Need some advice (about AP and dining)

[bangzoom6877]

DH and I are taking our 2 boys to Disney World in July 2010, for our first trip home to BWV. The kids will be 3 and 5 when we go. We are going for 10 nights. We are using our DVC membership to go to WDW for 10 nights every other year, so it is only one trip every 2 years. I already got our tickets from Undercover Tourist. We decided on a 7-day base ticket. We will not be going to the water parks and we didn't want a park hopper. The 7-day base ticket was much cheaper than the AP would have been even with the great DVC Member discount.

I called and added the basic DDP to our reservation, since it will save us lots of money based on our restaurant plans. Usually we do a CS lunch in the park and a TS dinner each night, and have breakfast in the room (and we throw in a couple of character breakfasts for fun). I am trying to figure out though, if it would be more worth it for one of us to upgrade to the AP and purchase the Tables in Wonderland card.

The TiW card costs $75 for DVC members, correct? How much would it be to upgrade from a 7-day adult base ticket to an AP? Does anyone know which CS locations at the parks accept the TiW card? Can you use the TiW card on any snacks (we do enjoy the snack credits on the DDP)?

I would also like to know if they accept the TiW card at the following TS restaurants:

1. CRT dinner
2. Chef Mickey's breakfast
3. Kouzzina breakfast
4. Captain's Grille lunch or dinner
5. Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner
6. Biergarten dinner
7. Chefs de France dinner
8. Le Cellier dinner
9. Garden Grill dinner
10. The Wave dinner
11. Cape May Cafe breakfast and dinner
12. Crystal Palace dinner
13. 50s Prime Time lunch
14. Beaches and Cream
15. Any locations in Downtown Disney?

Is there a website where I can access the complete list of restaurants that accept the TiW card? What would you do if you were me? Thanks in advance!

 

[Tara]

The TiW card costs $75 for DVC members, correct?

Not quite, it is $75 for AP members. DVC members are not eligible to buy the card unless they are AP holders or Florida residents. (and it's $100 for Florida residents)

How much would it be to upgrade from a 7-day adult base ticket to an AP?

The cost for a DVC-discounted AP is $389 plus tax ($414.95). If you used the Mousesavers discount, then it will cost you $186.34 to upgrade to an AP.

Given that you bought your tickets from UT, you should use the tickets one time before upgrading them. This will make the tickets show as the current value of the pass if bought from Disney, not the discounted price. You just need to go through the turnstiles then go right to Guest Services to do the upgrade.

Does anyone know which CS locations at the parks accept the TiW card?

Only a few:
Pizzafari
Flame Tree Barbecue
Restaurantosaurus

Can you use the TiW card on any snacks (we do enjoy the snack credits on the DDP)?

Nope, sorry.

I would also like to know if they accept the TiW card at the following TS restaurants:

1. CRT dinner YES
2. Chef Mickey's breakfast YES
3. Kouzzina breakfast I would think so, but I don't know for sure. Spoodles did.
4. Captain's Grille lunch or dinner YES
5. Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner YES
6. Biergarten dinner YES
7. Chefs de France dinner
8. Le Cellier dinner YES
9. Garden Grill dinner YES
10. The Wave dinner YES
11. Cape May Cafe breakfast and dinner YES
12. Crystal Palace dinner YES
13. 50s Prime Time lunch YES
14. Beaches and Cream YES
15. Any locations in Downtown Disney? YES
Cap'n Jack's Restaurant
Raglan Road
Planet Hollywood

Is there a website where I can access the complete list of restaurants that accept the TiW card?

http://allears.net/din/dde.htm

What would you do if you were me? Thanks in advance!

It sounds like you aren't planning on eating meals in your room at all? We tend to use our kitchen instead of eating counter service and do all our dining in table service restaurants (or character buffets). So TIW works better for us than the DP, plus we can order what we want.

That said, if you aren't going again for two years, I'd probably stick with the 7-day MYW passes and the dining plan. I think you'll end up spending less out-of-pocket that way, especially since you are going to make a lot of use of the counter service and snack portions of the DP.

 

[erionm]

Here is the current list from the passholder website:

Here's the most current list of restaurants participating in Tables in Wonderland. Print this page for future reference.

