The National Labor Relations Board announced the results of the vote on Saturday, May 18 following a four-day union election at Disneyland by character and parade performers.

Disneyland’s 1,700 character and parade performers — calling themselves Magic United — will be unionized under the Actors’ Equity Association.

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“The votes are in,” according to the Equity website. “The cast members of Magic United have unionized with Actors’ Equity Association.”

The vote was 953 Yes votes to 258 No votes with 78.7% of the votes cast in favor of unionizing, according to Equity.

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Equity has been circulating a list of key issues facing nonunion Disneyland characters and parade performers that include pay, annual raises, safety, costumes, scheduling, seniority and job security.

“We believe that our Cast Members deserve to have all the facts and the right to a confidential vote that recognizes their individual choices,” according to Disneyland officials.

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Disney princesses, Marvel superheroes and other character performers who work at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure make $24.15 per hour and an additional $4.75 per hour if they perform onstage, according to the Disney Auditions website.

Nonunion hourly employees like Disneyland characters and parade performers have received annual raises for as long as company records show, according to Disneyland officials.

While most of Disneyland’s 35,000 employees are represented by 26 unions, the park’s 1,100 character performers and 600 parade performers and support staff had not been unionized until now.

California’s minimum wage increased to $16 an hour in 2024 with the hourly rate set to rise to $18 in 2025. After a lengthy court fight, Anaheim’s Measure L boosted Disneyland’s minimum wage to nearly $20 an hour.

The outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland has already brought in a trio of Mexican restaurant concepts from celebrity chef Carlos Gaytan with plans for a Din Tai Fung dumpling house later this year and a new steakhouse in the near future.

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In early May, Gaytan opened his new Paseo restaurant, Centrico courtyard bar and Tiendita grab-and-go stand that focus on his signature style combining Mexican flavors with a French haute cuisine culinary style.

Gaytan’s Mexique restaurant in Chicago was awarded a Michelin Star in 2013, making him the first Mexican-born chef to earn the coveted honor. That same year, Gaytan joined Bravo’s “Top Chef” reality competition show as a contestant. This week, Gaytan’s restaurant HA’ in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo , among the first awarded to eateries in that country.

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The new Paseo, Centrico and Tiendita eateries run by the Patina Restaurant Group take over spaces formerly occupied by Catal restaurant, Uva bar and Sprinkles cupcake bakery.

“Part of the overall vision of Downtown Disney is to be able to elevate the existing spaces and concepts,” Patina Restaurant Group President John “JK” Kolaski said. “We worked with our partners in Disney to understand what their vision is for the future of Downtown Disney, the parks here and the near future of what they’re working on. It’s about elevating the food and beverage offerings.”

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will start serving its internationally acclaimed Shanghai-style Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings this summer in Downtown Disney.

The family-owned restaurant chain has locations in Southern California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Korea.

The Taiwan-based restaurant has been awarded a Michelin Star five times at its Hong Kong location.

The Orange County Register named Din Tai Fung in Costa Mesa to its annual list of the 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County and called the chain’s famous soup dumplings that have spawned countless imitators “still the ones to beat.”

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Disneyland will once again be after shuttering Steakhouse 55 in the Disneyland Hotel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New steakhouse and barbecue concepts are planned for the former Tortilla Jo’s location in Downtown Disney.

No name, operator or opening date have been announced for the new Downtown Disney steakhouse.

Morton’s, Fleming’s and Ruth’s Chris are unlikely contenders — unless one of them can be lured across Katella Avenue from their locations near the Anaheim Convention Center.

Patina operates Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse by James Beard Award-winning chef Joachim Splichal in downtown Los Angeles and Midtown Manhattan.

New entrant Levy Restaurants — which is behind the new Parkside Market coming to Downtown Disney — runs NBA legend Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse at a casino in Washington state.

A Tangled-themed land has been pitched as a possible project for the theme park expansion plan recently approved by the city of Anaheim.

The new Rapunzel’s Forest land officially debuts on June 6 at Tokyo DisneySea following an extended soft opening.

