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Disneyland reveals menu lineup for 2023 Lunar New Year festival — See the list

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The Disneyland resort has released the full festival menu lineup for the 2023 Lunar New Year event that will bring multicultural foods, live entertainment and Disney characters dressed in festive attire to the Anaheim theme park.

Disney California Adventure will host the Lunar New Year event on Jan. 20 through Feb. 15 in celebration of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures and traditions.

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Sip and Savor passes for the Lunar New Year event will allow visitors to purchase a prepaid card with multiple tabs good for individual items at food and beverage stands throughout the festival. Disneyland has not yet announced a price for the Sip and Savor pass — but the 2022 pass cost $43 ($40 for Magic Keyholders).

Disney Lunar New Year food includes purple yam macaron with creme fraiche available at Red Dragon Spice Traders in California Adventure Park in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Jan 25, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Disney Lunar New Year food includes a purple yam macaron available at the Bamboo Blessings festival marketplace booth in Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The menus for six festival marketplace food kiosks for the 2023 Lunar New Year event at Disney California Adventure include:

Bamboo Blessings

  • Mickey Mouse-shaped Hot Dog Bun: Brioche-style Mickey Mouse-shaped buns stuffed with hot dog and finished with sesame seeds and scallions
  • Mickey Mouse-shaped Purple Sweet Potato Macaron: Red macaron filled with purple sweet potato buttercream and a creme fraiche center
  • Young Master Brewery Pale Ale with mandarin and bergamot zest
  • Kloud Brewery Original Gravity Lager
  • Master Gao Brewery Baby Jasmine Tea Lager
  • Three Weavers Brewery Moon Rabbit: Golden stout with vanilla and Vietnamese cinnamon
  • Stereo Brewing Co. Gingerine: Ginger wheat ale with tangerine, honey and lemon juice
  • Brewery X Green Tea Rice Lager
  • Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Black Rice Ale
  • Tsingtao Brewery Premium Lager
  • Tsingtao topped with a frozen mango beer foam
  • Lucky Flight: Tsingtao Brewery, Young Master Brewery, Stereo Brewing Co. and Three Weavers Brewery
  • Prosperity Flight: 4Sons Brewing Co., Master Gao Brewery, Brewery X and Anderson Valley Brewing Co.

Wrapped in Love

  • Pork and Shrimp Wontons with a black garlic sauce
  • Bok Choy and Mushroom Dumpling with a black garlic sauce
  • Pineapple Baijiu Cocktail: Dark Rum, baijiu, Allspice Dram, pineapple and orange juices, and falernum syrup garnished with a dried red pineapple chip
  • Grapefruit-Melon Wine Cocktail: Sauvignon blanc, grapefruit liqueur, watermelon puree, rock melon syrup and lime juice garnished with skewered grapes

Lucky 8 Lantern

  • Quesabirria Eggroll with Guajillo pepper consommé filled with Oaxaca cheese, beef birria and a side of guajillo pepper consommé
  • Mandarin Mousse Cake: Layers of mandarin mousse with vanilla cake and clementine compote finished with white chocolate crunch balls and a tangerine glaze
  • Coconut-Lavender Matcha Foam Iced Coffee: French bistro blend, coconut milk, coconut cream and white chocolate sauce garnished with lavender matcha, coconut foam, sea salt and purple sanding sugar

Red Dragon Spice Traders

  • Gochujang Elote: Steamed corn on the cob rolled in gochujang aioli and cotija cheese drizzled with spicy gochujang sauce
  • Red Spice Fried Chicken Bites: Fried chicken chicharrones in spicy red chile sauce
  • Guava Ginger Whiskey Cocktail: Whiskey, ginger liqueur, guava nectar, coconut cream and lime juice garnished with a lime wheel
  • Dancing Firecracker: Pineapple and lime juices, guava nectar, spicy honey and house-made hibiscus syrup garnished with a lime wheel

Prosperity Bao & Bun

  • Pepperoni Pizza Bao Bun served with marinara
  • Char Siu BBQ Pork Bao with pickled red onion and jalapeno
  • Peach Yuja-Ade: Yuja-lemongrass puree, dragon fruit and peach syrups, lemon juice and butterfly pea flower tea garnished with a lemon wheel
  • Soju Peach Yuja Ade: Soju, yuja-lemongrass puree, dragon fruit and peach syrups, lemon juice and butterfly pea flower tea garnished with a lemon wheel
  • Lychee Celebration: Gin, prosecco, lychee syrup, yuja-lemongrass puree and grapefruit juice garnished with an edible purple orchid

Longevity Noodle Co.

