A Touch of Disney: Brand New Ticketed Festival Experience Coming to California Adventure in March

A new ticketed festival experience, A Touch of Disney, has been announced beginning in March coming to California Adventure! This new experience will expand access in California Adventure to Cars Land and Pixar Pier featuring food, shopping, and Disney characters.

Disney opened a portion of California Adventure as an extension of the Downtown Disney district to Buena Vista Street in Fall 2020 which allowed guests  to enter California Adventure to enjoy select shopping and dining options at fan favorites like Carthay Circle and Elias & Company. Now this access has been expanded as a part of this new ticketed experience.

A Touch of Disney: New Ticketed Experience in California Adventure

We now have all the details for the new ticketed festival experience at California Adventure called A Touch of Disney! This new, limited-capacity ticketed experience begins on March 18th. This experience allows guests to enjoy well-known Disney food and beverages, interact with Disney characters, pose at photo locations, and shop favorite Disney merchandise.

• Dates: Beginning Mar. 18; offered Thursdays – Mondays from noon to 8 p.m.
• Pricing: The introductory $75 ticket includes admission, parking for the experience at Mickey & Friends parking structure, unlimited downloads of Disney PhotoPass photos taken during the day of the experience, and a $25 A Touch of Disney dining card valid towards the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages (subject to restrictions including not being valid for alcohol).
• Tickets: A Touch of Disney tickets will be available on Disneyland.com beginning March 4, for select days from March 18 through April 5, 2021. Tickets for this experience will then be released for dates on a rolling basis until the experience ends. Tickets must be purchased in advance and online at Disneyland.com for a specific date.
• Dining: Table reservations for Lamplight Lounge and Carthay Circle Lounge – Alfresco Dining will be made available beginning March 11. Table reservations do not provide admission to A Touch of Disney and dining at those locations requires A Touch of Disney ticket that is valid on the same day as the table reservation. Reservations are recommended, and additional details are coming soon.

Food Options at A Touch of Disney

The food options available at A Touch of Disney will include iconic favorites from both Disneyland and California Adventure including Dole Whips and the Monte Cristo sandwich from New Orleans Square. Many of the food items will be served snack size to fit the festival experience so guests can enjoy plenty in their visit. All these favorite foods will be available at locations around the park including Smokejumpers Grill, Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats, Award Wieners, Cocina Cucamonga, and six seasonal and creatively themed marketplaces. A foodie guide will be released soon and we'll update our guide with all the details when we get it.

The Lamplight Lounge on Pixar Pier will also be opening for this event to join Carthay Circle Lounge to expand table service dining at California Adventure.

Food Guide for A Touch of Disney

Disney released their full Foodie Guide for A Touch of Disney event and it includes well loved Disney treats like Dole Whips, churros, Mickey pretzels, and more!

Hollywood Land

Award Wieners (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Original Corn Dog dipped in corn batter and fried to a golden brown served with a Cuties Mandarin or small bag of chips (from Corn Dog Castle)
• Hot-Link Corn Dog  served with a Cuties Mandarin or small bag of chips (from Corn Dog Castle)
• Cheddar Cheese Stick dipped in corn batter and fried to a golden brown served with a Cuties Mandarin or small bag of chips (from Corn Dog Castle)
• Carrot Cake Funnel Fries – Coated with cinnamon-sugar topped with crumbled carrot cake, cream cheese icing, and whipped topping (new) 

Beverages:

• Assorted Beers
• Michelada
• Coffee
• Hot Chocolate
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Sapphire Glow Cube available for purchase while supplies last.
• Mickey Mouse Ear Hat Bowl available for purchase while supplies last.

Buena Vista Street

Buena Vista Popcorn

Food Items:

• Popcorn
• Caramel Popcorn

Novelties:

• Mickey & Minnie Retro Straw & Clip available for purchase while supplies last.
• Retro Popcorn Bucket available for purchase while supplies last.

