DxDP + TiW???

[AussiePrince]

Im in the middle of planning our first trip to WDW in October and Im still just trying to wrap my head around all the different discounts for stuff.

We are on the DxDP because we will be on our honeymoon and want to try everything at as many restaurants as we can and not have to worry about cost at all.

But now Im just reading about the advantages of being an Annual Passholder (theres a high chance we will be returning in August next year) with regards to discounted room rates and the discount on merchandise purchases (which we will be spending a lot on!), and have just discovered this Tables in Wonderland thing.

I was just wondering if anyone had ever bought the TiW card and used it alongside a DP for discounted alcohol and other items not covered by the DP?

 

[ancestry]

You certainly can do that. When we have APs we prefer to just do the TIW and not the DP because of the freedom it give us. Generally speaking we prefer to order appetizers and not dessert. This makes the TIW card a better value for us. The only time we get the dining plan is it we don't currently have APs.

 

[TDC Nala]

If you're not going to spend more than $375 on off-plan items, don't bother with the TIW. That's how much you have to spend to just recoup the investment you made when you spent $75 to purchase the membership. If you're on deluxe you won't be purchasing appetizers, so you'd probably have to note if 1) you will be spending that much on alcoholic beverages alone, and 2) you will be coming back to WDW within the time of your TIW membership to spend more (and that might be doubtful since you have a long way to come from Australia).