Happy Holidays, friends! As you know by now, the holiday season is in full swing in Walt Disney World. Decorations are up in the parks, gingerbread displays are at select resorts, and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party plus Jollywood Nights are in full swing! Continuing on with holiday news, we now have the menus for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, too. As a reminder, the final EPCOT festival of the year runs from November 28th through December 30th this year. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the holiday kitchen menus for 2025!
World Celebration
Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow
Location – CommuniCore Hall
Food Items
- Prototype Cookie (NEW) – Sugar cookie with orange-cranberry icing and dark chocolate (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Ginger-Molasses Cookie (NEW) with cream cheese icing (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Beverages
- Gingerbread Milk Shake (non-alcoholic)
- Gingerbread Milk Shake with whipped cream vodka
- Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (non-alcoholic)
- Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (NEW) with whipped cream vodka
- Crooked Can Brewing Company Gingerbread Bock (NEW)
- Gulf Stream Brewing Baking Spirits Bright Gingerbread Red Ale (NEW)
- Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Frosted Gingerbread White Stout
- Beer Flight
- Seasonal Wine
Favorites of Festivals Past
Location – CommuniCore Plaza
Food Items
- Reuben Croquettes with pastrami, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese with Thousand Island dipping sauce
- Brown Sugar and Mustard-glazed Ham Sliders with cranberry and apple coleslaw on a Hawaiian roll
- Panettone Holiday Trifle with eggnog custard topped with cranberry-cherry compote and sugared almonds
Beverages
- Cigar City Brewing Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale (NEW)
- Keel Farms Pecan Pie Hard Cider
- Southern Tier Brewing Co. Tiramisu Imperial Stout
- Beverage Flight
- Seasonal White Wine
- Seasonal Red Wine
- Martin Ray Chardonnay
- Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon
World Discovery
Connections Café
Food Item
- Holiday Sugar Cookie (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Connections Eatery
Food Item
- Figment Holiday Sweater Liege Waffle – Chocolate-coated gingerbread waffle with a flurry of blizzard-themed sprinkles and white chocolate garnish
Beverage
- Spiced Caramel Apple (NEW) – Minute Maid Cranberry Juice, apple cider, and caramel syrup garnished with a cinnamon stick (non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey)
Holiday Hearth Desserts
Location – The Odyssey
Food Items
- Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie (NEW) (plant-based) (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Red Velvet Cake Pop (NEW) with festive sprinkles
- Reindeer Chow featuring M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend
- Apple-Caramel Crumb Cake
- Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle
Beverages
- Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (non-alcoholic)
- Frozen Caramel Hot Cocoa featuring TWIX cookie bar pieces and whipped cream (non-alcoholic)
- BRLO Winter Hard Cider (NEW)
- Keel Farms Yukon Maple Bourbon Hard Cider (NEW)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Peppermint Hard Cider (NEW)
- Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA
- Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Cranberry Vanilla Wheat Ale (NEW)
- Brewery Ommegang Gilded Noel White Chocolate Imperial Blonde Stout (NEW)
- Beer Flight
- Hard Cider Flight
- Cocoa Peppermint Warmer – Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s with peppermint schnapps
World Showcase
Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen
Location – Mexico
Food Items
- Tostada de Carne (NEW) – Braised beef tips slowly cooked Mexican-style atop a fried corn tortilla with black beans, crispy onions, and queso fresco
- Tamal de Pollo con Mole (NEW) – Shredded chicken and mole in corn masa topped with mole negro, queso fresco, crema Mexicana, slivered almonds, and sesame seeds
- Dulce de Leche Churro (NEW) sprinkled with cinnamon sugar
Beverages
- Chai-mazing Margarita (NEW) – Chai-infused Dulce Vida Tequila Blanco, apple-ginger juice, and chai liqueur
- Horchata Margarita (NEW) – Cinnamon-infused Ilegal Mezcal, Abasolo Corn Whiskey, agua de horchata, and cinnamon horchata rum
- Holiday Cerveza – Mexican artisanal craft lager with black currant liqueur
Shanghai Holiday Kitchen
Location – China
Food Items
- BBQ Char Siu Pork Fried Rice (NEW) with Chinese La Chang sausage, egg, yellow onion, green onion, and sesame
- Beef Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil
- Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce
Beverages
- Tiger Milk Tea (NEW) with Assam black tea, whole milk, brown sugar syrup, and tapioca boba (non-alcoholic)
- Brew Hub Year of the Dragon – Dragon fruit lager
- Butterfly Lantern – Butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear syrup, lychee syrup, and white boba
- Lychee Martini – Vodka, lychee syrup, and vermouth
- Peach of Longevity – Peach schnapps, citrus vodka, piña colada mix, and Minute Maid Orange Juice
Refreshment Outpost
Location – African Outpost
Food Items
- Spiced Shrimp Stew (NEW) with Jollof Rice
- DOLE Whip Raspberry in a waffle cone (plant-based)
Beverages
- Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Florida Ginger Snap Lager (NEW)
- Crooked Can Brewing Company Chocolate Mint Cookie Stout (NEW)
- Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider
- Boyd & Blair Chai Tea Mule