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Rapunzel’s Forest will be part of Fantasy Springs, the newest port set to debut at Tokyo DisneySea that also features and Peter Pan’s Never Land. Visitors will enter Fantasy Springs through an archway surrounded by rockwork representing Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa and Peter Pan.

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The backstory for Rapunzel’s Forest brings to life the fairy tale story of the kidnapped princess with the magical long golden locks, her kingdom of Corona and the annual Lantern Festival from Disney’s 2010 computer-animated film.

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The new Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival attraction takes riders on a romantic gondola journey as Rapunzel escapes her prison tower, falls for the thief Flynn Rider and explores Corona.

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The ride begins outdoors with Rapunzel singing “When Will My Life Begin” from her tower window as Flynn and Maximus watch nearby.

Rapunzel and Flynn visit locations from the film before singing the duet “I See the Light” beneath the film’s iconic scene of countless floating lanterns.

The Snuggly Duckling counter-service restaurant in Rapunzel’s Forest is built around a massive tree that grows through the roof of the ruffian tavern from the film. The menu offerings include a “Sweet Ever After Dessert” served in a frying pan — Rapunzel’s weapon of choice.

The Fantasy Springs Gifts shop on the ground floor of the Fantasy Springs Hotel will offer merchandise themed to the Tangled, Frozen and Peter Pan franchises.

The new hotel with direct access to the Fantasy Springs themed port will boast flora and fauna accented interiors inspired by Disney Princesses. The hotel will be broken up into two areas — the Fantasy Chateau deluxe wing and the Grand Chateau luxury wing.

The hotel’s three themed dining options include the Fantasy Springs Restaurant, Grand Paradis Lounge and La Libellule.

A Tangled-themed land was among the possible projects floated in the DisneylandForward expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council in early May that updates a 1990s city plan to allow for a mix of theme park, hotel, retail, dining and entertainment on the eastern and western edges of the Disneyland resort.

DisneylandForward dangled 10 themed lands based on Tangled, Avatar, Frozen, Peter Pan, Zootopia, Toy Story, Black Panther, Coco, Tron and Encanto as potential expansion projects in Anaheim.

Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed during the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit on Wednesday, May 15 that an Avatar themed land is coming to the Disneyland Resort.

“We have just gotten approval from the city of Anaheim for the biggest expansion of Disneyland since we opened DCA in 2001,” Iger said during the presentation. “It’s a huge expansion. We haven’t been specific about what’s going to be in it, except for Avatar.”

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The Anaheim City Council gave unanimous final approval in early May to the ��that updates a 1990s city plan to allow for a mix of theme park, hotel, retail, dining and entertainment on the eastern and western edges of the Disneyland resort. The newly approved plan goes into effect in early June.

An Avatar themed land had been dangled as a tantalizing possibility during the extended DisneylandForward pitch that also floated potential themed lands based on Tangled, Frozen, Peter Pan, Zootopia, Toy Story, Black Panther, Coco, Tron and Encanto as potential expansion projects in Anaheim.

Iger has been teasing an “exciting Avatar experience” for the Disneyland resort since February 2023.

released in April of the Avatar themed land proposed for the Disneyland resort shows jutting rocks and floating mountains amid gushing geysers and alien flora as a boat filled with riders passes through an aqua-green lagoon heading toward a cascading waterfall.

At the time, Iger described the concept art as “creative inspiration” for a potential Avatar experience being designed by Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney’s creative arm is on the new land.

The 12-acre Pandora — The World of Avatar themed land that debuted in 2017 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida features the $2.3 billion film franchise’s signature floating mountains and bioluminescent plants. The land includes the Avatar Flight of Passage 3D flight simulator, Na’vi River Journey water ride, Satu’li Canteen quick service restaurant and Windtraders gift shop.

Disneyland visitors will smell the sweet scent of beignets frying in the queue of when the attraction opens later this year, according to Disneyland officials.

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Disneyland has used machines called Smellitizers to pump scents into attractions and themed lands for decades.

Smellitizers beneath the windows of Disneyland’s Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen release the scents of baked goods and sugary confections onto Main Street U.S.A.

