Tables in Wonderland Card

[cgulls]

It seems some are making this more complicated than it needs to be. At a $100 purchase price and giving a 20% discount, the breakeven is $500. If you'll spend more than $500, it (financially) is a good idea. If not, it isn't.

And note that the term isn't exactly 365 days. I purchased my TiW card in April and it expired the last day of May the following year.

There really aren't that many restrictions. Although, I was surprised to learn La Hacienda doesn't participate (I just assumed it did so I didn't even look for it on the list) and didn't find out until the bill game. A couple margaritas in, though, and it didn't bother me that much.

 

[Tuvalu]

I believe the 18% tip is figured on the discounted price. I know the tax is figured on the discounted price.

The tip is 18 percent on the regular menu price, not the discounted price.

The bill has 18% and 20% and you pick the one you want to add.

Not for TiW. The 18 percent gratuity is automatically added to the bill. There is a line on the bill if you want to add an additional tip, over and above the 18 percent.

 

[Wngo905]

The tip is 18 percent on the regular menu price, not the discounted price.

Thanks for the correction. I don't have a TiW card yet; however, for budgeting purposes, I was calculating our meals for an upcoming trip based on that number. I will adjust accordingly.

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

When we had AP's we had the TIW card and it was WONDERFUL! We tried the dining plan out a few years back and it just wasn't for us. We don't eat a whole entree PLUS dessert. It was just too much food. When we bought our TIW card on our trip in May last year, we had 6 people using it. We broke even after 2 days. Plus we went in September, November and this past February. So after 2 days, every discount we got back was purely savings. I think we saved around $325 when all was said and done (not counting the $100 we saved, but cancelled out due to having to buy the card) And the places we ate were all places we would have dined at, regardless of the TIW card. It's not like we got a TIW card so decided to eat at more expensive places. While I can't be used for EVERYTHING (most QS places don't take it nor do the smaller snack places in the parks) we like to have at least 1 TS meal every day. So it worked well for us. To each his own though. It works for some, others like the DDP better.

 

[Tuvalu]

Thanks for the correction. I don't have a TiW card yet; however, for budgeting purposes, I was calculating our meals for an upcoming trip based on that number. I will adjust accordingly.

I always look at the regular menu price and know that is the most I will pay, since the TiW discount covers tip and tax. It is very easy to do a food budget that way.

 

[ratherbeinwdw]

The tip is 18 percent on the regular menu price, not the discounted price.

Not for TiW. The 18 percent gratuity is automatically added to the bill. There is a line on the bill if you want to add an additional tip, over and above the 18 percent.

That's probably correct. I know I was able to add more than the 18%, because I did that at a couple of places. I thought I remembered both 18 and 20 being on our ticket at the bottom at CP and 'Ohana, but that was probably before I bought the TIW card.

 

[dreamfinder]

It seems some are making this more complicated than it needs to be. At a $100 purchase price and giving a 20% discount, the breakeven is $500. If you'll spend more than $500, it (financially) is a good idea. If not, it isn't.

Pretty much yeah. The savings offset the tip, which I would hope everyone does anyway. If you normally tip 15% or 20%, then the breakeven numbers are slightly different. Up to that $500 you aren't saving anything, but after that point, you do realize savings.

And note that the term isn't exactly 365 days. I purchased my TiW card in April and it expired the last day of May the following year.

It should be a 13 month validity. They have told me this is since they still sell them by mail. They add the month in to allow for time for the shipping and processing to make sure that you get at minimum 1 year of validity.

 

[Rob562]

Don't forget that TiW is also accepted at a number of bars around WDW, mostly those that are attached to restaurants. Rose & Crown, Tune-In Lounge, Victoria Falls, Tambu Lounge, Outer Rim, Mizner's Lounge, Belle Vue Lounge, Crew's Cup, ESPN Club, and a few others...

And you don't have to order any food. If you just want to stop into the Rose & Crown for a couple pints before IllumiNations, there's 20% off your tab right there.

We had dinner at 'Ohana with 8 people, everyone got a specialty alcoholic drink (or two). That bill before discount was about $400 so we almost made it to the TiW break-even price on a single meal. Throw in meals at Brown Derby, Sanaa, Boma and Be Our Guest (dinner) and we saved a ton.

I only wish I was getting another AP on my trip next month. I'd get a new TiW card in a heartbeat. Unfortunately I might be taking a year or two off of WDW after this trip.

-Rob