2026 Lunar New Year Menus Released for Disney California Adventure

It’s the year of the Horse and Disneyland Resort will be celebrating with its Lunar New Year celebrations at Disney California Adventure from January 23 through February 22, 2026.

For the year of the horse, there’s a variety of all-new menu items such as the Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken, Japchae Noodles, and Spicy Pork Belly Grilled Cheese. Plus, returning favorites will include the Quesabirria Eggroll, Phở Dip, and the Taro Vietnamese Cold Brew.

What To Expect During Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure

All throughout Disney California Adventure, you can join the festivities with lively entertainment, from special appearances by Disney friends dressed in Lunar New Year attire (or even the ability to meet Red Panda Mei from “Turning Red”) to “Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession” and “the Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration” pre-show before “World of Color Happiness!”

Lunar New Year Festival Marketplaces

Bamboo Blessings

Food Items:

• Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken with sweet chile-garlic sauce (New)
• Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron: Strawberry buttercream with a milk tea center

Beverages:

• Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler: Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with frozen dragon fruit (Non-alcoholic)(New)
• Brown Sugar Milk Tea: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Ceylon Tea, oat milk, and brown sugar, maple and butter pecan syrups garnished with banana milk-inspired whipped cream (Non-alcoholic)
• Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail: Vodka, Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with a lemon wheel (New)

Longevity Noodle Co.

Food Items:

• Japchae Noodles with kalbi short rib (New)
• Garlic Noodles: Long noodles tossed in zesty garlic butter with parmesan

Beverage:

• Strawberry Lychee Cocktail: Bourbon, strawberry purée, lychee syrup, and lime juice garnished with a lime gummy wedge

Lucky 8 Lantern

Food Items:

• Phở Dip with rice noodles, sliced beef, shaved jalapeños, pickled onions, and phở broth
• Chocolate Firecracker: Light chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache filling, chocolate almond dacquoise, and popping candy featuring DOVE Dark Chocolate

Beverages:

• Red Envelope Margarita: Tequila, orange juice, sweet and sour, raspberry purée, blood orange syrup, and gold shimmer (New)
• Yuja-Melon Cocktail: Gin, Lillet Blanc, yuja purée, and rock melon syrup garnished with a purple orchid (New)

Prosperity Bao & Buns

Food Items:

• Char Siu BBQ Pork Bao with pickled red onions and jalapeño
• Kung Pao Bao with plant-based chicken, toasted peanuts, and scallions

Beverages:

• Brewery X, Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer (New)
• Coronado Brewing Co., Nado Premium Rice Lager (New)
• Harland Brewing Co., Lucky Horse (New)
• Unsung Brewing Company, Photo Nuclear Orange (New)
• Year of the Horse Beer Flight: Brewery X Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer, Coronado Brewing Co. Nado Premium Rice Lager, Unsung Brewery Company Photo Nuclear Orange Wheat Ale, and Harland Brewing Co. Lucky Horse West Coast IPA (New)

Red Dragon Spice Traders

Food Items:

• Spicy Chicken Wings with sesame seaweed crunch
• Mandarin Orange Cream Puff filled with citrus cream and Mandarin compote

Beverages:

• Green Apple Soju Cocktail: Soju, grapefruit liqueur, green apple syrup, and sweet and sour (New)
• Honeydew Colada: Rum, melon liqueur, honeydew cream, coconut cream, and sweet and sour topped with a slushy made with DOLE Whip Pineapple (New)
• Mango Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, mango purée, and sweet and sour (New)
• Peach Yogurt Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, white peach syrup, and yogurt (New)
• Soju Cocktail Flight: Peach Yogurt Soju Cocktail, Mango Soju Cocktail, and Green Apple Soju Cocktail (New)

Wrapped with Love

Food Item:

• Quesabirria Eggroll with guajillo pepper consomé

Beverages:

• Taro Vietnamese Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk garnished with taro chocolate sweet cream (Non-alcoholic)
• Cold Brew Cocktail: Bourbon, Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk garnished with taro chocolate sweet cream and a chocolate wafer stick (New)

Other Lunar New Year Options Throughout Disney California Adventure

In addition, participating dining locations all throughout Disney California Adventure, will also offer unique cuisine!

Carthay Circle Restaurant

Beverage:

• Golden Moonfire Cocktail: Pomegranate martini served with a strawberry-mint garnish (New)

Trolley Treats

Food Item:

• Firecracker Marshmallow Wand: Marshmallow on a stick dipped in caramel and red-colored white chocolate decorated with yellow sanding sugar, a piece of red licorice, yellow-colored white chocolate, and a gold and red flower chocolate piece

Award Wieners

Food Item:

• Scallion Pancake Tostada: Fried scallion pancake, bulgogi beef, kimchi aïoli, and spicy scallion salad

Churros at Hollywood Land

Food Item:

• Feng Li Su Churro: Churro rolled in shortbread sugar topped with pineapple jelly and cherry-flavored popping pearls (New)

Hollywood Lounge

Food Item:

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions (New)

Beverage:

• Lychee Soju Cocktail: Soju with lychee syrup topped with grenadine and club soda (New)

Schmoozies!

