Tables In Wonderland for just 3 days?

[sahara910]

Hello I am wondering if we should buy the Tables in Wonderland card?
There are 4 of us 2 adults and 2 kids (eating kids meals and maybe dessert)
Still making reservations but mostly doing Table service.
We have La Hacienda ressies, and Sanaa, and Whispering Canyon ressies right now... Im wondering if we are going to make it back to disney this coming year.... does the discount apply to Downtown Disney?

 

[Tricia1972]

In order to make your money back on the Tables in Wonderland card, you need to spend $400 in a calendar year. This figure assumes that you aren't buying an Annual Pass simply so you can buy the Tables in Wonderland card.

If you'd be buying an annual pass to get the TiW card, that changes the game quite a bit

Annual Pass Cost $531.44
3 & 4 Day hoppers $291.95
Difference - $239.49

So now you need to spend just under $1,600 in order to break even

$1,200 in receipts - 20% Discount = $240 Savings
$400 in reciepts with a 20% Discount - $80 Savings

These numbers are slightly off because you would pay 6.5% tax on the discounted amount of your meals. That saves you $1.30 for every $100 of receipts. (Meaning that the discount on the tax will save you about $20 if you spend $1,600 on your meals)

 

[TDC Nala]

If you're going to spend less than $375 using it, you won't recoup the membership fee. How much you'd save depends on how much you spend over that. Do you have an annual pass? As you aren't a Florida resident you'd need an AP to be eligible. Tricia has it all broken down above for if you think you might buy the AP just to get the TIW.

 

[sahara910]

Wait it's $100 so $500 in meals....
Time to update my profile LOL we moved to Tampa this last summer

 

[Tricia1972]

Thanks for updating your profile!

Being a Florida resident will help you in that you won't need to buy an Annual Pass just to get the card.

Your calculations are correct then - $500 to recoup the $100 investment.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

As a Florida Resident the cost of TiW is $100. If you have any level of AP the cost is $75.

Here is a working example, using $100.00 as the original bill to make the math show up easily. Note this is for Table Service. At Counter Service there is no gratuity added.

100.00 - Original Amount
*20.00 - Discount
*80.00 - Subtotal
*18.00 - Gratuity Added based on $100
**5.20 - Sales Tax on $80
103.20 - Final amount charged, takes into consideration discount, gratuity and tax.

Without TiW Discount (and still figuring 18% Gratuity)

100.00 - Amount of Bill
*18.00 - Gratuity
**6.50 - Sales Tax on $100
124.50 - Total

$21.30 - Savings using TiW Card.

(Note - At Victoria and Albert's the added gratuity is 20% instead of 18%.)
* Ignore the asterisks; they are there only so the columns/numbers line up properly.

And, for counter service where there is no gratuity the savings is still $21.30 as the menu price is discounted 20% and the related sales tax is also adjusted.

All Tables in Wonderland Restaurants as of August 2010

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, Jiko, Sanaa, Victoria Falls
Disney's Beach Club Resort - Beaches & Cream Soda Shop (excludes take-out shop), Cape May Cafe, Martha's Vineyard Lounge
Disney's BoardWalk – Belle Vue Lounge, Big River Grille & Brewing Works, ESPN Club, Flying Fish Cafe, Kouzzina by Cat Cora
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort – Shutters at Old Port Royale
Disney's Contemporary Resort – California Grill, Chef Mickey's, Outer Rim, The Wave
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 (Excludes take out shop)
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – 1900 Park Fare, Citricos, Garden View Tea Room, Grand Floridian Cafe, Mizner's Lounge, Narcoossee's, Victoria & Albert's (excludes Chef's Table and Queen Victoria Room)
Disney's Old Key West Resort – Olivia's Cafe
Disney's Osprey Ridge Golf Course - Sand Trap Bar & Grill
Disney's Polynesian Resort – 'Ohana, Kona Cafe, Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Late show only), Tambu Lounge
Disney's Pop Century Resort – Everything Pop Shopping and Dining (excludes merchandise from shop)
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's Palette, The Turf Club Bar & Grill, Turf Clubb Lounge
Disney's Vero Beach Resort – The Green Cabin Room, Shutter's, Sonya's (Excludes Sunday Brunch)
Disney's Wilderness Lodge – Artist Point, Territory Lounge, Whispering Canyon Cafe
Disney's Yacht Club Resort – Ale and Compass Lounge, Captain's Grille, Crews Cup Lounge, Yachtsman Steakhouse
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort – Garden Grove, Il Mulino New York Trattoria, Kimonos, Shula's Steak House, Todd English's bluezoo

Magic Kingdom Park – Cinderella's Royal Table, Liberty Tree Tavern, The Crystal Palace, The Plaza Restaurant, Tony's Town Square Restaurant
Epcot – Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, Biergarten Restaurant, Bistro de Paris, Chefs de France, Coral Reef Restaurant, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Nine Dragons Restaurant, Restaurant Marrakesh, Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room, San Angel Inn Restaurante, The Garden Grill Restaurant, Tokyo Dining, Tutto Italia Ristorante, Via Napoli
Disney's Hollywood Studios – 50's Prime Time Cafe, Hollywood & Vine, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, The Hollywood Brown Derby, Tune-In Lounge
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park – Flame Tree Barbecue, Pizzafari, Restaurantosaurus, Tusker House Restaurant

DOWNTOWN DISNEY – Marketplace - Cap'n Jack's Restaurant, Fulton's Crab House
DOWNTOWN DISNEY – Pleasure Island – Paradiso 37, Portobello, Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant
DOWNTOWN DISNEY – West Side – Bongo's Cuban Cafe, House Of Blues (Excludes Sunday Brunch), Planet Hollywood, Wolfgang Puck Cafe

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex - ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill