The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival for 2024 began on March 1st and continues the cuisine journey until April 22nd! Today was the last day of my three day So Cal Resident pass. One of my objectives was to go on attractions that I did not go on my other trip on February 16th for the Lunar New Year Celebation. This of course meant Mickey’s Philharmagic which I had been to at Magic Kingdom. It is a fun trip through Disney films with a 4D effects. There were some Culinary Demonstrations at the Hollywood Backlot Stage. I wasn’t in time for any of them though.
Food & Wine Festival mural by Marcella Swett!, author’s photo.
Then, it was a ride on Soarin’ which was back to Soarin’ over California. It should stay that way. I think all of the parks should be unique and of course Soarin’ over California fits with Disney’s California Adventure. The other parks can have the Soarin’ Around the World. At the Paradise Gardens Park was the show, Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs. A lively show with chefs acting as percussionists with kitchen instruments. There was also Clarabelle Cow, Daisy Duck and Chip n’ Dale! It was about working together to bring different ingredients to make jumbo gumbo and other dishes!
I was walking and passing up some busy and just ok booths and ended up at Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo. They an out of the BBQ Beef Brisket Slider so I went for the Cheese Pizza-flavored Wings, $8.50. I actually didn’t know the flavor of the wings until I looked it up. For drink, I chose the Kiwi-Apple Lemonade, $7.00. This was the best part, Lemonade, Apple Juice, and “Kiwi & Granny Apple Syrups, garnished with a Purple Orchid.” It was delicious, but about half way, became too sugary. There was a beautiful mural of the festival of Marcella Swett whom I saw drawing chalk art by Downtown Disney the other day!
Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs show, author’s photo.
At the Disney Animation Building, I when to see Turtle Talk with Crush. Crush is always funny! This is at the former Living Seas at EPCOT which is even more convincing in a large aquarium. Next it was a long wait, about an hour and a half, for the Anna & Elsa’s Royal Welcome. It varied which character would be there since the characters would have to take a break. Still, the cast members for that area were nice, and it was great to see Anna. I had my Lorcana, Anna: Heir to Arendelle, card signed. I saw another performance of Five and Dime at the stage which was great.
Then, I got some rest and reset, which was helpful since I got to see Minnie. Before I got the rest, her line was closed, and now there was only one person for her queue. She signed Minnie Mouse: Funky Spelunker! This was good since I went over to Avengers Campus and saw the line for Spider-Man! I got signed the Contest of Champions series 2 card, Spider-Man (Classic). This was from the arcade game. I didn’t have my silver pen, but the black pen kinda worked on his red blue costume. The second meal was Grilled Top Sirloin, $9.00 with “Roasted Garlic-Guyere Smashed Potatos and Black Garlic Chimichurri.”
The drink was a Huckleberry-Citrus Cooler, $7.00, which has “Gold Peak Black Tea, Huckleberry & Agave Syrups, Grapefruit Soda, Lemon & Orange Juices”, it has the rich, citrus taste. Also, it is light, so I couldn’t wait to drink it all. My last food item was the Mickey-shaped Macaron made with SNICKERS. It has a “Chocolate Mickey-shaped Macaron with Caramel Ganache” made with Snickers. $7.75. I saw it in passing and thought, must buy!, it is delicious! Not a healthy option, but you should know it going in. This was at the Nuts About Cheese that is before you reach Avenger’s Campus. There is some delicious food and drink at the Food and Wine Festival, entertaining shows, and you can see a few characters!
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