Santa At Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

I love that Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade always ends with a visit from Santa Claus. And this Santa was very jolly.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on DisneyPlus

Lucasfilm

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is coming to DisneyPlus this Friday. I can't wait to watch it again!

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny arrives on DisneyPlus December 1.

Quote of the Week

I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending. 

- Fred Rogers

Photo of the Week

I can't wait to see the over the top Christmas trees at the Christmas Tree Stroll at Disney Springs this year. This Villains Tree from 2019 was unexpectedly fun.

It's That Time of Year!

Disney

I love the songs from Olaf's Frozen Adventure. Watching Olaf search for holiday traditions has now become one of my favorite holiday traditions.

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the bounty of the year,

For the friends that we hold dear,

For new blessings on the way,

Let's be thankful, all, today.

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Christmas Sweets and Treats at Disney World Resorts

All images: Disney

Christmas delights have started appearing at the Disney World Resorts. There's something to satisfy every sweet tooth.

All-Star Movies, Music, and Sports

World Premiere Food Court, Intermission Food Court, and End Zone Food Court (Nov 27 - Jan 2)

• Minnie Gingerbread Bundt Cake: Gingerbread Bundt cake with cream cheese icing 🎄
• Walking in a Plant-based Snow Land: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a flurry of snowflake sprinkles 🥕 (Nov 27 - Jan 31)

Animal Kingdom Lodge 

The Mara (Nov 26 - Dec 31) 

• Mickey Santa Hat Tart: Vanilla tart with pistachio cake, chai mousse, and caramel ganache

Jambo House Lobby Pop-up Shop (Nov 22 - Dec 31) 

• Gingeraffe Cookie: Sugar cookie, gingerbread cookie, white chocolate, M&M’S chocolate candies, and a holiday wreath 🎄

Art of Animation and Pop Century

Landscape of Flavors and Everything POP Shopping & Dining (Nov 27 - Dec. 31)

• Deer Holly Day Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a peanut butter-cream cheese buttercream
• Walking in a Plant-based Snow Land: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a flurry of snowflake sprinkles 🥕 (Nov 27 - Jan 31)

Beach Club Resort 

Beaches and Cream Soda Shop (Nov 26 - Dec 31)

• Holiday Shake: Cookie butter milkshake with caramel drizzle and holiday sprinkles topped with a Christmas tree cupcake

BoardWalk 

BoardWalk Deli

• Frosted Croissant Roll: Rolled croissant dough filled with a hot chocolate-marshmallow filling 🎄 (Nov 27 - Jan 2) 
• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles (Nov 27 - Dec 26)

Caribbean Beach Resort 

Centertown Market

• Snowman Blondie: Chocolate chip and peppermint blondie topped with brown butter-chocolate mousse, vanilla bean whipped cream, and white chocolate (Nov 27 - Jan 2) 
• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles (Nov 27 - Dec 26) 
• Walking in a Plant-based Snow Land: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a flurry of snowflake sprinkles 🥕 (Nov 27 - Jan 31)

Contemporary

Contempo Café (Dec 1 - 31) 

• Holiday Cranberry Frangipane Cake: Almond frangipane with cranberry-cherry gel, white chocolate mousse, and salted honey whip 🎄

Grand Floridian

Gasparilla Island Grill (Dec 1 - 31) 

• Present Peppermint Brownie Pop: Brownie filled with house-made peppermint patty enrobed in white chocolate 🎄
• Snowman Choux: Pâte à choux filled with spiced mousse and chocolate Bavarian cream

Old Key West and Saratoga Springs

Good’s Food to Go and The Artist’s Palette (Through Jan 2)

• Holiday Ornament Cupcake: Christmas confetti cupcake, cream cheese mousse, and buttercream

Polynesian Village

Capt. Cook’s and Kona Island (Dec 17 - 31)

• Tropical Holiday Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake, peppermint mousse, streusel, and chocolate décor

Pineapple Lanai (Dec 1 - 31) 

• ‘Olu Mel Holiday Float: DOLE Whip lime float with pineapple juice, ‘Olu Mel White chocolate piece, and strawberry popping candy 

Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto and Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace (Dec 1 - Jan 7) 

