I am a bit confused .. automatic gratuity when is it added, party size? %?

[LovesTimone]

I am a bit confused, we meet 2 other couples for dinner in Epcot a couple weeks ago total 6 adults and gratuity was added automatically, and I think it was 20% 3 bills one for each couple. Which one couple was not happy about, for us we did not care.

During Christmas we took our DD, SIL and DGS ( 11 months), total 4 adults and the baby - to Rainforest before we had his pictures taken with Santa at Disney Springs. They automatically added in gratuity to our check, when my DH mentioned this, our server said your a party of 5. 18%..

Then we had dinner again with them at Raglan Road a few weeks ago and the gratuity was not added in automatically.

Soo........ can someone tell me is there a set rule for this? I don't care if they do but I would like to know what the party size and what the % amount should be, I do help friends plan and I like to know the correct info. to give to them.

 

[Hopefully]

I thought it was 18% for parties of 6 or more, which does include infants. I am interested to see what others say.

 

[smiths02]

It's 18% for parties of 6 or more at DISNEY owned restaurants. Infants count in the total (even if they didn't order food)

Rainforest is a Landry's. Raglan Road is owned by another company. So they would have their own rules.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

I wish they would just add it anyway. If I have a problem with service Ill bug the manager about it. It would be one less thing for me to worry about.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

18% for parties of 6 or more, and the party count includes everyone at the table, regardless of age or whether they eat or not, and carries over onto split bills (if you have 6 people at a table and split it into 2 checks, each check will have the 18% added because they are still a party of six). It is true, this is a Disney rule and third party places may do their own thing, but it's pretty consistent.

 

[cedricandsophie]

We just had dinner for 7 at The Boathouse. They automatically added 18% tip which was fine with us, and while they don't tske tables in wonderland card they do take 10% discount for DVC members.

 

[Crystal824]

It's 18% for parties of 6 or more at DISNEY owned restaurants. Infants count in the total (even if they didn't order food)

Rainforest is a Landry's. Raglan Road is owned by another company. So they would have their own rules.

This.

 

[brinkley07]

We had a waitress recently let us know they added gratuity to parties of 6 or more, but the way she said it made it seem like there has been some confusion lately. She seemed relieved we had TIW and expected an added gratuity.

 

[LovesTimone]

OP here,

Thanks for all your help, 6 people including children, 18 % at Disney restaurants, .... Non Disney owned policies could be different.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

We had a waitress recently let us know they added gratuity to parties of 6 or more

1) It is up to the SERVER whether to add the 18% gratuity for parties of six or more.
2) At WDW-owned eateries, the SERVER prepares the bill, so he/she decides how to invoice you.
. . . they have the leeway to add or not add the automatic tip
. . . there is no computer program that simply applies the tip