Disneyland is busy right now!

The original Disney theme park turns 70 this year, and to celebrate, the resort has gone all out! There are tons of new entertainment offerings, food options, nighttime spectaculars, and more for the festivities. Yeah, there is lots of fun going on, but now Disneyland is going viral and it’s not really for the best of reasons. I’m here to give my honest opinion on the viral expensive Disney Princess Breakfast!

Disneyland finds itself going viral pretty frequently. Sometimes it’s for fun, sweet, or exciting reasons, and then sometimes it’s for not-so-good reasons. Right now, their online moment is not something we would consider the best. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, over on X, one user shared his bill from the Grand California’s Princess Breakfast Adventures, and the internet was shocked, to say the least. 

User @jrockandrollt shared that his total bill for 3 adults and 2 kids at the Grand Californian was $937.65. That is just shy of $1,000 for a family of 5 to have breakfast, and just typing that out has my chest feeling heavy. That number does include the tip of $150; however, that was only slightly above the 20% recommended tip. 

For all of the expected reasons, this post has gone pretty viral online, with people reacting to the high receipt. One user even wrote, “Please tell me you have 35 kids” before the original poster confirmed the bill was for a party of 5. Our team has actually dined at this same breakfast, and I have some thoughts. 

My initial thought was.. “yeah.” As much as it stinks, this is considered a Character Dining Event, and knowing Disney the way I do, I wasn’t shocked to see the total. Don’t misunderstand me, I think it’s an insane total, but as a certified Disney Adult, I know that character dining is going to cost you more. 

The dining experience includes photos with the princesses, including Belle, Mulan, Aurora, and more. When our team has gone to this breakfast, we’ve always found that the character interactions felt more personal and intentional compared to the in-park meet and greets. This is also a prefix dining experience that serves 3 courses throughout the experience. 

For the first course, you get a 3-tier tower of appetizers that has coconut cookies & cream chia parfait, mini lobster rolls, beignets, banana wrap, and cornbread.

The second course includes chicken and Mickey waffles or house-made mac & cheese and bacon for kids. For adults, you can choose from several items, including scrambled eggs, maple turkey sausage with caramelized pears and figs, breakfast deviled eggs, braised short ribs with balsamic cipollini onions, truffle mac & cheese, and roasted rainbow carrots in a parsnip and celery root puree.

Finally, for dessert, you’ll get vanilla cake pops, sorbet, chocolate cream puffs, and pistachio macarons. For all three courses, the character meet and greet, and some small souvenirs at the end, it’s $142 per person. WOOF! This doesn’t include specialty drinks like cocktails, beer, or wine.

If I’m being honest, our team has really found the food to be good! We enjoyed most of our options, but for that price tag, we had higher expectations. If it were totally up to me, no Disney character meal would cost $142 per person, and I say that as someone who loves the Disney Princesses! 

If you really, really, really love Disney Princesses, this might be perfect for you! This is a multicourse meal, which is nice and feels fancier, but I would still hope for more exciting and bold flavors. I can also see kids loving this spot because of the personalized character experiences like Belle’s story time.

That being said, if you’re looking for a meal that is worth every penny, I feel like I can’t honestly say that the Disney Princess Breakfast Adventure is going to provide that. If you want really unique food items, a quick meal, or you’re dining on a budget, this isn’t the spot for you.

If you love this spot, that’s awesome! Keep on loving it. Traditionally, this dining experience is located at Napa Rose, but it’s currently undergoing some major renovations. While the restaurant is getting some TLC, you can dine with the princesses at the Trillium Room at the Grand Californian.

For now, I’ll keep on munching on my breakfast chimichangas in Disneyland. As always, be sure to keep following DFB for your Disney reviews!

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Would you ever eat here? Tell me in the comments!

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