Most Important Tip for Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival will be starting soon, offering delicious foods, special educational and tasting seminars, Disneyland Resort Hotel events, the return of Soarin' Over California, and more. This festival is what makes Disneyland in Spring one of the best times of the year to visit, and visitors are eagerly looking forward to it!

See our review of the Best Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival Foods for a ranking of all of the marketplace offerings we tried last year.

One of the biggest draws of the Disney California Food and Wine Festival is the special foods offered at each Festival Marketplace inspired by California-grown ingredients. From the return of favorites like the Mickey-shaped Macaron made with SNICKERS bar pieces from Uncork California to new additions like the Western BBQ Burger Bao from LA Style, there are so many great foods to enjoy.

In preparation for the Food & Wine Festival, we will share our number one tip for making the most of your time when ordering food. Keep reading for everything you need to know!

Most Important Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Tip

There is one important tip that is essential for navigating the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival: order from one marketplace and pick up at another. Some don't realize that you can actually order from any of the marketplace booths at the festival and then use your receipt to go to the other locations and pick your food up.

For the most effective way to do this, we recommend first looking to see which food items most interest you (see them listed out in our Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Guide) and then marking them on our Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival printable before your trip.

When you're ready to order on the day of your visit, you'll want to find the marketplace booth with the shortest line and order all of your food items here by either purchasing them or redeeming coupons on your Sip and Savor Pass. If you are considering whether or not to get one of these passes during the festival, see our guide to the Sip and Savor Pass for everything you need to know.

Then, make sure to hold onto your receipt (this is how you will redeem your items!) and go to pick up each of the food items you ordered at the other booths across the park when you are ready to eat them. You'll wait in the pickup line and hand your receipt to a Cast Member, who will mark off each food item to indicate it's been picked up and then give your receipt back to you.

With this strategy, you can avoid long ordering lines and save the hassle of needing to put in separate orders for each food item. Make sure you have the festival map available so that you can effectively plan your walking route when picking up your food items—you might be passing one of the marketplace booths on the way back from an attraction or on the way to another booth, so it's worth familiarizing yourself with the map to get your bearings.

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