Reservations are strongly recommended but a walk-up waitlist is available at certain times during the day.
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It closed in 1969 but lives on at California Adventure, where its namesake restaurant oozes Jazz Age glamor.Īlthough the full restaurant at Carthay Circle remains closed and its current iteration has fewer food options, it boasts the same robust drink menu. The exterior of this restaurant and lounge is modeled after the Carthay Circle Theatre, which opened in mid-city Los Angeles in 1926 and hosted the premieres of Gone With the Wind and Snow White. The mimosa flight is delicious, surprisingly strong and only available during brunch. I recommend the lobster nachos, which you can also get with barbacoa.įor those who want to dine downstairs, your best bet is brunch, which is served Friday to Sunday from opening until noon. Larger entrees aren't available upstairs but you can order the same appetizers in both spaces. With the exception of brunch, you'll find the same drink menu upstairs and downstairs. The bartenders take requests and the venue has a substantial beer and wine menu. Plus, when you're done at Lamplight, you can get a cocktail (or any drink) to go. The drinks at Lamplight cost $1 or $2 more than the mixed drinks found at Disney's quick service eateries but they're worth it. At $15, it's the best bang for your buck in California Adventure. When you do, you'll get spiced rum, coconut rum, orange juice, pineapple juice and a floater of Bacardi 151. But my favorite drink, the Zombie, isn't on the menu (maybe because it's so strong).
I like the Final With A Fix, made with tequila, mezcal, raspberry liqueur, Cointreau, lime juice and agave. I prefer it upstairs because it feels like you're sitting on a pier and you can soak in the sights. Dining on the ground floor usually requires a reservation but the top half, Lamplight Lounge - Boardwalk Dining, is perfect for walk-ins. In 2018, when Paradise Pier was rethemed as Pixar Pier, Ariel's Grotto and the Cove Bar were combined into a new venue, the two-level Lamplight Lounge.
Not long ago, the notion of drinking inside Disneyland was a pipe dream, more improbable than firing Idina Menzel for a third installment in the Frozen franchise. They'll do in a pinch but I wanted handcrafted cocktails, high-end liquors and fresh ingredients, preferably blended with Disney's imagineering wizardry. Forget beer carts and frozen margarita stands. If there's one thing I love as much as a theme park, it's a well-made cocktail.įive years ago, after I discovered I'm allergic to corn syrup (one of the top ingredients in most premade drinks), I set out on a quest to find the best drinks throughout the Disneyland resort. It's about the characters and the history and reclaiming a sense of normalcy. Although the annual pass program has been suspended and I can't visit many places in the parks the way I used to, the experience is so much more than the rides.
Who could? But we all know what happened next.įor so many fans, Disneyland's reopening on April 30 offered some light amid the COVID-19 darkness. When I originally finished this story in March 2020, I couldn't imagine the year that was to come.
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