• Jingle Jammer: Cranberry, pineapple, cinnamon, falernum, and a splash of fresh lime juice 🧋
• Mele Kaliki Mai Tai: Plantation Original Dark Rum, Bacardí Superior Rum, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram Liqueur, cranberry juice, orgeat, and cinnamon with a splash of fresh lime juice and a cinnamon stick
• Tropical Snowstorm: Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, coconut cream with cinnamon, orgeat, and falernum topped with cinnamon and nutmeg

Port Orleans - French Quarter and Port Orleans - Riverside

Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory and Riverside Mill Food Court (Nov 27 - Dec 26)

• Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake: Brownie base, peppermint cheesecake, and holiday sprinkles 
• Walking in a Plant-based Snow Land: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a flurry of snowflake sprinkles 🥕 (Nov 27 - Jan 31)

Scat Cat’s Club - Café

• Hot Cocoa Beignets: Trio of Mickey-shaped beignets with a dusting of hot cocoa powder, fudge drizzle, snowflake sprinkles, and a pipette of chocolate milk 🎄 (Dec 1 - Jan 31) 

Riviera

Le Petit Café (Nov 26 - Jan 2)

• Chocolate-Peppermint Santa Hat: Dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate-peppermint mousse, and a mint marshmallow
• Gingerbread Cookie: European-style gingerbread, dark chocolate, and sugar glaze

Wilderness Lodge 

Roaring Fork

• Peppermint Igloo: White chocolate igloo filled with white chocolate-peppermint mousse and dark chocolate cake 🎄 (Nov 15 - Dec 30) 

Available at Various Table-Service Restaurants (Through Jan 7) 

• Gingerbread Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, RumChata Liqueur, and gingerbread spice featuring a rim of homemade gingerbread from the bakery teams 

Available at Select Deluxe & Specialty Resort Locations (Nov 27 - Jan 1) 

• Holiday Fruitcake Mule: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey, Hella Cocktail Co. apple blossom bitters, cranberry juice, and rosemary topped with ginger beer 🎄
• Holiday Fruitcake Old-Fashioned: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey, Hella Cocktail Co. apple blossom bitters, cranberry, lemon, and rosemary 🎄

🎄 - New

🧋 - Non-alcoholic 

🥕 - Plant-based

Christmas Sweets and Treats at Disney Springs

All images: Disney

Christmas fun can be found throughout Disney Springs. From holiday decors to the Christmas tree stroll, there's something for everyone. And don't forget the food. There are so many delightful dishes that it will be hard to choose where to start.

Amorette’s Patisserie

• Holiday Sweets Petit Cake: Layers of spice cake, cream cheese icing, and apricot jam with fresh apple compote and Italian buttercream 🎄
• Mickey Winter Hat Dome Cake: Layers of vanilla chiffon, chai tea mousse, cranberry-cherry pâte de fruit, almond crunch, and brown butter ganache 🎄 
• Christmas Tree Cream Puff: Pistachio cream puff 🎄
• Hot Cocoa Crème Brûlée: Hot cocoa crème brûlée with toasted marshmallow cream 🎄
• Gingerbread Cheesecake 🎄
• Cookies and Milk Éclair 🎄
• Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread Cookies 🎄
• Santa Mickey Mousse: White chocolate mousse and dark chocolate mousse with crispy pearls

Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’

• Homecomin’ Holiday Turkey Sandwich: Smoked turkey on toasted artisanal bread, dressed with signature cornbread stuffing and a sweet and sour cranberry aioli served with house-made potato chips 

Chicken Guy!

• Holiday Cookie Shake: Hand-spun vanilla soft-serve, blended with sugar cookies and caramel drizzle topped with marshmallow whipped cream, mini chocolate candy pieces, holiday sprinkles, and a cookie 🧋
• Frozen Peppermint Cocoa Shake: Hand-spun vanilla soft-serve, blended with hot cocoa mix, peppermint, and crushed candy cane pieces topped with marshmallow whipped cream, sprinkles, crushed candy cane, mini marshmallows, and chocolate drizzle 🧋

D-Luxe Burger

• Caramel Apple Pie Shake: Vanilla Gelato blended with dark caramel sauce, Granny Smith apple syrup, cinnamon syrup, and graham cracker crumbs topped with whipped cream, caramel, and graham cracker crumbs 🎄🧋

