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Sip and Savor Passes are offered during some Disneyland Resort festivals and events as an alternative way to purchase food and beverages. A Sip and Savor Pass is a bundle of digital vouchers that guests may purchase for use at select dining locations (primarily Festival Marketplaces). Guests exchange these vouchers for tasting-size food and beverages. Depending on how the vouchers are used, they may provide a cost savings for guests over traditional means of food and beverage purchase.
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What is the Sip and Savor Pass?
A Sip and Savor Pass is a bundle of “coupons” you can buy for one flat price at Disney California Adventure Park during that park’s festivals. You can then exchange the coupons for one food or beverage item each.
The latest iteration of the Sip and Savor Pass has both a physical and digital component. The coupons are digital and are tracked and deducted at the time you order your items. You exchange your coupons for menu items by scanning your physical pass at a dining location while entering a 4-digit code.
Is a Sip and Savor Pass just a Disney gift card?
Not really. Each coupon or credit on a Sip and Savor Pass can be exchanged for one eligible food or beverage item. The price of those items does not matter. In other words, a Sip and Savor Pass is not a gift card where you are deducting dollar amounts from the value of the gift card until you reach zero. Rather, a Sip and Savor Pass allows you to exchange one coupon for one item. Thus, the value of the Sip and Savor Pass to you is dependent on the value of those items.
Keep in mind that the eligible Sip and Savor items are designed to be tasting portions only. They are not full entrees. Thus, a Sip and Savor portion does not represented the same value as a similar full-size item on an eatery’s menu.
Where can I use the Sip and Savor Pass?
You can use the Sip and Savor Pass at participating locations around Disney California Adventure Park until you use up your coupons or until the expiration date of the pass, whichever comes first.
Participating locations usually include festival marketplaces plus select quick service restaurants and snack carts around Disney California Adventure Park. Not every item at every participating restaurant is eligible for the Sip and Savor Pass. Many quick service restaurant offer just one Sip and Savor option. All Sip and Savor items are “tasting portions” and not designed to be full entrees.
When can I use my Sip and Savor Pass?
Disney California Adventure Park hosts three festivals which each offer their own Sip and Savor Pass. You can use the Sip and Savor Pass for each festival during that festival. Those three festival are Lunar New Year (roughly mid-January to mid-February), Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival (usually March and April) and Disney Festival of Holidays (typically running from mid-November to early January).
How many coupons are included in a Sip and Savor Pass?
The number of Sip and Savor coupons included with your pass varies from festival to festival. Sometimes you will have a choices of how many coupons will be included with your pass.
For example, the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival offered Sip and Savor Passes in increments of both four and eight coupons. The Lunar New Year festival that same year offered Sip and Savor Passes only in increments of six coupons.
Do I need to use all of my coupons in one day?
At the time of writing, you do not need to use all of your Sip and Savor coupons in one visit. The pass should have a posted expiration date. Any unused coupons or credits will become invalid at that time, but before that expiration date, you can use the pass over multiple visits (as long as you have coupons remaining).
Usually, the Sip and Savor Pass is specific to a festival. So, if you buy a Sip and Savor Pass during Lunar New Year, that pass will expire at the end of the Lunar New Year Festival.
Can I use the same Sip and Savor Pass over multiple festivals at Disneyland Resort?
Despite sharing a name and general policies, each festival at Disney California Adventure Park has its own Sip and Savor Pass. If you purchase a Sip and Savor Pass during Disney Festival of the Holidays, it is valid only for use during that festival that year. If you plan to come back for Lunar New Year and use a Sip and Savor Pass, you must purchase one specifically for Lunar New Year.
Can I share a Sip and Savor Pass with a friend?
Yes! You can share a Sip and Savor Pass with a friend. Each coupon represents one food or beverage item. How you split up those coupons is up to you.
Do I need to purchase a Sip and Savor Pass to attend a festival at Disney California Adventure Park or Disneyland Resort?
You do not need to have a Sip and Savor Pass to attend a festival at Disney California Adventure Park. Seasonal festivals are included with general admission. You will need to hold valid admission like a ticket or Magic Key.
Can I just use the Disney Dining Plan instead of a Sip and Savor Pass?
The Disney Dining Plan is a popular offering at Walt Disney World in Florida, but it is not currently in use at Disneyland Resort.
What are alternatives to the Sip and Savor Pass?
You do not need to have a Sip and Savor Pass to purchase food and beverage items at the festival marketplaces or other dining locations around Disney California Adventure Park. You can use cash at these locations or other forms of payment recognized by Disney like credit cards or Disney gift cards.
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