ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2025) – The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival returns to Disneyland Resort, Feb. 28-April 21, 2025, bringing lively entertainment and a medley of limited-time food and beverages inspired by the cultures and fresh ingredients of California’s landscape. This year’s festival features eight marketplaces of abundant culinary assortments at Disney California Adventure Park, including the debut of Mercado de Antojos.
Guests can experience the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival at a great value with special offers in early 2025, such as the limited-time Kid’s Special Ticket Offer* (valid for visits through March 20, 2025) and Southern California resident ticket offer.** Various offers are also available for overnight stays at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort.
Coast through California’s culinary cornucopia
The diverse festival menu is an attraction on its own, with more than 100 food and beverage items at Disney California Adventure Park. An all-new marketplace, Mercado de Antojos – which translates to “market of cravings” in English – honors California’s Hispanic cuisine with items like birria mac and cheese and cafe de olla-infused tres leches cake. Among the new, culturally rich selections at the festival are:
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Mini LA street dog from LA Style and Award Weiners: adorned with jalapeño mayo, pepper and onion relish and Nueske’s® applewood smoked bacon
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Pescado zarandeado from Paradise Garden Grill: whole grilled fish with corn tortillas, refried beans, Spanish rice, zesty slaw, pickled vegetables and a side of chips and salsa
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Mango sticky rice-inspired churro from Señor Buzz Churros and Churros near Goofy’s Sky School: classic churro rolled in sugar with sticky rice and mango pieces
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Smoked Hawaiian pizza from Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta: spicy marinara, smoked mozzarella, glazed ham and charred pineapple
Guests planning to sample multiple festival menu items can save with the purchase of a scannable Sip and Savor Pass, which comes in four-coupon and eight-coupon options.*** Each digital coupon can be redeemed for a select food item or nonalcoholic beverage at festival marketplaces or participating dining locations at Disney California Adventure Park. The Sip and Savor Pass can be shared among friends and family or used over multiple visits to this year’s Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
Elevated, educational bookable experiences
Bookable for a separate fee, special culinary experiences and presentations span a variety of beverage options, knowledge levels and formats. Guests can learn more and purchase sessions on Disneyland.com.**** Offerings include:
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Beverage education seminars with tastings of popular libations
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All new Dinner and Scotch event for a special culinary experience amid beautiful artwork and a burnished copper atmosphere at Hearthstone Lounge
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Carthay Circle Receptions, featuring Karl Strauss Brewing Co. and Duckhorn Vineyards
Melange of live entertainment and more
The dishes at the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival are accompanied by a lineup of entertainment and limited-time experiences:
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The returning favorite, Soarin’ Over California, transports guests through the Golden State’s wondrous landscapes.
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Daily entertainment includes “Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs” and live musical performances at the Paradise Gardens Bandstand. On select days, guests can enjoy “Confection Purrfection with the SuperKitties,” an interactive show inspired by the Disney Jr. series,***** and band performances at the Palisades Stage.
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Celebrity chef Jet Tila, Nicholas Echaore and Ryan Garlitos of Heritage BBQ, Disneyland Resort chefs and other talent lead culinary demonstrations at the Hollywood Backlot Stage on Saturday and Sundays during the festival.
Guests can eat, shop and indulge in even more limited-time offerings from participating locations at the Downtown Disney District and Hotels of the Disneyland Resort, including:
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Braised pork belly bossam at Seoul Sister in Parkside Market
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Charming glazed beignets and limited-time California Bananas Foster and strawberry shortcake flavors at Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio
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Dim sum- and wine-inspired cards from Lovepop
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Red wine braised short ribs and crab cakes from Great Maple Modern American Eatery at Pixar Place Hotel
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About the Disneyland Resort
Located in Anaheim, Calif., the Disneyland Resort features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland Park (the original Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure Park – plus three hotels and the Downtown Disney District dining, entertainment and shopping complex. The Hotels of the Disneyland Resort are Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the Disneyland Hotel – both AAA Four Diamond properties – and Pixar Place Hotel. When it opened on July 17, 1955, Disneyland introduced the world to a new concept in family entertainment and continues to use creativity, technology and innovation to bring storytelling to new heights. Open daily, year-round. For more information, guests can visit Disneyland.com.
To enter a park, both a theme park reservation and a valid ticket for the same park on the same date is required. Visit Disneyland.com/updates for more information about visiting the Disneyland® Resort. Park reservations are limited, subject to availability, and not guaranteed. Parks, attractions, entertainment, experiences, services, and offerings may be modified, limited in availability or unavailable, and are subject to restrictions, and change or cancellation without notice. Park admission and offerings are not guaranteed.
Guests must be 21 years of age or older to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. Limit 2 alcoholic beverages per Guest. A valid government-issued photo ID will be required.
*Offer valid for children ages 3-9 only. Tickets valid for use beginning January 7, 2025, and multi-day tickets expire 13 days after the first day of use or on March 20, 2025, whichever occurs first. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. Subject to restrictions and change or cancellation without notice. Theme park reservations for Kids’ Special Offer Ticket holders are limited in number and subject to the availability of park reservations allocated to the Kids’ Special Offer Tickets as determined by Disney and theme park capacity. Reservation availability for Kids’ Special Offer Ticket holders is not guaranteed for any date, and reservations may be difficult to get for any particular date, especially as the ticket expiration date approaches. To ensure best availability, make reservations early. On any given date, park reservations may be available for general theme park tickets even though park reservations allocated to the Kids’ Special Offer Tickets are fully reserved. Kids’ Special Offer Ticket holders are not entitled to any reservations Disney makes available to others.
**Offer valid only for Southern California residents within ZIP codes 90000- 93599; proof of eligible residency, including valid government-issued photo ID, is required for both purchase and admission. Tickets expire 5/15/25 and are not valid before 1/1/25. Tickets may be used on nonconsecutive days. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. May purchase up to 5 tickets per eligible person per day with valid ID. Tickets are nonrefundable, may not be sold or transferred for commercial use and exclude activities/events separately priced. Offer may not be combined with other ticket discounts or promotions. Subject to restrictions and change or cancellation without notice. Sales may be paused from time to time or terminated at any time.
***An event Sip and Savor Pass will expire on the stated date and will not be valid at any other event or at any other time. Passes are nonrefundable, subject to restrictions and exclusions, and not valid for Theme Park admission. Certain offerings may be tasting-size portions only, not full entrée sizes. Both valid theme park admission and park reservation required for park entry.
****Additional fees for premium events are required, and separate admission and theme park reservation required for events hosted in Disney California Adventure park. Space is limited for such ticketed events; advance bookings are recommended. Full payment is due at time of booking, and once booked, there are no cancellations, exchanges, credit, or refunds. No discounts apply. Guests must be 21 years of age or over to consume alcohol and to participate in the events; valid photo ID required. Subject to restrictions, and change or cancellation without notice.
*****Space is limited, and participant sign-ups begin 45 minutes before each showtime.
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