Food Item:

• Hotteok-Inspired Mickey-shaped Waffles: Red batter waffles with brown sugar and cinnamon custard, yellow whipped topping, and sprinkles (New)

Studio Catering Co.

Food Item:

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions (New)

Pym Test Kitchen

Food Item:

• Spicy Pork Belly Grilled Cheese: Pork belly marinated in Korean spices with white American cheese, spicy aïoli, pickled onions, sourdough bread, and green onion crust served with potato bites (New)

Cozy Cone Motel 5 – Popcone

Food Item:

• Crispy Chicken Bao: Fried chicken coated in sweet chile sauce with cucumbers, carrots, and sesame seeds served in a soft bao bun (New)

Aunt Cass Café

Food Items:

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin sourdough bread (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 22)(Plant-based)(New)
• Strawberry Green Tea Bread Pudding: Strawberry and green tea-layered bread pudding with green tea crème anglaise and whipped topping (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5; eligible for redemption with a Sip and Savor Pass through Feb. 22)(New)

Beverage:

• Almond Cold Brew: Almond cold brew with orange cold foam (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(Non-alcoholic)(New)

Boudin Bread Cart

Food Item:

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin sourdough bread (Plant-based)(New)

Lucky Fortune Cookery

Beverage:

• Mango Milk Tea with brown sugar tapioca spheres topped with pineapple cold foam (Non-alcoholic) (New) 

Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff

Food Item:

• Firecracker Marshmallow Wand: Marshmallow on a stick dipped in caramel and red-colored white chocolate decorated with yellow sanding sugar, a piece of red licorice, yellow-colored white chocolate, and a gold and red flower chocolate piece

Lamplight Lounge

Food Items:

• Chef’s Special: Mongolian beef topped with green onions, sesame seeds, red Chile flakes, and crispy shallots served with noodles tossed with Chinese broccoli, cabbage, and carrots (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(New)
• Coconut Pandan Donuts (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(New)

Beverage:

• Lunar Cocktail: Baijiu, gin, mango purée, lychee syrup, and lemon juice (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 22)

Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining

Beverage:

• Lunar Cocktail: Baijiu, gin, mango purée, lychee syrup, and lemon juice

Boardwalk Pizza &Pasta

Food Items:

• Korean Pork Belly Pizza: Roasted soy-glazed pork belly with kimchi cucumber, mozzarella, yellow corn, sesame seeds, and kimchi marinara (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(Available by slice or whole pie)(New)
• Pandan Cheesecake: Pandan-flavored cheesecake, brown butter graham crust, coconut whipped topping, and strawberry jam (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 22)(New)

Paradise Garden Grill

Food Items:

• Lemongrass Pork Skewers: Grilled lemongrass-marinated pork belly skewers served with fried garlic rice, pickled carrots and daikon radish, and a side salad (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(New)
• Vietnamese Coffee Roulade: Coffee sponge, Vietnamese coffee mousse, coffee cookie crumble, and sweetened condensed milk whipped cream (Available Jan. 23 through Mar. 5)(New)

Beverage:

• Strawberry-Lychee Cocktail: Bourbon, strawberry purée, lychee syrup, and lime juice garnished with a skewered lime gummy (Available Jan. 23 through Feb. 22)

Smokejumpers Grill

Food Item:

• Bulgogi Fries: Fries with marinated bulgogi beef, kimchi cucumber, mozzarella cheese, and gochujang aïoli topped with sesame seeds and green onions (New)

Select Outdoor Vending Carts

Food Items:

• Mickey-Shaped Hot Dog Bun: Classic milk bread with hot dogs, hoisin glaze, parmesan, green onion, and sesame seeds
• Blue Vanilla Cotton Candy: Blue vanilla cotton candy (New)
• Watermelon Cotton Candy: Pink watermelon cotton candy in 70th anniversary bag (New)

Novelties Available Throughout Disneyland Resort

Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler

• Disney California Adventure: Award Wieners, Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta, Chiller at Paradise Gardens Park, Corn Dog Castle, Paradise Garden Grill, Select Outdoor Vending Locations, and Smokejumpers Grill
• Disneyland Hotel: The Coffee House

Lunar New Year Straw Clip

• Disney California Adventure: Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats, Bamboo Blessings, Chiller at Paradise Gardens Park, Corn Dog Castle, Longevity Noodle Co., Lucky 8 Lantern, Paradise Garden Grill, Prosperity Bao & Buns, Red Dragon Spice Traders, Select Outdoor Vending Locations, and Wrapped with Love

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