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Disney food festivals are our bread and butter here at Magical Guides, and we’re back with ANOTHA ONE! It’s time for the Lunar New Year Festival at Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort.
Bamboo Blessings
As part of our reviews for this year’s event, we stopped by Bamboo Blessings to check out the menu. Time to take a look at what’s new, what’s returning, and what’s a must-get in 2026. Let’s go!
This year, California Adventure is celebrating the Year of the Horse with special festival offerings until February 22nd. That means these booths are only open for a limited time!
In the Performance Corridor, you’ll find Bamboo Blessings! This year, the booth is serving the new Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken, as well as the returning Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron.
Bamboo Blessings Menu
They also have three beverages available, two of which are new — the Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler and the Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail.
We started by snagging that Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken with sweet chili-garlic sauce for $9.50.
Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken
This is crunchy, peppery, moist chicken, and it’s a great vehicle to scoop that sweet chili garlic sauce into your mouth. We adore the sauce! It’s got a tiny kick with a sweetness that evens it out, so it’s a great mix for nearly everyone (unless you’re really spice-averse).
We love this sauce!
The Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron is made with strawberry buttercream with a milk tea center, and it’s $9. We were very pleasantly surprised here that the strawberry buttercream genuinely tasted like a genuine strawberry, not artificial. The macaron has a crisp outer shell with a soft center, and the milk tea portion in the middle has a spot-on taste with a bit of a jelly texture. The flavors all really balance each other out, so we’re big fans!
Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron
But what about the beverages?
The Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler for $8.50 is a non-alcoholic drink with Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with frozen dragon fruit. This was sweet and refreshing, even on a rainy day. The cubes of dragon fruit are beautiful and extremely tasty, but just make sure to stir them up to get all the flavors!
Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler
For the alcoholic version, order the Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail for $19. It’s made with Vodka, Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups, garnished with a lemon wheel. You can also grab the Brown Sugar Milk Tea for $7.75. It’s made with Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Ceylon Tea, oat milk, brown sugar, maple, and butter pecan syrups, garnished with banana milk-inspired whipped cream.
Brown Sugar Milk Tea
So, should you hit up Bamboo Blessings in 2026?
We think this is a super solid booth this year, especially if you’re looking for a mix of sweet and savory options! If you’re more sensitive to texture, though, you may want to be slightly wary of some of these items, but otherwise, we say it’s absolutely worth a try!
Bamboo Blessing booth
We’re trying everything at the 2026 Lunar New Year Festival in Disneyland, so be sure to follow the Disney Food Blog for more food reviews to help you decide what to get when you visit.
Which snack do you want to try the most? Tell us in the comments!
Bamboo Blessings
As part of our reviews for this year’s event, we stopped by Bamboo Blessings to check out the menu. Time to take a look at what’s new, what’s returning, and what’s a must-get in 2026. Let’s go!
Menu
In the Performance Corridor, you’ll find Bamboo Blessings! This year, the booth is serving the new Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken, as well as the returning Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron.
Bamboo Blessings Menu
They also have three beverages available, two of which are new — the Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler and the Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail.
Eats
We started by snagging that Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken with sweet chili-garlic sauce for $9.50.
Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken
This is crunchy, peppery, moist chicken, and it’s a great vehicle to scoop that sweet chili garlic sauce into your mouth. We adore the sauce! It’s got a tiny kick with a sweetness that evens it out, so it’s a great mix for nearly everyone (unless you’re really spice-averse).
We love this sauce!
The Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron is made with strawberry buttercream with a milk tea center, and it’s $9. We were very pleasantly surprised here that the strawberry buttercream genuinely tasted like a genuine strawberry, not artificial. The macaron has a crisp outer shell with a soft center, and the milk tea portion in the middle has a spot-on taste with a bit of a jelly texture. The flavors all really balance each other out, so we’re big fans!
Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron
But what about the beverages?
Drinks
The Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler for $8.50 is a non-alcoholic drink with Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with frozen dragon fruit. This was sweet and refreshing, even on a rainy day. The cubes of dragon fruit are beautiful and extremely tasty, but just make sure to stir them up to get all the flavors!
Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler
For the alcoholic version, order the Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail for $19. It’s made with Vodka, Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups, garnished with a lemon wheel. You can also grab the Brown Sugar Milk Tea for $7.75. It’s made with Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Ceylon Tea, oat milk, brown sugar, maple, and butter pecan syrups, garnished with banana milk-inspired whipped cream.
Brown Sugar Milk Tea
So, should you hit up Bamboo Blessings in 2026?
Overall
We think this is a super solid booth this year, especially if you’re looking for a mix of sweet and savory options! If you’re more sensitive to texture, though, you may want to be slightly wary of some of these items, but otherwise, we say it’s absolutely worth a try!
Bamboo Blessing booth
We’re trying everything at the 2026 Lunar New Year Festival in Disneyland, so be sure to follow the Disney Food Blog for more food reviews to help you decide what to get when you visit.
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