Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival has returned to The Disneyland Resort!!
The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is my favorite time of the year. As a huge foodie I’m always excited to try new foods and sample new wines.
PS – Love the food festivals? Then you won’t want to miss the Disneyland Lunar New Year Festival and Festival of Holidays during Christmastime!
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival 2024 – Everything You Need to Know
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What and When is it?
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival is a celebration of the delicious foods and spirits of California. Guests can purchase samples of a variety of delicious foods, wines, beers, and other drinks. Seminars, demonstrations, and guided tastings are also available, some free and some for an additional price.
The Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival is being offered every day between March 1, 2024 through April 22, 2024. Regular Park admission AND a park reservation for Disney California Adventure is required (or park hop after 11am), and food and drink items are an additional cost.
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival – Where to Go
Enter Disney California Adventure and head down Buena Vista Street towards Carthay Circle Restaurant. Right at the entrance to the Festival Corridor is a Welcome Center where you can pick up a tasting passport and ask a Cast Member any questions you may have.
Most of the food and wine Marketplaces are located along the Festival Corridor (aka the parade route) in between the hub and the Golden Zephyr attraction. The festival itself extends all the way to Paradise Gardens and also into the Hollywood Land area, so there is lots to explore!
In addition to all that, some Downtown Disney restaurants are serving special dishes and drinks during the festival season.
Throughout the Festival area, look for these displays with maps and entertainment guides.
There are 10 Marketplaces total, with 3 or 4 food items and 1 or 2 drink options at each.
Adjacent to some of the Marketplaces are hi-top tables where you can stand and eat your food. Utensils and napkins are available from self service dispensers. In between Marketplaces you’ll also find kiosks selling official event merchandise as well as some third-party products.
To order, approach the registers next to the Marketplace, pay for your order, then take your receipt to the window of the Marketplace. Your food and drink items will be prepared quickly, and you’ll be given a cardboard tray if needed/requested. You can take your food to the nearby wooden counters or a nearby table. Don’t forget to grab napkins and utensils!
You can order any marketplace food item from any marketplace register! Order all your food at once, and then take your receipts directly to the pick-up window of the marketplace. Look for the shortest line and order all your food from there! This is such a time-saver!! Just be prepared with a list of all the foods you want so you don’t forget anything.
Disney California Food and Wine Festival – Mobile Order
You can also mobile order for select locations. Marketplaces do not offer mobile ordering, but you can mobile order some of the festival offerings from the following locations:
- Paradise Garden Grill
- Sonoma Terrace
- Mendocino Terrace
- Cocina Cucamonga
Disney California Food and Wine Festival – Sip and Savor Pass
Be sure to also pick up the Sip and Saver Pass! Each tab on the Pass can be redeemed for one food or one non-alcoholic drink item at any of the marketplaces. The lanyard is $64 for eight tabs, making each tab worth $8 (or $59 for Magic Key passholders – $7.36 per tab). Food prices range between $6 to $10, so if you use the tabs on the right items this is certainly a good deal.
You can also pick up the Sip and Savor pass at multiple locations throughout the Festival. Lines are longest at the entrance to the festival; I suggest picking up your Sip & Savor at either Elias & Co on Buena Vista Street or Rushin’ River Outfitters.
(FYI – Sip and Saver passes cannot be used with mobile ordering.)
Keep walking into Paradise Gardens and you’ll find the Festival Beer Garden.
This year the Culinary Demonstrations and Jr Chef experiences are taking place at the Backlot Stage in the Hollywood Land area. The character photo op has also been moved to this area.
This year’s Jr Chef is the Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party and looks really cute!
There’s also a fun show with the Jammin’ Chefs that takes place in Paradise Gardens a few times a day.
Speaking of photo ops, a few of the Marketplaces have cute murals which are perfect for Insta photos!
Look for merchandise kiosks along the Performance Corridor and the Hollywood Land area, where you can buy Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival branded items such as T-shirts, kitchen accessories, and wine glasses.
