Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival 2018

3/5/2018

Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival 2018

This past weekend we headed out to The Disneyland Resort for a day of fun at the 2018 Disney Food and Wine Festival.

We hadn't actually attended this event since it came back after the DCA re-do so we were quite excited to check it out. Needless to say we had an amazing time.

Written by Gregg Condon

I want to start off with saying what an absolutely fabulous time we had on Saturday. The rain must have kept some people away because the parks never really got busy.

We got the MaxPass as we did on our last visit, and it was amazing and worth every penny.

But more than that, it was just a totally stress free day in the parks. It really made us remember why we love Disney so much.

We arrived early enough for rope drop, but couldn't head to the parks without a quick look at Star Wars Land. Wow!!

The new parking structure is being built, so there is a new temporary tram loading area. It was kind of fun going the opposite direction on the tram.

It's the little things

Do we look excited? =)

Hi there California Adventure, we'll be back to you in a bit.

Can't even remember the last time we "rope dropped" Disneyland. It's just as amazing as we remembered it.

It was a beautiful morning

We hadn't done "non holiday" Haunted Mansion since probably 2011. So this was our first chance to see the Hatbox Ghost in his natural habitat. And it was amazing.

Thanks to the MaxPass we rode this a few times throughout the day.

After doing a few more rides we decided to head over to DCA, but not before checking out some of the amazing music on Main Street.

It's food and wine time!!!

Well, turns out we were a bit early, so we decided to use our MaxPass for Radiator Springs Racers we had secured while we were still at Disneyland. Love how that works. =)

Love the decorations for Food and Wine

We also hadn't done Soarin' Over The World, we absolutely LOVED it. Don't understand at all why some people don't like this.

Our first stop

Both were delicious, think we both preferred the slider though

Not even sure where to start with the Brie Toast with Fig, Mint and Almond Crumble.

On the surface, it wasn't anything we were particularly gung-ho about. But we are always ready to try new things. And just like all of the Toast Surprises on this season of Top Chef, we loved it. It was one of our favorite things.

(Our top 5's are posted below)

Next up was the White Cheddar Lager Soup, Jalapeno Popper Mac & Cheese with Bacon, Watermelon Lemonade (so good) and the Light and Refreshing flight.

How about some "Frushi", Strawbery Pie, Strawberry Fros'e, Avocado and Pepper Guacamole Burger and Spiced Oumph!!

Note: We had no idea what Oumph! was and had even less of an idea it was vegan ... we actually enjoyed it. So yay for our Vegetarian/Vegan friends. Good food for you too! =)

But back to the burger, can we get this full sized and on a permanent menu? It was that good.

Meyer Lemon Macaron was heavenly as was the Crispy Orange Chicken and Rice with a Garlic Cracker.

Both paired very nicely with the Meyer Lemon Ginger Mule. Very refreshing even on a not warm and sometimes rainy day.

And then there was the Popcorn Lemonade Cocktail with Tequila.

It was "interesting" to say the least. It wasn't awful, we are glad we tried it. But it essentially is just as advertised, it tasted like popcorn.

Here are our top Five favorites, and more importantly, what booth you can find them at!!

Kristi's Top Five:

Brie Toast with Fig, Mint and Almond Crumble (Nuts About Cheese)
Meyer Lemon Macaron (Citrus Grove)
Avocado & Pepper Jack Petite Guacamole Burger (Avocado Time)
Watsonville Strawberry Pie (Strawberry Patch)
White Cheddar Lager Soup in Bread Bowl (California Craft Brews)

Gregg's Top Five:

Avocado & Pepper Jack Petite Guacamole Burger (Avocado Time)
Brie Toast with Fig, Mint and Almond Crumble (Nuts About Cheese)
Jalapeno Pepper Mac & Cheese with Bacon (Peppers Cali-Ente)
Pineapple, Raspberry & Strawberry Mimosa Flight (Nuts About Cheese)
Chicken Teriyaki Slider with Pineapple Jam (LA Style)

After all that food and wine you'd think we were done with our day, but it was just getting started!!

Oh yeah, they are doing work on Pixar Pier!! We are very excited for it and hope we can make it back after it opens.

Still one of my absolute favorite spots in any Disney park. It's just perfect.

We also got to do Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout for the first time. LOVED IT!!

After another spin on Racers, Soarin' and a few more snacks it was time to head back over to Disneyland for the evening.

First stop, a trip on the Railroad. A must do every trip!! Oh, and to get some Star Wars pics!!

Star Wars Land pics aside, we absolutely LOVE the changes to the railroad.

While we were hanging out in Critter Country getting some pics we met a friend

We spent the late afternoon riding Mansion again, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room (another must see every visit), as well as Buzz, a yummy dinner and then of course, Space Mountain!!

We joined the dark side

Selfies in front of the castle (we kept forgetting that we have Photopass with the MaxPass)

And of course, the awesome nighttime balloons!!

Thanks for reading, we hope you enjoyed our little report.

Be sure to check out the Food and Wine Festival this year, it's amazing. You can find out more information about this years event here.

If you've visited be sure to share your favorite foods in the comments below. We'd love to hear about the things we missed, because lets be honest, you need at least 3 days to try everything.

Oh hey, there are 3 days on the Southern California Resident Ticket Offer. =)

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