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen
Location – Germany
Food Items
- Pork Schnitzel with mushroom sauce, spätzle, and braised red cabbage
- Cheese Fondue in a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes
- Hazelnut Linzer Cookie with raspberry jam (Cookie Stroll Eligible)
Beverages
- Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier (NEW)
- Possmann Pure Hard Cider
- von Trapp Brewing Trösten Smoked Dark Lager
- Beverage Flight
- Regional Riesling
- Glühwein – House-made hot spiced wine, served warm
Sommerfest
Location – Germany
Beverage
- Warm Apfel Cider (NEW) with Jägermeister liqueur garnished with an orange wedge, served warm
Tuscany Holiday Kitchen
Location – Italy
Food Items
- Salsiccia e Peperoni (NEW) – Sweet sausage, roasted peppers, and focaccia
- Pizza e Cioccolato (NEW) – Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate
- Montanara – Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, Parmesan, and fresh basil
Beverages
- Peroni Pilsner
- Tiramisu Stout
- Prosecco
- Moscato
- Chianti
- Italian Red Sangria
- Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita – Tequila, triple sec, and blood orange liqueur
American Holiday Table
Location – American Adventure
Food Items
- Chocolate Cookie (NEW) featuring SNICKERS bar pieces and salted caramel (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
- Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce
Beverages
- Victory Brewing Co. Chocolate Cherry Stout (NEW)
- Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA
- 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
- Beer Flight
- Regional White Wine
- Regional Red Wine
Block & Hans
Location – American Adventure
Food Item
- Cinnamon-glazed nuts (plant-based)
Beverage
- Apple Pie Frozen Slush (NEW) – Frozen Minute Maid Apple Juice with cinnamon syrup topped with cinnamon and sugar (non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with apple pie moonshine)
Fife and Drum
Location – American Adventure
Food Item
- Apple Pie Sundae (NEW) – Apple pie filling with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce topped with streusel
Funnel Cake Stand
Location – American Adventure
Food Item
- Red Velvet Cookie Funnel Cake (NEW) topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, cream cheese whipped cream, red velvet cookie piece, mini chocolate chips, and chocolate syrup
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drinks & Barbecue
Location – American Adventure
Beverage
- Frozen Gingerbread Eggnog (NEW) with gingerbread syrup topped with nutmeg (non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with Thomas Tew Single Barrel Rum)
Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen
Location – Japan
Food Items
- Strawberry Bun (NEW) – Soft pink dessert bao containing sweet strawberry cream filling finished with a light coconut sauce
- Sushi Tree Roll – Christmas tree-shaped sushi roll with crab meat and cream cheese garnished with spicy mayo and colorful rice pearls
- Toshikoshi Soba – Buckwheat soba noodles in hot dashi fish-based soup topped with shrimp tempura and chopped green onion
Beverages
- Yuzu Refresher (NEW) – Yuzu and passion fruit drink with Minute Maid Premium Lemonade and popping green apple boba pearls (non-alcoholic)
- Sapporo Premium Black Beer
- Chocolate Nigori Sake
- Japanese Punch – Shōchū, plum wine, white cranberry juice, and lemon juice
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
Location – Morocco
Food Items
- Moroccan Wrap with tomato-cucumber relish and garlic sauce served on warm Moroccan flatbread
- Chermoula Chicken
- Moroccan-spiced Lamb
- Falafel (plant-based)
- Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips
Beverages
- 3 Daughteres Brewing Golden Fig Hard Cider (NEW)
- Keel Farms Frostbite Blueberry Ginger Hard Cider (NEW)
- Gulf Stream Brewing Holiday Snakebite
- Beverage Flight
- Sparkling Holiday Fig Cocktail – Sparkling Wine, Kleiner Feigling liqueur, and white cranberry juice
L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen
Location – Between Morocco and France
Food Items
- Mickey-shaped Almond Black and White Cookie (NEW) (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Pastrami on Rye with house-made pickles and deli mustard
- Smoked Salmon Potato Latke
- Potato Latke (plant-based)
- Rugelach – Pastry with raspberry jam walnuts, and cinnamon (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Beverages
- Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout
- Frozen New York Whiskey Sour – Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine
Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen
Location – France
Food Items
- Macaron de Noël aux Épices (NEW) – Large gingerbread macaron with spiced filling
- Dinde Rôtie, Sauce et Garniture, servi avec Patates Douces (NEW) – Roasted turkey with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, turkey gravy, and roasted sweet potatoes
- Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche aux Grains de Sesames, Concombre et Radis – Smoked salmon spread on a sesame brioche roll with cucumber and radishes
Beverages
- Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé (NEW)
- Vin Chaud French Mulled Wine (NEW) flavored with orange and cinnamon spices, served warm
- Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini – Vodka, cocoa, and whipped cream
Yukon Holiday Kitchen
Location – Canada
Food Items
- Maple Leaf Shortbread Cookie (NEW) with maple buttercream (Cookie Stroll eligible)
- Seared Salmon with butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad
- Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes
Beverages
- Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee (non-alcoholic)