Willie’s Churro

Food Items:

• Churro
• Fluffernutter Churro – Cinnamon-sugar churro topped with peanut butter sauce, marshmallow sauce, and chocolate chips

Beverages:

• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages

Carthay Circle Lounge – Alfresco Dining

Food Items:

• Baked Bay Scallop with Creamy Potato Chowder
• Vietnamese Twice-cooked Beef Tacos with Pineapple-Mint Salsa
• Ceviche of Kona Kampachi, Avocado Relish, and Tomato Crazy Water
• Moroccan-roasted Chicken Meatballs with Pomegranate Relish and Tzatziki
• Duck Confit Empanada with Oaxaca Cheese and California Chili Salsa
• Carthay Shrimp Spring Roll with Thai Basil, Mint, and Spicy Aïoli
• Winter Pear Salad with Roasted Hazelnuts, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese Velvet
• Tortilla Soup with Grilled Chicken, Avocado, Tomato, and Whipped Crema
• Strozzapreti Pasta with San Marzano Tomatoes, Basil, and Parmigiano-Reggiano
• Sesame Soy-glazed Salmon with Soba Noodles, Cucumber, Edamame, and Ginger Vinaigrette
• Lemon-crusted Fish of the Day with Baby Green Beans and Lemon-Caper Vinaigrette
• Roasted Colorado Lamb with Calabrian Chili Harissa and House Hummus
• Double Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae with Chocolate Fudge and Candied Almonds
• Apple Pie Sundae with Warm Apples, Caramel, and Brown Sugar Chantilly
• Artisan Selected Cheese Board with Seasonal Chutney

Kids’ Menu:

• Classic Cheese Quesadilla
• Orecchiette Pasta with Marinara
• Orange Dragon Chicken Skewers
• Hazelnut Crunch Mickey Pop

Beverages:

• Assorted wine, beer, hard cider, and specialty cocktails

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Snowflake Glow Clip available for purchase while supplies last.

Pixar Pier and Paradise Gardens Park

Lamplight Lounge

Food Items:

• Angus Beef Sliders – Beer and bacon cheese sauce, tomato-habanero chutney, lettuce, and pickled onions on toasted Amish buns
• Lobster Nachos – Warm lobster with black beans, aged cheddar-Oaxaca cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and chipotle crema
• Pastrami-spiced Impossible™ Burger – Seasoned patty, American cheese, pastrami-spiced pineapple, house-made pickles, mustard aïoli, and toasted focaccia served with malted fries (plant-based; new)
• Potato Skins – Crispy Yukon gold potatoes with brown butter-caper yogurt, smoked paprika aïoli, and Manchego cheese
• Spotlight Nachos: Barbacoa – Chile-Spiced Beef Barbacoa and House-Made Tortilla Chips with Pinto Bean Purée, Spicy Tomatillo Salsa, Onions, Cilantro, Chipotle Cheese Sauce, Queso Fresco, and Pickled Jalapeños
• Tuna Poke – Yellowfin Tuna “Rice Bowl” with Magic Watermelon, Avocado, Edamame, Shishito Peppers, and Spiced Mango Nectar
• Cheddar Burger – Grilled Custom Burger Blend with Cheddar, Roasted Plum Tomato, Red Onion, and Avocado Ranch Spread on a Toasted Amish Bun served with Malted Fries

Kids’ Menu:

• Burger Slider – Mini burger with cheese and pickles
• Grilled Tenders with Sweet Chicken (Disney Check)
• PB and J Roll – Creamy peanut butter and whole wheat “roll” with strawberry jelly

Beverages:

• Assorted wine, beer, hard cider, and specialty cocktails

Novelties:

• Pixar Lamp & Ball Straw & Clip for purchase while supplies last.
• Sapphire Glow Cube available for purchase while supplies last.
• Lamplight Lounge Coin Souvenir Coins for purchase while supplies last.

Bayside Brews (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Mickey Mouse Pretzel with Cheese

Beverages:

• Assorted Craft Beers
• Michelada
• Hard Cider
• Mango Margarita
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• It’s Lemon! Soft Serve (plant-based)
• DOLE Whip Pineapple Soft Serve (plant-based; from Tiki Juice Bar)
• It’s Lemon and Pineapple Swirl! (plant-based; new)

Beverages:

• Bottled water

Pixar Pier Popcorn Cart

Food Items:

• Popcorn

Beverages:

• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages

Novelties:

• Onward Guinevere Popcorn Bucket available for purchase while supplies last.