Smellitizers pump musty smells into the Haunted Mansion, smokey odors into the Pirates of the Caribbean and ginger scents into the sushi restaurant scene in the Monsters Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue, according to the .

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Disney received a patent in 2001 for a Smellitizer system on the Soarin’ attraction that releases grass, rose and sea breeze smells from the canopies above the seats, according to .

In 2019, Disney patented “scent blending” to strategically release smells that match up to visuals or other sensory contexts, according to .

Disney World riders hooked by the fresh beignets smell can taste the real thing once the attraction opens to the general public. Tiana’s Famous Beignets will be sold at Golden Oak Outpost and Friar’s Nook at the Magic Kingdom starting on June 28, according to the .

Disneyland already sells beignets at several locations throughout the resort.

The Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square sells Mickey-shaped Beignets for $5.49 for a three-pack or $8.99 for a six-pack. Next door, has a Lemon Glazed Beignet with Lemon IceBox Pie filling for $4.49.

Beignets Expressed in Downtown Disney offers traditional powdered sugar beignets as well as glazed, sprinkles, Strawberry Shortcake, Bananas Foster and Grasshopper toppings for $10.99 to $23.99.

will build its latest interactive art installation in the Cinemark movie theater complex at the Howard Hughes Los Angeles outdoor shopping mall in West L.A.

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“We’re crafting our next surreal dream world in a movie theater in West Los Angeles, a nod to the cinematic soul of the city,” Meow Wolf Chief Development Officer Amanda Clay said in a statement. “Meow Wolf Los Angeles will draw inspiration from its surroundings and translate them into something otherworldly, never-before-seen and yet familiar to Angelenos.”

The Santa Fe, New Mexico-based art collective will announce more details in the coming months about the theme and opening date for the newest Meow Wolf location just north of Los Angeles International Airport. Meow Wolf Los Angeles will open in early 2026.

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The hard to explain but fun to explore immersive art playground designed for the Instagram Age will weave together Hollywood fantasies, myths and glitz when Meow Wolf brings its unique brand of mind bending interactive entertainment to Los Angeles.

Meow Wolf’s walk-through art exhibits that are equal parts imaginative and awe inspiring connect interactive worlds with underlying storylines that combine elements of escape rooms, selfie museums and immersive projection mapping experiences.

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Meow Wolf Los Angeles plans to collaborate with local artists to create a “full sensory love letter to the Los Angeles art scene, its history and its legacy.” The L.A. outpost will incorporate thematic connections to Meow Wolf locations in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas and soon Houston.

Meow Wolf’s original House Of Eternal Return in Santa Fe received the THEA Award for Excellence in Connected Immersion from the Themed Entertainment Association — which typically recognizes the best new themed lands and rides from Disney, Universal, Six Flags and other theme parks.

The House Of Eternal Return opened in 2016 in a spacious Santa Fe warehouse space with hidden passages filled with large-scale walk-through art exhibits.

Over the past decade, Meow Wolf has expanded with permanent installations nationwide that have attracted 10 million visitors.

The trippy Omega Mart grocery store at Meow Wolf Las Vegas and the Convergence Station linking four alien worlds at Meow Wolf Denver both opened in 2021. Meow Wolf set its sights on Texas next with the Real Unreal in Dallas that opened in 2023 and a Houston location set to debut later this year.

Construction delays have postponed the official debut of the from Memorial Day Weekend to early summer, according to Knott’s Berry Farm officials.

The new timeframe likely pushes back the full return of Camp Snoopy to late June or early July.

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The Camp Snoopy makeover will add a new family coaster and super-sized kids swing and update an off-road rally race and miniature train ride while removing two original attractions from the themed land that opened in 1983.

The last major Camp Snoopy overhaul took place in 2014 for the 30th anniversary of the kiddie land when Knott’s added Charlie Brown’s Kite Flyer, Pig Pen’s Mud Buggies and Linus Launcher — all from Italy-based ridemaker Zamperla.

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The four new and refreshed attractions will be ready when Camp Snoopy finally returns this summer.

Snoopy’s Tenderpaw Twister Coaster

The new Snoopy’s Tenderpaw Twister Coaster will take the place of the 1983 Timberline Twister roller coaster and the 1992 Camp Bus flying carpet ride.

