Pixar Day at Sea Brings New Dining Experiences to the Disney Fantasy
Disney Cruise Line's inaugural Pixar Day at Sea on the Disney Fantasy introduces an all-day food and dining program built around beloved Pixar films, launching in January 2023. Highlights include the "Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends" — a new interactive character dining experience themed to Toy Story 2 — plus a fleet of Pixar-inspired sweet treats and a California-rooted dinner menu served at all rotational dining venues. Advance reservations are required for the character breakfast and open up to 30 days before sailing.
The Disney Fantasy's new Pixar Day at Sea event, launching in January 2023, includes an entirely new day-of dining program spanning a character breakfast, Pixar-themed sweet treats, and a California-inspired dinner menu. The crown jewel is the "Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends", a brand-new interactive meal featuring appearances from Sheriff Woody, Jesse, and Bullseye. From morning through dinner, every meal service on Pixar Day at Sea is designed around the California roots and beloved stories of Pixar Animation Studios.
Key Details
- Ship: Disney Fantasy
- Event: Pixar Day at Sea (seven-night sailings, launching January 2023)
- Character Breakfast: Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends — advance reservation required, up to 30 days before sailing
- Sweet Treats Location: Sweet on You
- Dinner: California-inspired menu at all rotational dining venues
- Plan At: DisneyCruise.com
Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends
Themed to Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2, the "Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends" is a new interactive character dining experience debuting on Pixar Day at Sea. The meal features live entertainment including a cowboy guitarist and musical show moments, with character appearances from Sheriff Woody, Jesse, and Bullseye.
The menu covers a wide range of tastes. Lighter starters include assorted muffins, pastries, smoked salmon with cream cheese, capers and onions, chilled grapefruit, and yogurt or plant-based berry oatmeal parfait. Heartier selections include:
- Pancakes, French toast, or classic Mickey waffles
- Prospector's Breakfast Burrito — potato puffs, sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese
- Bullseye's Mini Pancake Tower — bananas, raspberry jelly, peanut butter, whipped cream
- Buttermilk biscuit with sausage gravy
- Two fried eggs on hashbrown potatoes with chorizo
- Plant-based combo: scrambled eggs, sausage patties, pancake, hashbrown, grilled tomato
Advance reservations are required, available up to 30 days before the sailing date, subject to availability.
Pixar-Themed Sweets Throughout the Day
Guests can stop by Sweet on You throughout Pixar Day at Sea for a selection of themed desserts celebrating Pixar's most beloved films. Highlights include:
- Joyful Lemon Cupcake — lemon sponge with vanilla crème frosting
- Toy Story Letter Blocks — chocolate blocks filled with mixed candy
- Sheriff Rice Krispy Treats Badge
Themed desserts are also available at grab-and-go locations across the Disney Fantasy, including Cabanas, Cove Café, and the concierge lounge.
A California-Inspired Dinner Menu
In the evening, all rotational dining venues aboard the Disney Fantasy serve a new dinner menu rooted in the culinary traditions of California — home to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville. Appetizer highlights include smoked salmon and smoked trout rillette, baked shrimp mac and cheese, and a salad of goat cheese, roasted yellow and red beets, pistachios, and honey dressing.
Main course options include a seared grouper, Makhani butter chicken, beef tenderloin, and a cobb salad. Vegetarian choices feature a Poke bowl and vegetable tagine. The dessert centerpiece is the Playful Pixar Ball — baked vanilla cheesecake with blueberry filling and lemon almond cake — alongside strawberry churros, chocolate pot de crème, pink grapefruit almond cake, poached Bosc pear almond tart, and a chocolate fudge sundae.
What This Means for Disney Fantasy Guests
Pixar Day at Sea adds a full-day themed dining layer on top of the Disney Fantasy's existing seven-night cruise experience — making it one of the most food-immersive events the cruise line has introduced. Families interested in the "Hey Howdy Breakfast with Woody and Friends" should plan to book reservations as early as possible, given the 30-day advance window and limited seating. Browse available Pixar Day at Sea sailings and book the character breakfast at DisneyCruise.com.