It’s not uncommon to long for the days of yore, especially at Disney World.
Be Our Guest Restaurant
We’ve come a long way since COVID-19 heavily impacted the world of the Disney Parks. Since then, the parks have adapted, returned (or are in the process of returning) several beloved features, and have made massive strides to create a new normal. With that said, NOT EVERYTHING has returned. In fact, we’re still missing a key discount program that disappeared over two years ago.
Tables in Wonderland was a Disney World discount dining program open to Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members, and Florida Residents. We say “was” because as of September 1st, 2021, all membership cards expired and Disney has yet to reopen the program. So what exactly is/was Tables in Wonderland and why is it missed? Let’s delve deeper into it!
Tables in Wonderland Membership Card
The Tables in Wonderland membership provided a 20% discount on food and beverages (including alcohol) at over 100 restaurants and lounges in Walt Disney World. This included both the parks and hotels. For Florida residents, the cost of membership was $175 per year, while DVC members and Annual/Seasonal Passholders paid $150 per year. You could add on second memberships for spouses and partners, but this was hardly necessary unless you weren’t planning on eating together. The cost of this service was fairly reasonable, as you could easily make that money back in savings.
Narcoosee’s
In addition to the 20% discount, membership also included complimentary resort/hotel, parking reimbursement at the theme parks after dining there, and invitations to special member-only events. The savings were obvious and with parking prices increasing at Disney World, this membership perk would’ve been nice to have.
Paddlefish
So what happened? We’re not quite sure. The program may or may not have been canceled due to COVID-19 changes, but since it was canceled in the thick of the pandemic, it’s hard to say. It also could’ve been removed in an effort to help maximize profits for Disney. Of course, this is all speculation and we still don’t know if Tables in Wonderland is gone temporarily or permanently. If and when Disney ever does make an announcement about the discount program, we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop.
Le Cellier Steakhouse
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We LOVED getting Tables in Wonderland and bought it very time we were there!!! Soooo disappointed Disney hasn’t brought back but honestly not surprised since so many good things Disney USED TO offer are gone!!!
We had Tables in Wonderland for several years and we really miss it. We dine in fine restaurants each time we are there and it really helped us to choose all of these good restaurants.
So I’m a new annual passholder, and I’m curious – how did TIW work with the annual pass? We love booking table service, and we found that most places already offered an annual PH discount. Was it a higher discount? More locations? Did PH not get a dining discount with their pass in the past? The cost of an annual pass is so high compared even to when I began looking at getting one, I can’t imagine paying more for extra dining discounts now (we’re not local). I suppose it doesn’t matter unless TIW comes back, but I can’t help but wonder – ha ha. Thanks!