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NEWS: Changes Hit Disneyland Dining

18 March 2026 at 11:27

Disneyland has lost its culinary director.

Napa Rose

The Orange County Register has confirmed with Disneyland officials that Andrew Sutton, culinary director of signature dining for the Disneyland Resort, has left the company. Those officials have not given a reason for Sutton’s departure.

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Sutton joined Disney in April 2000 and was part of the recent refurbishment and revamping of Napa Rose at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, as well as Carthay Circle in Disney California Adventure and the private Club 33. He also debuted 21 Royal in 2017, an $18,000 multi-course dining experience in New Orleans Square.

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Before serving as Disneyland’s Culinary Director, he graduated from The Culinary Institute of America. Chef Andrew served as the executive chef at Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley, CA, where he won two Chef of the Year awards. He was also sous chef with Dean Fearing at the 5-star 5-diamond Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas. As Culinary Director for Disney Resorts, he has garnered critical acclaim and multiple awards for Disney restaurants.

Carthay Circle

This news follows a wave of leadership moves within the company as former Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro steps up to become Disney’s new CEO and Dana Walden steps in as President and Chief Creative Officer, while Disneyland Resort President Thomas Mazloun becomes the new Chairman of Disney Experiences. Jill Estorino is moving from Disney Parks International President to President of Disneyland Resort.

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Is Disneyland’s New Napa Rose the Fairest of Them All?

4 February 2026 at 21:50

What’s changed, what it costs, and whether Disneyland’s top restaurant still wears the crown! After an extended closure and a top-to-bottom reimagining, Napa Rose has reopened inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, feeling familiar… but completely updated. Long regarded as the premier fine-dining restaurant at the Disneyland Resort, Napa Rose hasn’t simply been refreshed. […]

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