Tiw

[erionm]

Is there a link to TIW information?

I think the last time I checked a few of the restaurants we were going to were not on the list.

Also, where can you purchase it?
We are not purchasing our APs until we are there.

Thanks

You can purchase the TiW card at any Guest Relations location.

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, 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 Club 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 – Il Mulino New York Trattoria, Kimonos, Shula's Steak House, Todd English's bluezoo, Garden Grove

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 Barbeque, 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 Café, House Of Blues® (Excludes Sunday Brunch), Planet Hollywood®, Wolfgang Puck Café
ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex – ESPN Wide World of Sports® Grill

 

[wildernessDad]

We like TIW because it offers us flexibility. For example, we can have an appetizer and not a dessert, unlike the DDP.

 

[sorul82?]

Can the TIW be used at the F&W?

Is the 18% added when the TIW is used at, say, the value resorts CS locations?

 

[erionm]

Can the TIW be used at the F&W?

Is the 18% added when the TIW is used at, say, the value resorts CS locations?

The food booths at F&W do not offer the TiW discount. The gratuity is not added at the CS locations that offer the discount.

 

[sorul82?]

The food booths at F&W do not offer the TiW discount. The gratuity is not added at the CS locations that offer the discount.

Thank you!

 

[rentayenta]

We were in WDW 2nd week of August....sometimes I was asked for my AP (and they checked that the name was the same) and sometimes I wasn't asked for my AP. But it was my AP they wanted, not my room key or driver's license. The majority of the time, I was asked for the AP.

I've never been asked to show the AP in the 2 years we've had a TiW card, but I believe they reserve the right to ask you to show it.

Same here. I think I've had the card for 4 or 5 years now, however long it has been available to the annual passholders. I have never once been asked for my AP when using the TIW. You show the AP when you purchase the TIW. After that, I've only ever given my Driver's license as my ID since that has my picture on it.

We haven't had to show and AP- you shouldn't have to as you can get it without an AP as a Florida resident so not veryone who has it would have an AP. I have been asked for a picture id- to prove it is mine at times but that has been it.

I figured it might be hit and miss re:ID depending on the CM.

You can purchase the TiW card at any Guest Relations location.

From the passholder website:

Thanks!!!!! Most of our TS are on the list.

We like TIW because it offers us flexibility. For example, we can have an appetizer and not a dessert, unlike the DDP.

Exactly. We would never order 5 desserts. When DH and I go out to dinner we like to get a couple apps, an entree to share, some drinks, and maybe a dessert. When in WDW even the kids like to share and try some of everything.

 

[Tiger926]

We love TIW as well! We've done DP and DxDP many times, as hubby thought it was best, and then I finally convinced him to switch back to TIW, and haven't looked back!

Kids get adult meals and share, can get appetizers and things like milkshakes as well. We also get 2 trips out of each card, just like with our AP.

It allows us to eat the way we like to eat, not the way Disney makes you eat on the DP.

Incidentally, we've had DDE/TIW for years now, and have never had to show our AP at all either.

Tiger

 

[Mama Steph]

I just looked at the list and I'm kicking myself for not upgrading our tix and getting TIW for this past trip. Our bill at CM was $500 (10 dis adults, 2 kids)! We also ate at Olivias, 50's PT, Portobello, CRT, Biergarten and Tambu Lounge!! We would have saved so much!!!!! I never should have looked at this thread.

 

[Hollymom1229]

DH and I love TIW and are getting it again this September. We love to relax at the Poly with a few drinks in the afternoon and do a sit down meal every day of our trip, usually at least one at a signature. We also like to have wine with our nicer meals, and we always split an appetizer and a dessert. Because of all this the TIW is the best way for us to go. I'll get extra use out of it this year as I'll be going down at least 3 times in the next year.

 

[rentayenta]

I just looked at the list and I'm kicking myself for not upgrading our tix and getting TIW for this past trip. Our bill at CM was $500 (10 dis adults, 2 kids)! We also ate at Olivias, 50's PT, Portobello, CRT, Biergarten and Tambu Lounge!! We would have saved so much!!!!! I never should have looked at this thread.

That would have been a huge savings!




Hollymom, that's what we do too.

 

[otterpop]

How much of a real benefit is having TIW? Unless I am missing something it gives you a 20% discount, but makes you pay 18% gratuity. It's almost a wash...

I hate when I am forced into paying a gratuity. I'm not a cheapskate, but I like to tip appropriately; at a "buffet" type ts place, I will generally tip 10%. There is no way I would give 18% for someone to clear my dishes (and that's if they actually do it). At a place like le celier, where we have had great service, I'll tip 20+%.

A tip is a gratuity based on service and quality of the restaurant. Bad service/quality, bad tip; good service/quality, good tip.

Just my feeling, but I think the US has turned into a place were a tip has become expected. Wrong..it should be earned!

Anyway...sorry for my ranting and raving.

Back to the topic at hand; so basically the TIW covers your tip. Am I missing anything?

Thanks!

Evan

 

[vicki_c]

We would always tip 15-20% anyway so it saves me 20%.

There's a reason tipping threads are banned on the dining boards, not sure about here on the DVC boards.

 

[erionm]

Just my feeling, but I think the US has turned into a place were a tip has become expected. Wrong..it should be earned!

In many counties, the gratuity is automatically included in your dining bill. There are probably many foreign travelers who don't tip because they are used to the tip being included already.

I've never had bad service at a Disney restaurant so I don't have a problem with the automatic tip. If there was a service issue and I felt that the automatic tip was not appropriate, I would ask for a manager had have it adjusted or removed so I could tip what I felt was appropriate for the level of service.

 

[otterpop]

If there was a service issue and I felt that the automatic tip was not appropriate, I would ask for a manager had have it adjusted or removed so I could tip what I felt was appropriate for the level of service.

There is a tipping thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2300858&highlight=tipping), so sorry for getting off topic. But, I do want to say thanks to erionm for what he said above. I feel like an idiot, because I never thought of that. I have not been in many situations where the tip was automatically included, but for future reference, if needed, I will do what erionm does...ask for the manager to adjust it (for more or less!).

So back to the topic (sort of) at hand...TIW gives you 20% off the total bill (including drinks) at specific restaurants and I think it gives you free parking to an extent. Are there other benefits?

Thanks again and lets keep the tipping discussion for the tipping thread.

Evan

 

[rentayenta]

I think the 20% trumps the DDP if you dine like we do. Not huge dessert eaters, love our apps and cocktails, and kids who don't like the kids' menu and prefer to share adult entrees.