One of five window displays by bruni

One of five window displays

Hudson’s Bay’s Enchanted Forest
As you see the theme is Enchanted Forest. I had to wait quite awhile before some people looking and taking photos scattered away from the window. there were five pictures in all. I'll post one at a time. I also googled Enchanted Forest and was amazed how much went into these displays. If interested, please read on.

This year, Hudson’s Bay’s iconic holiday windows invite customers into an Enchanted Forest with five distinct windows along Queen Street. Each of the five animated windows depicts scenes of a winter wonderland filled with 34 hand-sculpted spirited holiday animals. Over 350 square feet of LED walls enhance each vignette. The flagship’s façade will feature mixed garland, foliage, twinkling lights and cheerful holiday music, completing the magical display.

“The holidays are such a magical time in the city,” said Liz Rodbell, President, Hudson’s Bay. “We know that visiting the windows along Queen Street has been a long-standing tradition for so many Torontonians. We are thrilled to unveil our five Enchanted Forest windows, which are sure to delight young and old alike.”

Set at various times throughout the day, each of the five windows showcase an imaginative fantasy of how friends and family in the forest spend the holidays. Bunnies ice-skating on a pond; mice frolicking atop a bear covered in snow, and a mother owl protecting her newborn babies are some of the scenarios passersby will encounter.

Designing and building Hudson’s Bay’s holiday windows was a nine-month process that began in March 2016. A team of 73 people have spent more than 35,360 hours perfecting every detail.

Meticulous attention was paid to each element, with more than 8,150 square feet of brown Kraft paper and 27 gallons of glue used in the creation of the artificial trees alone. The animals and snow mounds were created from more than 1,300 cubic square feet of foam.
Bep
Wonderful display. Thanks for sharing the interesting information.
December 6th, 2016  
It really is quite amazing the work that goes into producing something like this. Nice shot!
December 6th, 2016  
These displays need world wide coverage - so beautiful and detailed. Geese with shoes on!
December 7th, 2016  
@maggiemae Maggie you're very observant, I didn't even notice.
December 7th, 2016  
Beautiful fav
December 7th, 2016  
Nice capture of this beautiful display and very interesting.
December 7th, 2016  
That is cute
December 7th, 2016  
I just dicuss with Ina that making nice window displays is not be done anymore in the shops. The time we`ve a (flower) shop I love to made them. People came over just for seeing them.
Glad to see I`m wrong.
December 7th, 2016  
stunning display,something i miss very much from my childhood. it was part of the yearly traditions, to go look at the window displays.
December 8th, 2016  
Not that you have enough Canadian Geese already. Very fun window display. I have never seen such a variety and all so natural. I just noticed they have shoes on too. Nice shot, Bruni. FAV
December 10th, 2016  
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