Poultry Palace

Food Items:

• Chicken Drumstick Box – Three seasoned legs with slaw
• Jumbo Smoked Turkey Leg
• Assorted Chips

Beverages:

• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff

• Full Candy Assortment
• Russell Cake Pop – Round chocolate cake pop dipped in yellow chocolate, mini coated chocolates, and orange sanding sugar
• Dug Cake Pop – Round vanilla cake pop with marshmallow ears, dipped in white chocolate, covered in gold sanding sugar, and embellished with dark and white chocolate accents
• World of Color Krispy – Mickey Krispy dipped in white chocolate and decorated with Rainbow Sugar

Pacific Wharf

Cocina Cucamonga (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Torta de Papas Street Tacos – Crispy potato, cabbage slaw with grilled corn, onions, and cilantro, salsa de molcajete in corn tortillas (plant-based)
• Asian-style Beef Barbacoa Street Tacos – Braised Beef with Pickled Onions, Ginger, Cucumber and Serrano Peppers in Corn Tortillas
• Bengal Beef Skewer with Sweet Zulu Sauce (from Bengal Barbecue)
• Banyan Beef Skewer – Hot and spicy (from Bengal Barbecue)
• Chieftain Chicken Skewer with Polynesian sauce (from Bengal Barbecue)
• Jalapeño-Bacon Peanut Brittle (new)

Beverages: 

• Assorted Beer
• Traditional Margarita
• Pineapple Margarita
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Coco Jarrito Mug available for purchase while supplies last.
• Cocoa Edge Sipper available for purchase while supplies last.

Rita’s Baja Blenders (Mobile Order)

Food:

• Assorted Chips

Beverages (Regular or Grand):

• Rita’s Lemon-Lime Margarita
• Rita’s Strawberry Margarita
• Red Sangria
• The Tropicool (Lemon-Lime or Strawberry)

Cappuccino Cart  (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Croissant
• Chocolate Croissant
• Cookies (Chocolate Chip or Sugar)

Hot Beverages:

• Espresso (Single or Double)
• Café Mocha
• Cappuccino
• Café Latte
• Coffee (add flavor to your coffee)
• Hot Chocolate
• Hot Tea
• Coffee with Liqueur
• Hot Chocolate with Liqueur

Cold Beverages:

• Iced Cold Brew
• Café Mocha
• Café Latte
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Mickey & Minnie Mouse Travel Mug available for purchase while supplies last.

Pacific Wharf Distribution Co. (Mobile Order)

Beverages:

• Karl Strauss assorted hand-crafted beers
• Bottled water

Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop

• World Famous Hot Fudge Sundae – Vanilla ice cream and handmade hot fudge topped with whipped cream, diced almonds, and a cherry
• Gold Rush Sundae – Vanilla ice cream, sea salt, diced almonds, caramel sauce, and whipped cream topped with a Ghirardelli SQUARES White Chocolate Caramel (new)
• Ocean Beach Sundae – Vanilla ice cream, sea salt, caramel sauce, and handmade hot fudge topped with whipped cream, sea salt, and a Ghirardelli SQUARES Milk Chocolate

Grizzly Peak

Smokejumpers Grill (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Brisket Mac ‘n Cheese – Creamy mac ‘n cheese, smoked barbecue brisket, pickled red onions and crispy fried shallots (new) 
• ½ Monte Cristo Sandwich – sliced turkey, ham and swiss fried in a light batter, dusted with powdered sugar and served with berry purée (from Blue Bayou Restaurant)
• Petite Impossible Burger with guac and pepper jack and tomato on a toasted mini bun (plant-based; new)
• Impossible Chili Waffle Fries with spiced Impossible™ chili with beans, tomato and corn, spicy mayo, cheddar cheese and pico de gallo (plant-based; new)

Beverages:

• Blue Angeleno Cocktail
• Frozen Coca-Cola with whiskey or rum
• Karl Strauss Aurora Hoppyalis IPA
• Bud Light
• S’mores Shake (new)
• Chocolate or Vanilla Milkshake

Novelties:

• Mickey Mouse Ear Hat Bowl available for purchase while supplies last.
• Mickey & Minnie Retro Straw & Clip available for purchase while supplies last.
• Sapphire Glow Cube available for purchase while supplies last.

