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Foodie Guide to Lunar New Year 2024

Foodie Guide By January 11, 2024 No Comments

Get ready to ignite your taste buds with flavor because Lunar New Year is almost here at Disneyland Resort! This year is the Year of the Dragon and the culinary teams have brought out the creativity to bring you delicious delights inspired by the traditions and cuisines of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures. From Jan. 23 through Feb. 18, the Lunar New Year Festival will transform Disney California Adventure park into a vibrant celebration with characters, entertainment, festive décor, merchandise, and, of course, food!

As we celebrate this new year, there are plenty of treats and eats across the resort for you to try. From returning favorites, like the Mickey-shaped Hot Dog Bun and Garlic Noodles, to can’t-miss new additions, such as the Fried Lemongrass Chicken Dumplings and Peach Basil Collins, you’ll be satisfied (and full) by the end of your foodie outing. But that’s not all. There are bites and sips beyond just the festival offerings for you to indulge in, and I’ve got them all for you here.

Now, before we get to the full list of offerings, I’ve got another tasty tidbit for you. For some added flavor to your celebrations, you can purchase the Sip and Savor Pass, which provides six coupons, redeemable for select food and non-alcoholic beverages at participating Lunar New Year Marketplaces and dining locations in Disney California Adventure park.

Well, it’s time we got to the eats, don’t you? Let’s celebrate the Year of the Dragon and explore this year’s Lunar New Year Foodie Guide from Disney Eats!

Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron, Mickey-shaped Hot Dog Bun, Taro Vietnamese-style Iced Coffee, Lunar New Year Punch and Lunar Punch Cocktail
Lunar New Year Festival Marketplaces

Bamboo Blessings (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron: Strawberry buttercream with milk tea center (New)
  • Mickey-shaped Hot Dog Bun: Brioche-style Mickey-shaped bun stuffed with hot dog and finished with sesame seeds and scallions
  • Taro Vietnamese-style Iced Coffee: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk garnished with a taro chocolate sweet cream (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
  • Lunar New Year Punch: Mango nectar, tangerine and grapefruit juices, and banana and coconut syrups garnished with mango jellies (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
  • Lunar Punch Cocktail: Coconut rum, mango nectar, tangerine and grapefruit juices, and banana and coconut syrups garnished with a purple orchid (New)
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Shrimp Lo Mein Noodles, Garlic Noodles and Dragon Cocktail from Longevity Noodle Co. for Lunar New Year 2024

Longevity Noodle Co. (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Shrimp Lo Mein Noodles: Pan-fried lo mein noodles with sautéed shrimp garnished with green onions (New)
  • Garlic Noodles: Long noodles tossed in zesty garlic butter with parmesan
  • Dragon Cocktail: Dragonberry rum, white rum, lychee nectar, dragon fruit and Chinese five-spice syrups, lime juice, and house-made coriander tea garnished with a dried dragon fruit wheel
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Quesabirria Eggroll, Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake, Hibiscus Apple Soju-rita and Mango Melon Cocktail from Lucky 8 Lantern for Lunar New Year 2024

Lucky 8 Lantern (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Quesabirria Eggroll with guajillo pepper consomé
  • Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake: Layers of mandarin mousse with vanilla cake and clementine compote finished with white chocolate crunch balls and a tangerine glaze
  • Hibiscus Apple Soju-rita: Blanco tequila, grapefruit liqueur, soju, green apple and hibiscus syrups, house-made hibiscus tea, and lemon juice garnished with a dried apple chip (New)
  • Mango Melon Cocktail: Overproof rum, baijiu, allspice liqueur, mango nectar, rock melon syrup, and lime juice topped with grapefruit soda and garnished with a lime wheel (New)
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Kung Pao Bao and BBQ Pork Bun from Prosperity Bao & Buns for Lunar New Year 2024

Prosperity Bao & Buns (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Kung Pao Bao with plant-based chicken, toasted peanuts, and scallions (New)
  • BBQ Pork Bun with kimchi mayo and garlic chile crunch (New)
  • Brewery X Grapefruit Panda Pool Party Bamboo Rice Lager (New)
  • Harland Brewing Co. Tangerine Dragon Fruit Hefeweizen (New)
  • Stereo Brewing Co. Jasmine Tea Lager (New)
  • Eagle Rock Brewery Lychee IPA (New)
  • Dragon Beer Flight (New)
  • Tsingtao with Frozen Mango Beer Foam
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Spicy Fried Rice, Red Spice Fried Chicken Bites, Peach Basil Collins and Guava Whiskey Cocktail from Red Dragon Spice Traders for Lunar New Year 2024

Red Dragon Spice Traders (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Spicy Fried Rice with tofu and crispy peas (New)
  • Red Spice Fried Chicken Bites: Fried chicken chicharrones in spicy red chile sauce
  • Peach Basil Collins: Gin, ginger liqueur, white peach purée, lemon juice, and house-made Thai basil syrup topped with Topo Chico and garnished with a purple pansy (New)
  • Guava Whiskey Cocktail: Whiskey, ginger liqueur, guava nectar, coconut cream, and lime juice garnished with a lime wheel
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Fried Lemongrass Chicken Dumplings, Steamed Pork & Vegetable Dumplings, Yuja-Pineapple Cooler and Raspberry Oat Milk Tea from Wrapped with Love for Lunar New Year 2024

Wrapped with Love (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Fried Lemongrass Chicken Dumplings with plum sauce (New)
  • Steamed Pork & Vegetable Dumplings with black garlic sauce (New)
  • Yuja-Pineapple Cooler: Pineapple juice, yuja purée, rice milk, and condensed milk garnished with a cherry and coconut foam (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
  • Raspberry Oat Milk Tea: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Ceylon Tea, raspberry and demerara syrups, and oat milk garnished with skewered raspberries (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (New) (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)
Bulgogi Pizza and Milk Tea Taro Cheesecake from Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta for Lunar New Year 2024
Throughout Disney California Adventure Park

Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

  • Bulgogi Pizza: Marinated beef and spicy corn, cheese sauce topped with green onion (Available by slice or whole pie) (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 29)
  • Milk Tea Taro Cheesecake: Milk tea cheesecake with a taro mousse (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)
Dalgona Coffee Bundt Cake, Green Tea Horchata and Blood Orange Cocktail from Cappuccino Cart for Lunar New Year 2024

Cappuccino Cart (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available)

  • Dalgona Coffee Bundt Cake: Coffee Bundt cake filled with sweet milk and topped with Dalgona foam
  • Green Tea Horchata (Non-alcoholic beverage)

Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available)

  • Blood Orange Cocktail: Baijiu, orange liquor, yuja purée and blood orange syrup, with a spicy sugar rim
Spicy Dan Dan Noodles, Milk Tea and Taro Donuts, Kung Pao Bao and Lunar New Year Cocktail from Lamplight Lounge for Lunar New Year 2024

Lamplight Lounge (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Spicy Dan Dan Noodles: Crispy pork belly and noodles tossed in spicy Szechuan sauce paired with carrots, cucumber, and crispy shallots garnished with green onions and micro cilantro (New)
  • Milk Tea and Taro Donuts: Warm, fluffy donuts dipped in milk tea, drizzled with taro icing, garnished with boba with milk tea dipping sauce (New)
  • Lunar New Year Cocktail: Han Soju, Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur, dragon fruit syrup, lemon juice, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, and firewater bitters with mint garnish (New)

Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Kung Pao Bao: Kung pao-glazed crispy pork belly, soft bao bun, red peppers, toasted peanuts, and green onions
  • Lunar New Year Cocktail: Han Soju, Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur, dragon fruit syrup, lemon juice, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, and firewater bitters with mint garnish (New)
Bulgogi Fried Rice, Shrimp Lo Mein, Pork Banh Mi Sandwich and Mango Pudding from Paradise Garden Grill for Lunar New Year 2024

Paradise Garden Grill (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available)

  • Bulgogi Fried Rice with kimchi, egg, pickled cucumber, green onion, and sesame seeds (New) (Plant-based)
  • Whole Fish with steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, and black vinegar and soy sauce with sugar, garlic, and red Fresno chile (Served family-style for sharing for two) (New)
  • Shrimp Lo Mein: Lo mein noodles tossed with shrimp, mushrooms, cabbage, corn, and bell pepper (New)
  • Pork Banh Mi Sandwich: Grilled pork belly with pickled carrots and daikon, cucumber, and jalapeño with spicy mayo
  • Korean-style BBQ Chicken served with steamed rice, kimchi, and pickled cucumber
  • Korean-style Chicken: Marinated chicken served with steamed rice and broccoli (Disney Check Kids Meal)
  • Mango Pudding with a hint of coconut milk topped with mango and a chocolate décor
Tiger Milk Boba Tea with Brown Sugar Boba and Yuja Makgeolli Cocktail from Paradise Garden Grill for Lunar New Year 2024
  • Tiger Milk Boba Tea with Brown Sugar Boba (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Yuja Makgeolli Cocktail: Citrus-flavored rice wine, soju, and a splash of Sprite
  • Four Sons Brewing Lucky Dragon IPA
Almond Cold Brew from Pym Test Kitchen for Lunar New Year 2024

Pym Test Kitchen (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available)

  • Almond Cold Brew: Almond cold brew, almond milk, and red foam with blue and gold sugar (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
Gochugaru Shrimp Roll from Sonoma Terrace and Char Siu-style Ribs from Studio Catering Co. and Hollywood Lounge for Lunar New Year 2024

Sonoma Terrace (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available)

  • Gochugaru Shrimp Roll: Gochugaru-marinated shrimp on a potato roll with kimchi slaw, gochujang mayonnaise, spicy pickle spear (New)

Studio Catering Co. and Hollywood Lounge (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18; mobile order available at Studio Catering Co. only)

  • Char Siu-style Ribs: Char siu-braised pork ribs with Asian-inspired glaze topped with roasted peanuts and scallions (New)
Strawberry Green Tea Churro from Terran Treats; Chicken Bao, Baked Brown Sugar Nian Gao and Char Siu Turkey Leg from Select Outdoor Vending Carts for Lunar New Year 2024

Terran Treats (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Strawberry Green Tea Churro: Green tea-cinnamon sugar-dusted churro with strawberry cream sauce topped with freeze-dried strawberries (New)

Select Outdoor Vending Carts (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Chicken Bao: Steamed bao with chicken, butternut squash, and makrut lime served with Vietnamese sweet tangy dipping sauce
  • Baked Brown Sugar Nian Gao: Baked sticky rice cake topped with brown sugar (New)
  • Char Siu Turkey Leg (New)
  • Cantaritos Mandarin (New) 
  • Harland Brewing Co. Lunar Maps Hazy IPA (New)
Almond Cookie Churro from Churros near Goofy’s Sky School and Orange-Ginger Churro from Churros near Redwood Creek Challenge Trail for Lunar New Year 2024
  • Almond Cookie Churro: Coated in almond cookie crumble and topped with roasted almonds and almond icing

Churros near Redwood Creek Challenge Trail (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Orange-Ginger Churro: Churro rolled in ginger sugar topped with orange sauce, candied ginger, and black and white sesame seeds (New)
Dragon Fruit Churro from Willie’s Churros for Lunar New Year 2024

