Sunrise On The Reaping

All images: Lionsgate

The first teaser trailer for the next tale in The Hunger Games saga has arrived. Sunrise on the Reaping is the story of Haymitch's time in the Hunger Games. Since the movies follow the books fairly closely, this one will be the saddest film yet, but we have to wait an entire year to see it.

Here's the official synopsis from Lionsgate:

"THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING" will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters on November 20, 2026.

Avatar: Fire And Ash Trailer & Posters

All images: 20th Century Studios

The latest Avatar movie looks incredible.  Once again, the Sully's must fight to protect their way of life, but this time, it's not just from off worlders.

Here's the official synopsis from 20th Century Studios: 

With “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family. “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” also stars Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Brendan Cowell, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans, Jr., and Kate Winslet.

And here are a bunch of gorgeous posters for the film. The 4DX poster features Neytiri in battle.

The IMAX poster features Varang, the leader of the Mangkwan clan.

The RealD 3D poster features Loak, Jake and Neytiri's son.

The Fandango poster features Varang as well.

The Dolby poster features Neytiri and Jake Sully. 

And finally, the ScreenX poster features an unknown Na'vi silhouette.

Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives in theaters on December 19th.

Oacar Wilde Quote

"The smallest act of kindness

is worth more than the grandest intention."

– Oscar Wilde

Pixar's Hoppers Trailer

All images: Pixar

The first full trailer for Pixar's next film has arrived and it looks wild. In Hoppers, young Mabel quickly gets in over her head while testing out a new way of learning about the animal world. It's quite revolutionary! 

Here's the official synopsis from Pixar: 

In “Hoppers,” scientists have discovered how to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! Using the new technology, Mabel (Piper Curda) will uncover mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined. “Hoppers” also features the voices of Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm.

Hoppers arrives in theaters on March 6, 2026.

Christmas Treats At Jollywood Nights

All images: Disney

Jollywood Nights is my favorite holiday party at Disney World. There are fun shows to see, characters to meet, fantastic music, and a plethora of delicious sweets and treats. Here are the tempting dishes you can find at this year's party.

Sunset Boulevard

Hollywood Scoops 

• Kermit Mint Whirl: Green apple boba pearls and white chocolate cheesecake topped with mint chocolate chip ice cream and green M&M’S Milk Chocolate candies (Served in a souvenir cup) 🎄 
• Miss Piggy Strawberry Glam: Strawberry boba pearls and strawberry cheesecake topped with chocolate pearls, strawberry ice cream, and pink M&M’S Milk Chocolate candies (Served in a souvenir cup) 🎄 
• Yuletide Scoop: Vanilla Ice Cream with Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur and Stoli Vanilla Vodka topped with whipped cream and a cherry 🎄 

Anaheim Produce

• Gingerbread Bites 🥬 

Fairfax Fare 

• Holiday Turkey Popover: Roasted turkey and creamy mashed potatoes topped with gravy and cranberry chutney in a house-made popover 
• “Just the Sides” Popover: Macaroni & cheese and savory collard greens topped with cornbread crumbs in a house-made popover 

• Raspberry-Lemon Square: Lemon filling topped with raspberry powdered sugar and glazed raspberries (New) 
• Eggnog: Traditional eggnog with caramel swirl 🎄🧋

• Eggnog with Whisky: Traditional eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and caramel swirl 🎄 
• Mistletoe Martini: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, and cranberry juice topped with fresh cranberries and mint leaves 

Rosie’s All-American Café

• Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor Sipper

KRNR The Rock Station 

• Arepas de Choclo: Sweet corn cakes with cheese topped with cilantro aïoli and served with jícama slaw 🎄 

• Churro Sundae: Churros topped with vanilla soft-serve, spiced apples, and spiced chocolate sauce 🎄 

• Spiced Apple Sangria: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, red wine, apple cider, Minute Maid Orange Juice, and lemon and lime juices garnished with a star fruit chip 🎄 

• White Cranberry Margarita: Teremana Blanco Tequila, Grand Marnier Liqueur, white cranberry juice, lime juice, and simple syrup with a sugar rim and cranberries 🎄 

Pretzel Palooza 

• Guava and Cream Cheese Quesito: Cream cheese and guava baked in a flaky puff pastry 🎄 
• Gingerbread Bites 🥬

Snack Cart Across from Beverly Sunset Boutique (Annual Passholder Exclusive) 

• Blue Sparkling Cider: White cranberry juice, guava syrup, blue curaçao syrup, lime juice, and sparkling apple cider with a blue sugar rim and sugar snowflake 🎄🧋 
• Sparkling Snowflake Mimosa: White cranberry juice, guava syrup, blue curaçao syrup, lime juice, and champagne with a blue sugar rim and sugar snowflake 🎄 

