Tables in Wonderland?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Does anyone have any info on Tables in Wonderland? Ever use it? Do you think its worth purchasing?


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Passholders Can Enjoy Tables in Wonderland for Just $100
Savor the flavors of some of your favorite Walt Disney World® Resort restaurants. Join this culinary club which boasts a buffet of benefits.

As a Passholder, you can receive $25 off the regular price of Tables in Wonderland membership.

Benefits include:

20% discount on all food and beverages, including alcohol, at over 100 participating restaurants at the Walt Disney World® resort (discount is valid for a party of up to 10 Guests including the member).

Complimentary Resort Valet and Theme Park parking for dining purposes
Invitations to members-only special events, such as happy hours, dessert parties, dinners and more!


Valet and Parking:

Resort valet services are complimentary to Tables in Wonderland members, for the sole purpose of dining at one of the participating Resort restaurants. This privilege will only be extended to one vehicle per membership card. Present your membership card with a valid dining receipt from the participating Resort restaurant at the Valet Stand upon retrieving your vehicle. On Tables in Wonderland block-out dates, there will be a charge for valet service.

Theme Park parking is complimentary to Tables in Wonderland members, for the sole purpose of dining at one of the participating Theme Park restaurants. Before 5:00 p.m., please pay for parking at the Toll Plaza. Visit Guest Relations on your way out of the theme park, and if it has been less than 3 hours, show your membership card, parking receipt, and dining receipt from a participating Theme Park restaurant for parking reimbursement. After 5:00 p.m., members can show their membership card at the Toll Plaza to enter the parking lot. Theme Park admission is required for dining in all Theme Park restaurant locations. On Tables in Wonderland block-out dates, there will be a charge for parking and valet services.
Validity Dates:

Tables in Wonderland is valid for one year from date of purchase. Tables in Wonderland does not offer renewal rates. Each year you will need to purchase a new membership.
Block-out dates for Tables in Wonderland are Mothers Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Gratuity:

An 18% gratuity will be added to all transactions, regardless of party size at participating Table Service Restaurants.
A 20% gratuity will be added to all transactions, regardless of party size at Victoria & Albert's.

When using the Tables in Wonderland discount at one of the participating Counter Service locations, there is no gratuity added.
Other:

For lost or stolen Tables in Wonderland cards, there is a $50 replacement fee.
Tables in Wonderland memberships are non-transferrable. The Tables in Wonderland member must be in attendance at the meal, present the Tables in Wonderland card, a driver's license or state ID, and pay for the meal, in order to apply the discount.

The Tables in Wonderland discount is good for up to 10 people including the member, as long as everyone is on the same check, and the Tables in Wonderland member is paying the bill. If you have the Tables in Wonderland card, and your spouse or partner has the Tables in Wonderland secondary card, together you may cover up to 20 people. Both members must live at the same address and be 21 years of age or older.
Pre-Paid Reservations and Dinner Shows:

For any participating Walt Disney World® Resort restaurant where reservations are pre-paid, please make a reservation and pay full price at the time of booking. Upon arrival to the restaurant, present the Tables in Wonderland card for a 20% refund.
For the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, the show times are 4:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

From March 8, 2013 through August 31, 2013, the Tables in Wonderland discount will be offered only at the 4:00 p.m. show.

From September 1, 2013 through September 27, 2013 the Tables in Wonderland discount will be offered only at the 8:30 p.m. show.
Tables in Wonderland discounts for show times are subject to change without notice.
Disney Dining Plan:

If you are on a Disney Dining Plan, you may still use the Tables in Wonderland discount on any food or beverage items that are purchased at a participating restaurant, above and beyond what the Disney Dining Plan covers. For example, if you are dining on the Disney Dining Plan, and you order a bottle of wine, you will be presented with a check for the bottle of wine, at which time you may use your Tables in Wonderland discount as long as the restaurant participates in Tables in Wonderland.

For Dining Reservations:
407-WDW-DINE (407-939-3463)
www.disneyworld.com/dining

Web Sites:
www.disneyworld.com/tablesinwonderlandFL
www.disneyworld.com/tablesinwonderlandPH
www.tablesinwonderland.com
Email:
WDW.Tables.In.Wonderland@disney.com

If you are a Tables in Wonderland member, and would like to receive email updates on our Special Events, please send your Tables in Wonderland Ticket Number, your first and last name, zip code, and e-mail address to:
WDW.Tables.In.Wonderland@disney.com. If you are not a Tables in Wonderland member yet and are joining soon, please give your email address to the Guest Relations Cast Member when purchasing your Tables in Wonderland card, in order to be added to the email list. If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, please click the link at the bottom of the email.

