2022 is the Year of the Tiger, and Disney California Adventure in Disneyland Resort marked its arrival with the park’s annual Lunar New Year celebration! From January 21 through February 13, 2022, Disney California Adventure rang in the Year of the Tiger with additional cuisine and entertainment offerings (including special Disney Character sightings) and more!

Click HERE for our Opening Day Coverage of the Lunar New Year Festival!

Disney shares that this celebration in tribute to Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean cultures is “filled with happy wishes for health, luck and prosperity throughout the Year of the Tiger!” 

Though the celebration has concluded for 2022, we are keeping the information on this page so you can get an idea of what to expect for 2023: the Year of the Rabbit!

Let’s explore the festivities at Disney California Adventure for the Lunar New Year! If you’d like to jump to a specific topic, just click any of the links below:

• Lunar New Year Marketplaces
• Additional Lunar New Year Food Locations
• Mulan’s New Year Procession
• More Disney Character Sightings
• Lunar New Year Entertainment
• More Lunar New Year Activities
• Lunar New Year Merchandise

Lunar New Year Marketplaces

Lunar New Year Marketplaces (Food Booths) present Asian cuisine through limited-time menus, just for the event!

The Sip and Savor Pass is available for purchase, which is a souvenir credential that features six pull-off tabs for $43.00.  (Disneyland Resort Magic Key holders are eligible for a discount on the Sip and Savor Pass, bringing the cost to $40.00).

Each tab may then be traded for one eligible food item or non-alcoholic beverage at the Lunar New Year Marketplaces.

Additionally, select Counter Service locations (designated on our menu list below) serve tasting portions of select full entrees which are also available with the Sip and Savor Pass. You can purchase a Sip and Savor Pass at the following locations:

• Sip and Savor Cart
• Seaside Souvenirs
• The Lunar New Year Marketplaces (as seen below)
• Merchandise Pergola

Want to know the Lunar New Year MUST-EATS? Click here to find our BEST of the FEST!

Longevity Noodle Co. 

Flavorful NOODLE dishes are the name of the game here… and you can wash down your dish with a Pistachio Cold Brew!

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Longevity Noodle Co.!

Longevity Noodle Co. Menu

Food Items:

• Garlic Noodles: Long noodles tossed in a zesty garlic butter with Parmesan cheese — $7.00
• Spicy Pork Dandan Noodles: Pan-fried noodles with ground pork and a spicy tri-chile blend sauce — $7.50

Beverages:

• Salted Pistachio Cold Brew featuring Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. French Bistro Blend Coffee — $6.50
• Young Master Brewery, Neon City Pale Ale with Mandarin and Bergamot Zest, China — $13.25
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) –– $5.50

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Longevity Noodle Co.!

Lucky 8 Lantern 

Luck into some tasty Shrimp Fried Rice or Beef Bulgogi Short Rib, followed by a peachy sip at Lucky 8 Lantern!

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Lucky 8 Lantern!

Lucky 8 Lantern Menu

Food Items:

• Shrimp Fried Rice with garlic bacon edamame — $8.00
• Beef Bulgogi Short Rib on rice with green onion salad — $8.25

Beverages:

• Peach Yuja-Ade: Peach syrup, yuja, dragonfruit, lemon, and butterfly pea flower tea — $6.50
• Soju Peach Yuja-Ade: Soju, peach syrup, yuja, dragonfruit, lemon, and butterfly pea flower tea — $14.00
• Kloud Brewery, Original Gravity Lager, Korea — $10.50
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) — $5.50

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Lucky 8 Lantern!

Prosperity Bao & Buns 

THIS is the home of the Mickey Chinese Hot Dog Bun! But there’s even more in store at Prosperity Bao & Buns!

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Prosperity Bao & Buns!