Hollywood Tower Hotel

The Trolley Car Café 

• Duffy Brownie: Chocolate brownie, cherries, and white chocolate chips decorated with fudge buttercream and topped with a caramel-chocolate Duffy paw print 
• Gingerbread Bites 🥬

Twilight Soirée at the Tip Top Club 

• Sparkling Pomegranate-Apple Cider: Pomegranate green tea topped with sparkling apple cider 🧋 
• 1939 Royale: Teremana Blanco Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, desert pear, agave nectar, and lime juice topped with Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut (Served in a souvenir champagne flute) 
• Top Floor Daiquiri: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, ube, lime juice, and a splash of shimmer (Served in a souvenir champagne flute) 

Hollywood Boulevard 

Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby

• Charcuterie: House-made cured meats and accompaniments with blue cheese mousse and toasted sourdough 
• Chorizo Arancini with shaved Parmesan and salmorejo tomato sauce 
• Hamachi with caper aïoli, Dijon-avocado mousse, and citrus-champagne vinaigrette 
• Jazzy Sliders: Bison and pork, onion jam, and dulce gorgonzola cheese on a brioche roll 
• Pork Belly Bao: Korean barbecue, cucumber slaw, and soy vinaigrette 
• Shrimp Cocktail with house-made cocktail sauce and spicy avocado spread 
• Sticky Chicken Wings with sweet-and-spicy soy 
• Tofu Bao: Seared tofu, cucumber slaw, and soy vinaigrette 🥬 

• Holiday Mickey Hot Cocoa: Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s topped with whipped cream, caramel-chocolate brownie Mickey ears, and holiday sprinkles 🧋 
• The Sleigh Bell: Ginger beer, rosemary syrup, pomegranate, cranberry, and lime juice 🧋  
• Hollywood Lights: Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and cranberry juice 

• Mocha Espresso Mint-tini: Tia Maria Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, Bols Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur, Mozart Chocolate Liqueur, and vanilla cream garnished with chocolate and crushed peppermint mix 🎄 
• Old Fashioned: Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon, house-made orange syrup, and maraschino cherries 
• Peanut Butter Whiskey Cream: RumChata Cream Liqueur and Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 

• Poinsettia Fizz: Grand Marnier Liqueur, cranberry juice, simple syrup, and prosecco garnished with frozen cranberries 🎄 
• Pomegranate Whisky Sour: Crown Royal Blended Canadian Whisky, pomegranate juice, and sweet-and-sour 

• Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate: Stoli Vanilla Vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, salted caramel syrup, and Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s garnished with whipped cream and caramel crispy pearls 🎄 
• Spiced Pear Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, spiced pear syrup, and lemon juice 
• Vodka Martini: Grey Goose Vodka and Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry 

Animation Courtyard  

Market 

• Spring Rolls filled with buffalo chicken and served with jalapeño ranch dipping sauce 
• Mike-aroon: Toasted coconut cookie with green white chocolate and topped with a sugar eye 🎄 

• Bing Bong Candy Lemonade: Frozen strawberry lemonade slushy and butterfly pea flower tea topped with pink cotton candy and freeze-dried candy 🎄🧋
• Caramel-Apple Cider: Werther’s Original Caramel, apple cider, and cinnamon topped with Werther’s Original Caramel Popcorn 🎄🧋

• Caramel-Apple Cider with Moonshine: Werther’s Original Caramel, apple cider, cinnamon, and Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine topped with Werther’s Original Caramel Popcorn 🎄 

Commissary Lane  

ABC Commissary

• Birria Taco: Shredded beef and Monterey Jack served with a beef consommé 
• Cauliflower Taco: Fried cauliflower dusted with chili-lime seasoning on top of a corn tortilla with diced onions, cilantro, and plant-based chipotle cashew crema 🧋 
• Empanadas with Street Corn: Chicken empanadas served with street corn salad topped with chili peppers, lime, and cotija 
• Yuca con Chicharrón: Fried pork belly, yuca fries, red pickled onions, and chili-lime seasoning with a yellow pepper aïoli 
• Taco ‘bout a Holiday Cookie!: Cranberry cheesecake-filled chocolate cookies dipped in cranberry-white chocolate topped with pistachio whipped cream, gold crispy pearls, chocolate holly leaf décor, and holiday sprinkles 
• Mexican Hot Cocoa Cheesecake: Holiday chocolate cookie streusel, whipped cinnamon-chocolate cheesecake, and spiced whipped cream topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon and mini marshmallows 
• Chicha Morada: Punch made with purple corn, pineapple, apples, cinnamon, and cloves garnished with a lime wheel 🎄🧋 
• Chicha Morada with Pisco: Punch made with pisco spirit, purple corn, pineapple, apples, cinnamon, and cloves garnished with a lime wheel 🎄 
• Coquito: Coconut cream, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, Bacardí Superior Rum, and Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum topped with cinnamon 
• Oaxaca Old Fashioned: Flecha Azul Reposado Tequila, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, agave nectar, and flavors of chocolate and orange served over ice and garnished with an orange wedge 