Willie’s Churros (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Dragon Fruit Churro: Churro rolled in coconut-dragon fruit sugar topped with a dragon fruit icing (New)
Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler and Lotus Flower Glow Cube from across Disneyland Resort for Lunar New Year 2024
Novelties Available Across Disneyland Resort
  • Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler: Includes choice of fountain beverage at time of purchase (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply); Available at the following locations:
    • At Disney California Adventure park: Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta, Cappuccino Cart, Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream, select outdoor vending carts, Paradise Garden Grill, Smokejumpers Grill, Studio Catering Co.
  • Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Limit 10 per person, per transaction; no discounts apply); Available at the following locations:
    • At Disney California Adventure park: Bayside Brews, Cappuccino Cart, Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream, Hollywood Lounge, select outdoor vending carts, Paradise Garden Grill
    • At Disneyland park: Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe, Little Red Wagon, and Refreshment Corner
Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip from Disneyland Resort for Lunar New Year 2024
  • Mickey-shaped Macaron Straw Clip (Available starting Jan. 23; limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply); Available at the following locations:
    • At Disney California Adventure park: Corn Dog Castle, Mortimers MarketOutdoor Vending Carts, Paradise Garden Grill, Schmoozies!, select outdoor vending, Smokejumpers Grill
Pork Dandan Noodles from GCH Craftsman Bar for Lunar New Year 2024
Hotels of the Disneyland Resort

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

GCH Craftsman Bar (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 29)

  • Pork Dan Dan Noodles: Crispy pork with egg noodles, sweet chili sauce, peanuts, and scallions (New)
  • Moon Dragon: Premium soju, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Hennessy V.S Cognac, cherry juice, plum bitters, and Luxardo Maraschino Cherries (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 29)

GCH Craftsman Grill (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Pork Dan Dan Noodles: Crispy pork with egg noodles, sweet chili sauce, peanuts, and scallions (New)
Treats from Grand Californian Great Hall Cart for Lunar New Year 2024

Grand Californian Great Hall Cart (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Tea Pot and Macarons (New)
  • Assorted Macarons (New)
  • Lunar New Year Cookie: Decorated sugar cookie (New)
  • Lunar New Year Assorted Pretzel Rod Sticks (New)
  • Lunar New Year Crisped Rice Treat (New)
Bean Paste Tang Yuan Dumplings and Meatball Soup and Spicy Shrimp with Steamed Rice from Hearthstone Lounge for Lunar New Year 2024

Hearthstone Lounge

  • Bean Paste Tang Yuan Dumplings and Meatball Soup with rice balls (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)
  • Spicy Shrimp with Steamed Rice (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)
  • Moon Dragon: Premium soju, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Hennessy V.S Cognac, cherry juice, plum bitters, and Luxardo Maraschino Cherries (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 29)

Storytellers Cafe

  • Pork Dan Dan Noodles: Crispy pork with egg noodles, sweet chili sauce, peanuts, and scallions (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)
  • Moon Dragon: Premium soju, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Hennessy V.S Cognac, cherry juice, plum bitters, and Luxardo Maraschino Cherries (New) (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 29)

Disneyland Hotel

Goofy’s Kitchen (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Shrimp Stir Fry with noodles, garlic, and ginger (New)
  • Pork Bao Bun (New)
  • Chicken Dumpling Soup (New)
  • Garlic Rice with soy sauce and scallions (New) (Plant-based)
Lucky Dragon cocktail from Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio; Milk Tea Mochi Egg Tart and Korean Injeolmi Macarons from Kayla’s Cake for Lunar New Year 2024
Downtown Disney District

Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Lucky Dragon: Vodka, lemon juice, egg white, and dragon fruit syrup (New)

Kayla’s Cake (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Milk Tea Mochi Egg Tart: Milk tea infused cream topped with mochi on a caramelized custard tart (New)
  • Korean Injeolmi Macarons: Sweet Injeolmi buttercream filling finished with roasted soybean powder (New)
Banh Mi Pizza, Dragon Eye Punch Mocktail and Dragon’s Breath Cocktail from Naples Ristorante e Bar; Walnut Shrimp from Splitsville Luxury Lanes for Lunar New Year 2024

Naples Ristorante e Bar (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Banh Mi Pizza: Neapolitan dough, mozzarella cheese, marinated pork, pickled carrot and daikon radish, raw jalapeño, cilantro, and drizzles of Vietnamese mayonnaise and chili sauce (New)
  • Dragon Eye Punch Mocktail: Beet juice, strawberry, grenadine, blood orange syrups, and dragon eye fruit (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Dragon’s Breath Cocktail: Whiskey, elderflower liqueur, triple sec, and simple syrup garnished with a tangerine peel and a smoke top finish (New)

Splitsville Luxury Lanes (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Walnut Shrimp: Lightly fried shrimp with a crispy texture and tossed in a sweet lemon glaze and served with sautéed broccoli on a bed of rice and garnished with candied walnuts and scallions (New)
Sweet and Sour Ribs, Dragontail Mocktail and Breathing Fire Cocktail from Tortilla Jo’s for Lunar New Year 2024

Tortilla Jo’s (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Sweet and Sour Ribs: Sweet and sour ribs served with white rice and Napa cabbage slaw (New)
  • Dragontail Mocktail: Non-alcoholic organic margarita mix, pineapple juice, orange juice, and a splash of grenadine garnished with a paper dragon flag with two cherries and an orange wedge (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
  • Breathing Fire Cocktail: Peach schnapps, peppermint schnapps, melon liqueur, orange juice, pineapple, and a splash of grenadine garnished with three cherries (New)

Wetzel’s Pretzels (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 18)

  • Lucky Red Envelope with Special Wetzel’s Pretzels Offering: Receive a lucky red envelope with a special in-app offer with any purchase (Available while supplies last)

What an exciting (and delicious) Lunar New Year ahead of us! I can’t wait to kick off the Year of the Dragon with these eats and sips coming to Disneyland Resort.

There’s no limit to the tasty adventures that lie ahead when you visit Disney Parks. Want to stay up to date on all the foodie news on the way? Take a look at the Disney Eats topics page and be sure to follow us @DisneyEats on Instagram and Facebook for all the latest and greatest updates.

Happy Lunar New Year!

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Foodie Guide to the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024

Foodie Guide By January 4, 2024 No Comments

Grab your creativity (and your appetite) because the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is kicking off in just a couple weeks. Starting Jan. 12 through Feb. 19, EPCOT will embrace the arts in all forms, from music to cuisines, and fill the park with plenty of dazzling experiences to enjoy.

With 18 Food Studios filled with expertly crafted bites and delights from our talented teams of chefs and mixologists, your taste buds are about to be brought to life with the culinary arts! This year, there are multiple returning favorites, like the Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib and Deconstructed Key Lime Pie, as well as soon-to-be premiering dishes, like the Neapolitan Dessert Trio and Grilled Pork Belly. As you eat your way around the World Showcase, be sure to pick up a Festival Passport to take part in the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine, a returning food stroll featuring culinary delights. With each bite, collect stamps by purchasing five of these decadent dishes to redeem a special prize from Deco Delights to enjoy.

EPCOT, Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn

And the Figment love continues this year because not only is Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic back with its tasty bites, but there’s even a brand-new bucket. The adorable Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn features everyone’s favorite imagination enthusiast and draws inspiration from Journey Into Imagination with Figment!

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get a peek at everything coming this year. I’m pleased to present to you fellow foodies the Foodie Guide to the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024!

EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

The Deconstructed Dish

Food Items:

  • Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma, and tomato jam
  • Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake, and Meringues (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Beverages:

  • Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier
  • Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with bourbon
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Cuisine Classique

Food Items:

  • Beef Wellington: Mushroom duxelles, prosciutto, and puff pastry with red wine demi-glace
  • Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs

Beverages:

  • Gulf Stream Brewing Company Sum of All Colors IPA (New)
  • Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir (New)
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic

Food Items:

  • Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Rainbow Cake with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies
  • Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (Limit two per person, per transaction; available while supplies last.)

Beverages:

  • Grape Smoothie with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Passion Fruit Hard Cider
  • Rainbow Hard Cider Flight
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager
  • Urban Artifact The Gadget Raspberry & Blackberry Midwest Fruit Tart
  • Rainbow Beer Flight
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

The Craftsman’s Courtyard

Food Items:

  • Grilled Pork Belly with salsa verde, broccoli rabe, pickled peppers, and raclette cheese on grilled sourdough (New)
  • Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak with caramelized onions and mushrooms, blue cheese fondue, and arugula on a grilled French roll (New)

Beverages:

  • BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
  • Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail

Refreshment Outpost

Beverages:

  • Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse
  • The Tank Brewing Co. Street Art Amber
  • Brewery Ommegang Neon Rainbows IPA
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Pastoral Palate

Food Items:

  • Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and balsamic glaze
  • Black Forest Cake: Chocolate mousse with morello cherries and chantilly cream

Beverages:

  • 3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale
  • Frozen Rosé
  • A Play on Rosé Flight
  • Marietta Old Vine Rosé
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

The Artist’s Table

Food Items:

  • Duck and Dumplings: Smoked duck breast, ricotta dumplings, baby vegetables, and duck jus
  • Hummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote

Beverages:

  • Wicked Weed Pineapple Daydream IPA (New)
  • Brew Hub Jazzberry Wheat Jam Ale (New)
  • Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout (New)
  • Migration Pinot Noir (New)
  • Beer Flight also available
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Food Items:

  • Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
    • Chermoula Chicken
    • Moroccan-spiced Lamb
  • Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips (Plant-based Item)
  • Chocolate Cake with pomegranate mousse and pomegranate whipped cream (New)

Beverages:

  • Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and mint (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Grizzly Pear Hard Cider (New)
  • Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider (New)
  • Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider (New)
  • Chai Tea Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key lime sparkling wine and mint (New)
  • Hard Cider Flight
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina

Food Items:

  • Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée, and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce (New) 

Beverages:

  • Coconut and Passion Fruit Smoothie (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Frozen Piña Colada
  • Passion Fruit Daiquiri
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Gourmet Landscapes

Food Items:

  • Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans (New) (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)
  • Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms, and petite lettuce
  • Wild Mushroom Risotto with truffle shavings and zinfandel reduction (Plant-based Item)

Beverages:

  • Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double Radler
  • Schlumberger Cuvée Klimt Brut
  • The Meeker Vineyard Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot
  • Frozen Scotch Cocktail: Scotch and herbal tea garnished with a chocolate nail
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Refreshment Port

Food Items:

  • Gnocchi Poutine with red wine-braised beef, cheese curds, basil, and burrata
  • Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie

Beverages:

  • Blood Orange Cosmo: Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka with blood orange, cranberry, and lime
  • Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Blueberry Lemon & Lavender Hard Seltzer
EPCOT, Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake, and strawberry mousse (New) (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Deco Delights

Food Item:

  • Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake, and strawberry mousse (New) (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Beverages:

  • 3 Daughters Brewing Strawberry Blonde Nitro
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Vanilla Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Milk Stout
  • Espresso Martini featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
  • Beer Flight
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Pop Eats

Food Items:

  • Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
  • Tomato Soup with pimento cheese, bacon, and fried green tomato grilled cheese
  • Rock the Dots White Chocolate and Orange Mousse with vanilla bean chiffon cake (New)

Beverages:

  • Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
  • Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with boba pearls

Refreshment Station

  • Frozen Slushy: Coca-Cola, dragon fruit, or watermelon

Connections Eatery

Beverage:

  • Orange-Lemonade Cocktail: Three Olives Blueberry Vodka, lemonade, and orange juice with cotton candy
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

L’Art de la Cuisine Française

Food Items:

  • Crème de Brie en Petit Pain: Warm creamy brie in a house-made bread bowl
  • Saumon Fumé Mousse et Aspic, Blini et Fromage de Chevre: Salmon mousse, smoked salmon, dill, and flaxseed biscuit, served cold (New)
  • Vol-au-Vent de Saumon et Epinards, Sauce Chardonnay: Puff pastry with salmon and spinach and a chardonnay-shallot sauce, served warm (New)
  • Duo de Saumon Hot and Cold: Enjoy both of the salmon offerings (New)
  • Moelleux aux Noisettes, Croustillant Noisettes, Coulis Framboise et Mangue: Molten Valrhona chocolate cake, hazelnut crunch, and mango-raspberry coulis (New)

Beverages:

  • Frozen French Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, Chambord liqueur, pineapple, orange, and grape juices with lemon-lime foam
  • Elderflower Liqueur Cocktail: St. Germain Liqueur, sparkling wine, and mint (New)
  • Charles Lafitte, Brut Rosé Prestige, Méthode Traditionnel Champenoise French Rosé Sparkling Wine
  • Pinot Noir J. de Villebois (New)
EPCOT, Carne Asada: Chipotle-marinated beef sirloin, grilled queso fresco, Nopales salad with queso fresco foam and chicharron dust

El Artista Hambriento

Food Items:

  • Carne Asada: Chipotle-marinated beef sirloin, grilled queso fresco, Nopales salad with queso fresco foam and chicharron dust

Beverages:

  • Mexican Craft Beer
  • Rubí Delicioso Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Lejay Blackcurrant Liqueur, citrus, mint, spicy agave, and beet juice
  • Smokey Banana Bliss Margarita: Ten to One Rum, Ilegal Mezcal Joven, banana purée, and lime juice
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Goshiki

Food Items:

  • Wagyu Bun: Steamed bun filled with American wagyu beef served with green shiso sauce
  • Sushi Donut: Donut-shaped Sushi featuring salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber, and sesame seed over a decorated plate of wasabi aïoli, sriracha aïoli, and eel sauce
  • Ichigo Mochi – Daifuku: Daifuku mochi filled with fresh strawberry, sweet azuki bean paste, and white chocolate served with strawberry cream

Beverages:

  • Murasaki Blueberry Drink: Sweet blueberry and cream (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Mikan Orange IPA
  • Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup
  • Blueberry Cocktail: Nigori sake with sweet blueberry, cream, and yuzu
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

The Painted Panda

Food Items:

  • General Tso’s Chicken Shumai
  • Char Siu Pork Bun
  • Sesame Balls with red bean paste

Beverages:

  • Black and White Bubble Tea with black tea, milk, chocolate, and black & white boba pearls (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Lucky Foo Pale Ale
  • Silk River Hard Lemonade with vodka, lavender-coconut syrup, and lemonade
  • Butterfly Blue: Butterfly pea flower-infused cocktail with vodka, light rum, lychee syrup, and magic boba pearls
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

L’Arte di Mangiare

Food Items:

  • Mozzarella Fritta: Flash-fried breaded fresh mozzarella with artist palette condiments
  • Conchiglie Ripiene: Baked stuffed conchiglie pasta with beef, ricotta, peas, pomodoro, and creamy sauce
  • Torta Ricotta di Cioccolata: Chocolate cheesecake and whipped cream

Beverages:

  • Peroni Pilsner
  • Langhe Nebbiolo
  • Prosecco
  • Italian Sangria (Red or White)
  • Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
  • Elderflower Sparkling Cocktail: Mint-infused elderflower liqueur, prosecco, and sparkling blood orange

Swirled Showcase

Food Items:

  • Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone
    • Vanilla
    • Chocolate
    • Cupcake (New)
  • Cream Soda Float with Vanilla Soft-serve
  • Strawberry Fanta Float with cupcake soft-serve (New)
EPCOT, Crazy Chocolate Funnel Cake Sandwich: Mini funnel cake sandwich with vanilla ice cream, rainbow whipped cream, strawberry sauce, powdered sugar, and sprinkles (New)

Funnel Cake

  • Crazy Chocolate Funnel Cake Sandwich: Mini funnel cake sandwich with vanilla ice cream, rainbow whipped cream, strawberry sauce, powdered sugar, and sprinkles (New)
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 menu items, food collage

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

World Discovery (Near Mission: SPACE)

  • Pistachio Palette Cold Brew: A flavorful masterpiece featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ JamaicanCold Brew, pistachio syrup, and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available with Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur)

Near Canada

  • Realism Roseberry Cold Brew:  A lively swirl of flavors featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ JamaicanCold Brew, strawberry rose syrup, and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available with Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur)

Showcase Plaza (Near Disney Traders)

  • Brushstroke Berry Bliss: A vibrant combination of frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade, raspberry syrup, and iced tea garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available with Grey Goose Vodka)

The American Adventure

  • Pastel Pineberry Frost: A pastel work of art featuring frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade, and pineberry syrup garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available with Grey Goose Vodka)

Another exciting and delicious year for the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts lies ahead! I can’t wait to experience the festival this year and taste all of these delicious dishes and sips.

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New Disney Snack Merch You’ll Crave in 2024

News By December 29, 2023 No Comments

Are you the type of person who often plans trips to Disney Parks around what you’re going to eat? To all our fellow Disney foodies who feel similarly about your favorite snacks, prepare yourselves for two new collections releasing on shopDisney and in Disney Parks throughout 2024 that are sure to satisfy your appetites for must-have merch!

Ice cream bars, churros, and popcorn, oh my! Can you spot your favorite treats on these tops from the Disney Eats Snacks Collection? Launching on shopDisney on Jan. 16 and coming soon to Disney Parks, this fun new collection joins the Disney Eats family with fashionable foodie favorites. It brings together a host of delicious treats with a dash of Disney Magic in the form of home goods, accessories, and apparel, like this woven button-up shirt decorated in a smorgasbord of Disney Parks delights.

You can also sport your favorite snacks (while you nosh on said snacks) in one of the vibrant Disney Parks Food T-Shirts or Spirit Jerseys that come in both Disneyland and Walt Disney World styles. Then complete your delectable look with the Disney Eats Popcorn Box Crossbody Bag.

You’re sure to have sweet dreams of sweet treats in the Disney Parks Food Short Sleep Set, especially when you’re snuggled up with this vanilla-scented Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Sandwich Scented Pillow. Fill your home with even more deliciously cute items like this Mickey Mouse Popcorn Planter as well as the Mickey Mouse Caramel Apple Tumbler with Straw that looks just like the caramel apples found in Disney Parks.

And this is just beginning! shopDisneyDisneyland Resort, and Walt Disney World Resort will be dishing out the most delectable new merch from the Disney Eats Collection every month in 2024. Prepare yourself to enjoy a slice of style with the Disney Eats Pizza Collection releasing in February.

Still hungry for more? Well, make sure you safeguard your food, or your pantry might just get raided by everyone’s favorite spacey troublemaker, Stitch. Yes, Experiment 626 is at it again, making mischief and indulging his out-of-this-world appetite with the Stitch Attacks Snacks continuity series. Every month in 2024, a themed plush and pin set of Stitch with a different tasty treat will be released. The series kicks off on Jan. 9 when shopDisney will launch the first collection featuring a Stitch plush noshing on a Mickey Mouse-shaped pretzel and a pin set of Stitch enjoying a pretzel with his sweet friend Angel. Look out for the adorable merch coming to Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort in January as well!

You won’t want to miss February’s release either. In fact, we bet you’ll be popping with excitement when you see the Stitch Attacks Snacks Popcorn Collection! Make sure to check shopDisney every month for more info and updates! Jan. 9 and 16 simply can’t get here soon enough!

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Complete Foodie Guide to Zootopia Opening Dec. 20

Foodie Guide By December 11, 2023 No Comments

It’s almost time to try everything because on Dec. 20, Zootopia will be opening at Shanghai Disney Resort! This thrilling new expansion will transport guests to a colorful and vibrant metropolis inspired by the beloved Walt Disney Animation Studios film. You’ll feel just like you’re in the movie with incredible landscapes, can’t-miss merchandise, a brand-new attraction, and, of course, plenty of treats to make you a well-versed resident of Zootopia yourself!

When this immersive land opens in just a few short weeks, let your taste buds take a walk on the wild side with eats and sips that are staples among the residents of this metropolis at these must-try snack-spots – Jumbeaux’s Cafe and Zootopia Market. At these brand-new locations, and various ones throughout the resort, hungry guests will find a variety of treats that are (almost) too cute to eat. From the Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream Cone to the adorably delicious Lemming Marshmallow, and the classic Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle, there’s no shortage of items sure to leave you hopping with joy (and flavor).

If you want to learn more about this exciting new opening before Dec. 20, be sure to check out some of the highlights you can expect in our insider’s guide to Zootopia!

Well, it’s time we take a page from Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde’s book and see what Zootopia is all about. We present to you the official Foodie Guide to Zootopia at Shanghai Disney Resort. Let’s see what’s on the way.

Chocolate Marshmallow & Mini Chocolate Bar, The Big Donut, The Mini Big Donut and Disney Zootopia Blueberry Pie from Jumbeaux‘s Cafe when Zootopia opens at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023

Jumbeaux‘s Cafe

  • Chocolate Marshmallow: Raspberry-flavored marshmallow
  • Chocolate Marshmallow & Mini Chocolate Bar (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café)
  • The Big Donut: Chocolate donut (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
  • The Mini Big Donut: Chocolate donut (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
  • Disney Zootopia Blueberry Pie: Handmade shortbread crust served with a sweet and sour blueberry sauce (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
Blueberry Milkshake, Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream Sundae with Disney Zootopia Elephant Ice Cream Bowl, Judy’s Waffle with Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream and Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream Cone from Jumbeaux‘s Cafe when Zootopia opens at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023
  • Blueberry Milkshake: Ice cream and blueberry sauce topped with a Clawhauser chocolate piece
  • Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream Sundae with Disney Zootopia Elephant Ice Cream Bowl: Ginger-flavored ice cream on soft-chocolate cake and topped with crunch cereal pieces
  • Judy’s Waffle with Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream
  • Ginger-Flavored Ice Cream Cone: Carrot-shaped cone with ginger-flavored ice cream topped with a Judy Hopps chocolate piece (Also available at Il Paperino)
Lemming Marshmallows, Frittata Sandwich, Hot Chocolate with Judy Hopps Hot Beverage Cup, Hot Chocolate with Nick Wilde Hot Beverage Cup and White Peach Waxberry-Flavored Sparkling Special Drink with Nick Souvenir Cup from Jumbeaux‘s Cafe when Zootopia opens at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023
  • Lemming Marshmallow (Also available at Cookie Ann Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
  • Frittata Sandwich: Soft frittata filled with potatoes, carrots, and mozzarella cheese cushioned between two carrot-shaped buns (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café)
  • Hot Chocolate with Judy Hopps Hot Beverage Cup (Also in January at available at kiosk locations and Il Paperino)
  • Hot Chocolate with Nick Wilde Hot Beverage Cup (Also available at kiosk locations and Il Paperino)
  • White Peach Waxberry-Flavored Sparkling Special Drink with Nick Souvenir Cup (Also available at all quick-service restaurants)
Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle with Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle Ice Mol, Carrot-Shaped Lollipop, Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle Lollipop, Gazelle Cotton Candy and Disney Zootopia Police Officer Badge Chocolate Bar from Zootopia Market when Zootopia opens at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023