Dockside Margaritas

• Spiced Cranberry Paloma: Lunazul Reposado Tequila, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and spiced simple syrup

eet by Maneet Chauhan

• Yule Chai Greeting: Signature spiced chai, whipped cinnamon cream, toasted marshmallow, Christmas sprinkles, and a candy cane 🧋

Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew

• Holiday Donuts 

Frontera Cocina

• Marzipan Delight: Centinela Blanco Tequila, Marzipan Cordial, tres leches home-made mix, and marzipan crumble rim

The Ganachery 

• Gingerbread Mickey Chocolate Piñata: Milk chocolate piñata with crisp pearls and gingerbread toffee 🎄
• Gingerbread-Pecan Toffee: Spiced toffee enrobed with milk chocolate and encrusted with toasted pecans and gingerbread crumbs 🎄
• Mickey Chocolate-covered Gingerbread Cookies: Spiced gingerbread cookies enrobed in milk chocolate and dark 65% chocolate 🎄
• Chocolate Peppermint Bark: White and dark chocolate with crushed peppermint candy
• Olaf Hot Cocoa Surprise: Milk chocolate shell filled with The Ganachery hot cocoa mix and house-made marshmallows

Gideon’s Bakehouse

• Kris Kringle Cookie: White chocolate coffee bean cookie with coconut, caramel, and vanilla bean notes topped with coarse sugar crystals and edible glitter
• Cookie Vom Krampus: Chocolate cookie with mint

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar 

• Jock’s Famous Pigs in the Blanket: Debreziner sausage, puff pastry, and cranberry mustard sauce 🎄
• O’ Ham N’ Cheese Trees: Puff pastry, Pitt ham, cheddar cheese, garlic herb butter, and sugar plum jam 🎄
• Cranberry Barbeque Meatballs: All-beef meatball, cranberry barbecue sauce, orange goat cheese, granny smith apple, spiced walnuts, orange supremes, and crispy basil 🎄
• Naughty or Nice Deviled Eggs: Crispy Ham and Sweet Honey Glazed (Nice) or Spicy Honey Glazed (Naughty)

• Here We Come A-Croquetting: Turkey croquettes, sweet potato purée, bacon-cranberry jam, turkey gravy, and herbed gremolata
• Post-flight “Milk” and Cookies with Coquito: Bourbon-eggnog snowflake cookie, gingerbread reindeer cookie filled with dulce de leche, chocolate-peppermint Christmas tree cookie and coquito with Bacardí Rum 🎄
• Hot Chocolate Grail Flight: Spiced Caramel with Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, Cookies ‘n Cream with white chocolate and Stoli Vanil Vodka, Peppermint with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur and Bols Crème de Menthe White Liqueur
• Eternal Snowfall: St. Augustine Cane Vodka, St. Augustine Gin, Tippler’s Orange Liqueur, Siesta Key Silver Rum, chipotle pineapple syrup, and sour mix topped with a float of Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur and garnished with a snowflake sugar piece and lemon wheel 🎄
• Jock’s Holiday Martini: Frangelico Liqueur, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur, hazelnut syrup, and half and half sprinkled with cinnamon and garnished with star anise 🎄
• Merry Margarita: Lunazul Reposado Tequila, Domain de Canton Ginger Liqueur, lime and pear juices, cinnamon syrup, and hibiscus syrup garnished with a holiday sugar piece and lime wedge 🎄
• Holiday Cherry Cocktail: Stoli Vanil Vodka, Heering Cherry Liqueur, simple syrup, and red cranberry juice with edible glitter and garnished with a cherry 🎄
• Ginger Mule: Frangelico Liqueur and Stoli Vanil Vodka topped with Fever-Tree Ginger Beer and garnished with a cinnamon stick and cranberries 🎄

Marketplace Snacks

• Olaf Waffle Sundae: Bubble waffle filled with vanilla soft-serve, peppermint sauce, candy snowflakes, a chocolate edible image, and chocolate sticks

