Christmas at Hollywood Studios and Grand Floridian

Time to do Christmas-y things, like checking out the Gingerbread House and the Hollywood lights! We parked in Hollywood Studios and took the monorail to the Grand Floridian, by way of Epcot. Inside this beautiful hotel is a really beautiful Christmas tree. 

And behind it is the Gingerbread House!

This is made from 1,050 pounds of honey (what a great start!), 140 pints of egg whites, 600 pounds of powdered sugar, 800 pounds of flour, and 35 pounds of spices. Love this!

By then it was getting dark enough to enjoy the lights, so we got back on the monorail and returned to Epcot, then walked to the back of Epcot and across to Hollywood Studios. Disney only decorates the front of their parks now. Hollywood's tree is similar to the trees in the other parks, which is not a bad thing!

The Tower of Terror is transformed into the Tower of Big Screen - it's the backdrop for some lovely special effects. 

What makes this our favorite Christmas display is the old-fashioned touches, like the bigchina poodle set.

Our favorites are the antique-looking street lights. This always puts us in the holiday mood!