{"id":505433,"date":"2026-10-23T14:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505433\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:54:48","slug":"disney-facing-backlash-over-34-burger-at-grand-californian-hotel-in-anaheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505433\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney facing backlash over $34 burger at Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/15\/lifestyle\/disneyland-time-traveler-spotted-in-vintage-1960s-photo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Happiest Place on Earth<\/a> is giving parkgoers a serious case of heartburn \u2014 straight to their wallets.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is serving up a whopping $34 burger and a $22 hot dog, leaving guests wondering if it\u2019s also the priciest place on earth. <\/p>\n<p>The eye-watering menu spotted at GCH Craftsman Bar, located inside <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/27\/lifestyle\/disneylands-napa-rose-restaurant-under-scrutiny-for-its-food-servings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disney\u2019s luxurious Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim<\/a>, sparking a feeding frenzy on Reddit this week after a visitor shared a photo of the outrageous prices. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Disney is serving up a whopping $34 burger and a $22 hot dog, leaving guests wondering if it\u2019s also the priciest place on earth.<\/p>\n<p>The culinary highway robbery was brought to light on a Disneyland subreddit, in a post simply titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Disneyland\/comments\/1xb3yoi\/34_burger_has_arrived\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$34 burger has arrived<\/a>\u201d featuring a snapshot of the menu on Tuesday. The thread racked up hundreds of blistering comments.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cCraftsman Burger\u201d comes topped with cilantro-mint aioli, Sonoma sharp white cheddar, white onion, lettuce, pickles and tomato on a brioche bun, with a side of fries. But apparently, all those fancy fixings come at a steep price. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cInsane price point for a burger,\u201d the original poster vented. <\/p>\n<p>A burger at Craftsman Bar at Disney\u2019s Grand Californian Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The sticker shock comes as Disney visitors have already been swallowing a steady diet of price increases.  Walt Disney Resorts via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>And the burger isn\u2019t even the most offensive item on the menu, according to furious Disney fans. That honor goes to the $22 \u201cHot Dog of the Month,\u201d a mystery dog must ask their server about to learn more. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHAT\u2019S your breaking point? Not the $22 hot dog or the $29 nachos?\u201d one redditor fumed in the viral discussion, which attracted more than 1,000 upvotes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally!!!! I was like I\u2019ll pay that. But a $22 HOT DOG?! I beg your finest pardon,\u201d another responded. <\/p>\n<p>One commenter joked that for $22, the hot dog of the month had better feed customers for a month. Someone else calculated that the same money could buy roughly 14 of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/29\/lifestyle\/costco-makes-controversial-change-to-its-1-50-hot-dog-combo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costco\u2019s famous $1.50 hot dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sticker shock comes as Disney visitors have already been swallowing a steady diet of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/06\/business\/disney-world-park-ticket-prices-go-up-premium-pass-costs-500\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">price increases<\/a>. In July, Disney quietly hiked prices for more than 800 food and beverage items across 178 dining locations at its two Anaheim theme parks and resort hotels, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-07-23\/sticker-shock-hits-disneyland-customers-over-food-price-increases\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LA Times<\/a>. Those increases averaged roughly 8%, with some snacks jumping as much as 25%. <\/p>\n<p>Still, the latest menu controversy suggests that some visitors have reached their breaking point. <\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Happiest Place on Earth is giving parkgoers a serious case of heartburn \u2014 straight to their wallets.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,1341,971],"class_list":["post-505433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-disneyland","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}