Hollywood Studios' Holiday Food Party Now Runs Into January

Disney Jollywood Nights, the separately ticketed, after-hours holiday party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, returns on select nights from November 7, 2026, through January 5, 2027—and for the first time, the event runs past New Year’s Day and into January. Disney detailed the full lineup in its official Disney Eats Foodie Guide, published on the Disney Parks Blog on October 28, 2026. The headline for food-lovers: a stack of brand-new holiday bites and sips spread across 15 venues, from the Hollywood Brown Derby to Backlot Express.

If you only remember one thing, remember this: the party now stretches into the new year, giving you a wider window to chase down limited-time treats like the all-new Yuletide Ham Popover, the Kermit Chocolate-Pistachio Sundae, and a full slate of festive cocktails. Below, we break down what’s new, where to find it, and why the January extension changes how you should plan the night.

What Is Disney Jollywood Nights?

Jollywood Nights is Hollywood Studios’ glitzy, grown-up-leaning holiday event, trading the park’s usual energy for what Disney describes as a night to “embrace the magic of classic Hollywood and the holiday season with glitz, glamour, and a menu to match.” It’s a hard-ticket event, meaning it requires a separate ticket on top of (or instead of) regular park admission, and it runs only on select nights.

The entertainment anchors are familiar to returning guests: Disney Holidays in Hollywood at the Theater of the Stars, the Glisten! skating show, and the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! nighttime fireworks-and-projection spectacular. But as the Foodie Guide makes clear, the food and drink are a headline attraction in their own right, with themed menus scattered across nearly every corner of the park.

The New Dishes and Drinks Worth Hunting Down

Per Disney’s guide, the all-new items are where the event’s personality really shows this year. A few that stand out:

• Yuletide Ham Popover at Fairfax Fare on Sunset Boulevard, plus a “A TWIX on a Classic Pie” dessert at the same window.
• Kermit Chocolate-Pistachio Sundae at Hollywood Scoops, served in a souvenir cup while supplies last, alongside the returning Miss Piggy Strawberry Sundae.
• Char-grilled Chicken Yakitori and a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita at Jazzy Holidays at the Hollywood Brown Derby, where reservations are recommended.
• The Tinsel Twist and The Bauble & Bright (a souvenir-cup cocktail) at the Tune-In Lounge near Echo Lake.
• Caramel-Apple Cider with Moonshine, Teriyaki Chicken Pot Stickers, and a Partysaurus Rex Brookie at the Market in Pixar Plaza.

Returning favorites still get their moment, too, including the Birria Taco and Caramel-Apple Cider called out in Disney’s announcement. Two specialty lounges—the Checkin’ It Twice Lounge in Animation Courtyard and the Twilight Soirée at the Tip Top Club atop the Hollywood Tower Hotel—round out the themed drink destinations, the latter pouring sparkling options in a souvenir champagne flute while supplies last.

A Map of Where to Eat

The Foodie Guide spreads offerings across the park’s distinct lands and boulevards. Here’s a quick lay of the land based on Disney’s list:

Area	Venues with Jollywood menus	A signature new item
Hollywood Boulevard	The Trolley Car Café, Hollywood Brown Derby	Char-grilled Chicken Yakitori
Sunset Boulevard	Fairfax Fare, Hollywood Scoops, Tip Top Club	Yuletide Ham Popover
Animation Courtyard / Pixar Plaza	Checkin’ It Twice Lounge, Market	Candy Cane Cooler
Commissary Lane	ABC Commissary	Mexican Hot Cocoa Cheesecake
Grand Avenue	Baseline Tap House, Ice Cold Hydraulics	Salted Caramel Mini Churros
Echo Lake	Backlot Express, Epic Eats, Dinosaur Gertie’s, Tune-In Lounge, Dockside Diner	Blitzen Banana Bread Pudding

That spread is the whole point: Jollywood Nights is built as a grazing event, where the experience is wandering between windows rather than committing to one sit-down meal.

Why the January Extension Matters

Here’s our take on the real story buried in this year’s guide. The event extending into January for the first time isn’t just a scheduling footnote—it meaningfully changes the planning math. Holiday-event nights in early-to-mid December are historically the most crowded and the first to sell out. Adding dates that run to January 5, 2027 gives guests a release valve: a post-Christmas, post-New-Year window when crowds across Walt Disney World typically begin to soften and when many of these souvenir-cup and “while supplies last” items may be easier to actually get your hands on.

For out-of-town visitors, it also widens the trip-planning aperture. A family that could never make a November or December party work now has a sliver of January to consider. The trade-off, of course, is that “while supplies last” is doing a lot of work in Disney’s language—souvenir vessels and limited-run desserts could thin out by the time the January dates arrive. Our read: if a specific souvenir cup is your must-have, treat the earliest dates as your safest bet, and treat January as the crowd-avoidance play.

One more practical note from the guide: the Hollywood Brown Derby’s Jazzy Holidays experience recommends reservations, so if a seated, sippable break is part of your plan, that’s the one to lock in early rather than leaving to chance.

The Bottom Line

Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 brings a deep bench of new holiday food and drink to Hollywood Studios across 15 venues, and the first-ever January run reshapes when savvy guests should go. All details here come from Disney’s official Disney Eats Foodie Guide to Disney Jollywood Nights 2026, published October 28, 2026. As always with hard-ticket events, menus and availability can shift, so confirm offerings when you arrive.

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• Toy Story Land Food Guide — more to eat inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios
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• Disney Character Dining Prices — if you want characters with your meal
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