Prosperity Bao & Buns Menu

Food Items:

• Char Siu BBQ Pork Bao: Pickled red onions and jalapeño — $8.00
• Mickey Chinese Hot Dog Bun: Brioche-style Mickey-shaped buns stuffed with hot dog and finished with sesame seeds and scallions — $7.00

Beverages:

• Prosperous Tiger: Vodka, cream of coconut, bitters, triple sec, mandarin purée, and vanilla bean paste — $15.00
• Lychee Celebration: Gin, prosecco, lychee purée, lychee syrup, grapefruit juice, and yuja — $14.00
• Brewery X, Panda Pool Party Bamboo Lager, Anaheim — $13.00
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) — $5.50

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Prosperity Bao & Buns!

Red Dragon Spice Traders 

Just look for the bright Red Dragons to find Spicy Three-Cup Chicken and more!

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Red Dragon Spice Traders!

Red Dragon Spice Traders Menu

Food Items:

• Spicy Three-Cup Chicken served on a bed of jasmine rice — $8.00
• Impossible™ Lion’s Head Meatballs: Mini plant-based pork meatballs served with cabbage and Shaoxing wine reduction — $7.50
• Mickey Purple Sweet Potato Macaron: Red macaron filled with purple sweet potato buttercream and crème fraîche center — $6.50

Red Dragon Spice Traders Photos

Beverages:

• Dancing Firecracker: Pineapple juice, guava purée, spicy honey syrup, hibiscus syrup, and lime juice — $6.50
• Baby Jasmine Tea Lager — $13.25
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) — $5.50

Click HERE for our review and photos of EVERYTHING at Red Dragon Spice Traders!

Seasonal Cart 

Food Items:

• Mango-Pineapple Pie — $6.50

Click HERE to find out why we love this MANGO treat!

Beverages:

• Mulan Sipper with assorted Coca-Cola bottled beverage or DASANI bottled water

Additional Food Locations

Find extra Lunar New Year EATS at several additional locations around the park. Note that some Counter Service locations accept the Sip and Savor Pass for select items in tasting portion-sizes, and may offer Mobile Order!

Seasonal Cart in Redwood Creek Challenge Trail 

Food Item:

• Brown Sugar Steam Bun: Brown sugar steam bun topped with blue cream cheese icing (New) — $6.75

Click here for our Brown Sugar Steamed Bun review!

Beverages:

• White Hot Chocolate: Blue white chocolate topped with toasted marshmallow whipped cream and purple sugar (non-alcoholic) (New) — $6.25
• Warm Apple Cider Cocktail: Hot apple cider, spices, and cinnamon whiskey garnished with a cinnamon stick and a caramel rim (New) — $16.00

Click HERE for our White Hot Chocolate review!

Studio Catering Truck 

Food Item:

• Hoisin Pork Sliders: Marinated pulled pork on Hawaiian rolls with apple slaw (New) — $7.99

Beverages:

• Green Tea Slush: Almond milk, green tea, and vanilla (non-alcoholic) (New) — $6.49
• Lemongrass-Ginger Lemonade: Lemongrass, lemon juice, ginger, and mint (non-alcoholic) (New) — $5.49

Click here for our review and photos of all the Lunar New Year eats and sips at the Studio Catering Truck!

Lucky Fortune Cookery

Mobile Order and Sip and Savor Pass accepted here. 

Beverages:

• Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Black tea sweetened with condensed milk served over ice (non-alcoholic) (New) — $5.49
• Mulan Sipper with choice of: Fountain beverage at time of purchase, Hong Kong-style milk tea, or Vietnamese iced coffee (non-alcoholic) — $18.49
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) — $4.99

Click HERE for the tea on this Milk Tea!

Cappuccino Cart 

Mobile Order and Sip and Savor Pass accepted here. 

Food Items:

• Baked Char Siu Bao: Chinese BBQ pork-filled baked bun (New) — $6.50
• Mango-Pineapple Pie: Mango and pineapple-filled pie (New) — $6.50

Click HERE for our review of the Lunar New Year eats at the Cappuccino Cart!