The Tenderpaw family coaster will take riders on an off-road adventure with Snoopy at the wheel of a jeep-like vehicle in his Beagle Scout uniform. The launched coaster will travel twice around the twin helix track during each ride.

The new Zamperla family coaster will be similar to the Daddy Pig’s coaster at the Peppa Pig mini-park at Legoland Florida.

Sally’s Swing Along

The new Sally’s Swing Along will replace the 1983 High Sierra Ferris Wheel that offered birds-eye views of Camp Snoopy, La Palma Avenue and the Claim Jumper restaurant just outside the park.

The two-sided backyard swing set will sweep young riders 10 feet in the air as they sway back and forth on a bench seat.

The Zamperla Happy Swing will be themed to Charlie Brown’s younger sister Sally with a playlist of songs she longs to sing to her long-time unrequited crush Linus.

Camp Snoopy’s Off Road Rally

Camp Snoopy’s Off Road Rally will revamp the Rocky Mountain Trucking Company road rally ride — transforming the big rig trucks into four-wheel jeeps.

The new backstory for the ride will be a celebration of the annual Camp Jamboree with humorous checkpoints along the route marked by Woodstock sculptures.

Each of the jeeps will be themed to an individual Peanuts character — including Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Franklin, Sally, Pigpen and Peppermint Patty.

Beagle Express

The Grand Sierra Railroad will be rethemed as the Beagle Express with a new electric locomotive in place of the steam engine.

Show scenes along the miniature train route will reflect the Camp Jamboree theme — with Charlie Brown participating in a sack race with a sack over his head and Beagle Scouts earning their horticulture badge by tending to the boysenberry vines.

With a little help from Woodstock, the Beagle Scouts will wrap Lucy in bandages from head to toe like a mummy.

Camp Snoopy Theater

The Camp Snoopy Theater will not reopen this summer with no return date set yet for the outdoor theater.

The Camp Snoopy Theater will be reoriented with the relocated stage facing the midway and a shade cover over new log-style seating.

During the theater closure, Peanuts fans will still be able to take photos with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Pigpen and Peppermint Patty.

The first extensive makeover of Camp Snoopy in a decade took out several rides from the 1983 birth of the themed land as a High Sierras camping experience unrelated to Peanuts.

The Timberline Twister roller coaster, High Sierra Ferris Wheel and Camp Bus magic carpet ride were removed as part of the makeover while Woodstock’s Airmail kiddie drop tower will be relocated.

The Timberline Twister was the first roller coaster experience for generations of Knott’s riders during the past four decades. The 1983 Bradley and Kaye Little Dipper climbed to a height of 30 feet before taking riders on a twisting and dipping course over 480 feet of track, according to . Each ride came to end with the help of a manual hand brake.

Disney California Adventure rolled out the Pixar Fest marketplace booths on Friday, May 10 for a seasonal food festival set to run through Aug. 4.

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DCA’s six Pixar-themed festival marketplace booths draw culinary inspiration from the storylines, characters and locales in “Turning Red,” “Soul,” “Luca,” “Elemental,” “Inside Out” and “Ratatouille.”

I tried and found many of the dishes fell below my expectations for Disneyland’s typically outstanding culinary efforts with a few unexpected surprises worthy of a taste if you make it out to Pixar Fest.

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The larger umbrella event that kicked off in late April features and Club Pixar dance party at DCA and at Disneyland.

Adding the festival marketplace booths a few weeks into Pixar Fest is an unusual move for DCA that has expanded its off-season food festival offerings in recent years. Disneyland and DCA eateries have been offering since Pixar Fest started on April 26.

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Many of the dishes on the Pixar Fest festival menu looked and tasted like kids meal offerings. I don’t have a problem with a kids-centric food festival if you tell me that up front and price the food accordingly.

The first few hours of any DCA food festival is always filled with media, bloggers and influencers taste testing all the food. It wasn’t any different this time, except Disney didn’t hold a big press event to kick off the opening of the Pixar Fest marketplace booths.

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There was one word floating around all the high-top tables near me: Lunchables.

