Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Not sure how I could leave out Trader Sams. We'll have to see if Hans can even get to the parks after he goes in there!
Originally Posted By Malcon10t Lunch includes an all you can eat seafood bar, various salads, fruits, soup, breads and oils, and meats and cheeses. Then there is also the plated entree, followed by the dessert bar.
Originally Posted By Malcon10t "I'm so picky that I doubt I'd like anything on the menu. I'm very basic in my tastes and don't like stuff all put together. I'd be interested in walking through it, but I'd never spend that kind of money on a meal." I thought that too, but I have to say, I really enjoy the food.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I guess I would probably like it there. I just don't know if I could justify the price it would cost. Definitely wouldn't pass up a free dinner there though!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "If you dine between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., each guest purchasing and appetizer and an entrée or an entrée and dessert receives a ticket to center stage viewing area for FIRST show. If you dine between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., you receive access to the FIRST show (with same purchase). If you dine between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., you receive access to the SECOND show (with same purchase)." Saw this Hans, in case that'll help you make a decision.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "You left out the most important thing: Trader Sam's." She sure did. It's the first "attraction" I plan to hit as soon as I'm done with check in.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Saw this Hans, in case that'll help you make a decision." Thanks, I just sent my email request. I'm very excited about this.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I've been to Club 33 four times now. We have eaten at lots of fine dining restaurants and we love the food at Club 33. I like my foods simple and my husband likes them fancy and we are always both happy. My DH (a well-traveled European, if anyone thinks that matters) says he doubts there is another restaurant as good within miles. He says the atmosphere/elegance/service, great meal and park hopper for the price, the dessert table, and alcohol in the park are definitely worth it. We didn't have annual passes that negated the need for park admission. And sadly, we have not been to Napa Rose, so I can't compare. No idea how the club member I am so tenuously connected to feels about the change. I doubt most Club 33 members want to change their current arrangement. I wouldn't be surprised if 1901 doesn't last.
Originally Posted By ksargen Thoughts on Club 33 and its membership - I'm friends with a member. He's offered to take us, I just have asked to go yet. Another year or so, once the new plans settle out. Most of the membership of Club 33 at this point is either really old memberships grandfathered in for quite some time (like the one my friend is under), or corporate. No, a lot of the folks aren't happy with the changes. Will a bunch of them drop? Not likely. Those that have been around for a loooong time will likely get some sort of grandfathering. At least that's the rumor. Since corporate memberships could give out admission at their discretion, lots of people got to go under them. Private ones, less so. Thus the number of people who have visited. As for 1901 lasting, I think it will. It means another quiet spot with good food and service in the other park, where folks can be assured of having a more intimate, less noisy experience in the park. It'll have it's own devotees after a bit. It'll give some overflow, too. Ok, off my soapbox! 8)
Originally Posted By alphabetmom I have heard that now if you go to Club 33 as a guest you have to pay admission to the park, that the free admission went away. Can anyone confirm this?
Originally Posted By ksargen As far as I know, they've ALWAYS required an admission, that it is NOT part of the meal. If you're a club member, you likely already have your annual pass (and as I understand it, passes used to be part of membership, and could still be, but they're not directly linked to meal reservations), too, but yes, if you go as a guest, you have to have an admission ticket, as well as pay the cost of your meal. Yes, it gets VERY expensive. Then again, you're getting to experience something that is still pretty exclusive.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<As far as I know, they've ALWAYS required an admission, that it is NOT part of the meal.>> That is incorrect. I went to Club 33 as a guest in 2005. One-day park-hopper passes were waiting for everyone in my party for FREE at the Guest Relations window in the esplanade. They were included as part of the meal. The meal was a fixed price: it cost the same as a one-day ticket to the park (so you paid for the meal and got into the park free or paid for the park and got the meal free, whichever way you chose to look at it). If in fact they are now requiring Club 33 guests to pay their way into the park AND then ALSO pay for the meal, then this is a change in policy since 2005.
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl At least as of the last few times I've taken the Walt's Footsteps tour, the GROUND FLOOR LOBBY of Club 33 was on the tour, complete with an elevator photo-op. The special events dining hall at Anaheim (formerly Disney) Ice is, so far as I'm aware, still called "Club 32," a play on both Club 33 and the freezing point of water. I've seen pictures of the inside of Club 33, and read accounts of dining there; that's enough to satisfy my curiosity until and unless somebody offers me a guest pass. Quite honestly, as private clubs go, I'm more interested in the Magic Castle. And "CuriousConstance," you may be a picky eater, but I am The Ur-Picky Eater, the one by whom pickiness is defined.
Originally Posted By ksargen Cheeseybaby - congratulations. Glad you enjoyed it. From what my friend has explained, that's not the case anymore. Also, members had X number of park passes to use, and then they were out, but dunno how that's working at this point. As I said, the last I'd heard about all this was well over a year ago, when they'd just announced all the changes, reopened the waiting list, etc.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 It's possible, that as guests of another member who was not present, they chose to give the park passes as well, since especially if it was a corporate member, they had passes to give out. So, it may not have been part of the dinner package, but added on by the member.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I went to Sunday brunch in Club 33 about a year ago through a friend whose company had a membership, after they had announced the new rules, but before they went into effect. Everybody got a 1-day parkhopper as part of the meal (even though several of us were APers), and I think the total for the meal was around $100, though I don't remember the exact price. It was slightly more than the cost of a ticket, but it was a really good price if you considered what it all included (though obviously the actual membership was an additional cost). A glass of champagne was included with the meal, but additional alcoholic drinks cost extra; from what I recall, mixed drinks were around $8 each, which seemed like a very fair price considering the location. Given that I knew I'd probably never be back, I made sure to have a couple drinks! Let's just say that the mint juleps from Club 33 are infinitely better than the ones they serve downstairs to the regular guests! : ) Overall, it was an awesome experience, and I'm really glad and grateful that I got to do it with a really fun group of friends. That said, I don't really feel like I need to go do it again any time soon.
Originally Posted By phruby I went to Club 33 about 15 years ago as part of a party my company put on. The owner of the company was friends with a member. The bill back then was $100 for lunch buffet and a ticket to Disneyland for the day. DCA didn't exist yet.
Originally Posted By Malcon10t Until April 2012, a reservation (made by an individual member or a corporate member) included a complimentary park hopper. After April 1, members (Gold, Platinum, Corporate, and Executive) have a limited number of tickets that they can use either with a meal, or without a meal. When we went for the lunch buffet back around 2007, the cost was $83. The price now is $87.