Paradise Garden Grill

Mobile Order and Sip and Savor Pass accepted here. 

Paradise Garden Grill Menu

Food Items:

• Korean-style BBQ Chicken: Half chicken with steamed white rice, kimchi, pickled cucumbers, and sesame seeds (Sip and Savor portion available) — $15.99
• Pork Banh Mi: Grilled pork belly with pickled daikon, carrots, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, and seasoned mayonnaise on a crispy baguette (Sip and savor portion available) — $13.99
• Spicy Kung Pao Tofu: Deep fried tofu with zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, red peppers, peanuts, and fried rice garnished with garlic deep-fried chips (Sip and Savor portion available) (New) — $14.99
• Whole Fried Fish: Crispy whole fish, sweet and sour sauce, steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables and chicken soup – served family-style for two — $24.99
• Green Tea Raspberry Parfait: Green tea mousse, raspberry jelly, white sponge cake, white chocolate mousse, and candy pearls — $6.99
• Sides of steamed or fried rice — Steamed, $2.99; Fried $3.49

Beverages:

• Tiger Milk Tea with brown sugar boba (non-alcoholic) (New) — $5.49
• Soju Cocktail: Soju, ginger beer, lemon, basil, Fresno chile, lychee flavor-filled boba (non-alcoholic) (New) — $14.00
• Toger Beer — $9.25
• Mulan Sipper with choice of fountain beverage at time of purchase (non-alcoholic) — $18.49
• Novelty: Lotus Flower Glow Cube (Sip and Savor Pass not accepted) — $4.99

For our review of the eats at Paradise garden Grill — including the whole fish — click here!

Paradise Gardens Special Events Cart

Food Items:

• Gochujang Wings: Chicken wings in spicy gochujang sauce — $8.00
• Asian-style Street Corn: Steamed corn on the cob rolled in spicy gochujang sauce (New) — $6.00
• Orange-flavored Cotton Candy — $6.00
• Mango-Pineapple Pie: Mango and pineapple-filled pie (New) — $6.50

Beverages:

• Mulan Sipper with assorted Coca-Cola, bottled beverage, or DASANI bottled water (non-alcoholic) — $20.00
• Puffed Rice Pale Ale, Master Gao Brewing Co. — $13.00

Click here to find our review of these SPICY eats at the Lunar New Year celebration!

Lamplight Lounge 

Food Items:

• Korean-style BBQ Nachos: Bulgogi pork belly, cheesy corn sauce, gochujang crema, fresh radish, and spicy cucumbers on house-made chips (New) — $23.00
• Kung Pao Bao: Kung Pao-glazed crispy pork belly, chili peanuts, steamed bao bun, red pepper, and green onion slaw — $21.00
• Oolong Donut: Oolong-dusted beignet donut served with oolong crème anglaise, and orange soy pudding dipping sauces — $10.00

Beverages:

• Lunar Cocktail: Baiju Chinese liquor, smoked orange syrup, orange bitters and lemon juice garnished with orange peel (New) — $15.00

Find our review of the Lunar New Year items at Lamplight Lounge HERE!

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa — GCH Holiday Cart

Food Items:

• Lantern Whoopie Pie: Whoopie pie filled with vanilla buttercream and dipped in pearl sprinkles — $9.00
• Assorted Pretzel Sticks: Tiger-striped chocolate pretzel sticks — $12.00
• Mickey-shaped Tiger Sugar Cookie: Sugar cookie dipped in red chocolate with gold Mickey-shaped tiger — $9.00
• Mickey-shaped Tiger-striped Sugar Cookie: Sugar cookie dipped in red chocolate with gold tiger stripes — $9.00

Click HERE to check out the Grand Californian’s Lunar New Year TREATS!

Want to know the Lunar New Year MUST-EATS? Click here to find our BEST of the FEST!

Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession

Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession has returned this year, on the path from Pixar Pier to Paradise Gardens Obelisk (and back).

