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A family of five spent $938 on Disneyland’s Princess Breakfast Adventures, a three-course character dining experience at the California park
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The father shared the receipt and his surprise on X, where the post went viral with over 15.5 million views and sparked widespread discussion
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The poster admitted he hadn’t checked the price before, but said the experience was worth it for his kids
A family of five kicked off their morning at Disneyland with a nearly four-figure price tag.
X user @jrockandrollt, aka John “Rock & Roll” Tolkien, took to the social media app on Monday, June 16, to share a photo of his receipt from his family’s breakfast.
The bill showed that he had spent $937.65, including a $150 tip. In the caption, he wrote, “Princess Breakfast’ at Disneyland with my kids. Almost spit out my coffee.”
Disney Princess Breakfast Adventures, which is held at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, is a dining experience at the Anaheim theme park where guests get to enjoy a three-course breakfast and activities with Disney princesses, like storytime with Belle, according to the park’s website.
The meal starts with a tiered tower of appetizers like lobster rolls, cornbread and beignets. For the main course, kids can choose between chicken and Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles and macaroni and cheese, while adults have options like braised short ribs, deviled eggs and truffle macaroni and cheese. For the final course, guests can taste cream puffs, sorbet and other desserts.
The price starts at $142 for adults and children ages 3 to 9, per the site, and tip and tax are not included.
The post quickly garnered X users attention and has been viewed over 15.5 million times as of Wednesday, June 18.
The original poster waded through commenters’ questions and explained that the bill was for two children and three adults and that one person ordered a Bloody Mary.
He joked in the comments, “If I find that goddamn mouse I am going to mug him.”
He also wrote that he felt the pricey venture was worth it, despite his shock at the bill: “Kids enjoyed it, so I think it was worth it. The kids definitely learned some new words when I opened the bill though.”
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A picture of his plate shows that he ate shrimp cocktail, macaroni and cheese, asparagus, deviled eggs and beef roast, and he wrote that the food was a 7/10. “Service was attentive and enthusiastic, princesses were all trained pro actresses and spent a lot of time with the kids. I enjoyed it,” he commented.
While many users praised the poster for being a “great dad,” others couldn’t get behind his shock. “Bro they tell you the price when you book, if you’re surprised that’s on you,” one person wrote and the poster replied that he didn’t book the meal nor look at the menu.
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