Tables in Wonderland Participating Locations*

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 - Flavors of Africa, Cape Town Lounge and Wine Bar, Jiko - The Cooking Place, Sanaa, Victoria Falls
Disney's Art of Animation Resort – Landscape of Flavors
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 (excludes breakfast), 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... of American Flavors
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort – Maya Grill
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground – Crockett's Tavern, Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (restrictions apply), 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's 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 and 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 and Grill; The Turf Club Lounge
Disney's Vero Beach Resort – The Green Cabin Room, Shutters, 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, Crew's 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 – Be Our Guest Restaurant (Dinner Only), 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, Coral Reef Restaurant, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Les Chefs de France, 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 Ristorante e Pizzeria
Disney's Hollywood Studios® – 50's Prime Time Cafe, Hollywood & Vine, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, 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 Taste of the Americas, Portobello, Raglan Road™ Irish Pub and Restaurant
Downtown Disney® West Side – Bongos Cuban Café®, House Of Blues® (Excludes Sunday Brunch), Planet Hollywood®, Splitsville™ (Excludes merchandise and bowling), Wolfgang Puck® Café
ESPN Wide World of Sports® – ESPN Wide World of Sports® Grill

[klynn Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close klynn]

We always buy a TiW card. If you spend more than a week at WDW and eat at participating restaurants, you will have gotten your money's worth. We save even more since we make multiple trips to WDW a year.

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

We always purchase it when we have an AP. Well worth it for us. We like to eat at different resorts and the valet parking is a huge plus for us.
We also head to Orlando 2-3 times per year. We also head to Disney with a lot of people sometimes. Allowing the discount for a table of 10 sometimes pays for itself in just 2-3 meals!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Thanks guys! I'm going to buy annual passes, since we'll be there for 3 weeks. Not sure that we'll get back this year, but still worth it for us, and you never know..... I'm going to buy the TIW card too. I wan't sure, but after your replies I think it makes sense for us to get it. The AP does give you 10% off on dining, but not on alcohol. So, with an additional 10% off on food & 20% off on alcohol, I think it will be worth it for us.

Plus, having the AP & the TIW card, I just might be able to talk my family into another trip this year.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

I don't buy it because you will get some discounts with an annual pass already.
I already get free valet parking with my handicap decal so that's covered.
I imagine if you are a big group then it's worth it, but for just little old me
I'd have to eat & drink alot of expensive restaurants to recoup my investment.
Easier for me to just take the 10% discount.
Also the discounts are taken before gratuity which is fair.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Makes sense Chriskre. I figured that being as we'll be there for 3 weeks, I'd give it a try.....I'm going to try and save my receipts just to see if/how much I saved.

I don't buy it because you will get some discounts with an annual pass already.
I already get free valet parking with my handicap decal so that's covered.
I imagine if you are a big group then it's worth it, but for just little old me
I'd have to eat & drink alot of expensive restaurants to recoup my investment.
Easier for me to just take the 10% discount.
Also the discounts are taken before gratuity which is fair.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Makes sense Chriskre. I figured that being as we'll be there for 3 weeks, I'd give it a try.....I'm going to try and save my receipts just to see if/how much I saved.

Well if you spend $300 a day on food which is easy to do if you are in a group, then the savings add up in a week and pay for the card.
It's usually just 3 of us doing one signature dining per day for 5 days at a time.

Maybe the math might add up, but I don't want the pressure to have to spend money to save money.
That's how I got sucked into buying DVC.
Mickey Math seems highly logical when presented by Disney.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Well if you spend $300 a day on food which is easy to do if you are in a group, then the savings add up in a week and pay for the card.
It's usually just 3 of us doing one signature dining per day for 5 days at a time.

Maybe the math might add up, but I don't want the pressure to have to spend money to save money.
That's how I got sucked into buying DVC.
Mickey Math seems highly logical when presented by Disney.

You'd break even for the price of the card ($100) at $500, or around $72 a day......If you spent $1000 in a week, you'd save $200. So, you'd be ahead $100, once you minus the price of the card. With the AP 10% discount, you'd save the same $100, on $1000, with no outlay of money.

I think it only makes sense if you're planning on spending more than $1000 during your stay/stays......It is good for a year. So......how much do you spend in a year?

edited to add:

Also, how much do you spend, if anything on alcohol? The AP doesn't give you any discount on alcohol......Even if we had one glass of wine each/or 1 bottle with dinner, it would start to add up.

BTW, I read somewhere that if you eat at a buffet, the automatic 18% gratuity is not applied.