What to Do
Aside from sampling food, wine, and beer, you can participate in instructor led tastings located at Sonoma Terrace or the Disneyland Resort hotels. You can make reservations for these tastings online here.
You can also watch seminars, including celebrity and Disney chefs, or attend special receptions at Carthay Circle Restaurant. Please visit the official Disneyland website for full details/schedule of what’s available during Food and Wine Festival.
What to Eat & Drink
Obviously you should eat everything! Here’s what’s available, and what I’ve tried so far:
D*Lish
- Carbonara Garlic Mac & Cheese featuring Nueske’s Peppered Bacon
- Olive Oil Cake glazed with lemon curd, topped with vanilla bean Chantilly, and finished with fresh candied lemons, strawberry crunch, and lemon-lime gelée (New)
- Huckleberry-Citrus Cooler: Gold Peak Black Tea, huckleberry and agave syrups, grapefruit soda, and lemon and orange juices garnished with an orange wedge (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
Nuts About Cheese
The SNICKERS Macaron is as good as it sounds! You can certainly share with a friend or two (or keep it all for yourself)!
- BBQ Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese with crispy dill pickle onions (New)
- Mickey-shaped Macaron made with SNICKERS bar pieces: Chocolate Mickey-shaped macaron filled with caramel ganache and made with SNICKERS bar pieces
- PB&J Whiskey Shake: Peanut butter whiskey, raspberry liqueur, vanilla ice cream, Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Mexico Origin Coffee, and peanut butter & raspberry syrups, garnished with a raspberry (New)
Uncork California
The white wine flight contained solid selections (Conundrum White Blend is one of my favorites), but the big winner for me was the mimosa flight. Love the floral vibes this year.
- Raspberry Almond Cake: Almond cake with raspberry mousse and fresh raspberries (New)
- Chrysanthemum Mimosa: Prosecco with lemonade and rock melon and chrysanthemum syrups (New)
- Hibiscus-Rose Mimosa: Prosecco with hibiscus tea and rose syrup (New)
- Apricot-Lavender Mimosa: Prosecco with apricot purée and lavender syrup (New)
- Rosé Margarita: Blanco tequila, rosé, lemon juice, white peach and agave syrups, and cantaloupe purée garnished with a lemon wheel (New)
- Scharffenberger Cellars Brut Excellence (New)
- Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay (New)
- Conundrum White Blend (New)
- Daou Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (New)
- Cline Old Vine Zinfandel (New)
- Fess Parker Frontier Red Blend (New)
- Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon (New)
- White Wine Flight (New)
- Red Wine Flight (New)
- Springtime Bouquet Mimosa Flight (New)
Golden Dreams
- Frozen Old Fashioned: Non-alcoholic bourbon-flavored ice cream, bitters crema, orange zest glaze, and cherry spheres (New)
- Fig Matcha Latte: Matcha, soy milk, and coconut and simple syrups topped with a fig oat sweet cream and garnished with matcha powder (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Blueberry Pancake Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Mexico Origin Coffee, maple syrup, brown butter and demerara syrups, and oat milk with a blueberry sweet cream garnished with cinnamon-flavored cereal crumble (Non-alcoholic beverage)
- Peach Cobbler Cocktail: Moonshine, peach and amaretto liqueur, peach nectar, condensed milk, vanilla and cinnamon syrups, and lemon juice garnished with frozen peaches (New)
California Craft Brews
- Cheeseburger Bao with Thousand Island dressing, grilled onions, pickle, and tomato relish (New)
- S’mores Caramel Tart: Graham cracker tart shell filled with caramel and chocolate ganache topped with a toasted marshmallow (New)
- Frozen Mangonada Beer Slush: Brewery X Baja Boi, mango purée, rock melon syrup, grapefruit juice, and mango-chamoy glaze (New)