Morimoto Asia

• Yokai: Morimoto Knob Creek Bourbon, Monin Caramel Apple Butter Syrup, Chambord, and prosecco
• Kyuri and Spicy: Cucumber-Infused Espolon Blanco Tequila, jalapeño, ginger liqueur, Ancho Reyes, John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum Liqueur, lime, and agave
• Toji Moon: Absolut Mandarin Vodka, sake, Monin Habanero-Lime Syrup, lemongrass, yuzu, and celery bitters
• After Midnight: Courvoisier VS Cognac, Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, ginger, orgeat, grapefruit, lemon, cinnamon syrup, and black walnut bitters
• Forever Young: Aviation Gin, Aperol, Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth, blood orange liqueur, and mole bitters 
• Maker Mark Flight: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength, Maker’s Mark 46, Morimoto Maker’s Mark Private Select 

Paddlefish (Available Dec. 25 only)

• Santa’s Seafood Boil: Key West pink shrimp, Cedar Key little neck clams, Prince Edward Island mussels, corn bread, red potatoes, and sweet corn

Planet Hollywood

• Frosty the Snowman Shake: Mint chocolate chip ice cream with red and green Christmas candies, sprinkles, and holiday mints topped with homemade whipped cream and a marshmallow snowman pop 🧋

The Polite Pig

• Open-face Turkey Smash: Texas toast, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy, and cranberry chutney

Splitsville Luxury Lanes 

• Holiday Spice Old Fashioned: Michter’s American Whiskey US Kentucky Straight Rye, holiday spice syrup, and bitters garnished with a cinnamon stick and an orange twist
• Mistletoe: Stoli Vodka, rosemary syrup, Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur, lemon juice, and soda water with a rosemary sprig and sugared cranberries garnish

Swirls on the Water

• Christmas Tree Sundae: Pistachio soft-serve in a waffle cone bowl with whipped cream, sprinkles, and candy Christmas lights 🎄
• Frozen Hot Chocolate Float with Salted Caramel 🧋 (Alcoholic version available with Knob’s Creek)

Terralina Crafted Italian (Available Dec. 25 only) 

• Christmas Day Special: Grilled lamb chops with creamed spinach and artichokes, wild mushroom and parmesan risotto cake, mint, and basil sauce topped and crispy leeks
• Poinsettia: Cranberry mimosa with sugar dusted cranberries

Vivoli il Gelato 

• Italian Hot Chocolate: House-made from scratch made with dark cocoa, dark chocolate bar, milk, and sugar topped with whipped cream or marshmallows 🧋
• Candied Yam Cannoli: Sweet cream of yams and ricotta topped with pecans
• Santa’s Crew: Elf Mint Chocolate Chip Shake, Reindeer Chocolate Shake, and Abominable Snowman 🧋
• Santa Waffle: Freshly-baked waffle topped with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, and chocolate chips

YeSake

• Holiday Peppermint Chocolate Milk Boba Tea: Chocolate and peppermint tea latte made with boba pearls and whipped cream 🧋

Outdoor Bar Locations

• Holiday Rum Punch: Bols Blackberry Brandy, Bols Crème de Banana Liqueur, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, orange tangerine syrup, and orange juice garnished with an orange wedge 🎄

🎄 ‐ New

🧋 ‐ Non-alcoholic

This Percy Jackson Trailer Looks Amazing

Disney

The latest trailer for Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians looks so good! It appears to follow the books fairly closely, which is fantastic. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Here's the official synopsis from Disney:

Percy Jackson & The Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians arrives on DisneyPlus on December 20th.

Quote of the Week

Castleguard 

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

- William Wordsworth

Happy 95th Birthday, Mickey!

Happy 95th Birthday, 

Mickey!

Marvel's What If...? Season 2

Marvel

The second season of Marvel's animated series What If...? is headed to DisneyPlus this December. It looks like it's going to be another wild ride through the Multiverse with lots of unexpected twists and turns. And even, perhaps, a Christmas episode or two?

What If... arrives on DisneyPlus on December 22. New episodes will debut daily for nine days.

Madame Web

Sony/Marvel

Sony is heading back to the Spider-Verse. Well, sort of. The first trailer for their latest Spider-Man adjacent project has arrived, and it looks most intriguing. 

Here's the official synopsis from Sony & Marvel: 

"Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing's most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present. 

Madame Web arrives in theaters on February 16th 14th.

The Games Are About To Begin

Lionsgate

Just two more days to go before The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes makes its theatrical debut. Are you ready for the games to begin?

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes arrives in theaters this Friday, November 17th.

