Come With Us to Disney California Adventure’s 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration!
The 2025 Lunar New Year celebration has officially kicked off at Disney California Adventure (DCA)!
Lunar New Year Decor in DCA
The celebration, which lasts through February 16th, helps guests ring in the Year of the Snake with festive food booths, activities, characters, and more. Of course, we’re here for the first day of the big celebration, checking out everything there is to see and do. Join us, won’t you?
Lunar New Year
We’re here in DCA this morning, taking in all of the Lunar New Year festivities! The park’s Lunar New Year arch, located between Buena Vista Street and the main entrance to Avengers Campus, welcomes guests to the celebration with festive decorations and snake-inspired designs.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Arch
Banners have also gone up around DCA, showing Mickey…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Mickey Banner
…Minnie…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Minnie Banner
…Donald…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Donald Banner
…Goofy, and more pals, dressed in their Lunar New Year outfits.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Goofy Banner
The Year of the Snake Mickey design can also be found throughout the celebration and its merchandise! The design shows a snake, coiled into a Mickey head. (Super creative design!)
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Snake Banner
Paradise Gardens Park is decorated with these festive banners!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Paradise Gardens Park
Activities
Over in Paradise Gardens Park, guests can get their New Year’s wishes written in Chinese calligraphy by one of the park’s calligraphers! The experience allows you to choose a wish from the provided samples, which the calligrapher will use to create a keepsake for you to hang on a doorway at home. Each calligrapher’s style is different, so the words and characters will vary, making this an extremely unique item!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Calligraphy Station
Guests can also write their own wishes at the same location, from 10AM to 6PM. After writing the wish, guests are invited to tie them to the wishing wall, allowing them to leave their (temporary) mark on the park!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Wish Wall
Guests can also find out what animal represents the year they were born!
What Year Are You? Wall
These walls provide Disney characters for the animals, which we thought was a fun detail!
What Year Are You? Wall
Of course, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.
What Year Are You? Wall
Magic Key Holders can head over to the area underneath the Silly Symphony Swings to take a picture with the Lunar New Year backdrop! The photo-op includes a decorative stand, featuring Kaa, who’s coiled to shape into a 2025!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Magic Key Photo-Op
Merchandise
Of course, the celebration has tons of merch! We’ll start with the Lunar New Year Minnie Ears which cost $34.99!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Minnie Ears
The headband has lantern designs on the ears…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Minnie Ears
…which say “Lunar New Year” and “2025” on the back.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Minnie Ears
The front bow is red and adorned with a Snake Mickey head icon!
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Minnie Ears
To match, guests can get the Lunar New Year Spirit Jersey, which shows Mickey rocking out on the bottom and has the Lunar New Year Snake logo on the chest.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Spirit Jersey
The back says “Lunar New Year 2025” and is decorated with lanterns. You can grab it for $79.99.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lunar New Year Spirit Jersey
The Magic Key Lunar New Year Shirt is sold exclusively to key holders and features the celebration’s firework design…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Magic Key Lunar New Year Shirt
…with the celebration logo on the chest…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Magic Key Lunar New Year Shirt
…Chip ‘n’ Dale on the bottom…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Magic Key Lunar New Year Shirt
…and the Snake Mickey head design on the back, holding up lanterns. Key holders can grab one for $34.99.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Magic Key Lunar New Year Shirt
Everyone can get the 2025 Lunar New Year Shirt! The shirt shows Mickey and Minnie playing instruments in their Lunar New Year outfits, underneath “Lunar New Year 2025.”
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – 2025 Lunar New Year Shirt
There’s a Lug Lunar New Year Crossbody Bag for $65! The red bag has the Snake Mickey head design with the celebration’s logo on the front pocket, with a lantern design on the larger pocket.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lug Lunar New Year Crossbody Bag
The back has a firework design with the DCA logo shown above the Lug x Disney Parks tag.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Lug Lunar New Year Crossbody Bag
There are some new pins too, including the Chip ‘n’ Dale Magic Key Pin. The pin is $19.99 and is exclusively available to Magic Key holders.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Chip ‘n’ Dale Magic Key Pin
Everybody can get the other pins, including the Mickey and Minnie 25th Anniversary Pin…
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Mickey and Minnie 25th Anniversary Pin
…and the 2025 Mickey and Minnie Lunar New Year Pin! Those are also $19.99 each.
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – 2025 Mickey and Minnie Lunar New Year Pin
Entertainment
Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession has returned to this year’s celebration, taking place on select days at 12:45PM, 2:30PM, 5:00PM, and 6:45PM!
DCA Lunar New Year Celebration – Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
The procession fills the parade route with performers who show guests authentic Lunar New Year traditions.
DCA Lunar New Year Celebration – Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
The parade starts in Hollywood Land and ends in Paradise Gardens.
DCA Lunar New Year Celebration – Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
Food Kiosks
The celebration is full of food kiosks and special menu items, which means there’s a Sip and Savor Pass! The pass is $48, discounted to $45 for Magic Key holders, and gives guests 6 digital tabs for food and non-alcoholic drinks! (Of course, we got our own!)
DCA Lunar New Year Festival – Sip and Savor Pass
Other Offerings
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Lobby is hosting tons of Lunar New Year fun in their lobby! Guests staying at the hotel–or just passing through–can check out their edible Year of the Snake Display, which features the snake Mickey head and lanterns! The display was made out of:
- 40 pounds of white chocolate
- 30 pounds of fondant
- 10 pounds of crisped rice cereal
- 3 pounds of marshmallows
Grand Californian Lunar New Year – Snake Display
On Mondays and Saturdays at 1PM and 2PM, guests can catch Stories with Mulan!
Grand Californian Lunar New Year – Stories with Mulan
And over at the lobby’s treat cart, there’s an assortment of celebration-themed cookies, including cookies…
Grand Californian Lunar New Year – Treats
…chocolate-covered pretzels…
Grand Californian Lunar New Year – Treats
…and more–including cookie shots.
Grand Californian Lunar New Year – Treats
And that’s all we’ve experienced so far! Check back as we’ll keep updating you with the latest happening around the festival!
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