The cost is about the same as the WDW versionbases are $5 and $6 each, depending on style, and ears run $2.50 to $3.50 eachbut the biggest difference is in the embroidery. Walt Disney World charges $3 to add a name to the hat, but
Disneyland wants $7 per line. This is especially puzzling since Disneyland embroiders a name on most regular ear hats at no charge, while WDW tacks on $3 for the service. Some frugal customers have tried to take their Build-an-Ear hat to another Disneyland hat shop to get the name embroidered for free, but cast members have been instructed that they may not embroider the Build-an-Ear basesyou may find a cast member willing to bend the rules, but the official policy is "no."
If you do spring for the $7 embroidery, you have your choice of six thread colors and two letter styles, "Fun" or "Script." You can also embroider both the front and the back of the hat if you wish, perhaps adding "Happy Birthday" to the front of a hat and personalizing the back with a name.