Grab your stretchy pants, because the holiday food lineup at Walt Disney World is officially here! Disney revealed its 2026 holiday foodie guide on Monday, October 26. It’s packed with gingerbread, peppermint, and a few fun surprises across Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs.
The biggest news is Santa’s Holiday Grove, an all new holiday spot at Animal Kingdom with its own menu of sweets, savory bites, and sips. Disney Springs is going big too, especially Amorette’s Patisserie, which is filling its case with brand new holiday pastries.
Most items arrive in early to mid November and stay into January. Here are the highlights, park by park.
Magic Kingdom
Main Street, U.S.A. is getting extra cozy this year. Plaza Ice Cream Parlor brings back the Gingerbread Milkshake from November 8 through January 2. It’s a vanilla shake swirled with gingerbread syrup and finished with gingersnap crumbs and a little chocolate gingerbread man on top.
Next door, The Plaza Restaurant has two new items starting November 1: a Classic Reuben Sandwich and a Red Velvet Cheesecake. They join the returning Santa’s Floridian Pulled Pork Sandwich with pineapple chutney, and the Merry Berry Cosmopolitan for the grownups.
Here’s what else is new around the park:
- Columbia Harbour House: The Gingerbread Cake is shaped like a Christmas tree and layered with cream cheese frosting and dulce de leche panna cotta. Mobile order is available.
- Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies: Cherry Cordial Cold Brew with cherry whipped cream and chocolate curls
- Liberty Square Market: A plant based Mickey Whoopie Pie filled with mint marshmallow buttercream
- Aloha Isle: The Santa Surf Shack Float pairs tropical juice with coconut soft serve and a spiced pineapple pop. It’s available through December 25.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Holiday treats at Hollywood Studios run November 7 through January 5 at most locations.
Star Wars fans, this one is for you. The new Life Day Wookiee Cookie is a pair of oatmeal cookies sandwiching cassis eggnog buttercream, topped with a chocolate coin. You can find it at Backlot Express and at the Milk Stand in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
The Linzer Cookie Mousse Torte at ABC Commissary is one of the prettiest desserts of the season. It layers hazelnut cake with raspberry blackcurrant mousse and raspberry jam, and it’s topped with a snowy Linzer cookie.
Over at Rosie’s All American Café, the Coquito Wreath Cupcake is a vanilla cupcake filled with coquito custard. It’s decorated like a holiday wreath with a chocolate bow and gold pearls.
Two more to look for:
- Woody’s Lunch Box: The Hot Cocoa Lunch Box Tart returns, filled with chocolate fudge and topped with mini marshmallows. It runs through January 31.
- The Trolley Car Café: A soft Mickey Gingerbread Cookie
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The headliner this year is Santa’s Holiday Grove, an all new holiday spot near Theater in the Wild. It’s open November 13 through January 3, and almost everything on the menu is new:
- Peppermint Chocolate Cookie Dough Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich
- Santa Hat Croissant and Chocolate Tree Croissant, both filled with hazelnut spread and dipped in white chocolate
- Pistachio Cookie with white chocolate, dried cranberries, and candied orange
- Pan de Jamón, a smoked ham, olive, and raisin bread roll
- Jalapeño Cheddar Pretzel
- Cookie Butter Milkshake
- Chilled Mulled Wine
- Mixed Berry Focaccia with lemon icing
- Chocolate Dipped Mickey Gingerbread
Around the rest of the park, treats are available November 6 through January 3. Terra Treats has the new Reindeer Sundae, made with dulce de leche ice cream, espresso caramel, coconut cake, and chocolate antlers. It also has a Festive Cookie Dough Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich with holiday sprinkles.
You’ll also find a new Gingerbread Cheesecake Pop at Flame Tree Barbecue, a Snowflake Cinnamon Roll at Creature Comforts and Isle of Java, and a red and white Festive Chocolate Twist at Isle of Java and Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery.
Disney Springs
Amorette’s Patisserie is the place to be this year. From November 10 through January 11, its holiday case is full of new creations:
- Gingerbread Crème Brûlée topped with meringue and caramelized pecans
- Pluto Reindeer, a milk chocolate mousse with a crunchy hazelnut center
- Hot Cocoa Mickey, spiced milk chocolate mousse in a chocolate shell
- Mickey Glove Linzer Cookie filled with raspberry jam
- Peppermint Cheesecake Mousse
- Tree Petite Cake with peanut butter and dark chocolate mousse
- A Mickey and Minnie Cookie Art kit with edible watercolor paints, which is perfect for the kids
Over at The Ganachery, the beloved Hot Sipping Ganache is back, along with an Irish cream version for adults. There’s also a Disney Holiday Ganache Box in flavors like gingerbread, eggnog, and peppermint, plus a take home hot cocoa kit.
Other sweet stops include the new Gingerbread Mickey Cone at Swirls on the Water, served in a red velvet cone, and a Holiday Colossal Cookie at Chicken Guy.
Holiday sips are everywhere at Disney Springs this year:
- Dockside Margaritas: A new White Chocolate Margarita with a peppermint sugar rim
- Enzo’s Hideaway and Maria & Enzo’s: A December cocktail lineup that includes Smoke and Sugar, with a homemade marshmallow roasted right at your table
- Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’: Cranberry Gin Fizz and Mistletoe Spritz
- Frontera Cocina: Bombón de Navidad
- Terralina Crafted Italian: White Christmas Sangria
- Outdoor bars: A Cranberry Paloma
If savory is more your style, Earl of Sandwich already has its Holiday Turkey Sandwich (now through January 8). The Polite Pig is serving an Open Face Turkey Smash, Paddlefish has Santa’s Good List Boil, and eet by Maneet Chauhan is making The Jolly One’s Nachos in December. Splitsville also has Thanksgiving Leftovers Egg Rolls from November 2 through 29.
Planning to eat out for the holidays? Paddlefish, Terralina, and City Works all have turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day, November 26. Raglan Road serves a full turkey dinner on Christmas Day.
Festive Sweets Across Walt Disney World
The candy shops are in full holiday mode too. Look for the new Minnie Reindeer Caramel Apple and Santa Mickey Caramel Apple at Main Street Confectionery, Karamell Küche at EPCOT, Zuri’s Sweets Shop, and the Disney Springs candy shops. You’ll also find a new Mickey Gingerbread Marshmallow Pop, new Mickey and Minnie holiday cupcakes, and a Mickey Peppermint Caramel Apple that’s only at Disney’s Candy Cauldron.
Popcorn fans can grab Holiday Peppermint Popcorn and Holiday Cookie Popcorn at Main Street Confectionery, or the new Cinnamon Crunch Holiday Popcorn at Goofy’s Candy Company.
More Holiday Eats on the Way
This is only the daytime lineup! Disney says separate foodie guides are coming soon for Disney Jollywood Nights, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. As always, menu items and dates are subject to change.
Which treat is first on your list? Stay tuned to The Main Street Mouse for all the holiday fun at Walt Disney World this season!
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