The holidays are here at Walt Disney World, and we visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios to try all the Christmas food and drinks for the 2024 season.
All items are available from November 8, 2024 through January 4, 2025.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Christmas Food & Drinks
ABC Commissary
ABC Commissary is appropriately located on Commissary Lane near the Chinese Theater and next door to the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
Menu
Food:
- 🆕 Linzer Cookie Mousse Torte – $6.29
*NEW* Linzer Cookie Mousse Torte – $6.29
Layers of hazelnut cake, raspberry-blackcurrant mousse, raspberry jam, and sweet snow-dusted Linzer cookie
This is kept in the fridge behind the counter, so the mousse and the jelly are ice cold. We don’t know if this is intentional, but that up against the dry cookie makes for a mostly flavorless item other than the extreme tartness of its softer elements.
Rating out of 7: 4
Backlot Express
Backlot Express is located in Echo Lake, between Star Tours and the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
Menu
Food:
- 🆕 Gingerbread Cheesecake – $5.99
*NEW* Gingerbread Cheesecake – $5.99
Gingerbread cheesecake on a vanilla cookie topped with milk chocolate ganache, dulce de leche whipped cream, gingerbread chocolate décor, gold crispy pearls, and holiday sprinkles
With this treat, you get all the spices of gingerbread, the wonderful taste of caramel and dulce de leche, and the rich sweetness of the cheesecake. It is as beautiful as it is delicious, but it might be too rich for one person to eat alone.
Rating out of 7: 7
Dockside Diner
Dockside Diner is in Echo Lake, across the lake from Gertie the Dinosaur on the side facing Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
Menu
Food:
- 🆕 Candy Cane Sugar Cookie – $4.79
Beverages:
- 🆕 Red Velvet Holiday Milk Shake – $9.79
*NEW* Red Velvet Holiday Milk Shake – $9.79
Red Velvet Milk Shake swirled with Chocolate Sauce topped with Whipped Cream, Rainbow Sprinkles, and a Holiday Tree Sugar Cookie
To call this a milkshake would be disingenuous, at least the way we were served it. It’s basically a very dense red velvet soft-serve. The red velvet flavor is not overpowering, and does, in fact, taste like vanilla soft-serve with a light red velvet flavoring.
It’s very good, but don’t expect to drink it like a milkshake. Even up to 10 minutes after ordering, it was still too thick to sip through the straw. We had to eat it with a spoon.
Rating out of 7: 5
*NEW* Candy Cane Sugar Cookie – $4.79
Festive Sugar-coated Sugar Cookie with Candy Cane Buttercream and Crushed Candy Cane Pieces
This cookie is a peppermint lover’s dream. Even before we got to the buttercream, we could already taste a hint of peppermint. The buttercream itself packs a minty wallop, but not one that fully masks the pleasant flavors of the soft and crumbly cookie. It’s pretty sizable and it seems like it could be shared between two people comfortably.
Rating out of 7: 6
Rosie’s All-American Cafe
Rosie’s All-American Cafe is part of Sunset Ranch Market on Sunset Boulevard, across the street from Beauty and the Beast—Live on Stage.
Food:
- 🆕 Coquito Wreath Cupcake – $5.99
*NEW* Coquito Wreath Cupcake – $5.99
Coquito custard-filled vanilla cupcake topped with coquito buttercream, chocolate bow, gold crispy pearls, and rainbow sprinkles
We love coquito, so this was a little bit of a disappointment. This is another dessert that would benefit from not being kept in a refrigerator all day, but we don’t know what else can be done at a high-volume counter-service restaurant.
The coquito buttercream is exactly what it is. It’s milky and full of cinnamon, so it tastes just like coquito. The cake tastes like it would be moist, but sadly, the fridge storage sucks all the flavor out of it. It has a beautiful presentation that is only hindered by being stored cold all day long.
Rating out of 7: 4
The Trolley Car Cafe
The Trolley Car Cafe is on Hollywood Boulevard near Legends of Hollywood and across from Keystone Clothiers.
Food:
- 🆕 Winter Spice Mini Whoopie Pie – $5.29
- Mickey-shaped Gingerbread Cookie – $6.29
*NEW* Winter Spice Mini Whoopie Pie – $5.29
Spice cake filled with orange buttercream and cranberry-raspberry jam topped with a candied orange peel, cranberry, holiday sprinkles, sweet snow, and a plant-based chocolate tree
For a vegan option, Disney must be applauded for their creativity and uniqueness. This certainly beats some of the generic cupcakes you’ll find at other venues across property. We wish the jam was spread more evenly in the center, where the orange buttercream meets the cranberry-raspberry jam. The parts of this treat that are just cream have a citrus flavor that overpowers the entire dessert. The cake is also surprisingly moist for being plant-based.
Overall, it’s probably worth a try if it sounds interesting to you, but it could be easily made better by just spreading one of the layers throughout.
Rating out of 7: 5
*NEW* Mickey-shaped Gingerbread Cookie – $6.29
This feels like a page out of the Disneyland playbook, and honestly, it is accomplished at the same level. It is a fresh, soft, and moist gingerbread cookie that is perfectly spiced with all its sweetness coming from the icing.
You could certainly go to the resorts that offer gingerbread items and find things just as good, but it’s nice to have this sort of expected item available to guests in the parks. We applaud when the pastry teams provide things that are unique and interesting. The Mickey-shaped gingerbread cookie feels like a treat that should become a Walt Disney World tradition in the parks and out.
Rating out of 7: 6
Woody’s Lunch Box
Woody’s Lunch Box is in Toy Story Land near the path to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Food:
- Hot Cocoa Lunch Box Tart – $4.99
Hot Cocoa Lunch Box Tart – $4.99
Chocolate fudge filling, hot chocolate-marshmallow fondant, and mini marshmallows
The Hot Cocoa tart is returning and we’re glad to see it back. It’s very good. The pastry was fresh and appropriately moist. The marshmallows add a nice flavor and texture.
But the filling is the best part. It tastes just like hot cocoa without having to drink a warm beverage in Florida.
Rating out of 7: 6
Various Outdoor Vending Locations
The brownie is available at various carts and kiosks throughout the park.
Food:
- Holiday Mickey Brownie
Holiday Mickey Brownie
Chocolate brownie with holiday sprinkles
It’s a decent brownie, moist and chewy. The sprinkles add a crunch to the treat. It’s nothing special, but those looking for a simple chocolate snack will enjoy it.
Rating out of 7: 4
Overall
Our favorites of the new items this year were the Gingerbread Cheesecake, the Candy Cane Sugar Cookie, and the Mickey-shaped Gingerbread Cookie. Of course, the Hot Cocoa Lunch Box Tart was a returning favorite from last year.
We’d skip the Linzer Cookie Mousse Torte, the Red Velvet Holiday Milk Shake, and the Coquito Wreath Cupcake. The Holiday Mickey Brownie was also another disappointment from last year.
Ultimately, there are a handful of Christmas food items we’d recommend, but it does come down to your tastes and what you would enjoy. Will you be trying any of this Christmas food while it’s available this holiday season? Let us know which ones in the comments and on social media.
Check out our reviews of all the daytime Christmas food at Magic Kingdom.
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