty

Every year, Walt Disney World decorates the park for the holiday season with garland, lights, and more.
There are over 200,000 lights on Cinderella Castle during the holidays.
During the holiday season, the American Adventure at Epcot gets a special display that contains over 50 pounds of gingerbread.

The holiday season begins early at Walt Disney World.

Although the holidays at the park may look a bit different amid the ongoing pandemic with social-distancing guidelines and new protocols in place, the park still has plenty of holiday spirit.

And as the park gets festive, guests may not notice all of the work that goes on behind the scenes.

Here are some interesting things you might not have known about how Walt Disney World decorates for the holidays:

One special team does all of the decorating for the park.

There are entire jobs dedicated to decorating for the holidays. Megan duBois

You're not imagining it - Magic Kingdom really does get decorated overnight.

For Disney parks, there's no major break between Halloween and Christmas. Megan duBois

During the holidays, a Toy Story Land ride gets special sound effects.

Slinky Dog Dash plays a jingle-bell sound during the holidays. Disney Parks

There are 29 different custom trees across Walt Disney World and every ornament on them is custom-made.

Each item was custom-designed for the trees. Gerardo Mora / Contributor/Getty

Disney Springs is the largest decorated area at Disney World, and it contains over 2,000 different decorations.

The place gets transformed for the holidays. Megan duBois

Each holiday season, Cinderella Castle gets covered in over 200,000 lights.

The lighting of the castle is a big deal. Megan duBois

Magic Kingdom is filled with hundreds of garlands.

The style of the garland changes depending on which park you're in. Megan duBois

During the holidays, Hollywood Studios' iconic dinosaur gets a hat that's big enough to fit four people inside of it.

The hat is pretty massive. Megan duBois

Some of the seasonal statues at Hollywood Studios are inspired by vintage ornaments.

These deer look just like ornaments from the 1950s. Megan duBois

One Disney resort annually has a full-sized gingerbread house that takes hundreds of hours to make.

The house is taller than the guests. Megan duBois

Disney's Contemporary Resort gingerbread display contains thousands of cookie shingles.

The display, of course, has hidden Mickeys. Megan duBois

During the holiday season, the American Adventure at Epcot gets a special display that is made out of over 50 pounds of gingerbread.

It contains 20 pounds of icing, too. Megan duBois

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