Grizzly Peak Churro Cart (near Redwood Creek Challenge Trail)

Food Items:

• Horchata Churro with Sweetened Condensed Milk
• Churro

Beverages:

• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages

Novelties:

• Mickey & Minnie Mouse Retro Straw & Clip available for purchase while supplies last.

Sonoma Terrace (Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Bavarian Pretzel
• Mini Meatball Sub –Italian meatballs and marinara with melted mozzarella on a crispy baguette
• Toasted Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Basil Soup (from Jolly Holiday Bakery Café) 

Beverages:

• Assorted wine, beer, hard cider, and cocktails
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

Cars Land

Cozy Cone Motel

Churros (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Churro with Dipping Sauce
• Churro Milk & Cookies – Churro with chocolate chip cookie and cookies & cream sugar served with cookies & cream dipping sauce

Beverages:

• Ramone’s “Pear of Dice” Soda
• Coffee
• Hot Chocolate
• Cinnamon-spiced Hot Chocolate
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties 

• Piston Cup Sipper available for purchase while supplies last.

Ice Cream Cones (New Mobile Order)

Food items:

• Soft-Serve Ice Cream – Vanilla, Chocolate, Chocolate-Vanilla Twist (available with toppings)

Beverages:

• “Route” Beer Float
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties: 

• Cruz Straw & Clip available for purchase while supplies last.
• Piston Cup Sipper available for purchase while supplies last.
• “Route” Beer Float Souvenir Glass available for purchase while supplies last.

Chili Cone Queso (New Mobile Order) 

Food Items:

• Chili Cone Queso – Beef chili, cheddar cheese and corn chips served in a bread cone
• Bacon Mac & Cheese Cone – Creamy mac ‘n’ cheese mixed with roasted bacon served in a bread cone

Beverages:

• Vodka and All-Natural Lemonade
• Vodka and Pomegranate Limeade
• Fillmore’s Fuelin’ Groovy All-Natural Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
• Fillmore’s Fuelin’ Groovy Pomegranate Limeade (non-alcoholic)
• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Novelties: 

• Cruz Straw & Clip available for purchase while supplies last.
• Piston Cup Sipper available for purchase while supplies last.

Seasonal Marketplaces

LA Style (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Pork Belly Banh Mi – Marinated and grilled pork belly on crispy baguette with pickled daikon, carrots, sliced cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro and seasoned mayonnaise
• Impossible Cheeseburger Mac ‘n Cheese topped with special burger sauce

Beverages:

• Honey Bourbon Lemonade
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

California Craft Brews (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Pepperoni Pizza Egg Rolls

Beverages:

• Assorted craft beers
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

D-Lish (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Walt’s Chili (from Carnation Café)
• Very Very Berry Mickey Waffle (new)

Beverages:

• Farmstand Punch (non-alcoholic)
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

Cluck-A-Doodle_Moo (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Chicken Gumbo – Hearty stew with chicken, Tasso ham, andouille sausage, and vegetables (from Café Orleans)
• Grilled Beef Tenderloin Slider with chimichurri and pickled onions

Beverages:

• Watermelon Agua Fresca (non-alcoholic)
• Berry Mule
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

Golden Dreams (New Mobile Order)

Food Items:

• Carbonara Mac ‘n Cheese with white cheddar cheese sauce topped with Nueske’s Bacon, Parmesan, and red pepper panko crumbs
• Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken Wings served with Togarashi aïoli (from Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar)

Beverages:

• Strawberry-Rose Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

Uncork California (New Mobile Order)

Food Item:

• California Artisan Cheese Plate with grapes with dried apricots and glazed pecans

Beverages:

• Selection of wines
• Mimosas
• Bottled water

Novelties:

• Red Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.
• Green Grapes Glow Cube Charm available for purchase while supplies last.

Vending Carts 

Food items:

• Jumbo Smoked Turkey Leg
• Chimichanga
• Mickey Pretzel & Side Cheese
• Assorted Ice Cream
• Cotton Candy
• Mini Babybell Snack Cheese-3 pack
• GoGoSqueeZ Applesauce
• Assorted Chips
• Assorted Candy
• Assorted Cookies
• Pickles
• Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar
• Frozen Fruit Bars

Beverages:

• Assorted Coca-Cola beverages
• Bottled water

Shopping at A Touch of Disney

Many of our favorite retail locations will also open up including the shops on Buena Vista Street and Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff at Pixar Pier! Which means that we know guests will be able to access Pixar Pier at this ticketed event! We should know more details soon about what additional shopping locations will be open to guests.

