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- Bronner's Christmas Wonderland (stylized Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland) is a retail store in Frankenmuth, Michigan, that promotes itself as the "World's Largest Christmas Store". Designed with an Alpine architecture (see chalet) and operating year-round, the building is 7.35 acres (2.97 ha) in size with landscaped grounds covering 27 acres (11 ha). Outside the entrance are three 17-foot-tall (5.2 m) outdoor Santas and a 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) snowman. Inside, there are approximately 800 animated figurines at various locations throughout the store. Bronner's parking lot can accommodate up to 1,080 cars and 50 buses. Some 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's one-half-mile-long (0.80 km) Christmas Lane in the evening. Michigan designated Bronner's as an "Embassy for Michigan Tourism" in 1976. Bronner's employs over 500 people during the holiday season (between October and Christmas). Founded in 1945 by Wally Bronner, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland is visited annually by over two million people, with the weekend after Thanksgiving being the busiest of the year with over 50,000 visitors. Its inventory exceeds 50,000 trims and gifts, including Christmas ornaments, artificial Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, Christmas decorations, collectibles, and similar goods. Each year, approximately 600,000 glass ornaments, 530,000 feet (160,000 m) of garland, 150,000 postcards and 86,000 light sets (nearly 530 miles [850 km] of light cords) are sold. Bronner's has the exclusive right to sell Precious Moments Christmas-themed figurines. With the government of Austria's permission and in keeping with the German theme of Frankenmuth itself, Bronner's built a replica of the Oberndorf, Austria, Silent Night Memorial Chapel in 1992 as a tribute to the Christmas hymn "Silent Night". Wally Bronner, 81, died on April 1st, 2008. Bronner's was vandalized on Christmas Day in 2010, with some 75 store displays damaged or destroyed. Five men pleaded guilty to the crime, which involved an estimated $40,000 in damage. The store is open 361 days per year. In 2018, there were over 350 decorated Christmas trees inside and products from 70 countries in the 320,000 square foot building. As of June 2019, the store had a 4.5 star rating based on reviews by customers on the TripAdvisor Web site. Irene Bronner died on October 16, 2022, at the age of 95. (en)
- Das Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland ist ein US-amerikanisches Handelsunternehmen für Weihnachtsdekorationsartikel. Es hat seinen Sitz in der Kleinstadt Frankenmuth im Saginaw County des Bundesstaates Michigan. Nach eigenen Angaben ist Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland mit einem Sortiment von über 50.000 Artikeln der weltgrößte Weihnachtsladen („World’s Largest Christmas Store“). Bronner’s ist dadurch die größte Touristenattraktion der Region. Im Sortiment sind unter anderem Weihnachtsschmuck, künstliche Weihnachtsbäume, Beleuchtungen, Weihnachtskrippen aller Art und Preislagen. (de)
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- Das Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland ist ein US-amerikanisches Handelsunternehmen für Weihnachtsdekorationsartikel. Es hat seinen Sitz in der Kleinstadt Frankenmuth im Saginaw County des Bundesstaates Michigan. Nach eigenen Angaben ist Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland mit einem Sortiment von über 50.000 Artikeln der weltgrößte Weihnachtsladen („World’s Largest Christmas Store“). Bronner’s ist dadurch die größte Touristenattraktion der Region. Im Sortiment sind unter anderem Weihnachtsschmuck, künstliche Weihnachtsbäume, Beleuchtungen, Weihnachtskrippen aller Art und Preislagen. (de)
- Bronner's Christmas Wonderland (stylized Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland) is a retail store in Frankenmuth, Michigan, that promotes itself as the "World's Largest Christmas Store". Designed with an Alpine architecture (see chalet) and operating year-round, the building is 7.35 acres (2.97 ha) in size with landscaped grounds covering 27 acres (11 ha). Outside the entrance are three 17-foot-tall (5.2 m) outdoor Santas and a 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) snowman. Inside, there are approximately 800 animated figurines at various locations throughout the store. Bronner's parking lot can accommodate up to 1,080 cars and 50 buses. Some 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's one-half-mile-long (0.80 km) Christmas Lane in the evening. Michigan designated Bronner's as an "Embassy for Michigan Tourism" in 1976. B (en)
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