Gingerbread Display
2023 Creation: The Lightning Bug
The Broadmoor is cruising right into the holiday season with the unveiling of its annual over-the-top gingerbread display: A Lightning Bug Canopy Boat. Always a festive surprise, the resort is known for its creative sugary life-size displays. Past gingerbread creations have included trains, chapels, and even cars. This year, the iconic resort adds a boat to the holiday list in celebration of its history and new upcoming boating experiences.
For years, guests of The Broadmoor have enjoyed paddle boats on the resort's very own Cheyenne Lake. However, most people don't know that when the hotel opened in 1918, there were canopy boats that cruised silently across the placid waters. This summer, two beautiful new electric canopy boats will once again grace the lake, harkening back to the early days of the resort. The resort will also have a new custom handcrafted canoe by Adirondack available for guests to enjoy.
As for the resort's gingerbread boat, the delicious display was carefully crafted with over 958 lbs. of powdered sugar, 475 lbs. of flour, 1,801 eggs, plus a canopy adorned with candy including candy canes, gumdrops, macarons, meringues, peppermints, and jellybeans.
"Creating the annual gingerbread display is one of our favorite holiday traditions," shared David Patterson, The Broadmoor's Vice President of Food and Beverage. "While the displays take months of preparation and planning, it's a labor of love and an opportunity to get creative and highlight different aspects of the resort in a truly magical way."