High inflation and coronavirus-related lockdowns have continued to drive up prices across the United States, and Disney was not immune.
But one item on the Disneyland menu, in particular, has proven that prices matter little at the theme park, as someone is always willing to pay. Case in point? This year’s popular “waffle shot,” can cost up to $185.
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Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa features a special pop-up drink cart each year. While the spot sells the expected Christmas classics such as Mickey-shaped gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate, cider, and your choice of spirits such as Grand Marnier, butterscotch schnapps, or RumChata.
But the most popular is the annual dessert shot, according to local news outlets.
Chocolate chip and red velvet cookie shots were featured in the cart in the past and were rimmed with sprinkles and lined with chocolate. But this year’s waffle shot takes the cake.
The drink, which features a wafer cone typically used for ice cream, is lined with milk or white chocolate. Customers can order egg nog, milk, or an alcoholic version with the choice of 11 different liquor options, according to the local outlet’s description.
It costs about the same as a park ticket. https://t.co/6xS64G6ZZz
— SFGATE (@SFGate) December 23, 2022
Most of the options cost $17, except for one: Remy Martin Louis XIII Grande Champagne Cognac.
The cognac is one of the world’s most sought-after liquors and a standard 1.5-ounce pour could sell for almost $500 at a restaurant.
Because of that price tag, one “waffle shot” featuring the spirit costing $185 puts it right in line with market value, if not a little cheaper.
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Earlier this year Disneyland also chose to raise the price of renewing existing passes for 2023 and will not sell its annual passes to new holders next year.
Prices for tiered passes also increased to $50 and $200 more than last year.
