SPECIAL: Holiday Foodie Guide for Disney’s Hollywood Studios

December is here and now is a fantastic time to visit Walt Disney World during the holiday season. There are always so many wonderful treats to find throughout the resort and during the holiday season, there are even more great options. While you’ll find some festive treats over at Magic Kingdom, you’ll also be able to find some delicious offerings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Catch all the details below.

Here are all the details from Disney cast member Alex Dunlap:

The holiday season is in full swing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this year with tons of decorations, special shows, and of course, the FOOD! With Thanksgiving over, I’m in full holiday mode and ready for sweets and treats galore! Each year, the goodies that our chefs come up with just keep getting better and better, and this year’s array is no exception.

To start off, if you’re planning on watching the incredible Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! holiday spectacular fireworks, then you’ll definitely want to try the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Holiday Dessert Party to heighten your festive experience. This party lets you indulge in a variety of delectable desserts before watching the evening spectacular from a reserved viewing area. For more information and to make reservations, visit the Walt Disney World Resort website.

Now, onto my list of eats and treats available throughout the park. These items will all be available through January 5, 2020. So be sure to come on out and try them for yourself!

Holiday Blondie (Available at Backlot Express) – Blondie made with orange peel, dried cranberries, and slivered almonds topped with white chocolate ganache

Elsa’s Magical Macarons (Available at Market and BaseLine Tap House) – White and blue macaron shells with white chocolate and gingerbread ganaches

Chestnut Pinecone (Available at Backlot Express and Trolley Car Café) – Chestnut mousse on top of a milk chocolate sweetened crepes with powdered sugar snow

Mickey’s Santa Hat Chocolate Mousse (Available at ABC Commissary) – Vanilla shortbread topped with chocolate cake, dark chocolate mousse, dark chocolate ears, and a large white crispy pearl

Festive Holiday Wreath (Available at ABC Commissary) – Cookie with mint marshmallow topped with white and green icing and a chocolate candy cane

Cinnamon-Apple Lunch Box Tart (Available at Woody’s Lunch Box) – Lunch Box Tart with cinnamon apple pie filling topped with red cinnamon fondant

Gingerbread Cookies (Available at BaseLine Tap House, Market, and Dockside Diner) – Soft gingerbread dough topped with maple fondant and chocolate crispy pearls

Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Gingerbread Cupcake (Available at Trolley Car Café) – Gingerbread cupcake with maple Bavarian filling, cream cheese buttercream, red and green sprinkles, and a white chocolate Wayne and Lanny

Olaf’s Chocolate Marshmallow Verrine (Available at Fairfax Fare) – Layers of chocolate cake, cream, chocolate fudge, mini marshmallows, and white chocolate crispy pearls topped with a white chocolate topper featuring Olaf

Goofy’s Hot, Not Hot, Chocolate Verrine (Available at Backlot Express and Rosie’s All-American Café) – Layers of chocolate cake, cinnamon chocolate cream, vanilla cream, cinnamon marshmallow, and milk chocolate crispy pearls topped with a chocolate topper featuring Goofy

Strawberry Mint Verrine (Available at PizzeRizzo and ABC Commissary) – Layers of vanilla sponge cake, strawberry compote, mint cream, vanilla cream, and strawberry and white chocolate crispy pearls

Caramel Apple Verrine (Available at Catalina Eddies’s) – Layers of chocolate panna cotta, caramel apples, caramel cream, dark chocolate and salted caramel crispy pearls, apple cream, caramel sauce, and dark chocolate shavings topped with a chocolate topper featuring Mickey and Minnie

Mickey Light-Up Tree Premium Popcorn Bucket (Available at various popcorn carts throughout the park)

Pajama Alien Premium Popcorn Bucket (Available at various popcorn carts throughout the park)

Santa Alien Premium Popcorn Bucket (Available at Neighborhood Bakery)

Holiday Festive Popcorn (Available at various outdoor vending carts throughout the park) – Sweet and salty mix of caramel popcorn, red and green candy-coated chocolates, white chocolate drizzle, and crushed candy canes

Northern Lights Slushy (Available at The Market) – Blue raspberry frozen slushy with cotton candy

Olaf’s Snow Flurry Slushy (Available at The Market) – Vanilla orange frozen slushy with whipped cream

Holiday Mule (Available at Oasis Canteen, Sunshine Day Bar, and Animation Bar) – Vodka, limoncello, cranberry juice, and ginger beer

Frostbite Cocktail (Available at Oasis Canteen, Sunshine Day Bar, and Animation Bar) – Vodka, blue curaçao, cranberry juice, and sweet-and-sour