Characters at A Touch of Disney

Guests will also be able to capture photos at iconic locations along with new photo spots provided for the event. Since the experience ticket includes unlimited PhotoPass downloads you can expect many photo opportunities along with PhotoPass photographers!

Guests will be able to see characters around the park like Mickey Mouse, Mater, Lightening McQueen, Joy, and Sadness! There will also be a new soundtrack created for this event with reimagined Disney songs that will be broadcasted throughout the park.

Buena Vista Street as an Extension of Downtown Disney Ends Once the Festival Begins

Buena Vista Street will remain open as an extension of the Downtown Disney District through March 14, and will be closed beginning March 15. Beginning March 18, Buena Vista Street will become part of A Touch of Disney and only be accessible as a part of the ticketed event.

Health and Safety Policies in Place for A Touch of Disney

All of the same health policies will apply at A Touch of Disney that we've seen incorporated at Downtown Disney:

• Temperature screenings: all guests will be screened before entrance to Downtown Disney.
• Face coverings required for ages two years and older: All face coverings (whether disposable or reusable) must:
  • Be made with at least two layers of breathable material
  • Fully cover the nose and mouth and secure under the chin
  • Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face
  • Be secured with ties or ear loops and allow the guest to remain hands-free
  • Guests must be stationary and socially distanced to remove their masks to eat or drink
  • At this time, based on guidance from health authorities, neck gaiters and open-chin triangle bandannas are not acceptable face coverings nor face coverings containing vales, mesh, or holes of any kind.
• Limited capacity: to maintain physical distancing only a limited capacity of guests will be allowed
• Mobile wait list: a mobile wait list system may be used to manage the number of Guests shopping when the location and/or queue are at capacity. Guests can choose to provide their name and mobile number to receive a text message when they are able to return.

You can read more about the policies in place at Downtown Disney in our guide to prepare for the same health procedures at A Touch of Disney.

WEB Suppliers- Coming Soon

Guests visiting Buena Vista Street will get a sneak preview of Avengers Campus  when the WEB Slingers shop opens featuring robotic spiders from the Worldwide Engineering Brigade. The robotic spiders will feature combat and defensive modes along with the option for Avengers-inspired tactical upgrades are available to transform your Spider-Bot’s overall appearance and enhance battle capabilities for a blast.

Other mighty must-haves—including at-home kits to create your own spider webs, spider light goggles and a special, WEB-enhanced backpack to carry and display your Spider-Bot.

No opening date has been announced yet for the WEB Slingers, it might become a part of A Touch of Disney! 

California Adventure Backlot Shopping Location

Another extension of Downtown Disney was also added to create additional shopping space and increase guest capacity. The Disneyland Resort Backlot Premiere Shop arrived at Stage 17 (which is a part of California Adventure)- guests walk through Downtown Disney and find the entrance located on the east side of the Main Entrance esplanade.

This is a spacious shopping opportunity which allows for easier social distancing and a way to focus on sought after seasonal merchandise from World of Disney and other Disney stores. This might remain open as an extension of Downtown Disney or will be incorporated into A Touch of Disney experience.

Buena Vista Street Shopping

Here are the available  shopping options you can find on Buena Vista Street in California Adventure during its time as an extension of Downtown Disney and will likely remain open during A Touch of Disney:

• Elias & Co. The store is divided into distinct sections for men, women and children, so you’ll find something special for the entire family. This is one of the largest stores on Buena Vista Street and one of the most loved.
• Julius Katz & Sons peruse even more holiday merchandise and Disney-themed home décor.
• Kingswell Camera Shop offers great gift-giving ideas like frames, photo albums and more.
• Off the Page– offers animation themed prints and other collectibles for Disney fans.
• Trolley Treats offers classic candies, old-fashioned confections and all kinds of freshly made treats. Vending carts will offer popcorn, churros, ice cream and other “must-bite” treats. This has always been one of the top choices to go for Disney holiday treats!

See full photo tour from the first day of Buena Vista Street being open. Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more live updates from the parks!

 

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