Lunchables was certainly on theme for the entire Pixar Fest food festival — which seemed to be geared to the kids meal crowd. Although I can’t imagine that’s the core audience of any DCA food fest.

Stroller-pushing parents turn to the festival marketplace booths to offer something elevated above typical theme park food offerings, not to stoop to the Happy Meal depths their kids insist on indulging.

The top half of our Top 10 list is worth a try if you adjust your expectations a bit, but the bottom half drops off quickly and you should watch your step.

1) Smoked Firewood BBQ-spiced Impossible Chicken — Served with hot mustard sauce, pickles and charred onions — Elemental Table inspired by “Elemental” ($8.50)

You know it’s not a very good food festival if the fake chicken dish is at the top of the list.

I had extremely low expectations for the Impossible chicken, but the Mega McNuggets dish proved to be a total surprise with the best flavor of the day.

I’ve never been a fan of the faux nuggets served during past Disney food fests, but the Smoked Firewood BBQ dish was just the right way to use the plant based substitute.

The hot mustard and pickle sauce made the dish shine. The extra charred onions were the perfect accompaniment.

2) Red Panda Bao – Jumbo pork and vegetable stuffed bao with chile-garlic sauce – 4*Town Fav*4*ites inspired by “Turning Red” ($9)

I was worried the bao was going to be spicy — something I’m not very interested in. But that wasn’t the case — to my surprise and delight.

While the pork and veggie bao itself wasn’t spicy, there was plenty of firepower in the chile-garlic sauce served on the side — allowing me to choose my own adventure when it came to the heat.

There wasn’t a lot of flavor in the chili sauce, which had a subtle hint of garlic.

The traditional bao was fluffy and delicious with a splash of “Red Panda” storytelling splattered on the steamed dough bun.

3) Panda Apocalypse — Layers of chocolate chunk brownie and New York-style Cheesecake topped with orange and red cream cheese frosting — 4*Town Fav*4*ites inspired by “Turning Red” ($6.75)

Dig down deep and you will get all the flavors of this layered dessert in one bite. You’ll taste the cream cheese frosting first and the chocolate brownie last with the traditional cheesecake throughout.

The brownie is very fudgy and the cheesecake is silky smooth — but you will have to try both bites on their own to spot the individual tastes that get overwhelmed by the cream cheese. But not in a bad way. The flavors make for a perfect blend.

This is a sweet and tasty dessert you will want to share with someone if you don’t want to end up in a sugar coma. But it still might be worth it to tackle this treat on your own. The Panda Apocalypse was that good.

The white chocolate 4*Town star on top was the ultimate final bite.

4) Gusteau Macaron — Creme brulee mousse with caramel center — Gusteau’s To-Go inspired by “Ratatouille” ($7.75)

I’m not much of a macaron fan, but I really loved this one.

The creme brulee was subtle, creamy and sweet but not overwhelming.

The caramel surprise in the center was much sweeter — like a Werther’s Original candy you get at grandma’s house.

I wish I had not taken the last bite. The caramel taste stuck with me and got sweeter every step I took.

My recommendation: Offer the caramel center to someone you love who has a sweet tooth. And save your taste buds for the next marketplace food booth.

5) Half Note Jazz Cake — Traditional red velvet cake – The Spark inspired by “Soul” ($7.25)

The glaze holding the cake together made the rectangular slice look a little strange in the daylight — like a reddish-purple sponge wrapped in an alien cocoon.

That glaze is essential to keeping the moisture in the cake that had a hint of coconut and an almost chocolatey flavor.

The piano key edible paper topping added a nice thematic touch to an otherwise ordinary — but delicious — red velvet cake.

6) Supper Club Chicken & Potato Waffles — Served with peach cobbler sauce and cinnamon-herb crumble — The Spark inspired by “Soul” ($8)

I had high hopes for this one. The description sounded promising, but the “Soul” food staple didn’t deliver.

The tangy peach cobbler sauce was the best part of the dish. But the sauce made everything else soggy.

The fried chicken nibbles and mini waffles were both chewy rather than crispy.