  • Garlic Noodles: Long noodles tossed in zesty garlic butter with parmesan
  • Spicy Pork DanDan Noodles: Pan-fried noodles with ground pork and spicy tri-chile sauce
  • Raspberry Oat Milk Tea: Ceylon tea, raspberry and demerara syrups and oat milk garnished with skewered raspberries
Mickey Chinese hot dog bun during the Lunar New Year festival at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mickey Chinese hot dog bun during the Lunar New Year festival at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Select restaurants throughout DCA will also serve a limited-time Lunar New Year menu.

Paradise Garden Grill

  • Kimchi Bokkeumbap: Kimchi, potato, carrot and onion fried rice with egg and Korean chili paste topped with crispy sweet and sour tofu and black sesame seeds
  • Shrimp Lo Mein: Lo mein noodles tossed with shrimp, mushrooms, onions, carrots and bok choy
  • Dak Bulgogi: Korean BBQ chicken served with rice and kimchi
  • Banh Mì: Grilled pork belly with pickled carrots, cucumbers, daikon and jalapeños with a spicy mayo
  • Sweet and Sour Whole Fish served with steamed rice and stir-fried vegetables served family-style for two
  • Tiger Milk Boba Tea with brown sugar
  • Hite Beer
  • Blackberry Soju Cocktail: Soju, blackberry puree and lemon juice with a hint of ginger

Lamplight Lounge

  • Surf & Turf Fried Rice: Five Spice-rubbed New York steak, sautéed shrimp, fried rice, ginger pea puree and chile oil topped with a carrot salad
  • Sesame Seed Donuts: Maple-glazed donuts topped with sesame seed brittle and served with a kaya jam dipping sauce
  • Three Weavers Brewery Seafarer Kolsch-style
  • Lamplight Lounge Lunar New Year Cocktail: Han Soju, Aperitivo Aperol, carrot and orange juices, and cream of coconut garnished with a raspberry and mint

Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining

  • Pork Dumplings with Chinese broccoli, roasted mushrooms, Fresno chiles and fried shallots
  • Lamplight Lounge Lunar New Year Cocktail: Han Soju, Aperitivo Aperol, carrot and orange juices, and cream of coconut garnished with a raspberry and mint

Lucky Fortune Cookery

  • Mango Sticky Rice: Taro and coconut sticky rice with mango gel, toasted coconut and fresh mango

Pacific Wharf Cafe

  • White Chocolate Apple Bread Pudding: Granny Smith Apples and white chocolate with creme anglaise and whipped topping

Sonoma Terrace

  • Pad Thai Spring Roll: Shrimp with scrambled eggs, noodles, crushed peanuts and Thai basil served with tangy slaw and pad Thai sauce

Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

  • Milk Tea Taro Cheesecake: Milk tea cheesecake with a taro mousse

Magic Key Terrace

  • Pork Spare Ribs with peanut chile sauce, Asian slaw, toasted peanuts and crispy noodles
Mulan chastises Mushu after Mushu shared a laugh with Domiana Rohrig during Lunar New Year in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, January 21, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mulan chastises Mushu after Mushu shared a laugh with Domiana Rohrig during Lunar New Year in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, January 21, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A series of carts spread throughout Disney California Adventure are also part of the Lunar New Year festival.

Outdoor Food Carts

  • Chicken Bao with Curry Dip: Steamed bao with chicken, butternut squash and kaffir lime served with a spicy red curry sauce
  • Teriyaki Turkey Leg
  • Baked Coconut Almond Nian Gao: Baked sticky rice cake topped with coconut and almonds
  • Blackberry Cotton Candy
  • Mandarin Orange Cotton Candy
  • Ace High Imperial Apple Hard Cider
  • Master Gao Brewery Puffed Rice Chinese Pale Ale

Pacific Wharf Cappuccino Cart

  • Green Tea Horchata
  • Dalgona Coffee Bundt Cake: Coffee Bundt cake filled with sweet milk and topped with dalgona foam

Goofy’s Churro Cart

  • Almond Cookie Churro coated in cookie crumble and topped with almond icing

Collectible Lotus Flower Glow Cubes will be sold at select locations throughout the festival.


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