Zootopia Market

  • Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle: Hawthorn berry-flavored popsicle (Also available at Ballet Café, Sunnyside Market, and outdoor vending carts)
  • Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle with Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle Ice Mold (Also available at Ballet Café, Sunnyside Market, and outdoor vending carts)
  • Carrot-Shaped Lollipop (Also available at Cookie Ann Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
  • Disney Zootopia Pawpsicle Lollipop (Also available at Cookie Ann Bakery Café, Sunnyside Market, and Ballet Café)
  • Gazelle Cotton Candy
  • Disney Zootopia Police Officer Badge Chocolate Bar (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café, Ballet Café, Sunnyside Market, Mickey & Pals Market Café, Barbossa’s Bounty, and Pinocchio Village Kitchen)
Corn-Flavored Popcorn and Hopps Family Farm Popcorn Bucket from Zootopia Market when Zootopia opens at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023
  • Corn-Flavored Popcorn
  • Corn-Flavored Popcorn with Hopps Family Farm Popcorn Bucket (Also available at outdoor vending carts)
  • Hopps Family Farm Popcorn Bucket (Also available at outdoor vending carts)
  • Zootopia Bottle Cap and Clip (Also available throughout the resort)
Judy’s Pineapple Cheesecake & Nick’s Lemon Cheesecake and Tuna and Vegetable with Steamed Rice with Judy Snack Box from Zootopia opening at Shanghai Disney Resort Dec. 20, 2023

More to Find Around the Resort!

Picnic Basket at Gardens of Imagination

  • Chocolate Marshmallow: Raspberry-flavored marshmallow
  • Chocolate Marshmallow & Mini Chocolate Bar (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café)
  • Judy’s Pineapple Cheesecake & Nick’s Lemon Cheesecake (Also available at Mickey & Pals Market Café, Barbossa’s Bounty, and Pinocchio Village Kitchen)
  • Frittata Sandwich: Soft frittata filled with potatoes, carrots, and mozzarella cheese cushioned between two carrot-shaped buns (Also available at CookieAnn Bakery Café)
  • Hot Chocolate with Judy Hopps Hot Beverage Cup (Also in January at available at kiosk locations and Il Paperino)
  • Hot Chocolate with Nick Wilde Hot Beverage Cup (Also available at kiosk locations and Il Paperino)

Available at Select Quick-Service Restaurants

  • Tuna and Vegetable with Steamed Rice with Judy Snack Box

We can’t wait to see the world of “Zootopia” (and its food) come to life at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20! As you can see, the adventures at Disney Parks are truly endless.

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5 Cookie Recipes to Celebrate National Cookie Day

Cooking Up the Magic at Home By December 4, 2023 No Comments

It’s National Cookie Day and we’re celebrating by sharing five Disney cookie recipes with you! Since it’s that time of year for parties and cookie exchanges, Disney chefs are sharing a few festive holiday cookie recipes. Let’s check out these recipes to help you celebrate National Cookie Day (or any day) with some tasty treats.

Jump to Recipes

Chocolate Peppermint Cookie from the bakery at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Snickerdoodle Cookies made with SNICKERS bar pieces from EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth

Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies from Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs

Snowman Shortbread Cookies from Disneyland Resort

Once you see all these recipes, the hard part will be deciding which recipe to make first.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from the bakery at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from the bakery at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Chocolate and peppermint are the perfect combination this time of year! My favorite part of this recipe is that the cookies can be made up to three weeks in advance and frozen for those days where you suddenly need cookies for a last-minute party. These cookies are part of Disney’s Contemporary Resort gingerbread display offerings, and a lovely treat to snack on while enjoying the display. The Foodie Guide to Gingerbread Displays is full of yummy treats to try while looking at this year’s gingerbread displays.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Makes 24 Cookies

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES

6 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon espresso powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoons salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon peppermint extract

3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

TOPPING

4 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate

1/2 cup crushed candy cane pieces

FOR CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
  2. Melt chopped semi-sweet chocolate in microwave, stirring after every 30 seconds until smooth. Set aside.
  3. Whisk all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
  4. Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract and beat on medium speed until just combined. Add melted chocolate and beat on low speed until combined.
  5. Slowly add reserved flour mixture. Beat until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Using a 1 tablespoon scoop, place 12 balls of dough on prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate remaining dough while baking.
  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until cookies begin to crinkle on top. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
  8. Repeat with remaining dough.

TO SERVE:

  1. Melt chopped semi-sweet chocolate in microwave, stirring after every 30 seconds until smooth. Set aside
  2. Using a fork, drizzle melted chocolate over cookies and sprinkle crushed candy canes on top.

Cook’s Note: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies can be made up to 3 weeks in advance and frozen in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature before serving. 

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

These tasty Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo are adorable and fun to make! The chefs at Disney’s Hollywood Studios suggest being creative with the toppings and substituting peanut butter cups for the hats, thin pretzel sticks for the arms, mini chocolate chips for buttons, or anything else you’d like to personalize the melted snowman.

MELTED SNOWMAN SUGAR COOKIES

PizzeRizzo

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Makes 18 Cookies

SUGAR COOKIES

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 egg yolk

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

MELTED SNOWMAN TOPPINGS

9 large marshmallows

1/2 cup dark melting chocolate

1 (12 ounce) bag white melting chocolate

36 chocolate twigs

18 orange sprinkles

54 chocolate covered cocoa nibs

18 chocolate top hats

FOR SUGAR COOKIES:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl; set aside.
  3. Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg yolk, egg, and vanilla and beat on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to medium and slowly add flour. Mix until soft dough forms.
  5. Using a 3 tablespoon scoop, place 6 balls of cookie dough on prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate remaining dough until ready to bake next batch of cookies.
  6. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until edges begin to brown. Cool for 5 minutes on pan. If desired, even out the edges of the cookies with a round cookie cutter, slightly smaller than cookies while cooling.
  7. Move to wire racks and cool at least 30 minutes before decorating.
  8. Repeat with remaining dough.

TO SERVE:

  1. Cut large marshmallows in half. Place on wax paper, sticky side down. Melt dark melting chocolate according to package instructions. Use a toothpick to paint two eyes on the side of each cut marshmallow. Set aside to dry.
  2. Melt white melting chocolate in microwave according to package instructions. Place 1-2 tablespoons of melted white chocolate on top of one cookie. Smooth to desired shape. Place one marshmallow face on the cookie and decorate with 2 chocolate twigs for the arms, 1 orange sprinkle for the nose, and 3 chocolate covered cocoa nibs for the buttons. Repeat with remaining cookies.
  3. Attach hats to the top of each snowman by dipping bottom of hat into melted dark chocolate and place on top of marshmallow.

Cook’s Note: Chocolate twigs, chocolate-covered cocoa nibs, and hats can be found at specialty stores. Thin pretzel sticks, mini chocolate chips, and peanut butter cups make great substitutes for specialty items. If desired, sugar cookies can be rolled in red and green sprinkles before baking for a more festive look. 

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe

Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces from the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth
Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces from the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth

The talented chefs at EPCOT created these delicious Snickerdoodle Cookies made with SNICKERS bar pieces for the Holiday Cookie Stroll at the EPCOT International Festival of The Holidays Presented by AdventHealthFor a full list of cookies included in the Holiday Cookie Stroll as well as other treats available at over 15 Holiday Kitchens, check out this year’s Foodie Guide.

SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES MADE WITH

SNICKERS BAR PIECES

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Makes 24 Cookies

INGREDIENTS

2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided

2 eggs

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 cups roughly chopped SNICKERS bar pieces

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

FOR SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES:

  1. Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  2. Cream shortening and 1 1/2 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs, one at a time, until combined.
  3. Add reserved flour mixture, one cup at a time, scraping bowl as needed.  Beat on medium speed until just combined.
  4. Roll dough into balls using a 1-1/2 inch cookie scoop and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  6. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to use. Place chopped SNICKERS bar pieces in a medium bowl and set aside.
  7. Remove 12 chilled dough balls from refrigerator. Roll in cinnamon sugar and place on prepared baking pan.
  8. Bake for 8 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and sprinkle 1 tablespoon chopped SNICKERS bar pieces on top of each cookie. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes until edges begin to brown. Cool on pan for 2 minutes before moving to wire racks. Drizzle with desired amount of melted dark chocolate.
  9. Repeat with remaining dough.

Cook’s Note: If you’re working in a warm or humid environment, place SNICKERS bars in refrigerator before chopping to keep chocolate from melting.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe 

Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies from Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs 
Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies from Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs 

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs is serving these delectable Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies in the Post-Flight “Milk” and Cookies with Coquito this holiday season. If desired, the bourbon can be omitted from the icing. The Foodie Guide to Holidays at Walt Disney World Resort is filled with all the rest of the holiday goodies to help you plan out foodie adventures at locations around the resort.

BOURBON-EGGNOG SNOWFLAKE COOKIES

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar

Disney Springs

Makes 24 Cookies

NUTMEG COOKIE DOUGH

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup unsalted butter, softened and cubed

BOURBON-EGGNOG ICING

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

4-6 tablespoons eggnog, divided

1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)

ROYAL ICING

2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons meringue powder

3 tablespoons water, divided

FOR NUTMEG COOKIE DOUGH:

  1. Combine flour, confectioners’ sugar, salt, and nutmeg in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on low speed for 1 minute. Add butter, one piece at a time. Continue beating until a soft dough forms.
  2. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and shape into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  4. Roll chilled dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut using a 3-inch snowflake cookie cutter. Place 12 snowflake cookies on each baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes, until edges are light brown.
  5. Cool completely on pans. Move to wire racks before decorating.

FOR BOURBON-EGGNOG ICING:

  1. Whisk confectioners’ sugar, 4 tablespoons eggnog, and bourbon (if using) in a small bowl. Add additional eggnog, one 1 tablespoon at a time to reach desired consistency.
  2. Dip cooled cookies in glaze. Rest cookies for 30 minutes, until icing sets, before decorating.

FOR ROYAL ICING:

  1. Combine confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder, and 1 tablespoon water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on low speed until just combined. While mixer is running add remaining two tablespoons of water, one tablespoon at a time.
  2. Increase speed to medium and beat for 7-10 minutes until icing has a matte finish.
  3. Place in piping bag fitted with desired tip. Outline each snowflake cookie with royal icing.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe

Snowman Shortbread Cookies from Disneyland Resort
Snowman Shortbread Cookies from Disneyland Resort

Our final recipe for National Cookie Day is from the Disney Recipe Vault. The first time I made these, I was thrilled that they were a cutout cookie that didn’t require chilling time. This comes in handy when there is a last-minute request for cookies. If you’re curious about treats that are currently available at the Disneyland Resort, check out the Foodie Guides for Disney Festival of Holidays and Holidays at the Disneyland Resort.