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter
- Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale
- Collective Arts Brewing Brown Sugar Coffee Porter (NEW)
- Beer Flight
- Regional Ice Wine
- Regional Red Wine
- Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee with Tap 357 Canadian Maple Rye Whisky
Refreshment Port
Location – Near Canada
Food Item
- Turkey Poutine – Sweet potato fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions
Beverages
- Keel Farms Cinnamon Sugar Donut Hard Cider (NEW)
- Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine
Holiday Sweets & Treats
Location – Near Port of Entry
Food Items
- Peppermint Sundae – Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy
Beverages
- Festive Flight (NEW) featuring Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (non-alcoholic)
- Christmas Sugar Cookie Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and sprinkles
- Gingerbread Hot Cocoa topped with whipped cream and a gingerbread garnish
- Cookie Butter Hot Cocoa topped with whipped ream and speculoos spice
- Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s (non-alcoholic)
- Chocolate-Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (non-alcoholic)
- Carib Brewery Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree IPA (NEW)
- Stevens Point Brewery Whole Hog Hazelnut Brownie Porter (NEW)
- Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s with choice of liqueur (Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur, or Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey)
- Chocolate-Peppermint Shake with Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and whipped cream vodka
Swirled Showcase
Location – Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavilion
Food Items
- Liquid Nitrogen Chocolate-Peppermint Mousse (NEW) featuring M&M’s Holiday Mint Chocolate Candies
- Soft-serve in a waffle cone
- Vanilla
- Apple-Cinnamon
- Dark Chocolate
Beverages
- Soda Float – Barq’s Red Creme Soda or Barq’s Root Beer with vanilla soft-serve (non-alcoholic)
- Yuletide Float – Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and Barq’s Red Creme Soda with apple-cinnamon soft-serve
- Coffee Float – Dark chocolate soft-serve with Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee and choice of Mozart Chocolate Cream Liqueur or Mozart White Chocolate Liqueur
Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen
Location – Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavilion
Food Items
- Kālua Pork with coconut, sweet potatoes, and mango salad
- Lomi Lomi Salmon with tomatoes, onions, salmon roe, yuzu mayonnaise, and yuca chips
- Coffee-Mocha Cookie topped with coffee-infused buttercream, cocoa nibs, and chocolate-covered espresso beans (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Beverages
- Maui Brewing Co. Mango Stickee Rice IPA (NEW)
- Florida Orange Groves Winery Pineapple Sparkling Wine
- Melon Breeze – DOLE Pineapple Juice, lime juice, melon liqueur, and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
Nochebuena Cocina
Location – Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavilion
Food Items
- Pan de Jamón (NEW) – Traditional Latin Christmas bread, rolled ham, raisins, and green olives
- Plant-based Chorizo Tamale with plant-based cotija and spicy red Chile sauce (plant-based)
- Cinnamon-spiced Chocolate Crinkle Cookie (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Beverages
- Ponche Navideño – Christmas punch with apples, pears, guava, oranges, dried hibiscus, brown sugar, tamarind, cinnamon sticks, and cloves, served warm (non-alcoholic)
- Left Hand Brewing Co. Mexican Hot Chocolate Milk Stout
Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen
Location – Between World Showcase and the Imagination Pavilion
Food Items
- Cinnamon-glazed Almonds (plant-based)
- Cinnamon-glazed Cashews (plant-based)
- Cinnamon-glazed Pecans (plant-based)
- Fire-roasted Chestnuts (plant-based)
Beverages
- Eggnog (non-alcoholic)
- Southern Tier Brewing Co. Chestnut Praline Imperial Ale
- Eggnog with choice of liqueur (Fireball Cinnamon Whisky or Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey)
World Nature
Sunshine Seasons
Location – The Land Pavilion
Food Item
- Peanut Butter Cookie featuring M&M’s Minis Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend (Cookie Stroll eligible)
Beverage
- Cookie Milk Shake (NEW) – Spiced gelato with whipped cream, a cookie wreath, Mickey-shaped holly, and sprinkles (non-alcoholic)
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
Location – Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company kiosks throughout the park
Beverage
- Holiday Cookie Latte (NEW) – Espresso, caramel sauce, almond syrup, and choice of milk topped with whipped cream and merry sugar sprinkles (non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur)
And there you have it, folks! My mouth is watering already thinking about all of the delicious festival foods I can’t wait to eat at this year’s International Festival of the Holidays. Don’t forget, there are so many other things to experience at this festival in addition to eating! First, be sure to check out the beloved Candlelight Processional featuring a host of celebrity narrators. You can also discover holiday traditions from around the world by listening to the World Showcase Storytellers. Finally, get into the spirit of the season with performances by JOYFUL! and take a ride on Living with the Land: Glimmering Greenhouses. The team at MouseHouseNews.net will continue to bring you news from this festival as well as events happening around Walt Disney World. We’ll see ya real soon!
