Tables in Wonderland Discount

[pennilessinpa]

We had been thinking about (instead of DDP) trying the Tables in Wonderland card. My question is: Is there DVC discount on the purchase of this card or is it only a AP discount? When I looked it up elsewhere it mentioned that the cost was now $100 and $75 for AP. I thought we were looking at a discounted price of around $60 before, but ....

 

[erionm]

The Tables in Wonderland card can only be purchased by Annual Passholders ($75) or Florida Residents ($100). The price was recently raised.

 

[gkrykewy]

It would be a nice perk if they'd let DVC members purchase at the FLA resident rate (if they don't have APs). We have APs this year and purchased the DDE/TIW card - love it so much!

 

[Buckeye Fan]

Per the PP, it is $75. We just purchased one two weeks ago while we were down at WDW. FWIW, our card almost paid for itself the week we bought it! If you plan on making multiple trips and eating on Disney property, it's a great way to go.

 

[amandelba]

If you prefer TS over CS, like we do, the card will pay for itself in a few days. With the 20% and the 18% tip added, I save about 22%, since I'm typically a 20% tipper.

 

[MinnieLee]

We just renewed our TIW card 10 days ago. New card already arrived. We paid $75 for the renewal with the AP - there is no DVC discount. We've had the card since it started and it has always paid for itself. We like the idea that it covers alcohol and food which the DDP does not.

 

[Tara]

If you prefer TS over CS, like we do, the card will pay for itself in a few days. With the 20% and the 18% tip added, I save about 22%, since I'm typically a 20% tipper.

I'd add that our card (at the old $60 rate) paid for itself in TWO meals (2 adults and 1 child) at Jiko and California Grill!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I'd add that our card (at the old $60 rate) paid for itself in TWO meals (2 adults and 1 child) at Jiko and California Grill!

Same here...one or two big TS meals for our family and our card has paid for itself. We'd be lost without it.

 

[christa112]

Do you renew the Tables in Wonderland every yr? Also, is it one card per family to received the discount?

 

[Tara]

Do you renew the Tables in Wonderland every yr? Also, is it one card per family to received the discount?

One nice thing about the card is that it's good for about 13 months. I bought mine in November 2008 (on the 18th or 19th) and it's good through December 31, 2009.

There's no discount for renewal and after our December 2009 trip, I'm not sure when we'll go again because of other life plans (probably not until December 2010), so I probably wouldn't renew in Dec 2009 and would buy a new card in Dec 2010.

And yes, it's one card per family to receive the discount. I think you can actually use it for 8 or 10 people dining together - I can't remember the max.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Do you renew the Tables in Wonderland every yr? Also, is it one card per family to received the discount?

Like PP said, you can renew every 13 months or just wait until your next trip to renew. One card per family, although you can get an additional card for another family member for I believe $50 extra. I don't dine without DH, so we didn't see the sense of getting an additional card for him.

 

[jco_direwolf]

Do you renew the Tables in Wonderland every yr? Also, is it one card per family to received the discount?

As others have said it's good for 13 months. And no reason to renew it till you go back.

You get 10 discounts per seating including the card holder, who must be dinning with the party.

So depends on the number in your "family."

johno

 

[Anal Annie]

We got it a couple of years ago and found that it took a lot of planning to break even with it being a small family of 3 with a DS who may or may not eat off the adult menu. Being on a daily budget, we typically eat mostly CS meals and only do 2 or 3 TS meals in a week. Probably 3. So as a family of 3 it took us 10 days (2 trips) before we got our $60 back last time (even with several "Glowtini's" at Boma figured in). Our 3rd & final trip with the card was finally worth it when we used it for dinner at Jiko, breakfast at Boma and a lunch in the the AK park venues. Now that it is up to $75 I don't think we'll get it because it's not accepted everywhere. We have 2 TS meals planned over Memorial Day weekend and it is not accepted at either of the 2 restaurants we're going to (in DTD)!!! So that means probably the only time we'll use it on that trip is maybe for a CS lunch at the AK park. That will save us like $5. Still $70 to go. I don't know where we are eating yet when we go in August but I just don't think we'll get our money back on it if I have to sit & plan for only places where it's accepted... I don't know. I guess I have to start planning our August meals already so I can call for ADR's on May 18. Just our luck they announced the free dining plan starting on our first day in August. I really hate planning the TS meals in advance.