- Brewery X Baja Boi Mexican Lager with salt and lime (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- La Bodega Brewing Company Pay the Piper Double IPA (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Eagle Rock Brewery Golden Ale (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Unsung Brewing Co. Intracore IPA (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Bottle Logic Brewing Watermelon Lemonade Seltzer (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Crowns & Hops Inglewood Sun West Coast IPA (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Left Coast Brewing Co. Del Mar St. Dortmunder-style Export Lager (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Full Circle Brewing Company Peachy Vibes Wheat Ale (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Mission Brewing Foggy Shores Hefeweizen (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime)(New)
- Russian River Brewing Blind Pig IPA (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Stone Brewing Stone Ruination Double IPA (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Delahunt Brewing Co. Salvatore Italian Pilsner (Michelada version available with chile-lime seasoning and a lime) (New)
- Cal-IPA Beer Flight (New)
- Spring Favorites Beer Flight (New)
- West Coast Beer Flight (New)
Peppers Cali-ente
- Shrimp Papas Locas: Cheddar-bacon potatoes with jalapeño cheese sauce and chipotle shrimp (New)
- Chile Relleno Empanada with Arbol pepper salsa and Oaxaca and Cotija cheeses
- Cantarito-Style Paloma: Reposado tequila, habanero-infused pineapple juice, lime juice, rock melon syrup, and Fresca garnished with a pineapple wheel and Tajín Clásico
LA Style
- Carnitas-style Pork Belly with esquites corn mac salad featuring Tajín Habanero (New)
- Baja-style Fish Taco with cabbage slaw, cilantro-lime crema and pico de gallo (New) (Plant-based)
- Spicy Strawberry Cocktail: Gin, strawberry and tamarind purées, strawberry syrup, pineapple juice, chile spices, and Tajín chamoy garnished with a Tamarindo straw (New)
Earth Eats
- IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Parm Bites with tomato and cheese sauces and grated parmesan (New)
- IMPOSSIBLE Beef Stroganoff: Egg noodles tossed in a mushroom cream sauce with IMPOSSIBLE beef and sour cream (New)
- Watermelon Cucumber Mojito: White rum, watermelon liqueur, mojito and cucumber syrups, watermelon purée, and lime juice topped with Topo Chico and garnished with a watermelon spear with Tajín twist
Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo
- Cheese Pizza-flavored Wings with ranch dip (New)
- BBQ Beef Brisket Slider with smoked white cheddar and dill pickles on salt and pepper brioche
- Kiwi-Apple Lemonade: Minute Maid Lemonade, apple juice, and kiwi and Granny Smith apple syrups garnished with a purple orchid (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Tangerine Tiki Cocktail: Dark rum, vanilla-citrus liqueur, tangerine and lime juices, and honey syrup garnished with a dried red pineapple wheel (New)
Garlic Kissed
- Grilled Top Sirloin with roasted garlic-gruyère smashed potatoes and black garlic chimichurri
- Guava-Lychee Mule: Vodka, guava nectar, ginger and lychee syrups, and lemon juice topped with guava cider and garnished with a lemon wheel
This whole Marketplace is a winner! The top sirloin with potatoes was a filling dish, and not overly garlic-y. No wonder this pick up line is always long, but it’s worth the wait!
Be sure to pick up a Tasting Passport which you can get stamped as you go from Marketplace to Marketplace. They are free and should be available to get at any Marketplace or the information booth. The Tasting Passport also has a listing of all the Marketplace menus, plus gluten-friendly, kid friendly, vegetarian, and planet-based items.
Paradise Garden Grill
Food items:
- Sisig Burrito: Seasoned pork, onions, serrano peppers, garlic fried rice, scrambled egg, and marinated tomatoes with a side of chicharrones and vinegar dipping sauce (New)
- Chicken Musakhan: Roasted spiced half chicken and sumac stewed onions on flatbread with a Mediterranean salad and a garlic yogurt dipping sauce (New)
- Tacos Gobernador: Chipotle-marinated shrimp tacos with pepper jack served with Spanish rice and refried beans
- Loaded Baked Potato: Seasoned steak tips and BBQ baked beans topped with cheese sauce, tangy slaw, and green onions (New) (Plant-based)
- Cheese Quesadilla (Disney Check Meal)
- Pistachio Cheesecake: New York-style pistachio cheesecake (New)
Beverages:
- Pineapple-Melon Cocktail: Melon Liqueur, pineapple juice, and a splash of citrus (New)
Note there are Sip and Savor sizes for some of the menu items.
