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Annual Festival Celebrates Fun, Family and Food at Disney California Adventure Park

By Stephanie Teasley
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March 8, 2025
       
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Disney California Adventure’s 2025 Food & Wine Festival is underway, continuing the annual spring tradition of showcasing California cuisine since 2006. Everything featured from ingredients to inspiration comes from California, and guests can enjoy the small plates of food at Disney California Adventure Park Marketplaces:

  • California Craft Brews – Cheers to a round from California’s best local breweries.
  • Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo – Sample succulent eats along with a refreshing beverage.
  • Garlic Kissed – Stop by to savor mouthwatering dishes and specialty beverages.
  • Golden Dreams – Tempt taste buds with well-seasoned eats and an invigorating cold brew.
  • LA Style – Feast on favorite southland food-truck flavors.
  • Peppers Cali-Ente – Snack on hot ‘n’ spicy fare with a Cali twist!
  • Uncork California – Sip vino by the glass or try a flight.
  • New! Mercado de Antojos – Indulge your cravings with bold bites and beverages.

Enjoy the Food at Disney California Adventure, Stay For the Fun

The festival kicked off on Friday, February 28, and runs through Monday, April 21. In addition to indulging your taste buds with an eclectic assortment of food, the festival also offers culinary demonstrations.

Disney California Adventure chef Duke Brown conducted a demo on making the Birria Mac & Cheese from the newest marketplace Mercado de Antojos. This dish was a standout! The macaroni was tossed with a consommé and cheese sauce, then topped with onion-cilantro guacamole and corn tortilla crunch.

Another highlight was Musubi Fried Rice by Disney Vacation Club, located in the Golden Dreams marketplace. This new mouthwatering dish consists of glazed spiced ham on top of steamed rice with savory umami mayo and furikake.

Food at Disney California Adventure Park - Burrata Toast
Pictured: Burrata Toast served during the Disney California Adventure’s 2025 Food & Wine Festival | Photo credit: Stephanie Teasley

Disney’s Aulani resort inspired the Musubi fried rice, which succeeds in every bite. It bears repeating: the food at Disney California Adventure Park is fantastic!

There are vegetarian options, like the corn chip chili pie with impossible beef, tomatoes, and jalapenos at Peppers Caliente Marketplace. The Aunt Cass Cafe offers the burrata toast on sourdough with onion jam, burrata, tomatoes, arugula, and balsamic glaze.

Experience the delightful, plant-based cherry cobbler pot de crème, featuring vanilla custard, cherry filling, and oat crumble for dessert. This satisfying cobbler, rich in cherry flavor, is available at Golden Dreams.

In the Uncork California marketplace, you’ll find a large, Mickey-shaped Snickers macaron filled with caramel ganache and Snickers pieces. While this dessert is indulgent and perfect for sharing, if you prefer to savor it solo, you may want it as your main treat.

Mickey-shaped Macarons with Snickers - food at Disney California Adventure Park
Pictured: Mickey-shaped Macarons with Snickers served during the Disney California Adventure’s 2025 Food & Wine Festival | Photo credit: Stephanie Teasley

Sip and Savor

A list of all the food at Disney California Adventure Park Marketplaces is available on the Disney Parks blog page. Too many choices? Get the Sip and Savor pass! You can redeem 4 or 8 digital coupons for select food and nonalcoholic beverages at participating Festival Marketplaces and dining locations.

RELATED: Crowns and Hops Brews Change at Disney California Adventure Festival

Culinary Demonstrations

If you just can’t get enough of the food at Disney California Adventure Park, attend one of the culinary demonstrations by the Disney chefs and visiting chefs! The demonstrations are only on Saturdays and Sundays, starting between 3:00 and 5:30 pm.

Cocktails by Corkcicle

Lastly, designed for those aged 21 and over, the Sonoma Terrace offers a range of California craft beers, wines, and snacks from Corkcicle, known for their reusable drinkware.

Whether your preference leans toward cocktails, beer, or wine, you’ll find something to enjoy at the Sonoma Terrace.

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