The Asian-inspired food festival paying tribute to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese traditions will return to Disney California Adventure with a lineup of multicultural food booths, live entertainment and Disney characters dressed in festive attire.
Disney’s annual Lunar New Year event will be held Jan. 23 through Feb. 18 at the Anaheim theme park.
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The 2024 festival will celebrate the Year of the Dragon — which means Mushu will lead Mulan’s Lunar New Year parade at DCA.
Disney has not yet announced an official lineup of festival marketplace booths, restaurants and menu items for the 2024 festival.
The 2023 lineup of six festival marketplace booths included Bamboo Blessings, Wrapped in Love, Lucky 8 Lantern, Red Dragon Spice Traders, Prosperity Bao & Bun and Longevity Noodle Co.
DCA restaurants that offered Lunar New Year menu items in 2023 included Paradise Garden Grill, Lamplight Lounge, Lucky Fortune Cookery, Pacific Wharf Cafe (now Aunt Cass Cafe), Sonoma Terrace, Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta and Magic Key Terrace.
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In past years, Raya from Disney’s 2021 “Raya and the Last Dragon” animated movie has made appearances in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail area of DCA.
The Lunar New Year procession typically features Mickey and Minnie in seasonal attire and a Mulan float with golden tasseled firecrackers and red and gold lanterns accompanied by traditional Chinese drummers.
Sip and Savor passes that allow visitors to purchase a prepaid card with multiple tabs good for individual items at food and beverage stands throughout the festival have been offered during recent Lunar New Year events.
