Those five-ounce candy canes that Disneyland fans race to get before they sell out each Christmas season are among the most expensive foods you can buy at the Anaheim theme park.
The 18-inch-long candy canes sold on select dates at the Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen in Disneyland and Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure cost $21.95 plus tax.
That’s $4.39 per ounce or just over $70 per pound.
“Wow!” Sarah Baigent wrote on Instagram. “That’s a lot of money for a candy cane.”
“Too pricey,” Tony Abad wrote on Instagram. “I got two last year. Tasted alright, but it’s still just a candy cane.”
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How do those candy cane prices compare to other foods you can get at Disneyland and DCA? And at restaurants around the parks? Or at a grocery store in the real world?
Let’s start by comparing the cost of Disneyland candy canes to other foods you get at the supermarket based on the October 2023 Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At $70.24 per pound, Disneyland candy canes cost 111 times as much as bananas (63 cents per pound), 37 times as much as tomatoes ($1.87 per pound), 13 times the cost of ground beef ($5.35 per pound), nine times as much as bacon ($7.23 per pound) and six times sirloin steak ($11.70 per pound).
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What if you want someone else to do the cooking for you?
Morton’s Steakhouse, across the street from Disneyland on Harbor Boulevard, offers a 16-ounce prime ribeye for $68. Carthay Circle restaurant in DCA will sell you a 16-ounce prime rib crusted with cranberry and rosemary for $70. That’s about the same price per pound as the Disneyland candy canes.
Just down the block on Harbor Boulevard at Joe’s Crab Shack you can get a one-pound lobster tail ($36.99) for about half the price of what you pay per pound for a Disneyland…
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