Sweets and Treats at Jollywood Nights

All images: Disney

A new party has arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a delightfully retro twist: Jollywood Nights. Featuring two new holiday shows, a Twilight Soirée at The Tip-Top Club, Jazzy Holidays at the Hollywood Brown Derby, and a Jingle Bell Jingle Bam finale, the party is sure to be a blast. And, of course, there's an intriguing selection of dishes to tempt your tastebuds.

Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction

• Christmas Gertie Cookie: Sugar cookie with mint icing (Also available with mint soft-serve)

Holiday Fiesta en la Calle at ABC Commissary

• Chicken Empanadas with Street Corn: Chicken empanadas served with a side of street corn salad topped with chili peppers, lime, and cotija cheese
• Yuca con Chicharrón: Fried pork belly, yuca, red pickled onions, and chili pepper-lime seasoning with a yellow pepper aïoli
• Mushroom Taco: Chili-roasted Mixed mushrooms, avocado crema, baby gem lettuce, and garnished with sliced radish 🥕
• Birria Taco: Shredded short rib and Monterey jack served with beef consommé for dipping

• Tembleque: Coconut rice pudding with caramel rum sauce and cinnamon
• Mexican Hot Cocoa Cheesecake: Spiced chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate cookie base topped with vanilla whipped cream and cocoa powder with a chocolate handle
• Mangonada: Frozen mango beverage with mango-chili pepper-lime sauce and chili pepper-lime seasoning on top 🧋
• Zero-Proof Piña Colada: Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, coconut, pineapple, and lime 🧋
• Oaxaca Old Fashioned: Casa Dragones Blanco Tequila, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, agave nectar, Mexican chocolate, and orange bitters served over ice garnished with an orange

Baseline Taphouse

• Tuna Ceviche: Marinated ahi tuna, pico de gallo, and avocado cream topped with cilantro
• Charcuterie Cup: Manchego, chorizo, serrano ham, pickled vegetables, olives, and toasted focaccia bread
• Beer Margarita: Blend of Patrón Silver Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, and lime juice topped with Scrimshaw Pilsner over Ice

Dockside Diner

• Spicy Pimento-Kimchi Dip topped with chives and served with fresh house-made wonton chips
• Roasted Eggplant Dip topped with chives and served with warm pita bread 🥕
• Poutine Tots: Potato barrels topped with gravy, brisket, mozzarella curds, and chives
• 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: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”-inspired dark chocolate hot cocoa topped with cherry whipped cream 🧋
• Naughty or Nice: Crown Royal Whisky and ginger mixed with orange, cranberry, and grapefruit juices topped with fresh cranberries

Epic Eats

• Spicy Korean Chicken Funnel Cake: Spicy fried Korean chicken with pickled vegetables served on a mini funnel cake
• Brisket Reuben Funnel Cake: Beef brisket and sauerkraut slaw topped with thousand island dressing served on a mini funnel cake
• S’mores Funnel Cake: Giant roasted marshmallow with chocolate and marshmallow sauce, topped with chocolate curls and cinnamon cereal served on a mini funnel cake
• Samuel Adams Winter Lager: Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and orange peel for a deep flavor and malty finish

Fairfax Fare

• Holiday Turkey Popover: Roasted turkey and creamy mashed potatoes topped with gravy, cranberry chutney, and chives in a house-made popover
• ‘Just the Sides’ Popover: Macaroni & cheese and savory collard greens with ham topped with cornbread crumbs in a house-made popover
• PB&J Doughnut: Glazed doughnut with creamy peanut butter and grape jelly dipped in dark chocolate topped with crushed house-made salt and vinegar chips
• Kermit’s Frozen Banana Bliss: Frozen banana and white chocolate with caramel swirls topped with matcha whipped cream and sprinkle 🧋
• Mistletoe Martini: Tito’s Handmade Vodka and St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur mixed with cranberry juice and topped with fresh cranberries and mint leaves

Market

• Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls: Fried spring rolls served with a jalapeño-ranch dipping sauce and fried rice noodles
• Frozone’s Snowball Macaroons: Coconut macaroons drizzled with blue vanilla frosting and topped with white snowflake sprinkles
• Spiced Apple Cider: Apple cider and cinnamon with an apple chip garnish 🧋
• Zero-Proof Apple Cider: Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, apple cider, Angostura Bitters, and cinnamon topped with an apple chip and cinnamon rim 🧋
• In Holiday Fashion: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon, rosemary syrup, cranberry and lime juices, and cinnamon