Snowman Shortbread Cookies

Disneyland Resort

Makes 30 Cookies

SHORTBREAD

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

TOPPING

1 pound white chocolate bark

Red and green sprinkles

FOR SHORTBREAD:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cream butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
  4. Add flour mixture, 1 cup at a time until combined.
  5. Divide dough into two balls.
  6. Roll one ball of dough into 1/8-inch thick rectangle on floured surface. Dip (3 1/2-inch tall, 2-inch wide) snowman cookie cutter into flour and cut cookies. Transfer to prepared baking sheets.
  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until edges begin to brown.
  8. Cool on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough.

To Serve:

  1. Place white chocolate bark in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on 50% power for 20 seconds. Stir and repeat until white chocolate is melted.
  2. Dip tops of cookies in melted white chocolate and top with sprinkles.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe

Happy National Cookie Day!

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’Wish’ Shines Bright Across Disney Parks and Beyond with New Experiences, Merch

News By November 22, 2023 No Comments

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wish” is an all-new musical-comedy now playing in theaters and today we’re sharing a special look at the many experiences and must-have items at Disney parks and beyond!

If you haven’t heard, “Wish” welcomes you to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Check out all of the ways Disney Experiences is celebrating this new Disney Animation film around the globe:

Ariana DeBose Dazzles at Disneyland Paris

Academy Award®-winning actress Ariana DeBose appeared under the stars in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris to perform “This Wish” from Disney Animation’s “Wish.” The performance features breathtaking castle projections, fountains and “Wish”-themed drones lighting up the night sky. Tune in to “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” airing on ABC this Sunday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET and streaming next day on Hulu and Disney+ to see the full performance and for an enchanting special glimpse of “Wish.”

Asha Meets Guests Around the World

At EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort, guests have been dreaming big with Asha in a special location near the entrance to World Showcase. Beginning today, Asha makes her way to Disneyland Resort, where she will appear outside the Royal Hall in Fantasyland, bringing with her a touch of the magical kingdom of Rosas as Star’s playful glow lights up the area. Asha will head to Animation Celebration at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris starting Nov. 29.

“Wish” Lights up the Night from Coast to Coast

For a limited time, a new water short called “This Wish” will be presented ahead of “World of Color – Season of Light” at Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort. When the lights dim around Paradise Bay, Asha and Star take guests on a journey set to the song “This Wish” from the film. Animated projections, majestic fountains synchronized to music, dazzling lasers and sparkling lighting effects magically combine to tell the story of how stars can guide, inspire and remind us to believe in possibility.

Starting today, Spaceship Earth will illuminate the EPCOT sky at Walt Disney World Resort with special colors and lights featuring the brand-new song “I’m a Star” from Disney Animation’s “Wish.”

Wishful Dining Experiences

Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris will celebrate royal stories upon its reopening on Jan. 25, and this also includes Disney Animation’s latest release “Wish”! Inside the Royal Banquet restaurant, guests will be invited to attend a royal feast in a gallery of paintings portraying numerous Disney royal families and their famous chefs. But that’s not all! Evil royalty will also make its way as they will take over one of the spaces called the antechamber. Being the most powerful person in the kingdom of Rosas, the charming and confident King Magnifico from “Wish” will rightfully take his place among the cast of villainous portraits, including the Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland” and Prince John from “Robin Hood.”

Walt Disney World Resort has some treats for guests that are a wish come true! Starting today, visit Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs for the Wish Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa. Check out the Contempo Café at Disney’s Contemporary Resort for the Ready to Sparkle cookie. And, try out the refreshing So Many Wishes drink found at a variety of locations throughout the resort. Beginning Nov. 24, guests taking part in the Holiday Cookie Stroll at EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth can redeem the Star Cookie from the Holiday Sweets & Treats Holiday Kitchen after they collect all five Holiday Cookie Stroll stamps in their Festival Passport.

Starting Nov. 29, Disneyland Paris guests can indulge in the delicious Twinkle, Twinkle Treat. Decadently put together with passion fruit and milk chocolate atop a coconut biscuit and served with mango coulis, this dessert is a must order only at Walt’s – an American Restaurant.

A Valentino popcorn bucket and Star sipper based on characters of the same name from “Wish” will be available at select locations throughout the Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and on Disney Cruise Line ships. Limited to two per person, per transaction while supplies last.

Roll out the Red Carpet at Shanghai Disney Resort

In celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary, the China premiere of “Wish” was held at Shanghai Disney Resort on Nov. 17. A glamorous red carpet was held in Disneytown where leading Chinese celebrities and vocal talent for the Chinese language version of the film wowed the crowd. As the evening ended, guests were treated to a special show in Shanghai Disneyland as Enchanted Storybook Castle was illuminated with a Disney 100 and “Wish”-themed projection show, setting the night sky ablaze with fireworks paying homage to the creative spirit that Disney has carried forward for a century.

Shine like a Star with Disney PhotoPass

Beginning today, guests at Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Cruise Line can wish upon a star with a new Disney PhotoPass Magic Shot featuring Star from “Wish.”

For guests visiting Disneyland Paris or onboard a Disney Cruise Line ship, be sure to take advantage of this Magic Shot that includes both Star and Valentino from “Wish.” And now through Nov. 30, 2023, Disneyland Resort Magic Key holders can enjoy it, too. Look for the Magic Key sign across from Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland park.

Learn to Draw like a Disney Artist

For a limited time, guests can celebrate “Wish” by learning how to draw select characters from the film at Animation Academy in Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort, the Animation Experience at Conservation Station at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort and Animation Academy at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. The activity is offered under the guidance of a talented artist, and for participants at Disney California Adventure park, an audio-visual introduction from the new film’s heads of animation, Becky Bresee and Wayne Unten at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, will precede the activity.

“Wish” Specialty Products

If you’re looking for the perfect “Wish”-inspired Park essentials, shopDisney and Disney Parks have you covered! You’ll shine like a star when wearing this sparkling Star Spirit Jersey for Adults that is flecked with glitter and features images of Star on the front and back, where Asha’s friend proclaims ”I’m a Star.” And how could you not feel like a star when wearing the sweet and shimmering Wish Sequined Ear Headband for Adults? Match it with the Wish Loungefly Mini Backpack featuring Asha and Star, which is perfect whether you’re traveling to Rosas, the kingdom of wishes, or somewhere a little closer to home. And, of course no trip to the Parks is complete without the Wish MagicBand+, which features Asha and Star, and says “Magic in every wish” in the center icon. Each of these essentials are available on shopDisney and in select retail locations at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. A selection of offerings are also available at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Looking for even more apparel featuring the adorable wishing Star? Check out the Wish Flannel from Cakeworthy, with Wishing Stars flying across the sleeve and collar, Valentino and Star on the front pocket and “We Are All Made of Stardust” in gold glittering print on the back. The Wish Crewneck is a cozy dream come true, covered in all-over embroidery of Star.

Of course, we couldn’t forget the young adventurers! Let their imagination soar as they seek exciting adventures in the land of Rosas in Asha’s Adventure Dress from Jakks Pacific. And no adventure is complete without the cute and cuddly Star Plush Backpack for Kids, a soft sidekick to carry all of your essentials, available on shopDisney and in select retail locations at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. Stay hydrated on your adventures with the “Wish” Stainless Steel Straw Bottle from Zak, featuring Asha, Star and Valentino.

Looking for some more sparkle? These charming accessories are perfect, no matter which character is your favorite! New from Pandora, fans can choose either the Asha & Valentino “Wish” Charm, made of sterling silver featuring Asha and her pajama-waring talking pet goator the “Wish” Star Dangle Charm, featuring Star on one side and the film’s logo on the other side. These charms are available in select Disney Parks retail locations.

The Singing Asha of Rosas doll captures the magic and heart from the film. Bring the character to life and hear her sing by lifting Asha’s hand to sing along with her song “This Wish.” The Star figure can also be clipped on Asha’s hand to travel along for the adventures.

Keep the adventures going by entering King Magnifico’s castle with Disney’s “Wish” Rosas Castle Playset, featuring Asha and King Magnifico poseable mini dolls and an adorable Star minifigure. This playset will help your little dreamer reimagine favorite scenes and create adventures of their very own with five play areas and 20 accessories to spark their imagination. Three surprise Star ”reveals” include a fireplace, King Magnifico’s lab and a light-up dome that projects a starry night sky. Relive fun movie moments with Disney’s Wish King Magnifico and Queen Amaya of Rosas Dolls together in one collectible set! Queen Amaya features her long, braided hair, cape, crown and necklace, while King Magnifico is his magnificent self, with signature details on his cape.

If Valentino is quickly becoming your absolute favorite talking goat, then we have the perfect toy for you! Jakks Pacific’s Magical Moving & Talking Disney’s Valentino features more than 20 sounds and movements. These are activated by feeding him a snack or bringing the motion-activated Star to his right cheek to give him the magical ability to speak. Valentino says 15 phrases, moves his head and mouth, blinks his eyes and wags his tail!

Spark your child’s imagination and encourage play with the LEGO®️ King Magnifico’s Castle set featuring LEGO minifigures of film characters Asha, Dahlia, King Magnifico and Star. Adventure and mystery await your little dreamer as they explore the four levels of the castle of Rosas and its hidden spaces. And have you been listening to the film’s amazing new songs? Steal the spotlight as you sing along with the Disney Wish Sing-Along Microphone from KidDesigns with built-in music and colorful lights. Experience the magic of wishes and community as you piece together the Disney Wish 24-Piece Floor Puzzle from Spin Master, featuring characters from the film and adorable artwork that says “Hanging with my Besties.” If you’re looking for more ways to collect your favorite Wish characters, you can find a starry surprise behind every door with the Disney Doorables Wish Collection Peek, featuring nine exclusive figures inspired by the film, including Asha, Valentino, Star, Dahlia, Sakina, Gabo, King Magnifico and Queen Amaya.

And with December around the corner, we can’t forget about one thing. Your holiday décor isn’t complete without a shimmering star – and we’ve got just the Star for you! The gleaming, golden Star Glass Sketchbook Ornament from shopDisney features a translucent, glitter encrusted faceplate that reflects the surrounding lights for an effect that will make the whole tree shimmer!

When the day is done, your little dreamer can sleep tight in the Disney Wish Kids 3-Piece Twin Sheet Set from Jay Franco, featuring Asha, Star and Valentino. Keep wishing on a star with the adorably cuddly Funko Star Plush. And, brighten their dreams with the gentle glow from this soft silicone Star LED Night Light found on shopDisney. Just press the button on the bottom to create an enchanting atmosphere where wishes come true.

Looking for even more “Wish” products? McDonald’s new Happy Meal program celebrates Disney’s 100th Anniversary and features 62 characters from Disney, Pixar and Star Wars, including characters from “Wish.” Each Happy Meal comes with two surprise mini figures, available now through Dec. 4, 2023.

Book lovers of all ages can choose from a variety of “Wish”-inspired collections, including the “Wish” junior novelization with eight pages of full-color bonus content or the delightful Little Golden Book. Capture the dreams that you wish will come true in a beautifully illustrated, year-long “Wish Guided Journal,” or take an exclusive look behind the scenes through artwork from the film’s creation in “The Art of Wish.”

But, there’s more! On Dec. 2-3, 2023, over 25 Barnes & Noble stores throughout the U.S. will participate in a “Wish” sing-along event to celebrate the release of the film with books, toys and collectibles from Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Music Group, LEGO, Funko and Mattel. The event will include coloring activities, a story time of “The Grateful Goat” by Steve Behling, trivia, giveaways and a chance to sing-along with an original song from “Wish.” To find out if your local Barnes & Noble is participating, head over to BarnesandNoble.com.

