Disney4me Posted 32 minutes ago Report Posted 32 minutes ago We’re eating our way around the Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays and one of our stops is the Favorite Things booth. 2026 booth The 2026 Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays has officially begun at Disneyland Resort and there are LOTS of things to do. From now through January 6th, 2027, you can devour some tasty eats and drinks, check out unique entertainment, and more. If you’re wondering what kind of ‘favorite things’ you’ll find at this returning booth? Well, we’ve checked it out and now we’re sharing our FULL thoughts. Menu The Favorite Things holiday booth has a really small menu this year with just one food dish — Braised Pork Belly Adobo with garlic rice — and three drinks. This year’s drinks include the returning Santa Milk & Cookies Hot Cocoa and Maple Hazelnut Hot Buttered Rum, along with a new Left Coast Brewing Co. Churro Ale. Here’s the menu! Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats The only food item at Favorite Things this year is the Braised Pork Belly Adobo with garlic rice for $9.75. This dish was a hit with us last year. Braised Pork Belly Adobo This year, we hate to say it, but it didn’t hit the same. We’re not sure what changed from last year to this year, but we found the sauce wasn’t evenly distributed. It was heavy in some parts and bland in others. We come to the festival to get delicious Disney food, not something that tastes like it was pulled from Panda Express. Braised Pork Belly Adobo Our rice was overcooked and dry, and the pork rinds tasted stale. Unfortunately, this was a very forgettable dish in our opinion, which is completely different from how we thought about it last year. Maybe it was just our specific dish, but this wasn’t great. The scallions were the best part. This wasn’t the best Drinks The first drink is the non-boozy Santa Milk & Cookies Hot Cocoa made with cookies and cream mix, white chocolate mix, and milk topped with whipped cream for $7.50. This hot cocoa was found at the Making Spirits Bright booth back in 2022. Santa Milk & Cookies Hot Cocoa You can definitely taste the white chocolate, and it’s quite smooth and pleasant. There was no whipped cream this year, and we would’ve really liked some to add a vanilla flavor. Cookies and cream is definitely present but subtle. We’re calling it now — this is going to be a BIG hit for kiddos! Santa Milk & Cookies Hot Cocoa Next up is the returning-from-festivals-past Maple Hazelnut Hot Buttered Rum made with rum, butter, hazelnut, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and demerara sugar, topped with salted caramel sweet cream for $18.50. This drink has been found at several Festival of Holidays booths over the years, most recently in 2023 at Merry Mashups. CHEERS to the Festival of Holidays! Maple Hazelnut Hot Buttered Rum We were expecting more of a Butterbeer flavor, but the drink was very hazelnut forward. In our opinion, this is one of the most Christmasy drinks you can get at the festival. The thick foam layer on top added a fun sweetness that helped cut through the bitterness of the drink. Maple Hazelnut Hot Buttered Rum This is a drink with notable alcohol presence. It’s not light, which makes its double-shot size make a lot of sense. Overall, it’s a nice holiday drink that’s akin to a dessert drink. Maple adds a bit of stickiness to it and thicker texture. You should try this! Rounding out the drink menu this year is the new Left Coast Brewing Co. Churro Ale for $18.50. Left Coast Brewing Co. Churro Ale This isn’t as good as churro drinks we’ve had in the past. It smells sticky, like it was sitting out in the sun (it wasn’t) and has that IPA bitterness to it. Not nearly as cinnamony as we’d like. If you’re gonna base a drink on a churro, go all out! This just tastes like an ale trying to be like a churro, but getting pulled back by the ale. We could see it working for some, but it wasn’t really for us. Left Coast Brewing Co. Churro Ale OVERALL Overall, the two hot drinks are definitely worth a visit to the booth. However, everything else here is a pass for us. There are so many different booths to try, and they are worth your time and money more than this one. That being said, you should stop by for those hot Christmas beverages! Full spread That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL menus and food photos of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Festival of Holidays at Disneyland Resort! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. 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