Disneyland Christmas Character Dining & Parade Package Booking Details Announced

Disneyland has just revealed the booking dates and details for its holiday dining experiences! The Christmas celebration at Disneyland kicks off in just a couple of months on November 14, bringing some fun holiday-themed character dining experiences and the return of the Plaza Inn dining package with reserved parade viewing.

There will be some changes from last year to the holiday character offerings at Storytellers Cafe, including a new character dining dinner inspired by A Christmas Carol, for which we now have all of the details! Keep reading for the 2025 booking date, pricing, and menu offerings of the Storytellers Cafe dining experiences and Plaza Inn package.

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Storytellers Cafe Holiday Character Dining

Mickey’s Christmas Carol Feast
Photo via Disney Parks Blog

There will be two holiday character dining experiences offered at Storytellers Cafe from November 17, 2025, through January 6, 2026, during the Christmas celebration. Bookings will open on October 2, 2025.
These meals will not be available on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.

Mickey’s Christmas Carol Feast will be a new holiday character dining dinner experience at Storytellers Cafe. The dinner will feature Mickey, Scrooge McDuck, Minnie, Clarabelle, and Goofy dressed as characters from A Christmas Carol. This concept looks so cute, and we're really excited about it! We love the buffet at this Disneyland character dining location, as you can see in our recent breakfast review.

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Pricing for this holiday dinner experience will be $79 plus tax per adult (ages 10 and older) and $42 plus tax per child (ages 3 to 9).

Dinner will be offered from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The buffet options will include:

  • Butternut squash ravioli with brown butter and candied pepitas
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Baked salmon with lemon-pistachio chimichurri
  • Braised short rib with creamy polenta
  • All-spice glazed pork belly with sautéed vegetables
  • Bread pudding
  • And so much more!
Daisy’s Holiday Pajama Party
Photo via Disney Parks Blog

During the daytime, you can enjoy Daisy’s Holiday Pajama Party – Breakfast and Brunch. This experience is similar to last year's offering, with some characters switched around. It will feature Daisy, Donald, Chip, Dale, and Pluto, “dressed in festive colors and plaid fabrics.”

Pricing for breakfast is $69 plus tax per adult (ages 10 and older) and $39 plus tax per child (ages 3 to 9).
Prices do not include tax and gratuities.

Breakfast will be offered from 7:00 AM to 10:45 AM. The breakfast buffet options include the following:

  • An assortment of baked goods
  • Fresh berries and seasonal sliced fruits
  • Mickey waffles with maple syrup and Chantilly cream
  • Made-to-order omelets
  • Pork carnitas chilaquiles
  • A carving station featuring grilled tri-tip steak with chimichurri and creamy horseradish, and pineapple-glazed Nueske spiral ham
  • An assortment of bakery desserts
  • And so much more!

The brunch buffet includes all of the menu items available for breakfast, plus cinnamon bread French toast, macaroni and cheese, bread pudding, and more. Pricing for brunch is $74 plus tax per adult (ages 10 and older) and $39 plus tax per child (ages 3 to 9). Prices do not include tax and gratuities.

Brunch is offered from 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM.

2025 Plaza Inn Christmas Parade Viewing

A Christmas Fantasy Parade nighttime

During the Christmas celebration at Disneyland, from November 16, 2025, to January 7, 2026, guests can enjoy a dining package at Plaza Inn that includes a voucher for the day’s second performance of A Christmas Fantasy Parade. This is the holiday parade at Disneyland that features favorite Disney and Pixar characters, toy drummers, dancing gingerbread and snowmen, and a finale of Santa Claus and his reindeer. The second parade of the day is always quite an extraordinary spectacle, with the parade floats lit up!

Prices for both adults and children increased from last year. Those prices were previously $52 per adult and $29 per child, and they are now $58 per adult and $32 per child (ages 3 to 9). Tax is not included, and gratuity is not included or required.

The children's menu remains unchanged this year, but the adult menu has a different holiday-inspired entree than last year's offering, which was beef bourguignon. This dining package will be available to book starting September 25, 2025.

The dining time for this lunch package is from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. You'll eat at any open table at Plaza Inn. Your voucher will specify the location of the viewing area, time to arrive, and the show's performance time. Note that the viewing area is standing room only.

Disneyland Plaza Inn dining package parade

This dining package will not be available the day before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, November 30 through December 8, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.

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You can see the 2025 Plaza Inn dining package menu below:

Adult Dining Package Menu

  • Herb-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes
  • Creamy potato leek soup garnished with fried leeks, chives and citrus cream
  • Buttered haricots verts served with a caramelized onion sauce
  • Holiday yule log dessert
  • Choice of one beverage: fountain beverage or Dasani water
  • Plant-based options available.

Child Dining Package Menu

  • Chicken tenders
  • Creamy mashed potatoes
  • Green beans
  • Chicken gravy with a Hawaiian roll
  • Holiday yule log dessert
  • Choice of one beverage: Dasani water or low-fat milk
  • Plant-based options available.

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