Paradise Garden Grill Beer Garden
Beverages:
- Stereo Brewing Company Perfect Day IPA
- Bottle Logic Brewing Fuzzy Logic IPA (New)
- Mother Earth Brew Co. Cali Creamin’ Peaches & Cream Ale (New)
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Liquid Hoppiness IPA (New)
- Noble Ale Works Naughty Sauce Stout (New)
- Victory Brewing Company Golden Monkey (New)
- Chapman Crafted Beer Social Butterfly Wheat Ale (New)
- Golden Road Brewing Ride On Tropical IPA
- 2 Towns Ciderhouse Strawberry Lemonade Cider (New)
- Fun & Fruity Flight (New)
- Build Your Own Flight (New)
Award Wieners (Available March 1 through April 23; mobile order available)
- Brewery X Sangria Hard Seltzer
Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta (Available March 1 through April 22)
- BBQ Chicken Pizza: BBQ-spiced chicken, house-made BBQ Sauce, red onion, and chopped cilantro (Available by the slice or a whole pie) (New)
- No-Bake Peanut Butter-Salted Pretzel Cheesecake with a cookies and cream crust topped with chocolate-coated salted pretzels and chocolate ganache (New)
Cappuccino Cart (Available March 1 through April 22; mobile order available)
- Chocolate-Espresso Loaf: Chocolate-espresso cake filled with chocolate mousse and topped with dark chocolate ganache and chocolate and white chocolate curls (New)
- Honeydew Milk Tea with coconut-lychee jelly topped with a creamy citrus foam (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream (Available March 1 through April 22; mobile order available)
- Butter Cake à la Mode: Butter cake topped with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream (New)
Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill (Available March 1 through April 22; mobile order available)
- Strawberry Horchata: House-made rice and cinnamon beverage with strawberry sauce (Non-alcoholic beverage)
- Strawberry Horchata with Spiced Rum: House-made rice and cinnamon beverage with strawberry sauce and spiced rum
Hollywood Lounge (Available March 1 through April 30; mobile order available)
- Chicken Lollipop: Beer-brined chicken with poblano mashed potatoes, caramelized fennel, and fried carrots (New)
- Kiwi Tequila Mule: Tequila, lime juice, and kiwi syrup topped with ginger beer (New)
- Prickly Pear Vodka Mule: Vodka, lime juice, and prickly pear syrup topped with ginger beer (New)
- Whiskey Mule: Whiskey, lime juice, and simple syrup topped with ginger beer and a mint sprig (New)
- Passion Fruit Mojito: Light rum, passion fruit syrup, and limeade topped with soda water and garnished with a mint sprig (New)
- Duckhorn Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (New)
- Listel Grain de Gris Rosé (New)
- Kunde Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (New)
- Mule Flight (New)
Lamplight Lounge (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Turf and a Little Bit of Surf: Filet mignon, aromatic cauliflower purée, soy-glazed potatoes, grilled asparagus, mushrooms, and black garlic-red wine reduction served with a side of shrimp toast (New)
- Strawberry-Lychee Shortcake Donuts: Lychee-glazed donuts with strawberry shortcake crumbles served with vanilla bean ice cream and lychee dip (New)
Mendocino Terrace (Available March 1 through April 28; mobile order available)
- GoGi “Goldie” Chardonnay (New)
- Château Margüi Rosé 1784 (New)
- Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (New)
- Disney Family Wine Flight (New)
Pym Tasting Lab (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Pint-sized Pints Mini Flight (New)
Smokejumpers Grill (Available March 1 through April 22; mobile order available)
- Pastrami Fries: Crinkle-cut fries topped with cheese sauce, pastrami, Smokejumpers Grill sauce, and pickles (New)
Sonoma Terrace (Available March 1 through April 28; mobile order available)
- Charcuterie Flatbread: Chef’s selection of deli and cured meats, mozzarella, caramelized onions, and chopped pepperoncini served with pepperoncini dip (New)
Studio Catering Co. (Available March 1 through April 22; mobile order available)
- Chicken Lollipop: Beer-brined chicken with poblano mashed potatoes, caramelized fennel, and fried carrots (New)
Select Outdoor Vending Locations (Available Feb. 29 through April 22)
- Loaded Carnitas Pretzel Bites with cheese sauce, salsa verde, cilantro, and onion (New)
- Modelo Especial
- Unsung Brewing Co MetaPlex IPA
- Cantaritos By Jarritos Mandarin Hard Soda (New)
