New Orleans Square has seriously upscale but hidden stuff

Image: DisneyAre you familiar with Club 33? How about the Disneyland Dream Suite? The most exclusive restaurant AND hotel suite at Disneyland are located in New Orleans Square!

Club 33 has made a lot of headlines recently for its impending arrival at Walt Disney World. The Disneyland version is more than 50 years old, though! This exclusive restaurant takes its name from its address, 33 Royal Street in New Orleans Square. Walt Disney himself came up with the idea of this place after taking note of the executive lounges at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. His solution was the ultimate velvet rope eatery at Disneyland, a place that many visitors don’t even know exist!

To eat here, you’ll need to pay a hefty price. I’m not talking about the average of $100 per person for a meal, either. People who want to eat at Club 33 must purchase a membership that costs a minimum of $25,000. They’ll have to pay an annual fee of $10,000, too. Guests willingly do this, at least the ones who are aware of the possibility and can get past the multi-year wait-list. The ones who are blissfully unaware dine at Blue Bayou instead. Meals here are generally $50 per person or more, which seems expensive…unless you know about Club 33.

The most expensive meal at Disneyland isn’t at Club 33…

Image: DisneyRemarkably, Club 33 seems like a deal compared to the Disneyland Dream Suite. This hotel room located within the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction wasn’t even available to book. Instead, guests had to win it in contests, making it a literally priceless Disney experience. The suite was once intended to host titans of industry, but when Disney renovated Club 33 in 2014, they ended the practice of allowing guests to spend the night.

The Disneyland Dream Suite has since become 21 Royal, a meal hosted in the suite. When you book this room for a party of up to 12, you get to spend five hours in the hidden treasure of Disney hotel rooms. It’s an inimitable experience that only a handful of people in the world can say that they’ve done.

Image: DisneyThe catch is that you have to pay $15,000 for these five hours, making it the ultimate upsell at the Happiest Place on Earth. Seriously, you could buy a full membership to Club 33 for less than the cost of two meals at 21 Royal. If you want to fantasize about how the other half lives at Disneyland, you should visit the official site. New Orleans Square certainly caters to the wealthiest guests, but it does so with offerings hidden in plain sight in this otherwise humble pirate abode.