PizzeRizzo

• Meatball and Polenta: Giant meatball with marinara and creamy cheese polenta
• Olive and Goat Cheese Flatbread: Olive oil-toasted flatbread, creamy goat cheese, rustic olive and tomato spread, balsamic glaze, and lemon watercress
• Antipasto Flatbread: Fresh mozzarella, salami, peperoni, country ham, olives, peppers, onions, pepperoncini, and marinara
• Tiramisù Puff: Sweet-and-savory with flavors of espresso, chocolate, and a coffee-infused custard and mascarpone cream
• Benvolio Pinot Grigio
• Banfi Chianti Superiore
• Peroni Nastro Azzuro Lager Draft
• Heineken 0.0 Non-Alcoholic Lager

Twilight Soirée at The Tip-Top Club

• The 5th Dimension Royale: Teremana Blanco Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, desert pear, agave nectar, and lime juice topped with Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut and garnished with a dehydrated blood orange wheel
• Twilight Daiquiri: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, ube, lime juice, and a splash of shimmer
• Sparkling Pomegranate-Apple Cider: Pomegranate-green tea topped with sparkling apple cider and pomegranate seeds 🧋
• Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut

The Trolley Car Café

• Ornament Mousse: Dark chocolate-cherry mousse

Outdoor Vending Locations

• Gingerbread Bites 🥕

Bar Locations

• Zero-Proof Gingerbread Spritzer: Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, gingerbread syrup, and club soda garnished with a gingerbread bite 🧋
• Sugar Cookie Martini: Stoli Vanil Vodka, Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur, and DISARONNO Originale Liqueur mixed with milk and sugar in a sprinkle-rimmed glass with a sugar cookie garnish

Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby

• Oyster Rockefeller: Spinach foam, shaved parmesan, rocoto pepper relish, and salmon caviar
• Crispy Duck Drumettes: Spicy orange glaze, carrots, and kumquats
• Charcuterie: House-made cured meats and accompaniments, blue cheese mousse, and toasted sourdough
• Shrimp Cocktail: Classic cocktail sauce, citrus pearls, avocado mousse

• Derby Slider: Bison and pork belly blend, taleggio cheese sauce, and fig stout jam
• Tuna Carpaccio: Mezcal pickled vegetables, salsa macha, and avocado crema
• Pork Belly Bao: Korean BBQ, cucumber slaw, and soy vinaigrette
• Tofu Bao: Seared tofu, cucumber slaw, and soy vinaigrette
• An assortment of classic cocktails, zero-proof and non-alcoholic beverages, wine, and beer

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

• Tinseltown Tini: Toast to holiday cheer with this cold brew coffee topped with Kahlúa, Grey Goose Vodka, a hint of light cream, and a dash of whipped cream with cocoa (Available near The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror)
• Round ‘Em Up Latte: A merry blend of espresso, cookie butter syrup, dulce de leche sauce, and milk topped with fluffy whipped cream, playful animal crackers, and festive sprinkles; available hot or iced 🧋 (Available in Toy Story Land)

🥕 ‐ Plant-based

🧋 - Non-alcoholic

Inside Out 2

Pixar

The first teaser trailer for Inside Out 2 has arrived and it looks hilarious. There's a new emotion in Riley's mind, and she's not alone!

Here's the official synopsis from Pixar:

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Maya Hawke lends her voice to Anxiety, alongside Amy Poehler as Joy, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, Tony Hale as Fear, and Liza Lapira as Disgust.

Inside Out 2 arrives in theaters in Summer of 2024.

Quote of the Week

The Londoner

Winter is the time for comfort,

for good food and warmth,

for the touch of a friendly hand

and for a talk beside the fire:

it is the time for home.

- Edith Sitwell

Photo of the Week

The Christmas tree at Bistrot Chez Rémy in Disneyland Paris is appropriately decorated with wooden spoons, rolling pins, and chef's toques.

The Return of Captain Rambeau

Marvel

The Marvels marks the return of Captain Rambeau to the MCU. But this time, it's Monica Rambeau, whose superhero name is Photon, who joins her aunt Carol on an out of this world adventure.