7) Mood Swing — Half portions of the Joyful and Angry mac & cheeses — Hanger Management iInspired by “Inside Out” ($9)

Mac & cheese is a Disney food festival tradition — and something I look forward to with each new festival.

But you can skip the mac and cheese at the Pixar food fest — unless you want Kraft Mac & Cheetos. This felt like it was right off the kids menu at Burger King. I’ve come to expect better from Disney chefs.

The Joyful version was flat and one dimensional. The Angry version was just flat out spicy.

At least mixed together the Angry version added some complexity to the Joyful version and the cheesiness helped dull the spiciness to an enjoyable level.

8) Kol Nut Whoopie Cookie Pie — Cake cookies baked with cocoa powder filled with cream cheese frosting and topped with crushed cinnamon candies — Elemental Table inspired by “Elemental” ($7)

This should have been an easy layup for the Disney bakery team, but somehow it clanked off the rim and missed.

The Kol Nut was certainly fun to look at, but far less interesting to eat. It might be good for the Gram, but it won’t win any taste tests.

The whoopie pie was dry and bland. The cream cheese frosting got lost in the denseness of the cake. I didn’t get a cinnamon taste in any bite.

9) Ratatouille Pizzetta — Topped with mozzarella, eggplant, squash, zucchini, tomato sauce drizzle and a wedge of French camembert — Gusteau’s To-Go inspired by “Ratatouille” ($8)

I had high expectations for this one and it fell almost all the way to the bottom of the list.

I was disappointed before I even took my first bite. The pizzetta was doused rather than drizzled in sugary pizza sauce. The crust was tough when I went to cut my first micro slice. It was hard not to imagine a grade schooler building the tiny pizza from a play-with-your-food Lunchables kit.

The ratatouille part of the pizzetta — which I was most looking forward to — got lost in the middle.

The best part was the camembert cheese wedge on top that was creamy and a little melted.

10) Portorosso Pesto Pasta — Ribbon pasta tossed in basil pesto with potatoes and green beans — Portorosso Pasta inspired by “Luca” ($8.25)

Imagine you’ve shown up late for a catered party and all that’s left are a few spaghetti noodles sitting in the bottom of a chafing dish. You’re so late even the bunsen burner has gone out.

That’s Portorosso Pesto Pasta in a nutshell. Room temperature spaghetti noodles with a pesto sauce.

The somewhat soggy dried green beans were like eating packing foam. The crispy potatoes added a little bit of crunch, but not enough to save this safe and disappointing dish.

This pesto pasta won’t draw many complaints from undiscerning kids, but their foodie parents will want to give it a pass.

Disneyland has about three months to finish the if the Anaheim theme park hopes to open the classic dark ride by the start of Halloween Time 2024 on Aug. 23 at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

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The Haunted Mansion closed in January for an extended renovation of the outdoor queue area that will add a new accessibility elevator for wheelchair users exiting the ride and a new retail shop at the attraction’s exit.

The Disneyland Resort has not yet announced a reopening date for the Haunted Mansion and does not have any additional details to share at this time, according to Disneyland officials.

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Disney has already released a line of Halloween Time 2024 merchandise that may offer some clues about when the Haunted Mansion will return.

The new merch line includes a Disneyland pullover shirt with a Haunted Mansion Holiday design — suggesting the venerable haunted dark ride will return from refurbishment with its traditional holiday overlay in time for Halloween Time in late August.

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Disneyland stores will be filled with new Haunted Mansion merchandise this Halloween season — including a button up shirt, t-shirt, dress, backpack and fanny pack.

A new retail store under construction at the Haunted Mansion’s exit will be themed as Madame Leota’s carriage house.

Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion has gotten a “Nightmare Before Christmas” makeover based on the Tim Burton animated film for more than 20 years now. The New Orleans Square attraction closed in January with the holiday overlay still in place.

Halloween attraction overlays are also expected to return for the Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree and Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters in Disney California Adventure.

Six festival marketplace booths will serve Pixar-themed food and drinks from Friday, May 10 to Aug. 4 at Disney California Adventure.

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The larger umbrella event that kicked off in late April features the new Better Together parade and Club Pixar dance party at DCA and the returning “Together Forever” fireworks show at Disneyland.

