Food & Dessert Guide to 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

The holiday season is here, and sweet treats are returning to Walt Disney World! Magic Kingdom has themed snacks and desserts for 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party available November 7 through December 22, 2022. In this food guide, we’ll take a sneak peek at the special items available for purchase during this hard ticket event.

Walt Disney World’s culinary teams have cooked up some yuletide yummies for the 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. During that event, the highlight for many guests is stopping for the “free” cookies, hot cocoa, and other holiday refreshments. There are stations to get these all over the park, and different cookies are served at each of them. Although reasonable minds can differ on this, I think these free refreshments are delicious. (More on this in a bit.)

In addition to that, several restaurants and snack spots will be open and offering even more Christmas-themed items that are available for purchase. If our experiences in the past–and the stock photos and descriptions Disney has shared–are any indication, some of these are worth seeking out, whereas others are a waste of time and money unless you buy food for Instagram photos.

Turning to the complimentary cookies and hot cocoa, Walt Disney World hasn’t shared the lineup and where each can be found this year during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Our sincere hope is that things go back to how they were “way back” in 2019, which was the last year the event was held. During that, here were the various “free” refreshments and where you could find each:

• Pinocchio Village Haus: Snickerdoodle Cookie, Hot Chocolate, and Fanta
• Storybook Snacks Cart: Snowman Pretzel
• Miner’s Cove: Peppermint Cookie
• Friar’s Nook: Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Lunching Pad: Ginger Molasses Cookie and Apple Cider
• Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café: Peppermint Cookie, Hot Chocolate, and Apple Cider
• Jungle Cruise: Ginger Molasses Cookie
• Tortuga Tavern: Snowman Pretzel and Fanta
• Golden Oak Outpost: Snickerdoodle Cookie
• Diamond Horseshoe: Chocolate Chip Cookie and Eggnog

(We’ll update this lineup if it ends up being inaccurate once an official one is released.)

Just thinking about them as I write this makes me hungry, and transports me back to memories of many a cold night sipping on hot cocoa to keep warm (it doesn’t work, but hey, why not try?!). Lines for refreshments can get bad near the front of the park near the parade-time and during the first half-hour of the event.

Assuming this lineup holds true, the best place to go for the free refreshments is Cosmic Ray’s or Pinocchio Village Haus. Not only do they have the most diverse lineups, but also the most efficient setups. Other locations typically only serve one item each. My favorite of the cookies is the Peppermint Crunch–anyone who doesn’t like that cookie is just plain wrong. (Snickerdoodle and Ginger Molasses Cookies are also top tier.)

Personally, I’d recommend just sticking to the free/included refreshments rather than buying anything extra–you already dropped $125+ for each party ticket alone. That’s especially true with the conspicuous omissions of yule logs, waffle sundaes, and weird burgers. (On the plus side, at least they put the Cherry & Pistachio Float out of its misery–Disney should’ve been paying guests to consume that culinary abomination!)

Nevertheless, here are the other options that can be purchased throughout Magic Kingdom during the 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party…

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies

• Lock, Shock, and Barrel Sundae: Festive vanilla cake, vanilla ice cream, strawberry topping, whipped cream, and Christmas sprinkles with a Lock, Shock, and Barrel chocolate piece (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)
• Sugar Plum Shake: Spiced sugar plum soft-serve topped with cherry syrup, whipped cream, and sprinkles (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Casey’s Corner 

• Holiday Dinner Dog: All-beef hot dog with cranberry mustard, savory stuffing funnel cake, and cheese curds (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)
• Christmas Tree Cake: Red velvet brownie cheesecake with eggnog buttercream and spiced caramel topped with mini sugar Christmas lights (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Cool Ship

• Polar Bear Claw: Chocolate hazelnut pastry with white and dark chocolate (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

The Friar’s Nook

• Curry Brat Tots: Tots topped with chopped bratwurst, curry ketchup, and apple slaw (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)
• Tinker Bell Cream Puff: Cream puff and compressed carrot cake topped with spiced cream cheese icing, spiced walnuts, and chocolate wings (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Golden Oak Outpost 

• Fried Pork Tamale served “Christmas Style” with red and green chile sauces and queso fresco (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)
• Chai Caramel Freeze: Salted caramel freeze with chai spiced whipped cream (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)

Main Street Bakery

• Cinnamon Roll: Mickey Mouse-shaped cinnamon roll with white icing (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)
• Mickey Mousse Ornament Treat: Gingerbread mousse with crispy center and a spiced almond cake with brownie crumble (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café

• Texas-sized Sweet Potato Pie: Baked sweet potato pie with marshmallow meringue and candied pecans (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor

• Peppermint Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae: Peppermint ice cream, hot fudge, and candy cane pieces served on a brownie (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)
• Candy Cane Hot Cocoa: Hot chocolate with peppermint ice cream, whipped cream, and candy cane pieces (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Sleepy Hollow Refreshments 

• Funnel Cake Sundae: Peppermint ice cream, M&M’S chocolate candies, and hot fudge served on funnel cake (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22) (Available during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)
• Sandy Claws Peppermint Mousse Treat: White chocolate peppermint mousse with a chocolate fudge center, chocolate Santa hat, and Jack Skellington face (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)
• Apple Cider Float: Apple cider topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with cinnamon (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Sunshine Tree Terrace 

• Once Upon a Christmastime Tart: Chocolate and cranberry tart with chocolate Mickey ears (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 22 during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party only)

Various Carts Throughout Main Street U.S.A.

• Christmas Cookie Churro: Churro served with marshmallow cream, cookie crumbles, and Christmas sprinkles (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party)
• Christmas Wreath Doughnut: Red velvet doughnut with green buttercream and Holiday sprinkle decorations (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Dec. 31 during regular park hours and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party) (Decorations will vary) 

Finally, we also have more info about Table Service Dining & Dessert Parties During 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. We don’t recommend doing any of this, which is probably a good thing, because reservations already opened and have filled up–so you’d have to luck into a cancellation at this point if you didn’t already book an ADR.

As explained in greater detail in that post, reserved viewing for Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks is totally unnecessary. Even if it were, the reserved viewing area is not a great spot for viewing the fireworks (for the best spots, check out our Magic Kingdom Fireworks Viewing Locations Guide). Finally, these cost a lot and consume valuable MVMCP time, making them a bad use of resources (both time and money!) during this short special event.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

Are you excited to try any of these 2022 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party snacks and desserts at Magic Kingdom? Anything in particular catch your eye? Disappointed by the lack of yule log or waffle sundae at Sleepy Hollow, or think the funnel cake will be a satisfactory replacement? Anything you’d like to see added to the holiday menus at Walt Disney World? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing feedback about your experiences is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!