So my view is that if you do many CS meals or if your family is smaller it's harder to break even for what you pay for it. If you do a lot of TS meals and don't mind planning all of them around places that take the card or if your family is larger then it's a great idea.

 

[rutgers1]

Is there a web site that lists where the card is accepted? I used to have it bookmarked but can't find it.

I have worked it out every which way possible via spreadsheet, and I found that the Disney folks really did their homework with this thing, as it is SOMETIMES a better deal than the DDP and sometimes isn't. In the end, it is a bit of a tossup and totally depends on your dining habits. If you eat more table service meals at lunch, it is actually a better deal to go with the TIW card. If you eat more of them at dinner, the DDP is better. If you have kids who are just over the "kid" age category for the DDP, then the TIW card is a MUCH better deal provided the child is still eating children's food. It makes little sense to pay an adult fee for the DDP when your kid is still eating chicken fingers.

The thing that frustrates me about the TIW is how few counter service places inside the parks where it is accepted. When I am in the parks, that is when I am most likely to go to a counter, and that is the place where you are least likely to find a counter that accepts TIW. On the flip side, it is easy to find a counter that accepts DDP. To me, that is a major selling point of the DDP. Some people consider the TIW card to be more flexible since you aren't stuck with what it includes (dessert, but no appetizer), but I find DDP to be more flexible simply because you can use it in more places where I want to eat.

However, with two sons who are going to age out of the "child" category on the DDP, I guess I'll be going with the TIW for a while.

 

[rutgers1]

I found a listing of participating restaurants here.

As you can see, few (if any?) counter service options, and definitely none at the parks.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Here's the most current list of restaurants participating in Tables in Wonderland. This is the list posted on Disney's website.

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

 

[Debby7]

I'm sorry this may be a bit OT but My tables in Wonderland card has not expired, but the AP I used to buy it has. Can I still use my dining card?

 

[erionm]

I'm sorry this may be a bit OT but My tables in Wonderland card has not expired, but the AP I used to buy it has. Can I still use my dining card?

Yes. You don't have to show your AP to use the TiW card.

 

[jfinke]

I found a listing of participating restaurants here.

As you can see, few (if any?) counter service options, and definitely none at the parks.

Animal Kingdom has both Pizzafari and the BBQ place, I believe.

 

[Tara]

If you eat more table service meals at lunch, it is actually a better deal to go with the TIW card. If you eat more of them at dinner, the DDP is better.

I don't quite get this...I suppose you are saying that if you eat counter service for lunch and table for dinner, DDP is better? In my experience, we don't eat much CS, period, so TIW is a much better deal for us. And my son eats next to nothing at most restaurants, unless they can make him a grilled cheese sandwich (we're accustomed to feeding him before we eat if we think there'll be nothing for him), so the DDP is a total waste for him with the exception of breakfasts.

Some people consider the TIW card to be more flexible since you aren't stuck with what it includes (dessert, but no appetizer), but I find DDP to be more flexible simply because you can use it in more places where I want to eat.

We much prefer appetizers to dessert, but to us, the flexibility of ordering either -- or both! -- is more valuable. Guess that's why they offer a couple of different discount programs - something for almost everyone.

In the end, if you eat CS frequently, don't order appetizers or alcohol (or don't mind paying extra for them), and don't eat at many signature restaurants, then DDP might work. Since we do eat at signatures, eat more TS than CS, like appetizers and often order wine/beer, the TIW is perfect for us.

However, with two sons who are going to age out of the "child" category on the DDP, I guess I'll be going with the TIW for a while.[/QUOTE]