Adding the festival marketplace booths a few weeks into Pixar Fest is an unusual move for California Adventure that has expanded its off-season food festival offerings in recent years.

Disneyland and DCA eateries have been offering more than 100 Pixar-themed foods and drinks since Pixar Fest started on April 26.

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Sip and Savor passes will not be offered during Pixar Fest as DCA has done during other seasonal food festivals.

Here’s the menu lineup for the six marketplace booths during DCA’s Pixar Fest food festival.

4*Town Fav*4*ites

Inspired by “Turning Red”

• Red Panda Bao — Jumbo pork and vegetable stuffed bao with chile-garlic sauce
• Panda Apocalypse — Layers of chocolate chunk brownie and New York-style Cheesecake topped with orange and red cream cheese frosting
• Nobody Like U Cooler — Raspberry rose tea, white cranberry, lime juice, orange juices and cherry syrup garnished with an orange wedge gummy candy

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The Spark

Inspired by “Soul”

• Supper Club Chicken & Potato Waffles — Served with peach cobbler sauce and cinnamon-herb crumble
• Half Note Jazz Cake — Traditional red velvet cake
• The Great Beyond — Gin, maraschino liqueur, violet and blue curacao syrups, lemon juice and pear nectar topped with butterfly pea flower tea and garnished with a white orchid
• Spark-ler — Cotton candy & blue curacao syrups, mango puree, pineapple, juice and lime juice garnished with a glow cube
• Aurora Borealis Honeydew-Lime Hard Seltzer by Bottle Logic Brewing
• Salvatore Italian Pilsner by Delahunt Brewing Co.
• Canyon Rose Lager by Malibu Brewing Company
• Prickly Pear Hefeweizen by Garage Brewing Co.
• Populist American IPA by Eagle Rock Brewery
• Porch Punch Imperial Fruit IPA by Dust Bowl Brewing Company
• Grunion Pale Ale by Ballast Point Brewing Company

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Gusteau’s To-Go

Inspired by “Ratatouille”

• Ratatouille Pizzetta — Topped with mozzarella, eggplant, squash, zucchini, tomato sauce drizzle and a wedge of French camembert
• Gusteau Macaron — Creme brulee mousse with caramel center
• Le Critique Cognac Sidecar — Cognac, apricot liqueur, house-made fig syrup, strawberry puree and lemon juice topped with sparkling wine and garnished with a strawberry
• Little French Daiquiri — Rum, French wine aperitif, pear nectar, cherry plum syrup and lime juice garnished with a bruleed pear chip

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Portorosso Pasta

Inspired by “Luca”

• Portorosso Pesto Pasta — Ribbon pasta tossed in basil pesto with potatoes and green beans
• Sea Monster Lemonade — Lemonade, white grape juice and peach syrup garnished with blue citrus mango jellies
• Silenzio Limoncello — Limoncello, amaretto liqueur, botanical liqueur, blood orange syrup, lemonade and house-made oregano tea garnished with micro daisies

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Elemental Table

Inspired by “Elemental”

• Smoked Firewood BBQ-spiced Impossible Chicken — Served with hot mustard sauce, pickles and charred onions
• Kol Nut Whoopie Cookie Pie — Cake cookies baked with cocoa powder filled with cream cheese frosting and topped with crushed cinnamon candies
• H2O-rita — Tequila, blue curacao syrup, lychee nectar, yuja puree and lime juice garnished with a rock candy stick
• Exothermic Margarita — Tequila, ancho chile liqueur, passion fruit nectar, lime juice, grapefruit juice and agave nectar garnished with a rock candy stick

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Hanger Management

Inspired by “Inside Out”

• Joyful Yellow Comforting Mac & Cheese — Served with happy cheesy puffs
• Angry Red Hot Mac & Cheese — Served with spicy cheese crunch
• Mood Swing — Half portions of the Joyful and Angry mac & cheeses
• Mood Stabilizer Mule — Bourbon, watermelon liqueur, candied orange syrup, watermelon syrup, orange juice and lime juice topped with ginger beer and garnished with watermelon candies