Disney World resorts deck their halls for the holidays

Meet Lisa Borotkanics. She's slightly obsessed with Christmas wreaths, oversized brocade ribbons and all things sparkly. And for good reason. She's a holiday services manager at Walt Disney Resort (aka a Disney elf in charge of making sure all the resorts at Walt Disney World are all decked out for the holiday season).

Her headquarters is a 54,000-square-foot warehouse, which for most of the year is chock full of garland bundles, plastic bins bubbling over with ornaments and Christmas trees galore. The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, for example, has 34 Christmas trees alone.

It all begins in November when her crew starts setting up the decor. Not only is the team in charge of transforming the 21 resorts on property, they also decorate the four major theme parks, water parks, golf courses and even cruise ships in November.

"We decorate at night," says Borotkanics. "So while everyone is sleeping there are 75 to 80 of us decorating. We decorate five to six resorts a night. Overall, it takes us about a month.

Generally, she says, "we'll stick with the same theme each year, but we are always adding something new somewhere. So each year you come back there will be new elements."

From the carousel made of chocolate at the Beach Club Resort to the 45-foot-tall tree at Animal Kingdom Lodge, it's a festive extravaganza that even Scrooge could love.

Here are a few notable displays to check out:

Contemporary Resort

New this year on the fourth floor of the Contemporary is a 17-foot-tall Gingerbread Holiday Ice Castle inspired by Disney's hit movie Frozen. It has more than 1,500 gingerbread shingles, 311 pounds of honey and 423 pounds of chocolate. The delectable-looking creation sits in a bed of sugar and is surrounded by chocolate-coated trees and favorite characters from the film including Anna, Elsa, Olaf and Kristoff.

"We decided wanted to do something different this year," says Jeff Barnes, a pastry chef at Disney. "We wanted to stay within Mary Blair's style because of The Contemporary and the mural here. So, even the characters are reimagined in that style. The shingles are Nordic stave, which is authentic to Norway and the movie Frozen.

"We have 14 hidden Olafs throughout the display," he says. "What most people don't realize is that there is one hidden Mickey. And if you look closely at Sven, he only has three legs. And that's to stay within the Mary Blair style, too."

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Nearby, there are ice desserts, build-your-own snowman marshmallow kits, and gingerbread treats for purchase. Another photo op comes in the form of a 70-foot-tall tree in the entrance lobby featuring nearly 35,800 white LED lights.

Disney's BoardWalk Inn

In the lobby of this hotel guests can stop by a Jersey Shore-inspired gingerbread display that doubles as a concession stand complete with wreaths made of ice-cream cones and gingerbread heads (shaped like Mickey and Minnie of course) surrounding a marquee dotted with marshmallows.

Disney's Beach Club Resort

For some great family photos, step in front of the life-sized carousel featuring ponies made of chocolate and fondant, giant candy cane poles, handcrafted poinsettias and hand-painted portraits of famous Disney characters. And pick up some Christmas gifts while you're at it. There are small gingerbread kits for purchase, and you can take home tips, too. Pastry chef give demos on certain days. Look closely: There are seven hidden Mickeys on the carousel.

Disney's Yacht Club Resort

The edible display at this resort is fascinating for the little ones. It's a miniature New England-style train that chugs it way through a sugar-dusted rock mountain surrounded by a candy-coated model village.

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

This gingerbread house is a 16-year tradition that's still going strong. Each year, chefs spend 400 hours baking the gingerbread and 160 hours decorating the house. It's large enough that it serves as a real bake shop selling cookies, shingles and gingerbread ornaments. Plus, there's Stollen Bread, chocolate peppermint bark, truffles and miniature gingerbread houses. Throughout the week, you'll see gingerbread demos by the pros.