Disney sparks outrage with new $34 ‘craft’ burger and $22 glizzy of the month

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Zalben, B. (2026, October 22). Disney sparks outrage with new $34 ‘craft’ burger and $22 glizzy of the month. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/lifestyle/disney-sparks-outrage-with-new-34-craft-burger-and-22-glizzy-of-the-month/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by Bianca Zalben

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Disney has introduced a $34 burger and a $22 mystery hot dog at GCH Craftsman Bar within its Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, sparking outrage among guests who find the prices excessive. The menu was shared on Reddit, where users criticized these high costs and pointed out that similar items elsewhere are significantly cheaper. This incident highlights growing visitor dissatisfaction with rising Disney park prices following a recent 8% average increase across numerous dining locations.
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Disney has sparked outrage among visitors and online critics with its new menu items at the GCH Craftsman Bar inside Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, California. The bar now offers a $34 "Craftsman Burger" topped with cilantro-mint aioli, Sonoma sharp white cheddar, and other gourmet toppings, along with a monthly hot dog priced at $22, referred to as the glizzy of the month. A visitor posted a photo of the menu on Reddit, leading to hundreds of comments criticizing the high prices. Critics note that this money could buy roughly 14 Costco’s famous $1.50 hot dogs, highlighting the perceived overpricing.

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🔮 Someone else calculated that the same money could buy roughly 14 of Costco’s famous $1.50 hot dogs.
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Anaheim California Disney GCH Craftsman Bar Reddit

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Disney ORG · 5× Anaheim GPE · 2× California GPE · 1× Costco ORG · 1× GCH Craftsman Bar ORG · 1× Reddit ORG · 1× Sonoma GPE · 1× The California Post App ORG · 1× the LA Times ORG · 1×

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The eye-watering menu spotted at GCH Craftsman Bar, located inside Disney’s luxurious Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, sparking a feeding frenzy on Reddit this week after a visitor shared a photo of the outrageous prices.
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🔮 Someone else calculated that the same money could buy roughly 14 of Costco’s famous $1.50 hot dogs.

Claims (21 extracted, 4 hedged)

The Happiest Place on Earth is giving parkgoers a serious case of heartburn — straight to their wallets. asserted
Place → give → wallets
Disney is serving up a whopping $34 burger and a $22 hot dog, leaving guests wondering if it’s also the priciest place on earth. asserted
it → serve → earth
The eye-watering menu spotted at GCH Craftsman Bar, located inside Disney’s luxurious Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, sparking a feeding frenzy on Reddit this week after a visitor shared a photo of the outrageous prices. asserted
visitor → water → prices
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Sign → sign → California
The culinary highway robbery was brought to light on a Disneyland subreddit, in a post simply titled “$34 burger has arrived” featuring a snapshot of the menu on Tuesday. asserted
burger → bring → Tuesday
The thread racked up hundreds of blistering comments. asserted
thread → rack → comments
The so-called “Craftsman Burger” 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. asserted
Burger → call → fries
But apparently, all those fancy fixings come at a steep price. asserted
fixings → come → price
“Insane price point for a burger,” the original poster vented. asserted
poster → vent → burger
And the burger isn’t even the most offensive item on the menu, according to furious Disney fans. uncertain
burger → accord → fans
That honor goes to the $22 “Hot Dog of the Month,” a mystery dog must ask their server about to learn more. asserted
dog → go → more
“THAT’S your breaking point? asserted
point → ’ → ?
?” one redditor fumed in the viral discussion, which attracted more than 1,000 upvotes. asserted
which → fume → upvotes
I was like I’ll pay that. asserted
I → pay → that
I beg your finest pardon,” another responded. asserted
another → beg → pardon
One commenter joked that for $22, the hot dog of the month had better feed customers for a month. asserted
dog → joke → month
Someone else calculated that the same money could buy roughly 14 of Costco’s famous $1.50 hot dogs. uncertain
money → calculate → dogs
The sticker shock comes as Disney visitors have already been swallowing a steady diet of price increases. asserted
visitors → come → increases
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 LA Times. uncertain
Disney → hike → Times
Those increases averaged roughly 8%, with some snacks jumping as much as 25%. asserted
snacks → average → %
Still, the latest menu controversy suggests that some visitors have reached their breaking point. uncertain
visitors → suggest → point
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