Grand Avenue

Baseline Tap House  

• Macaroni & Cheese Croquettes: A blend of pepper jack, Gouda, and cheddar with spicy aïoli dipping sauce 
• Beer Margarita: Blend of Patrón Silver Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, and lime juice topped with North Coast Brewing Co. Scrimshaw Pilsner served over ice 

Echo Lake

Backlot Express  

• Hickory Holiday Mac: Macaroni & cheese with burnt ends, crispy onions, and chili pepper sauce 🎄 

• Jolly Jam Slider: Angus burger with bourbon-garlic-bacon jam, smoky paprika aïoli, and chili pepper sauce served on a Hawaiian roll 🎄 
• Sleigh Bell Brussels Sprouts with bourbon-onion jam and crispy onions 🎄🥬

• Sweet Chili Cheer Chicken Slider: Chicken thighs tossed in sweet chili aïoli topped with Asian slaw and cilantro served on a brioche roll 🎄 

• Holly Jolly Bread Pudding: Warm bread pudding swirled with chocolate-hazelnut spread and topped with cherries, holiday sprinkles, and a chocolate gingerbread man 🎄 

• Figgy Pudding Martini: Figenza Mediterranean Fig Flavored Vodka, fig jam, agave, half & half, ginger beer, and allspice garnished with nutmeg 🎄 
• Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA 🎄 
• Miller High Life Lager 🎄 

Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction 

• Christmas Gertie Cookie: Gertie sugar cookie with a Santa hat 

Dockside Diner 

• Loaded Samosas: Potato and pea-stuffed samosas with curried chickpeas, plant-based herb crema, and tomato-pomegranate chutney 🥬 
• Meatball and Polenta: Giant meatball with marinara and creamy cheese polenta 
• Christmas Tree Cookie Stack: Vanilla cookie stack filled with pistachio buttercream, cranberry, and raspberry jam topped with sprinkles and a yellow candy star 
• Sandy Claws Hot Cocoa: Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s topped with cherry whipped cream 🧋 
• Stroopwafel Bourbon Coffee: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon, salted caramel syrup, half & half, Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee, and caramel sauce garnished with crushed waffle 🎄 
• Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor Sipper

Epic Eats 

• S’mores Funnel Cake: Mini funnel cake topped with a giant roasted marshmallow, chocolate and marshmallow sauce, chocolate curls, and cinnamon cereal 
• Spicy Korean Chicken Funnel Cake: Mini funnel cake topped with spicy Korean fried chicken and pickled slaw 
• Warm Spiced Chai Cocktail: Twinings Chai Tea, RumChata Cream Liqueur, vanilla, and cinnamon 

Tune-In Lounge 

• Holiday Dill-light: Hendrick’s Original Gin, John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum Liqueur, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, lime juice, pickle juice, chili-lime rim, and pickle garnish 🎄 
• Tropical Tidings: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Bols Peach Schnapps Liqueur, white cranberry juice, and ginger beer with a shredded coconut rim 🎄 
• Winter Spice Long Island Iced Tea: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Hendrick’s Original Gin, Bacardí Superior Rum, Corazón Blanco Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, cranberry juice, and Sprite with a lemon wheel 🎄 
• In Holiday Fashion: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon, rosemary syrup, cranberry and lime juices, and cinnamon 
• Sugar Cookie Martini: Stoli Vanilla Vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, and Disaronno Originale Liqueur mixed with milk and sugar topped with a sugar cookie and holiday sprinkles 

Grand Avenue

Ice Cold Hydraulics 

• Gingerbread Bites 🥬 
• Jolly Gingerbread Mini Churros: Gingerbread churros with chocolate-hazelnut sauce and holiday sprinkles 🎄 

• Mint Chocolate Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee with chocolate syrup and mint cold foam 🎄🧋 
• Mint Chocolate Cold Brew with Rum: Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee with Kōloa Kauaʻi Cacao Rum, chocolate syrup, and mint cold foam 🎄 

Outdoor Vending Locations

• Gingerbread Bites 🥬 
• Gingerbread Whisky Mule: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, gingerbread syrup, lime juice, and ginger beer garnished with a gingerbread bite 🎄 
• In Holiday Fashion: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon, rosemary syrup, cranberry and lime juices, and cinnamon 
• Sugar Cookie Martini: Stoli Vanilla Vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, and Disaronno Originale Liqueur mixed with milk and sugar topped with a sugar cookie and holiday sprinkles 

Popcorn Carts

• Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Gravestone Bucket

🎄 - New

🧋 - Non-alcoholic

🥬 - Plant-based