Consider this your excuse to go to Disneyland this season!
Visiting the happiest place on earth during the holiday season? Talk about a joy overload! In case you missed it, the Festival of Holidays is going on at Disneyland right now until January 7, 2024. The annual event celebrates cultural holiday traditions with music, food, and fun. This year, there’s a stellar lineup of vegan options at Disneyland’s Festival of Holidays. Keep reading to learn more!
Impossible Albondigas Soup Courtesy of Disneyland
Impossible Chicken Curry Bites, Impossible Albondigas Soup, and Cranberry Apple Tart
Disneyland welcomes three new vegan menu items to its holiday menu—Impossible Chicken Curry Bites, Impossible Albondigas Soup, and Cranberry Apple Tart.
- Impossible Chicken Curry Bites: These crispy morsels come with lemon raita and a coriander chutney. Find them at the Making Spirits Bright booth at Disneyland California Adventure Park from November 10 to January 7.
- Impossible Albondigas Soup: Slurp up plant-based meatballs in a broth with scrumptious veggies at Paradise Garden Grill in DCA from November 10 to January 7.
- Cranberry Apple Tart: Enjoy this fruity tart topped with streusel and a plant-based caramel sauce at River Belle Terrace in Disneyland Park from November 10 to January 9.
Impossible Chicken Curry Bites Courtesy of Disneyland
Vegan Holiday Sourdough Bread at Disneyland
Another festive delight? Vegan holiday sourdough bread at Disneyland! All of the classic sourdough offerings at both parks are vegan. But for the holidays, you can find Christmas Tree Pull-Apart, Snowman, and Candy Cane Sourdough at spots like Aunt Cass Café, Boudin Bread Cart, and Mortimer’s Market.
To read more about our favorite vegan options at Disneyland year-round, check out this article!
Candy Cane Sourdough Bread Courtesy of Disneyland
Goofy’s Kitchen at Disneyland Hotel Offers 50% Plant-Based Menu
In addition to the park offerings, the Goofy’s Kitchen restaurant located in the Disneyland Hotel offers a 50% plant-based menu for the holidays. Some of the limited-edition vegan options include Japanese Sweet Potato Hash, Apple & Cranberry Stuffing, Roasted Brussels with Fennel & Figs, Corn Cake Brûlée, Roasted Beet & Pear Salad, and Brazilian-Style Roasted Pineapple.
Brazilian-Style Roasted Pineapple Courtesy of Disneyland
This plant-based spread at Goofy's Kitchen is a part of Disneyland’s Sustainable Culinary Fellowship program, focused on creating sustainable menus throughout the resort. Chef Kameron Trevino, one of the chefs participating in the program stated, “I came into the fellowship with an open mind and the more I learned about sustainability in the food chain I realized that we have an opportunity to make a significant impact. And, you know what? The food doesn't have to be boring or the same old, same old. We're Disney! We can innovate like we always do.”
Chef Kameron Trevino Courtesy of Disneyland
Trevino expressed a desire not only to craft sustainable dishes but dishes that also cater to people with different dietary needs beyond a standard side of vegetables. And these new menu items are a hit! “Oftentimes, you'll see one or two pieces of protein on guests’ plate, but a whole heck of a lot of broccoli or the Japanese sweet potato hash and people going for seconds and thirds of the pineapple. The corn cake really goes like hotcakes. We run out of that every night and that was an ‘aha’ moment, for me where I realized this is working. The learnings that we have had this past year are coming into fruition and are in full effect here at Goofy’s Kitchen,” Trevino told VegOut.
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