Tallest Gingerbread House in Haunted Mansion Holiday’s History

Once again as part of the annual Haunted Mansion Holiday event, Disneyland will be introducing the tallest and most complex special effects for their gingerbread house in its 12 year history. This gingerbread house includes a 9 feet tall gingerbread house with a ghost train around it. The scary, new gingerbread house is part of the seasonal version of the Haunted Mansion Ride which begins September 14th this year. Disney will be transforming it’s Haunted Mansion into “The Nightmare Before Christmas” by Tim Burton, for the Halloween and Christmas time period.

Every year, during the fall, a new gingerbread house is unveiled. This year’s house will be perched atop a spindly mountain.

Brian D. Sandahl, Senior Designer for Disney Entertainment Creative Development, describes the gingerbread masterpiece as follows:

“Jack’s house, candles eerily flickering in the windows, is perched atop a steep, snow-covered peak, with gingerbread steps to his door. Along the way, there are lighted pumpkins in the ‘snowy’ cliffs.” 

The gingerbread house was created by over 20 bakers and decorators who covered the whole structure with gingerbread and icing. The plans also call to wow park guests with a flying Zero. The ghost dog, comes with a glowing orange nose, and will fly in circles around the top tower.  There will also be a ghost train that travels around the base of the house or at least appears too.

The gingerbread house will most likely weigh between 400 and 500 pounds when complete and takes from Labor Day to Opening Day on September 14th to complete.

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