Every mac and cheese dish at Disneyland Resort now uses Kraft, including the Cozy Cone Motel cones. Philadelphia will replace all cream cheese, and Heinz dispensers are already installed. Walt Disney World is next.
The mac and cheese at Disneyland is Kraft now. All of it.
Every mac and cheese dish across Disneyland Resort has already been swapped, including the Slow Burnin’ Mac & Cheese Cone and the Bacon Mac ‘n’ Cheese at the Cozy Cone Motel in Cars Land.
A Kraft Heinz representative confirmed the details to Mickey Visit at D23.
What the Kraft Heinz Disney partnership actually changes
Kraft Heinz is now the exclusive provider of select condiments, macaroni and cheese, and cream cheese at Disney’s North American parks and resorts and on Disney Cruise Line.
That is a replacement rather than an addition. Disney is not putting Kraft products alongside existing ones. It is substituting them into recipes already on the menu.
Disney is using multiple Kraft Mac & Cheese varieties, including deluxe and white cheddar, with the stated goal of matching each product to the flavor of the dish it replaced.
Philadelphia will replace all cream cheese, in recipes and on bagels.
Where you will actually see the changes
Heinz condiment dispensers appeared on the Disney Treasure first, then at Disneyland Resort, where WDW News Today spotted them at Smokejumpers Grill in Disney California Adventure.
Walt Disney World has nothing installed yet, and no timeline has been announced.
The dispensers carry ranch and BBQ alongside ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise, which makes them full condiment stations rather than a ketchup swap. Heinz Brauhaus Mustard arrives in the parks in the coming weeks after a preview at D23.
Physical menus will eventually read “featuring” Kraft, Heinz, and Philadelphia cream cheese.
Why Kraft Heinz wanted this deal
Kraft Heinz has been working to reverse a prolonged sales slide. CEO Steve Cahillane, who took over earlier this year, said the company plans to spend $600 million on marketing, sales, research and development, and related areas to support a recovery in its U.S. business.
Nicolas Amaya, who runs the company’s North America business, described the deal as pushing into experiential commerce rather than relying on retail shelves alone. His logic: food trends start in restaurants and entertainment venues and then travel to grocery stores.
He floated examples including ketchup dispensers shaped like lightsabers, Cinderella-branded mac and cheese, and Jet-Puffed marshmallows featuring Olaf.
The agreement also lets Kraft Heinz put Disney characters on products sold in stores, and extends into Disney’s studios and streaming platforms with Kraft Heinz funding co-developed content.
What this means for a Disney World or Disneyland trip
Practically, the answer depends on how you feel about a specific box.
Families with a kid who only eats one kind of mac and cheese now have a very predictable option at a park where predictability is worth something.
Guests who valued a house recipe at a signature location are getting a different product under the same menu name, which is the part likely to generate the most complaint.
Ten Kraft Heinz brands fall under the agreement. Only three have been publicly named. The other seven, and where they land, have not been announced.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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Hat Tips:
Mickey Visit (August 20, 2026), the interview with a Kraft Heinz representative at D23 including the completed Disneyland mac and cheese swap, the Cozy Cone examples, and the multiple Kraft varieties
WDW News Today (August 21, 2026), the Philadelphia cream cheese replacement, the Brauhaus Mustard timing, and the menu language change
Disney Dining (August 21, 2026), the rollout order across Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland Resort, and Walt Disney World, and the Smokejumpers Grill dispenser sighting
Quartz (July 21, 2026), citing the Wall Street Journal, the exclusivity terms, Nicolas Amaya’s comments, Steve Cahillane’s $600 million figure, and the retail and streaming components