Churros at Hollywood Land (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Cannoli Churro: Churro rolled in cinnamon-sugar topped with cannoli cream, chocolate chips, and puff pastry (New)
Churros near Goofy’s Sky School (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Spice Shortbread Churro: Spiced shortbread sugar with cookie butter drizzle (New)
Señor Buzz Churros (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Unforgettable Bing Bong Churro: Shortbread cookie sugar and strawberry jelly with sprinkled icing (New)
Willie’s Churros (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Butterscotch Banana Churro: Churro rolled in banana sugar topped with butterscotch icing, butterscotch drops, and banana chip crumble (New)
Select locations also have these souvenir stainless steel stemless flutes available for an extra charge.
Magic Key Holders
There aren’t too many perks for Magic Key holders this year. Aside from the discount on your Sip and Savor Pass, Magic Key Holders have a private area with standing tables in the shade, but it’s small and does fill up quickly. Look for this covered area between the entrances to Avengers Campus and Cars Land.
Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney is also getting in on the act this year! A few locations will be offering special food and drink items during the duration of the Festival. (Note – Sip & Savor and mobile ordering do not apply to Downtown Disney locations.)
Ballast Point Brewing Co. (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Calabrian Chili Glazed Salmon: 6 oz. pan roasted salmon covered in a Calabrian chili glaze served over a carrot and parsnip purée and miso-marinated bok choy (New)
- Blood Orange Arugula Salad: Arugula tossed in a blood orange vinaigrette and topped with goat cheese, croutons, crispy prosciutto, and blood orange segments (New)
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes (Available March 1 through April 22)
- BT Fish & Chips Sandwich: Battered cod, Down East Tartar Sauce, malt vinegar and black pepper spice, black pepper fries, and lemon and dill slaw (New)
Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Grilled Mexican Seabass: Gulf shrimp and heirloom tomato salad, Tasso potato cake, and yellow bell pepper emulsion paired with Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc (New)
Naples Ristorante e Bar (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Vesuvio: Hand-tossed dough, pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella, spicy salami, and capers drizzled with California hot honey (New)
- Wine Flight: Choose three 3 oz. pours from a selection of California and Italian wines
Salt & Straw (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Pink Rose & Watermelon Sorbet: A ripe watermelon and rosé sorbet drizzled in for a crisp tartness that carefully balances the sweetness of the wine
Splitsville Luxury Lanes (Available March 1 through April 22)
- Filet Sliders: Two filet sliders topped with crispy onions and horseradish cream paired with shoestring fries (New)
Hotels of the Disneyland Resort
The hotels have a couple mixology classes this year that will probably sell out pretty quickly!
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
Hearthstone Lounge (Available April 19)
- “A Walk on the Silverado Trail” Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Food & Wine Experience: Hosted amongst the notable collection of historical California art at the venerable Hearthstone Lounge, sip a curated selection of the Silverado Trail’s exquisite wines delightfully paired with plates specially crafted by the talented hotel culinary team. Meet the chefs and sommeliers of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa as well as experts from the wine industry in an indoor-outdoor culinary experience. (Age 21 and older)
Disneyland Hotel
Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar (Available March 11 and 25 and April 8 and 22)
- Mixology Class at Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Lounge: Learn to make a classic tiki libation in the legendary Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar. After enjoying your hand-crafted cocktail, indulge in tray-passed hors d’oeuvres while enjoying the sounds of the island at the outdoor fireplace. Take home a Trader Sam’s fan favorite tiki mug as a souvenir of your adventure. (Age 21 and older)