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort – World Premiere Food Court
Disney's All-Star Music Resort – Intermission Food Court
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort – End Zone Food Court
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge – Boma - The Flavors of Africa, Jiko - The Cooking Place, Victoria Falls, Sanaa
Disney's Beach Club Resort – Beaches & Cream Soda Shop (excludes take-out shop), Cape May Cafe, Martha's Vineyard Lounge
Disney's BoardWalk – ESPN® Club, Flying Fish Cafe, Spoodles, Bellevue Lounge
Disney's Eagle Pines and Osprey Ridge Golf Club – Sand Trap Bar & Grill
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort – Shutters at Old Port Royale
Disney's Contemporary Resort – California Grill, Chef Mickey's, The Wave, Outer Rim Lounge
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort – Maya Grill
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground – Crockett's Tavern, Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (9:30 p.m. show only), Trail's End Restaurant
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – 1900 Park Fare, Citricos, Garden View Lounge, Grand Floridian Cafe, Mizner's Lounge, Narcoossee's, Victoria & Albert's (excludes Chef's Table)
Disney's Old Key West Resort – Olivia's Cafe
Disney's Polynesian Resort – Kona Cafe, 'Ohana, Tambu Lounge, Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Late show only)
Disney's Pop Century Resort – Classic Concoctions, Everything Pop Shopping and Dining
Disney's Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter - Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory, Scat Cat's Club
Disney's Port Orleans Resort – Riverside - Boatwright's Dining Hall, River Roost
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort – The Artist Palette; The Turf Club Bar & Grill
Disney's Vero Beach Resort – : The Green Cabin Room, Shutter's and Sonya's (except Sunday Brunch)
Disney's Wilderness Lodge – Artist Point, Territory Lounge, Whispering Canyon Cafe
Disney's Yacht Club Resort – Captain's Grille, Ale and Compass Lounge, Yachtsman Steakhouse, Crews Cup Lounge
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® – Marketplace - Cap'n Jack's Restaurant
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® – Pleasure Island - Raglan Road™ Irish Pub and Restaurant
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® – West Side - Planet Hollywood®
Epcot® – Tutto Italia Ristorante, Chefs de France, Nine Dragons Restaurant, San Angel Inn Restaurante, Bistro de Paris Restaurant, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Biergarten Restaurant, Restaurant Marrakesh, Restaurant Akershus, Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room, The Garden Grill, Coral Reef Restaurant
Disney's Hollywood Studios™ – Hollywood & Vine, 50's Prime Time Cafe, Tune-In Lounge, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, The Hollywood Brown Derby
Magic Kingdom® Park – The Crystal Palace, Cinderella's Royal Table, Liberty Tree Tavern, The Plaza Restaurant, Tony's Town Square Restaurant
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park – Tusker House Restaurant, Pizzafari, Flame Tree Barbeque, Restaurantosaurus


Entertainment & Dancing
Atlantic Dance Hall – Disney's BoardWalk
Admission is free for members and guest.

 

[bangzoom6877]

Not quite, it is $75 for AP members. DVC members are not eligible to buy the card unless they are AP holders or Florida residents. (and it's $100 for Florida residents)


The cost for a DVC-discounted AP is $389 plus tax ($414.95). If you used the Mousesavers discount, then it will cost you $186.34 to upgrade to an AP.

Given that you bought your tickets from UT, you should use the tickets one time before upgrading them. This will make the tickets show as the current value of the pass if bought from Disney, not the discounted price. You just need to go through the turnstiles then go right to Guest Services to do the upgrade.



Only a few:
Pizzafari
Flame Tree Barbecue
Restaurantosaurus



Nope, sorry.





http://allears.net/din/dde.htm



It sounds like you aren't planning on eating meals in your room at all? We tend to use our kitchen instead of eating counter service and do all our dining in table service restaurants (or character buffets). So TIW works better for us than the DP, plus we can order what we want.

That said, if you aren't going again for two years, I'd probably stick with the 7-day MYW passes and the dining plan. I think you'll end up spending less out-of-pocket that way, especially since you are going to make a lot of use of the counter service and snack portions of the DP.

Thanks so much! We did use the Mousesavers discount on the tickets.

Even though we are staying in a 1-BR and will have the kitchen, I don't like to cook on vacation. The only thing we will be preparing in the kitchen is breakfast, and that would most likely be something quick like cereal, frozen waffles, or eggs plus some coffee (we will bring Dunkin Donuts ground coffee from home). We always eat a TS dinner on vacation whether at Disney or anywhere else. We do prefer CS for lunch, so it looks like the dining plan with the 7-day base ticket is the better option for us, like you said.

 

[Tara]

Thanks so much! We did use the Mousesavers discount on the tickets.

Even though we are staying in a 1-BR and will have the kitchen, I don't like to cook on vacation.

See, I'm the opposite. I don't like to cook at home. On vacation it's like a novelty!

(Actually, what we do is have light breakfast stuff for mornings and snacks for evenings. Then I get stuff to make spaghetti and tacos. Those are both things we can heat up easily, and the taco meat can be used for tacos, taco salad, added to refried beans for burritos, etc. I usually cook it all while the guys are at the pool on the first afternoon right after we get into our room.)