Jollywood Nights' New Animation Courtyard Lounge Gets Its Menu: Five Holiday Drinks, Four of Them New

Three weeks ago Disney said the drinks at its new Jollywood Nights lounge would be revealed in the party's foodie guide. That guide came out on Wednesday, October 28, on the Disney Parks Blog, and the menu is short. The Checkin' It Twice Lounge in Animation Courtyard gets five drinks, four of them marked new. The guide lists no food there.

The short version: Disney Jollywood Nights is the separately ticketed holiday party at Disney's Hollywood Studios, on select nights from November 7, 2026, to January 5, 2027. The new guide lists food and drinks at more than a dozen spots around the park. Besides the lounge, it lists two new drinks at the returning Annual Passholder-only cart, new dishes at Fairfax Fare and Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby, and two Muppets sundaes in souvenir cups. It lists no prices for any of it.

What the lounge is pouring

When we reported on the lounge earlier this month, Disney had described it as a place to unwind between shows, with specialty drinks and a live DJ, and said the menu would come later. Here is the full list from Wednesday's guide:

• Candy Cane Cooler (new, non-alcoholic): Minute Maid lemonade with mint syrup, pomegranate and sweet cream, topped with crushed peppermint.
• Fizz the Season (new): Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut with vanilla, crème de cassis and edible glitter.
• Not-So-Hot-Toddy (new): Jack Daniel's, Amarena cherry, hot honey and Sprite.
• Snow-hopper (new): white crème de cacao, crème de menthe and half and half with chocolate curls.
• Lump of Coal: spicy blanco tequila, lime and spicy agave with a salt and pepper rim. It is the only lounge drink without a new label.

The guide still does not answer the questions we raised earlier this month. It does not say exactly where in Animation Courtyard the lounge sits, whether there is any charge beyond the party ticket to get in, or whether there is an age rule. With only one non-alcoholic drink on the menu, it reads as a grown-up stop, but Disney has not said so.

New drinks at the Annual Passholder cart

The guide lists a snack cart across from Beverly Sunset Boutique as an Annual Passholder exclusive. The cart itself is not new, since Disney's 2025 guide had a Passholder snack cart in the same spot, but its drinks are. It serves two drinks, both marked new: the Golden Gimlet (gin, cranberry juice, limeade and edible glitter, topped with Sprite) and the non-alcoholic Golden Cheer. Passholders still need a Jollywood Nights ticket to be at the party at all. The guide does not say how the cart checks for a pass.

The new food and drinks worth planning around

More than two dozen items across the guide carry Disney's new label. These are the ones that stand out:

• Yuletide Ham Popover at Fairfax Fare on Sunset Boulevard: honey-glazed ham, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry chutney in a popover. It sits next to the Holiday Turkey Popover, which is not marked new.
• A TWIX on a Classic Pie, also at Fairfax Fare: TWIX pieces, caramel mousse and chocolate ganache on a shortbread crust, topped with a white chocolate gingerbread man.
• Char-grilled Chicken Yakitori at Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby, which Disney says to reserve ahead. The Derby's new drink is a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita.
• Kermit Chocolate-Pistachio Sundae at Hollywood Scoops, served in a souvenir cup while supplies last. The Miss Piggy Strawberry Sundae, which is not marked new, also comes in a souvenir cup.
• Partysaurus Rex Brookie and Teriyaki Chicken Pot Stickers at the Market in Pixar Plaza.
• Blitzen Banana Bread Pudding and the Seas and Greetings Colada at Backlot Express, and Cookie Butter Croissant Beignets at Epic Eats.

Some favorites are back, including the Birria Taco at ABC Commissary and the Caramel-Apple Cider at the Market. One small catch for anyone keeping score: the guide's opening calls the Caramel-Apple Cider a returning favorite, but its menu card, and the moonshine version's, carry a new label, even though both were on the 2025 menu.

Souvenir glasses are another theme. Besides the two sundaes, the 1939 Royale and the Top Floor Daiquiri at the Twilight Soirée at the Tip Top Club come in souvenir champagne flutes, and The Bauble & Bright at Tune-In Lounge comes in a souvenir cup. Each one is listed as while supplies last.

What Disney did not say

There are no prices anywhere in the guide, so it is not yet possible to budget food and drinks on top of a party ticket. That matters because tickets are moving fast:Opening night on November 7 sold out by October 11, nearly four weeks early.

The food is only part of the night. The guide also points to Disney Holidays in Hollywood at Theater of the Stars, hosted by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, the Glisten! skating show, and the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! nighttime show. Disney's Jollywood Nights event page has dates and ticket details.

Would you try the new lounge for a drink, or is the Yuletide Ham Popover the first thing you are hunting down?

Sources

• Disney Parks Blog: Disney Eats: Foodie Guide to Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 (October 28, 2026)
• Disney Parks Blog: Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 Dates, Tickets, and Sneak Preview

Image credits: all food and drink photos from the Disney Parks Blog.