And just in time for the film’s release, play the Wish Item Event in “Disney Emoji Blitz” from Nov. 23-27 for your chance to earn Asha and Valentino emojis inspired by “Wish”! Available in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store.

For more Wish merchandise and to learn about the “Wish Together” campaign, check out New ‘Wish’ Merch and ‘Wish Together’ Campaign Helps Bring Wishes to Life.

Don’t let the adventure end here! Keep wishing on a star and be sure to see Disney’s “Wish” now in theaters!

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Disney Eats: 5 Disney Apple Recipes for The Holidays

Cooking Up the Magic at Home By November 17, 2023 No Comments

It’s time for holiday cooking and apples are the perfect ingredient for tasty recipes this season. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite recipes from the Disney recipe vault and a never-before-shared recipe from Disneyland park to share with you today. These recipes include gorgeous (and delicious) desserts, apple butter, and even a refreshing cocktail!

Jump to Recipes

Holiday Apple Tart from Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace

Apple Butter Cake from the Disney Recipe Vault

Apple Tart Tatin from Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera

Apple Butter from the Disney Recipe Vault

Szarlotka (Apple Pie) Cocktail from EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival

Once you see these recipes, you’ll be stocking up on apples.

Holiday Apple Tart from Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace at Disneyland Park 
Holiday Apple Tart from Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace at Disneyland Park 

This Holiday Apple Tart is a recipe from Disneyland park that we have never shared – until now! While Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace is only available as a dining package, you can now enjoy this recipe at home. These tarts are filled with a rich caramel cream sauce and topped with apple filling and streusel. You can use store-bought or your favorite tart recipe for the shells. Leftovers (if you have any) also pair well with a cup of coffee the next morning.

HOLIDAY APPLE TART RECIPE

Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace

Disneyland park

Makes 12 Tarts

INGREDIENTS

STREUSEL

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes

APPLE FILLING

  • 4 large apples
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

CARAMEL CREAM

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter, cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

APPLE TARTS

  • 6 (3-inch) vanilla tart shells
  • Holiday sprinkles

DIRECTIONS

FOR STREUSEL:

  1. Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl.
  2. Add cubed butter and use a pastry blender or two knives to cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand.
  3. Set aside until ready to assemble tarts.

FOR APPLE FILLING:

  1. Peel, core, and chop apples into 1/2-inch cubes.
  2. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, 3 tablespoons of water, and chopped apples. Cook, stirring occasionally for 4-6 minutes, until apple begin to soften.
  3. Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Add to apple mixture and cook until liquid begins to boil.
  4. Boil for one minute, then remove from heat. Set aside to cool completely before assembling tarts.

FOR CARAMEL CREAM:

  1. Combine sugar and water in small saucepan. Heat over medium heat, swirling pan, but not stirring, occasionally until sugar is melted and is a light amber color.
  2. Carefully whisk in butter, one cube at a time. Remove pan from heat and slowly stir in heavy cream, whisking constantly until fully incorporated.
  3. Add salt and set aside to cool to room temperature.

FOR HOLIDAY APPLE TARTS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place tart shells on a baking sheet.
  2. Spoon 1 tablespoon caramel cream into each tart shell. Add 1/4 cup cooled apple filling to each tart.
  3. Top with streusel, covering the top of the apples.
  4. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until topping is golden brown.
  5. Top with holiday sprinkles before serving.

Cook’s Notes: Tart shells are available at many specialty grocery stores. You can also use your favorite homemade pie dough. Cut dough into 3 1/2- inch circles and place in the bottom of muffin tins. Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, fill, and bake as directed in recipe. 

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe.

Warm Apple Butter Cake from The Disney Recipe Vault
Warm Apple Butter Cake from The Disney Recipe Vault

The next recipe is a delicious Warm Apple Butter Cake. Our at-home version of this buttery cake topped with caramelized apples makes individual cakes. If you do not have enough ramekins for this recipe, large muffin tins can be used.

WARM APPLE BUTTER CAKE RECIPE

From the Disney Recipe Vault

Makes 15 individual cakes

INGREDIENTS

CARAMELIZED APPLES

  • 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

BOURBON CARAMEL GLAZE

  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1 cup heavy cream

APPLE BUTTER CAKE

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 1 teaspoon buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Dried apple slices, for garnish (optional)

Cranberries, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

FOR CARAMELIZED APPLES:

  1. Cut apples into thin slices.
  2. Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat; add apples and sugar.
  3. Cook apples until golden and softened. Set aside to cool.

FOR BOURBON CARAMEL GLAZE:

  1. Combine brown sugar and butter in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir continuously until sugar dissolves.
  2. Simmer over medium heat without stirring or touching pan until mixture is thick and dark amber in color, about 10 minutes.
  3. Remove pan from heat. Carefully whisk in bourbon and heavy cream. Mixture will bubble vigorously and release very hot steam.
  4. Pour caramel into a bowl to cool; set aside.

FOR CAKE:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour fifteen (3/4-cup) ramekins; set aside.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Whisk together sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and melted butter in a separate large bowl until well combined.
  4. Combine buttermilk and almond extract in a small bowl; set aside.
  5. Fold a third of flour mixture into egg mixture. Stir in half of buttermilk mixture. Fold in another third of flour mixture, then add remaining buttermilk mixture. Fold in remaining flour mixture.
  6. Ladle 1/2 cup cake batter into each prepared ramekin. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of cakes comes out clean.

TO SERVE:

  1. While cakes are warm, carefully remove from ramekins onto a serving plate.
  2. Divide caramelized apples among tops of cakes. Spoon bourbon caramel glaze over top of apples and cake.
  3. Serve with vanilla ice cream and garnish with dried apple slices and cranberries, if desired.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe.

Apple Tart Tatin from Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera at Disney’s Riviera Resort

Apple Tart Tatin from Topolino’s Terrace - Flavors of the Riviera at Disney’s Riviera Resort

The talented culinary team at Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera are constantly reimagining desserts and one of my favorites is this version of the Apple Tart Tatin. It’s a beautiful dessert to serve at any holiday gathering! The apples can be prepared up to two days in advance and refrigerated until you’re ready to bake them.

APPLE TART TATIN RECIPE

Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera

Disney’s Riviera Resort

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS

APPLE TART

  • 7 medium honeycrisp apples
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed

CHANTILLY

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 vanilla bean, cut in half and seeds scraped
  • Pinch salt

DIRECTIONS

FOR APPLE TART:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Peel and core apples, then cut each apple into 9 slices.
  2. Place sugar, water, vanilla extract, and lemon juice in large sauté pan and cook over medium low heat for 5 minutes until amber in color. Add room temperature butter and stir after half of the butter is melted.
  3. Add apples and cook for 5-7 minutes until tender, but still firm. Remove from heat.
  4. Line sheet pan with parchment paper and place six 4-inch tart pans on the sheet. Evenly divide apple mixture among the tart pans, making sure to add any syrup from the sauté pan to the tarts.
  5. Cut puff pastry to fit the tops of each tart pan and place on top of apples. Pierce each puff pastry 10 times with fork.
  6. Place sheet of parchment paper on top of the tarts and top with sheet pan to press apples and puff pastry. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove top baking sheet immediately.

FOR CHANTILLY:

  1. Combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla bean, and salt in bowl of electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Whip to soft peaks.
  2. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

TO SERVE:

Turn warm tarts onto a plate. Serve with Chantilly.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe.

Apple Butter from The Disney Recipe Vault
Apple Butter from The Disney Recipe Vault

Apple butter is one of my favorite accompaniments. It’s delicious in the morning on a piece of toast or served with fresh baked rolls at a holiday meal! This recipe from the Disney recipe vault is easily doubled (or tripled) and makes a great gift for the holidays.

APPLE BUTTER RECIPE

From the Disney Recipe Vault

Makes 1 Pint

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 cups Fuji apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ice wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 vanilla bean

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place apples, juice, brown sugar, and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Cover and reduce heat to low. Continue simmering for 20 minutes, until apples are soft. Remove from heat.
  2. Stir in lemon juice, vinegar, and cloves. Split vanilla bean in half, lengthwise and scrape out seeds with a knife. Add seeds to pan.
  3. Puree with a stick blender until smooth.
  4. Return saucepan to stove and simmer over low heat, stirring every 5 minutes, for 30 minutes, until a deep amber color forms and apple butter reaches desired thickness.
  5. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove any excess liquid.
  6. Store in refrigerator for up to 7 days.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe.

Szarlotka (Apple Pie) Cocktail from EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 
Szarlotka (Apple Pie) Cocktail from EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival recipe

We’re ending our recipe round up with a refreshing cocktail from a past EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. This apple pie cocktail is easy to make and can easily be made in a larger batch for a holiday party.

SZARLOTKA (APPLE PIE) COCKTAIL RECIPE

Poland, EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 ounce Polish bison grass vodka
  • 6 ounces apple cider
  • Apple slice, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pour Vodka and apple cider into a shaker; fill with ice and vigorously shake for 30 seconds.
  2. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with apple slice.

Click here to download a PDF version of this recipe.

We’d love to see you make these delicious apple recipes at home! Share your culinary concoctions with #DisneyEats on your own social channels and be sure to follow us @DisneyEats.

Happy cooking!

(Note: All offerings are subject to change and availability.)

 

Always use caution when handling sharp objects and hot contents.

Please supervise children who are helping or nearby.

This recipe has been converted from a larger quantity in the restaurant kitchens.

The flavor profile may vary from the restaurant’s version.

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New Details Revealed for EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024

Special Events By November 17, 2023 No Comments

Art lovers, rejoice! A new year is right around the corner, and a visit to the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is the perfect way to celebrate bright beginnings.

From Jan. 12 through Feb. 19, revel in this inspiring event that highlights the visual, culinary and performing arts as only Disney can. It’s a feast for the senses and a favorite Disney events to take in incredible performances, pose for Insta-worthy photos and indulge in delectable bites and sips.

Today, we’re sharing details to help you plan your artistic odyssey. Here are five fantastic ways to celebrate the arts at this colorful festival.

Performing Arts Take Center Stage

Some of Broadway’s brightest stars are coming to Walt Disney World as the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series returns to EPCOT with three daily shows throughout the festival. For the first time in forever, two original leading ladies from a certain icy kingdom will perform together on the America Gardens Theatre stage. And fans of “Aladdin,” take note: There’s some magic in store for you, too!

Performing songs from many of your favorite Disney shows, these stars never fail to inspire. Here’s the full lineup:

  • Caissie Levy and Patti Murin (“Frozen”): Jan. 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23
  • Heidi Blickenstaff (“Freaky Friday” and “The Little Mermaid”) and Gavin Lee (“Mary Poppins” and “Beauty and the Beast”): Jan. 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24
  • Ashley Brown (“Mary Poppins” and “Beauty and the Beast”) and L. Steven Taylor (“The Lion King”): Jan. 26, 28 and 29; Feb. 1, 3, 5 and 6
  • Kissy Simmons (“The Lion King”) and Josh Strickland (“Tarzan”): Jan. 27, 30, 31; Feb. 2, 4, 7 and 8
  • Mandy Gonzalez (“Aida”) and Michael James Scott (“Aladdin” and “Tarzan”): Feb. 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19
  • Bradley Gibson (“Hercules” and “The Lion King”) and Shoba Narayan (“Aladdin”): Feb. 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 *

Showcase Plaza is also home to a kaleidoscope of performances daily, where you’ll find musicians, live painting and the thrilling acrobatic feats of Art Defying Gravity.

