Disney Festival of Holidays preparations at Disney California Adventure

This year Disney California Adventure will celebrate the holidays with Disney Festival of Holidays beginning Thursday.  This week final preparations are underway.  A majority of the offerings are along the parade route starting just beyond Carthay Circle.

Banners line the route.

Food booths that were used for the Food & Wine Festival return plus several additional booths further into Paradise Pier.

Heritage Cottage

• Braised Beef Short Rib with smashed potatoes and sauerbraten sauce
• Weisswurst Sausage & Sauerkraut with stone ground mustard and pretzel crumble
• Vanilla Rice Pudding with apple compote and cinnamon streusel crunch

Making Spirits Bright

• Wines by the glass and tasting flights
• Warm Holiday Spiced Wine
• Sparkling Apple-pomegranate Juice

Nosh & Nibbles

• Brisket Potato Croquette with horseradish crème
• Sweet Spiced Noodle Kugel
• Reuben Potato Smash with Russian dressing and Rye toast

Good Fortune’s Feast

• Adobo Pork Bao with shaved red onion and crispy garlic chicharron
• Smoked Duck & Vegetable Spring Roll with cabbage and sweet plum sauce
• Chilled Papaya Shrimp Salad with chili-garlic vinaigrette and crispy noodles
• Winter Mint Milk Tea

Spice Salutations

• Chicken & Potato Curry with Kefir cream and grilled naan
• Carrot & Chickpea Fritters with coriander-almond sauce
• Cardamom & Saffron Sweet Cheese Tart with mulled fruit
• Mango Lassi

Brews & Bites

• Local, Seasonal & International Beers and tasting flights
• Holiday Cheese Ball with crackers & pretzels

Mistletoe Morsels

• Holiday Swedish Meatballs with creamy gravy and Lingonberry sauce
• Classic Crab Cake with lemon tartar sauce
• Shrimp Cocktail Martini with chili sauce and jalapeño olive
• Holiday Eggnog Cocktail with whipped cream and nutmeg dusting
• Merry Berry Sherbet Punch

Southern Home Holidays

• Grilled Spicy Chicken Sausage with red beans and rice
• Southern Mac & Cheese with jalapeño cornbread crumble
• Sweet Potato Pie with candied pecans
• Cranberry Sweet Tea topped with berry foam

Winter Sliderland

• Roasted Turkey Slider with cranberry sauce and gravy
• Kalua Pork Slider with pineapple jam and cider slaw
• Praline & Bourbon Whoopie Pie
• Sparkling Apple-cranberry Juice

Fiesta en Familia

• Green Chile Pozole with Vegetables
• Red Chile Pozole with Pork
• Fresh Fish Ceviche with chili-lime tortilla chips
• Guava Agua Fresca

Yuletide Yummies

• Mini Turkey Pot Pie with cranberry drizzle
• Pesto Puff Pastry Twist
• Gingerbread Bundt Cake with orange-vanilla sauce
• Eggnog Cheesecake with spiced whipped cream
• Mocha Yule Log with candied chestnuts
• Raspberry Linzer Tart
• Sticky Toffee Pudding with Brandied Cream
• Frozen Chocolate Milk with whipped cream and sprinkles
• Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate with house-made cinnamon marshmallows
• Inspired wine and beer selections

Mosaic Delights

• Roasted Lamb with masala spice Basmati rice and poached raisins
• Mini Falafel donuts with pickled vegetables and Tahini drizzle
• Baklava with walnuts, pistachios and honey
• Iced Moroccan Mint Tea

Abuelita’s Kitchen

• Chicken Cilantro Tamale with roasted Tomatillo salsa verde
• Beef and Cheese Tamale with red chili sauce
• Chorizo Bean Sopes with Cotija cheese and fresh crèma
• Spiced Peanut Brittle
• Pomegranate Margarita

On the Wharf a new stage has been set up.

One more marketplace near GRR.

Treats for Santa

• Mickey Snowman Cookie Decorating Kit
• Harvest Puff Pastry
• Assorted Cookies
• Classic Panettone
• Candied Chestnut Panettone
• Peppermint Bark
• Pumpkin Seed Brittle
• Walnut Fudge
• Warm Bourbon Cider
• White Hot Chocolate with house-made peppermint marshmallows
• Holiday Fruit Punch