Winterberry Margarita (Available at Backlot Express, PizzeRizzo, ABC Commissary, and Rosie’s All-American Café) – Silver tequila, triple sec, sweet-and-sour, cranberry juice, and wildberry syrup

Hot Cocoa Flight (Available at Fairfax Fare, Dockside Diner, and Woody’s Lunchbox) – Flight of three hot chocolates with vanilla vodka, black cherry bourbon, and Irish cream liqueur

RELATED ARTICLE: Celebrate the Holidays at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

by Mike and Jamie Sylvester

We see you Hollywood Studios! Magic Kingdom has Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Epcot has International Festival of Holidays, and Hollywood Studios is sledding into the holiday action by calling for a “Flurry of Fun”! Sure, we may miss The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights which blinked its last light in January of 2016, but THIS… this “Flurry of Fun”, shows Hollywood Studios is still anything but disappearing from the holiday scene! Ski with us through these nine flurries of fun you can expect this holiday season at Hollywood Studios.

1 – “Sunset Seasons Greetings”… What All The Holiday Cheer Is About!

Back again this year and is Hollywood Studios “Sunset Seasons Greetings” which will be taking place from November 8, 2019, through January 5, 2020. Many of us know Sunset Blvd as the road we scurry down to climb aboard two of Disney World’s most thrilling attractions, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster. We are thrilled now that we’ll have an amazing reason to slow down as Sunset Blvd takes center stage once night falls for all things appropriate for this season’s greetings. This 15-minute show runs continuously throughout the evening beginning at nightfall. Be sure to watch for the laser effects to complement the spectacular projections. A few key features include the following:

• Billboards and Hollywood Tower Hotel Tell Tales: You may have noticed that Sunset Blvd is lined with two billboards that make the street feel even more like it’s taken straight out of California. Plus, the Hollywood Tower Hotel (Tower of Terror) is an obvious focal point of this strip. These billboards go LED and Hollywood Tower Hotel transforms for Sunset Seasons Greetings as they move and tell tales! Memorable characters share their love for the season through tales and the motion of the images align perfectly with the stories.
• Character Moments: Special characters you will hear from on the billboards include sweethearts, Mickey and Minnie, reminiscing about a hometown Christmas. Toy Story characters show off their wrapping skills. You’ll also hear from the Swedish Chef from The Muppets boasting about his gingerbread masterpieces… if you can decipher his babbling! And, worth waiting for (and melting for), Olaf channels his inner Elsa and freezes the winter wonderland.
• Snow: Maybe you’ve been fortunate enough to experience snow falling on Magic Kingdom’s Main Street U.S.A. during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, well Hollywood Studios took a chapter out of the Magic Kingdom book! As if the beautiful Christmas music and dancing lights over the palm trees isn’t enough, it snows on Sunset Blvd! Heads up, however, as these are not flurries to stick your tongue out and catch. It’s actually a form of soap!

Click here for a short video clip of Sunset Seasons Greetings.

2 – Holiday Décor Around Echo Lake

Sure, Sunset Blvd is the star of the show when it comes to holiday décor at Hollywood Studios. We can say however that Echo Lake is following suit with holiday decorations worth pulling your camera out for. Boasting over-the-top ornaments, colorful garlands, and a lovely, giant Christmas Tree centered right in the middle of Echo Lake… this scene is enough to put Gertie, the big Dinosaur, into the festive spirit!

3 – Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM

Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM is back! Holiday fireworks, awesome projections of classic and new characters, and superb Christmas music… this is an easy one to put on your holiday must-do list! Hollywood Studios rolls out the red carpet nightly for Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM beginning November 8, 2019, until January 5, 2020. Showtimes vary by the day. Check your Times Guide well in advance! This 14-minute show is hosted on the Chinese Theater and is narrated by the Prep and Landing cast. Catch scenes from Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast, Pluto’s Christmas Tree, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and more.

• Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Holiday Dessert Party: Take your viewing of Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM one step further with a reserved viewing area and a “jolly spread of specialty sweets and sips”! This special ticketed event is available with a reservation from  November 8, 2019, until January 5, 2020. Cost for guests November 8 to December 21 is $89 per adult; $53 per child ages 3 to 9. Cost for guests December 22 to January 1 is $99 per adult; $59 per child ages 3 to 9. Cost for guests January 2 to January 5 is $89 per adult; $53 per child. Tax and gratuity are included. Enjoy this festive and tasty event with holiday-inspired desserts, snacks, beer, wine, specialty alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Some desserts offered include candy cane brownies, holiday Mickey and Minnie sugar cookies, warm pumpkin pie spiced bread pudding, and sweet Yule Log.
• Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular: Star Wars fan, don’t fret! Check the Times Guide in advance as Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular still lights up the sky on occasion during the holiday season, typically a couple of hours after Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM on select nights. Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular will go back to a regular schedule on January 6, 2020.