DISNEY ON BROADWAY Dining Packages Open Dec. 19

To guarantee priority seating for your preferred performances, be sure to check out Dining Packages available at eight spectacular EPCOT restaurants:

  • Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
  • Biergarten Restaurant
  • Coral Reef Restaurant
  • Garden Grill Restaurant
  • Rose & Crown Dining Room
  • Le Cellier
  • Spice Road Table
  • Regal Eagle Smokehouse (same-day, in-person walk-up packages only)

For more information, including pricing and availability, visit DisneyWorld.com. Packages go on sale beginning Dec. 19.

Culinary Arts Spark Sweet and Savory Adventures

Rainbow Cake available during the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

More than 15 Food Studios throughout EPCOT blend touches of delectable flavors with an artistic twist – including tempting new dishes and drinks to savor. While I can’t wait to try new flavors, I’m also excited about returning favorites. The Rainbow Cake with freeze-dried SKITTLES® bite-sized candies is always a sweet sensation at Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food and Little Sparks of Magic. And I never miss the Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip puree, broccolini, baby tomatoes and balsamic glaze at Pastoral Palate.

Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib available during the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

Stay tuned to Disney Parks Blog for all the details in an upcoming Foodie Guide!

If you’re up for a delicious challenge, don’t miss the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine. This fun food stroll highlights yummy sweet and savory offerings in all the colors of the rainbow. Your handy Festival Passport will show where to make your picturesque purchases and receive stamps in your passport. Once you’ve collected five stamps, bring your passport to Deco Delights Food Studio to receive a complimentary surprise.

The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine can be completed at your leisure – so you can enjoy a new treat every time you visit throughout the festival.

Interactive Experiences Place You in the Middle of the Magic

Disney Photopass Magic Shot for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

Want to get in on the art yourself? You’re in luck, as the festival offers oodles of opportunities to engage in the creative process.

At Animation Academy, held daily at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in America Gardens Theatre, learn drawing skills from some of the best in the business as they teach you how to draw a Disney character. At Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural, join fellow artists to leave your creative mark on a larger-than-life wall mural.

Kid’s Chalk Art takes place on the bridge to World Showcase Plaza daily from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. allowing little ones to create their very own chalk masterpieces. And what would a visit to the festival be without artful photo ops? From Botticelli to Renoir, these life-size tableaus beckon you to become part of the painting.

You can also create your own works of art with Disney PhotoPass Service, including limited-time Magic Shots created for this colorful celebration.**

Visual Arts and Merch Inspire Awe

One of the coolest parts of the festival is visiting galleries and meeting the artists who bring imaginative works to life. New and returning favorites will be part of this year’s lineup, so be sure to visit ArtfulEPCOT.com to stay up to date on the latest news.

There’s no way that we can celebrate all things imagination without a visit from everyone’s favorite purple dragon – Figment! This lovable ambassador of whimsy takes center stage on a wide array of festival merch, ranging from household items and décor to apparel and trading items. I’ll be first in line for the Figment Spirit Jersey.

And I have a feeling that the paintbrush cup and Figment plush will be making their way into my reusable shopping bag, too!

Mini EPCOT International Festival of the Arts-themed Disney Gift Card

Looking for a convenient way to pay? We love the beauty and convenience of the mini festival-themed Disney Gift Card. Load it with as little as $15 and wear it on your wrist for quick and easy scanning when you purchase all your festival delights.

Kids of all ages will want to engage in Figment’s Brush with the Master’s Scavenger Hunt. On this journey throughout World Showcase, you’ll help Figment learn all about art. To get started, purchase your map and stickers at Creations ShopPort of Entry, or World Traveler. Then, search for Figment hiding inside art inspired by famous works at each World Showcase pavilion—just look for the Figment-themed picture frame.

Every time you find Figment, add the corresponding sticker to the pavilion on your map. Once your journey is complete, return your map to Disney Traders or World Traveler for an artful little keepsake!***

So, get those paintbrushes ready and unleash your artistic superpowers: The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts will be here before you know it. What are you most excited to experience?

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New Menu Items at 2023 Disney Festival of Holidays at Disneyland Resort

Foodie Guide By November 13, 2023 No Comments

Disney Festival of Holidays is a special event located at Disney California Adventure park, happening from Nov. 10 to Jan. 7, 2023. This fun seasonal celebration in Disneyland Resort is filled with lots of cultural festivities, one of those being delicious food! We’re excited to share with you what’s arrived on the menu this year. Check out this list of NEW food and beverage items you’ll find at Festive Foods Marketplace:

Savory Kugel Mac & Cheese with herb breadcrumbs, sour cream and chives (New) at Disneyland Resort
Savory Kugel Mac & Cheese with herb breadcrumbs, sour cream and chives (New)

Location: A Twist on Tradition 

Glacier Margarita: Blanco tequila, blue curaçao, coconut and rosemary syrups, and white cranberry and lime juices garnished with champagne bubbles candy (New)

Location: A Twist on Tradition 

Churro Ale with Frozen Beer Slush: Churro ale with a frozen slush of beer, butterscotch, gingerbread, and house-made churro toffee syrups (New) at Disneyland Resort
Churro Ale with Frozen Beer Slush: Churro ale with a frozen slush of beer, butterscotch, gingerbread, and house-made churro toffee syrups (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Boulevard Brewing Company Quirk Hard Seltzer – Cranberry Apple Cinnamon (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Unsung Brewing Co. Agents of Anaheim Vienna Lager (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Eureka Brewing Co. Hibiscus Bloom Blonde Ale (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Ballast Point Brewing Co. Grunion Pale Ale (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Mouthful of Miracles Cold IPA (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Brewery X Feliz Guavidad IPA (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Rogue Brewing Co. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Brown Ale (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Bottle Logic Brewing Co. Study Break Sweet Stout (New)

Location: Brews & Bites 

Holiday Flight (New)
• Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Mouthful of Miracles Cold IPA
• Ballast Point Brewing Co. Grunion Pale Ale
• Unsung Brewing Co. Agents of Anaheim Vienna Lager
• Bottle Logic Brewing Co. Study Break Sweet Stout

Location: Brews & Bites 

Festive Favorites (New)
• Two Coast Brewing Co. Saint Father Authentic Oktoberfest Festbier
• Eureka Brewing Co. Hibiscus Bloom Blonde Ale
• Brewery X Feliz Guavidad IPA
• LA Bodega Brewing Co. Mama Coco Coconut Milk Stout

Location: Brews & Bites 

Brewed Traditions (New)
• Boulevard Brewing Company Quirk Hard Seltzer – Cranberry Apple Cinnamon
• Golden Road Brewing Christmas Cart Wheat Ale
• Allagash Brewing Curieux Bourbon Barrel-Aged Golden Ale
• Rogue Brewing Co. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Brown Ale

Location: Brews & Bites 

Mad Santa Macaron Inspired by the Disney+ series “The Santa Clauses”: Chocolate macaron filled with ganache, peanut butter mousse, and salted pretzels (New) at Disneyland Resort
Mad Santa Macaron Inspired by the Disney+ series “The Santa Clauses”: Chocolate macaron filled with ganache, peanut butter mousse, and salted pretzels (New)

Location: Favorite Things

Barbacoa Tamal de Res with Oaxaca cheese, tomatillo salsa and crema (New) at Disneyland Resort
Barbacoa Tamal de Res with Oaxaca cheese, tomatillo salsa and crema (New)

Location: Grandma’s Recipes 

Berry Pomegranate Paloma: Blanco Tequila, blueberry purée, lime, cranberry, and pomegranate juices, and agave syrup topped with fresca mixed vodka spritz and garnished with an orange wheel and chile lime seasoned rim (New)

Location: Grandma’s Recipes 

McBride Sisters Sparkling Brut Rosé (New)

Location: Grandma’s Recipes 

Winter Wineries Flight (New)
• Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc
• Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon
• McBride Sisters Sparkling Brut Rosé

Location: Grandma’s Recipes 

Chocolate Tart Made with TWIX Cookie Bar Pieces: Sugar tart filled with caramel and chocolate mousse, topped with TWIX cookie bar pieces and holiday sprinkles (New) at Disneyland Resort
Chocolate Tart Made with TWIX Cookie Bar Pieces: Sugar tart filled with caramel and chocolate mousse, topped with TWIX cookie bar pieces and holiday sprinkles (New)

Location: Holiday Duets

Cuban Parranda Cocktail: White rum, falernum and maraschino liqueurs, soursop nectar, grapefruit juice, and mint syrup garnished with a dried grapefruit wheel (New)

Location: Holiday Duets

Cantaritos Pineapple (New)

Location: Holiday Duets

IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Curry Bites with lemon raita and coriander chutney (New) at Disneyland Resort
IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Curry Bites with lemon raita and coriander chutney (New)

Location: Making Spirits Bright

Chocolate Mint Stout Shake: Garage Brewing Marshmallow Milk Stout, coffee liqueur, crème de menthe, horchata cream liqueur, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate syrup garnished with cookie crumbles (New), Disneyland Resort
Chocolate Mint Stout Shake: Garage Brewing Marshmallow Milk Stout, coffee liqueur, crème de menthe, horchata cream liqueur, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate syrup garnished with cookie crumbles (New)

Location: Making Spirits Bright

Togarashi Karaage Chicken Slider with furikake mayo slaw on a Hawaiian roll (New) at Disneyland Resort
Togarashi Karaage Chicken Slider with furikake mayo slaw on a Hawaiian roll (New)

Location: Winter Sliderland

Spiced Pear Mule: Pear vodka, gin, apricot liqueur, house-made spice syrup, pear nectar, and lemon juice garnished with a white orchid (New) at Disneyland Resort
Spiced Pear Mule: Pear vodka, gin, apricot liqueur, house-made spice syrup, pear nectar, and lemon juice garnished with a white orchid (New)

Location: Winter Sliderland

As you can see, there’s no shortage of delicious new bites and sips to try! Here’s a few more festive tips before you head out for foodie fun this holiday season:

  • Disneyland Resort celebrates holidays like Christmas, Navidad, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Three Kings Day at Disney Festival of Holidays, and the menu items are inspired by these diverse holidays!
  • To get the most merriment out of your visit to the festival, be sure to check out the Sip and Savor Pass.
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Foodie Guide to EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays 2023

Foodie Guide By November 9, 2023 No Comments

It’s beginning to taste a lot like holidays! Get ready to experience traditions and cuisines from across the globe because the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is almost here. From Nov. 24 through Dec. 30, this classic and beloved festival will be serving up delights and excitement to get you in the spirit.

This year, there are over 15 holiday kitchens filled with delicious bites and sips inspired by traditions from around the world. With returning favorites like the Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl from Bavaria Holiday Kitchen and Slow Roasted Turkey from American Holiday Table, and even some new treats you won’t want to miss, like the Rugalach from L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen, you’ll be gifted flavor with each and every bite.

Looking to indulge your sweet tooth? You simply must do the Holiday Cookie Stroll, a food stroll featuring decadent and delightful cookies from the Holiday Kitchens. As you treat your elf, collect stamps in your Festival Passport by purchasing five of these items to redeem a special treat from Holiday Sweets & Treats.