Marvel's The Marvels is in theaters now.

Sweets and Treats at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

All images: Disney

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party kicks off Christmastime in the Magic Kingdom tonight. And there are a ton of sweets and treats to tempt your tastebuds. Which one would you try first?

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies

• Reindeer Chow Sundae: Chocolate soft-serve, pretzels, cereal, M&M’S chocolate candies, and hot fudge 🎄⛄️
• Lump of Coal in your Stocking: Cookies ‘n cream milk shake topped with whipped cream, cookies ‘n cream crumbles, and a chocolate doughnut hole 🎄

Casey’s Corner

• Candy Cane Tart: Chocolate tart filled with peppermint ganache and topped with festive meringue 🎄

Cool Ship

• Magic Holiday Tree: Coconut, pecans, and M&M’S chocolate candies on a graham cracker crust 🎄

Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe

• Holiday Pot Roast Melt: Slow-cooked beef on thick toast with cheddar and provolone cheese and beef gravy 🎄
• Holiday Turkey Burger: Turkey burger topped with traditional stuffing, provolone cheese, and cranberry chutney on a brioche bun 🎄
• Christmas Cookie Cake: Christmas cookie cake roll with buttercream and topped with holiday sprinkles 🎄

The Friar’s Nook

• Holiday Ham Fried Pie: Flaky pastry filled with baked ham, candied sweet potatoes, and spiced pecans served with pineapple glaze 🎄
• Italian Beef Tots: Tots covered in slow-cooked beef, cheese curds, zesty giardiniera, and pot roast gravy 🎄
• Peppermint Snowman: Chocolate brownie topped with cookies ‘n cream peppermint mousse 🎄
• Winter Milk Shake: Creamy coconut milk shake topped with whipped cream, toasted coconut, cinnamon, and crisp pearls 🎄

Golden Oak Outpost

• Orange Gingerbread Shake: Orange cream slushy layered with gingerbread cookie crumbles and topped with whipped cream, gingerbread spice 🎄🧋
• Gingerbread Cake layered with cream cheese frosting and dulce de leche ganache topped with a gingerbread man chocolate piece 🎄

Main Street Bakery 

• Minnie-shaped Cinnamon Roll: Cinnamon roll topped with red icing, holiday sprinkles, and a chocolate bow ⛄️
• Letter To Santa: Flourless chocolate cake, hot cocoa mousse, and marshmallows topped with chocolate pieces 🎄

Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

• Chicken Tamale served “Christmas-style” with mild red chile and green chile-pumpkin seed sauces, cilantro rice, pinto beans, and queso fresco
• Chocolate Eggnog Reindeer: Chocolate tart topped with eggnog mousse and chocolate antlers 🎄
• Orange-Cranberry Pineapple Punch with a hint of “smoke” from the fireplace 🎄🧋

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor

• Peppermint Brownie Sundae: Peppermint ice cream, hot fudge, and candy cane sprinkles served on a brownie

Sleepy Hollow Refreshments

• Holiday Waffle Sundae: House-made red velvet waffle topped with M&M’S chocolate candies, peppermint ice cream, and hot fudge 🎄
• Milk and Cookies for Santa: Brown sugar cookie cake topped with chocolate chip cookie dough mousse, milk mousse, and chocolate chip cookies 🎄

Storybook Treats

• Sugar Plum Sundae: Sugar plum soft-serve atop sugar cookie crumbs and topped with whipped cream, crisp pearls, and cotton candy 🎄

Sunshine Tree Terrace

• Santa’s Belt Buckle: Pistachio mousse with a dark chocolate truffle center and a chocolate buckle 🎄
• Cranberry Citrus Float with Orange-Vanilla Soft-serve Twist: Orange-vanilla soft-serve twist with Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry and fruity boba pearls 🎄⛄️🧋

Outdoor Vending Locations Near Cinderella Castle 

• Red Velvet Wreath: Doughnut topped with buttercream and holiday sprinkles ⛄️
• Hot Cocoa Churro: Churro rolled in hot cocoa powder and topped with marshmallows and peppermint candy pieces 🎄⛄️

🎄 - New

⛄️ - Available during regular park hours

🧋 - Non-alcoholic