The procession features beautiful music and costumes, as well as traditional dances by Asian performing troupes.

For the Year of the Tiger, Tigger joins the Processional!

Mulan is accompanied by Mushu in a float, and guests will also catch sight of a Chinese dragon.

Stop what you’re doing! 🤚 Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession has made its way through DCA ☺️ pic.twitter.com/udyEpJ6raM

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 21, 2022

The Processional will be presented several times daily throughout the celebration. Check your Disneyland App and the park entertainment schedule for times.

Click HERE to see MORE VIDEOS of Mulan’s New Year Procession!

More Disney Character Sightings

Be sure to stop by the Paradise Gardens Gazebo to see more Disney pals in their Lunar New Year attire!

Characters you see may include:

• Tigger
• Mulan and Mushu
• Mickey and Minnie
• The Three Little Pigs

A special photo pavilion will also be available for guests to capture their memories in the area.

And Raya from Raya and the Last Dragon is making her first Lunar New Year appearance!

See her at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.

There are 2 lines you may enter when visiting Raya — a photo line and a pass-through line. It’s important to note that Cast Members are not taking photos, you either have to have someone in your party take them or take a selfie. (There is no PhotoPass here.)

On Opening Day of the Lunar New Year celebration, Raya greeted guests from 2-8PM. However, her schedule may change daily, so be sure to check with a Cast Member for information about Raya’s next appearance.

Click HERE to see more of Raya’s Disney California Adventure debut!

Lunar New Year Entertainment

The Paradise Garden Bandstand is where guests can enjoy daily performances featuring the Melody of China. The trio performs a “fusion of Chinese folk, classical and contemporary instrumentals” on a “traditional Chinese yangqin (dulcimer), pipa (lute) and erhu (fiddle).”

The trio performs a “fusion of Chinese folk, classical and contemporary instrumentals” on a “traditional Chinese yangqin (dulcimer), pipa (lute) and erhu (fiddle).”

It’s a Small World, but make it Lunar New Year 🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/E7wNsXYRf1

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 21, 2022

Check your Disneyland App and the park entertainment schedule for times.

Additional Activities

Take a moment to add your message to the Lucky Wishes Wall!

This is where guests can share wishes of health and happiness for 2022.

And parents, be on the lookout for Arts and Crafts opportunities for the kiddos!

For instance, Year of the Tiger fans are available with one side ready to be filled in with color by a little budding artist.

The other side is bright with color!

Lunar New Year Merchandise

Keep your eyes peeled for Lunar New Year merchandise around the park.

An early favorite is this lovely pair of Lunar New Year Minnie Ears.

Some of the Lunar New Year merchandise items available in Disney California Adventure park include a Mickey Plush and a Minnie Plush.

Apparel can be found for both kids and adults.

And, of course, there’s a Lunar New Year Spirit Jersey to round out your collection!

Click HERE to see all of the 2022 Lunar New Year merchandise!

We’re excited to ring in the Lunar New Year in Disney California Adventure with you here on the DFB!

Want to Learn More About Disneyland?
Check Out the Links Below!

• Check Out Important Details about the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival

• Learn About Disney Genie and How to Use it in Disneyland

• See the Latest Updates About Disneyland’s Face Mask Policy

• Check Out What You Need to Know About the Theme Park Reservation System for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure

• Check Out Our Disneyland Restaurants Guide

• Learn All About Disneyland Park

• See What Marvelous Stuff You’ll Find at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure

• See More About Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure

• Learn About the Disneyland Mobile App

• Get All the Details About Mobile Order in Disneyland

• Learn More About Disneyland’s Magic Key Program

• What’s Going to Be Different About Your Next Disneyland Trip?

Click HERE to Check Out Lots of Other DFB Posts About Disneyland

Join the DFB Newsletter To Get All the Latest Disney News Delivered Right to Your Inbox Click here to Subscribe