4 – Minnie’s Holiday Dine

The table service restaurant, Hollywood and Vine, located in Hollywood Studios near Echo Lake is well known for terrific food and their beloved seasonal dining. This holiday season, Minnie is offering a “Minnie’s Holiday Dine” from November 8, 2019, until January 5, 2020. Reservations are highly recommended as they do fill up fast! Minnie, Mickey, Daisy, Donald, and Goofy are typically available for the lunch and dinner celebrations and are known for sporting their holidays best which makes for awesome pictures! You can expect to pay around $54 per adult and $32 per child, plus tax and gratuity. Some dining plans are accepted if you prefer to go that route!

5 – Holiday Cheer in Toy Story Land

Holiday fun arrives in Toy Story land where guests become honorary toys and enjoy attractions, food, and entertainment inspired by Woody, Buzz Lightyear and friends. Decor includes an oversized cranberry-and-popcorn garland, a 10-foot-tall Hamm sugar cookie at Woody’s Lunch Box, as well as green alien ornaments near the entrance to Alien Swirling Saucers, just to name a few. Plus, guests will hear sleigh bells ringing on Slinky Dog Dash, while Alien Swirling Saucers will offer two holiday tunes with themed lighting. Toy Story characters will don holiday looks for the season, too, as Woody and Jessie will wear special holiday vests and sprigs of holly on their hats, while Buzz Lightyear will sport a snazzy Santa hat. Bo Peep is also wearing some holiday attire.

6 – Santa Claus (and Santa Goofy!)

Of course, Walt Disney World has an “in” with the jolly, big man himself… SANTA CLAUS! Santa is headed to Hollywood Studios to listen to your Christmas wish-list as well as pose for photos. Santa is available on Sunset Blvd inside Once Upon a Time from November 8 to December 24, 2019. Santa heads out Christmas Eve to deliver presents to all the good girls and boys while Santa Goofy steps in at Hollywood Studios to share his “goofy” Christmas joy from December 25 to 31, 2019.

7 – Chip ‘n’ Dale

Chip ‘n’ Dale also get in on the holiday fun by greeting guests in holiday attire. You can find them at the front entrance in the afternoon and early evening. Check the Times Guide for up to date greeting times.

8 – Holiday Treats

While you are enjoying all of the holiday cheer, you’ll likely work up an appetite. This year, Disney’s Hollywood Studios has a fantastic selection of holiday treats to satisfy your cravings. Here is a list of what is available and where you can find the items.

Pizzerizzo

• Strawberry Mint Verrine
• Winterberry Margarita

Baseline Tap House

• Elsa’s Magical Macarons
• Gingerbread Cookies

Rosie’s All-American Cafe

• Goofy’s Hot Chocolate, Not Hot Chocolate Verrine
• Winterberry Margarita

Catalina Eddie’s

• Caramel Apple Verrine

ABC Commissary

• Strawberry Mint Verrine
• Mickey’s Santa Hat Chocolate Mousse
• Holiday Wreath Cookie
• Winterberry Margarita

Fairfax Fare

• Olaf’s Chocolate Marshmallow Verrine
• Hot Cocoa Flight

Market

• Elsa’s Magical Macarons
• Gingerbread Cookies

The Trolley Car Cafe

• Prep and Landing Cupcake
• Chocolate Chestnut Pinecone

Dockside Diner

• Gingerbread Cookies
• Hot Cocoa Flight

Woody’s Lunch Box

• Holiday Lunch Box Tart
• Hot Cocoa Flight

Backlot Express

• Chocolate Chestnut Pinecone
• Goofy’s Hot Chocolate, Not Hot Chocolate Verrine
• Holiday Blondie

Carts

• Holiday Festive Popcorn

Outdoor Bars

• Holiday Mule
• Frostbite

9 – Sing-Along To Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

Everyone’s favorite snowman from the hit Disney film “Frozen” will bring more holiday fun to the Hyperion Theater as Anna, Elsa and Kristoff welcome Olaf to this popular sing-along celebration. Just for the holidays, the show will include a seasonal finale featuring Olaf and three songs from the animated featurette, “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure.”

Well, that’s a wrap! Have an amazingly, flurry fun-filled holiday at Hollywood Studios!