In addition to the food, a staple of the festival is the entertainment. As you travel throughout the World Showcase, be sure to take the time to enjoy the holiday storytellers sharing each country’s holiday traditions. Listen to the joy of Christmas and Kwanzaa with a lively performance of “JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season” or grab the whole family for some more holiday fun with Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt. As the sun goes down, don’t miss Candlelight Processional – a moving retelling of the story of Christmas featuring a celebrity narrator and stirring songs performed by an orchestra and choir.

If you’re planning on making your foodie checklist, and checking it twice, at the other holiday festivities around Walt Disney World Resort, be sure to check out our Foodie Guides to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas PartyDisney Jollywood NightsWalt Disney World Resort Holidays, and gingerbread displays at various Disney Resort Hotels and EPCOT.

Pork Schnitzel, Cheese Fondue and Linzer Cookie from the Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Pork Schnitzel with mushroom sauce, spätzle, and braised red cabbage
  • Cheese Fondue in a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes
  • Linzer Cookie (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverages:

  • Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider
  • The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Festbier
  • Köstritzer Schwarzbier Bitburger (New) 
  • Regional Riesling
  • Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine
  • Beer Flight
Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, Blackened Catfish and Gingerbread Cookie from American Holiday Table at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

American Holiday Table

Food Items:

  • Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
  • Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce
  • Gingerbread Cookie (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverages:

  • Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA (New) 
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
  • Beer Flight
Grilled Kebabs and Stone-baked Moroccan Bread from Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Food Items:

  • Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
    • Lamb Kefta
    • Chermoula Chicken
  • Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips (Plant-based)

Beverages:

  • Bold Rock Orchard Frost Hard Cider (New) 
  • Gulf Stream Brewing Company Holiday Snakebite (New) 
  • Woodchuck Winter Chill Hard Cider
  • Fig Cocktail with fig vodka and white cranberry juice
  • Hard Cider Flight
Pastrami on Rye, Smoked Salmon Potato Latke, Rugalach and Black and White Cookies from L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Pastrami on Rye with house-made pickles and deli mustard
  • Smoked Salmon Potato Latke
  • Potato Latkes (Plant-based)
  • Rugalach: Pastry filled with raspberry jam, walnuts, and cinnamon (New) 
  • Black and White Cookie (Plant-based) (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverages:

  • Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA
  • Frozen New York Whiskey Sour featuring Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine
Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes and Snickerdoodle Cookie from Yukon Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Yukon Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Seared Salmon with butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad (New)
  • Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes
  • Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverages:

  • Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale
  • Collective Arts Coffee Maple Porter
  • Regional Icewine
  • Regional Red Wine
  • Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
  • Beer Flight
Peppermint Sundae from the Holiday Sweet & Treats at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Holiday Sweets & Treats

Food Items:

  • Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy

Beverages:

  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale
  • Brew Hub Sugar Plum Red Ale (New)
  • Left Hand Brewing Co. Chai Milk Stout (New)
  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with assorted liqueurs (Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur, or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey)
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and whipped cream vodka
  • Beer Flight
Turkey Poutine from Refreshment Port at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Refreshment Port

Food Item:

  • Turkey Poutine: Sweet potato fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions

Beverages:

  • Gingerbread Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Eggnog (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Keel Farms Hard Pumpkin Cider (New)
  • Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine
  • Gingerbread Milk Shake with Whipped Cream Vodka
  • Firenog: Eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
New Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake from Swirled Showcase at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

NEW! Swirled Showcase

Food Items:

  • Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake
  • Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone: Vanilla, apple-cinnamon, and salted caramel
  • Cream Soda Float with vanilla soft-serve
  • Fanta Grape Float with vanilla soft-serve

Beverages:

  • Frozen Apple Pie (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter Float with salted caramel soft-serve
  • Berry Fizz Fragolino Red Sparkling Wine Float with vanilla soft-serve
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon from Bubbles & Brine at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

NEW! Bubbles & Brine

Food Items:

  • Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon  
  • Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail with stone-ground mustard sauce  

Beverages:

  • Moët & Chandon Impérial
  • Veuve Clicquot Rosé
  • Dom Pérignon
Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments, Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé and Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread from Wine & Wedge at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

NEW! Wine & Wedge

Food Items:

  • Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments  
  • Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé with fig tapenade  
  • Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread  
  • Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese: Assorted artisanal cheeses and accompaniments paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port  

Beverages:

  • Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese  
  • Hartley Apple Brandy
  • Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port  
  • Flight
Roasted Porchetta, Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage and Meat Assorti from Char & Chop at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

NEW! Char & Chop

Food Items:

  • Roasted Porchetta with lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad  
  • Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta  
  • Meat Assorti: Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta  

Beverages:

  • Krombacher Pilsner  
  • North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager  
  • Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter  
  • GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
  • Bloody Mary with Seaside Grown Bloody Mary Mix and Kurvball Barbecue Whiskey
  • Beer Flight
Peanut stew from the Refreshment Outpost at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Refreshment Outpost

Food Items:

  • Peanut stew with sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and roasted peanuts (Plant-based)
  • DOLE Whip Raspberry

Beverages:

  • Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider (New) 
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Ale (New) 
  • Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Gingerbread White Stout (New) 
  • Pumpkin Spice Ginger Cocktail featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka (New) 
Tamale, Pernil and Spiced Chocolate Cookie from Nochebuena Cocina at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Nochebuena Cocina

Food Items:

  • Tamale with chorizo, plant-based cotija cheese and spicy red chile sauce (Plant-based)
  • Pernil: Mojo pork with tostones and ketchup-mayonnaise
  • Spiced Chocolate Cookie (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverage:

  • Ponche Navideño: Mexican Christmas punch with apples, pears, guava, oranges, dried hibiscus, brown sugar, tamarind, cinnamon sticks, and clove (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Horchata Beer
Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath, Apple Caramel Crumb Cake, Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle and Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing from Holiday Hearth Desserts at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Holiday Hearth Desserts

Food Items:

  • Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath (New)
  • Apple Caramel Crumb Cake (New)
  • Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle (New)
  • Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie, Mouse Crunch made with M&M’S chocolate candies and Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie from Holiday Hearth Desserts at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023
  • Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
  • Mouse Crunch made with M&M’S chocolate candies
  • Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie (Cookie Stroll Item)

Beverages:

  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Frozen Caramel Hot Chocolate with TWIX cookie bar pieces and whipped cream (Non-alcoholic Beverage) (New)
  • Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA (New)
  • BrewDog It’s a Beaut Stout (New)
  • Wicked Weed Brewing Milk & Cookies Imperial Milk Stout
  • Peppermint Cocoa: Hot cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with peppermint schnapps
  • Beer Flight
Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche à l’Aneth, Concombre, Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Patate Douce Rôties, and Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices, Ganache Chocolat au Lait et Noisettes from Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche à l’Aneth, Concombre: Cream of smoked salmon in house-made dill brioche bread with cucumber (New)
  • Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Patate Douce Rôties: Roasted ham with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, mustard sauce, and roasted sweet potatoes
  • Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices, Ganache Chocolat au Lait et Noisettes: Gingerbread Christmas log with milk chocolate and hazelnut ganache (New)

Beverages:

  • Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Grey Goose La Vanille Vodka, vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
  • Le Joyeux de Noël: Vodka, Grey Goose Vodka, cold brew coffee, sea salt caramel toffee, and peppermint (New)
  • Blood Orange Mimosa: Pol Remy Sparkling Wine, orange juice, and blood orange (New)
Montanara, Farfalle Salmone Affumicato, Torta Caprese and Dolce Pizza from the Tuscan Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Montanara: Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, parmesan, and fresh basil (New)
  • Farfalle Salmone Affumicato: Farfalle pasta with smoked salmon and cream sauce (New)
  • Torta Caprese: Flourless chocolate torta with chocolate sauce and vanilla cream (New)
  • Dolce Pizza: Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar and cinnamon (New)

Beverages:

  • Prosecco
  • Moscato
  • Chianti
  • Italian Sangria (Red or White)
  • Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
  • Peroni Pilsner
Chicken Skewer with creamy peanut sauce, Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil, and Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce from the Shanghai Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Chicken Skewer with creamy peanut sauce
  • Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce

Beverages:

  • Bubble Tea: Classic milk tea with black and white boba pearls
  • Brew Hub Year of the Dragon – Dragon Fruit Lager
  • Butterfly Lantern with butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear, lychee, soda water, and boba (New)
  • Kung Fu Master with vodka, triple sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
  • The Lucky Mo with citrus vodka, peach schnapps, piña colada mix, orange juice, and soda water
Sushi Tree, New Year Celebration Soba and Sweet Potato Mochi Cake from Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Sushi Tree: Sushi roll with krab meat and cream cheese topped with Aonori seaweed, Ikura salmon roe, and spicy mayonnaise
  • New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat soba noodles in a hot dashi soup with yuzu, shrimp tempura, and chopped green onion
  • Sweet Potato Mochi Cake: Gooey sweet potato mochi cake with purple sweet potato cream, strawberry, black sugary syrup, and sesame seeds (New)

Beverages:

  • Ichigo Milk Boba: Cranberry and yuzu cream drink featuring Japanese calpico soft drink and popping strawberry boba pearls (Non-alcoholic Beverage)
  • Japanese Christmas Punch: Shōchū, plum wine, cranberry, and lemon
  • Choya Sparkling Plum Wine (New)
  • Sapporo Premium Beer
Giant Tostada de Chorizo and Tamale de Barbacoa from Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen at EPCOT Festival of the Holidays 2023

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen

Food Items:

  • Giant Tostada de Chorizo: Giant tostada with chipotle black bean purée, ground chorizo, salsa verde, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions (New)
  • Tamale de Barbacoa: Shredded barbacoa beef in a corn masa topped with mole negro, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions (New)
  • Dulce de Leche Churro sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar

Beverages:

  • Apple Margarita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, apple purée, black tea-cinnamon cordial, and Nixta Corn Liqueur topped with whipped cream and holiday salt (New)
  • Horchata Margarita: Cinnamon-infused Ilegal Mezcal, Abasolo Corn Whiskey, Agua de Horchata, and cinnamon-horchata rum
  • Holiday Cerveza: Mexican Artisanal Craft Lager with black currant liqueur (New)
Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake from EPCOT

Funnel Cake

  • Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon cookie crunch, cream cheese whipped cream, and gold dust inspired by the culinary treasures of the Kingdom of Rosas in Disney’s all-new animated musical film, “Wish”
Holiday Sugar Cookie from EPCOT

Connections Café

Food Item:

  • Holiday Sugar Cookie (Cookie Stroll Item)

Connections Eatery

Beverages:

  • So Many Wishes: Pomegranate-green tea, hibiscus, lemon, and a dash of stardust (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Coquito Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic beverage)
  • Coquito Milk Shake with Bacardí Superior Rum
Jingle Sugar Cookie from ECPOT

Sunshine Seasons

Food Item:

  • Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’S chocolate candies (Cookie Stroll Item) 
Horchata Cold Brew from Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company at EPCOT

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

  • Horchata Cold Brew: A holly jolly blend of Joffrey’s Shakin’ Jamaican Cold Brew and horchata topped with whipped cream and cinnamon (Non-alcoholic Beverage) (Spirited version available with Creamy Spiced Rum)

What a delicious holiday season we have ahead of us!

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