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Landry’s Select Club Card FAQs

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On my last trip to Animal Kingdom, I wanted to eat at the Yak & Yeti restaurant. No, not the quick service–the real deal, sit-down version. The quick-service version of Yak & Yeti and I have a complicated history. Alas, that’s a story for another time–or never.

Each day, I’d look for dining availability for Yak & Yeti, but nothing was available. I didn’t get to eat there. Sadness and regret ensue.

Don’t be like me. There is a secret little life-hack so that you can avoid this scenario and for only one easy payment of $25.00!

Today, we’re talking about the Landry’s Select CardOooh, that sounds fancy!

Tell me about this Landry’s Select Card and why I want it!

Landry’s owns a crazy amount of restaurants. Seriously, the list on the Landry’s Select Card website has a ton of awesome options. Three of these options exist at Walt Disney World: Rainforest Cafe (Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs), T-Rex Cafe (Disney Springs), and Yak & Yeti (Animal Kingdom).

Most programs have fine print–I’d expect the fine print to say that this rewards program can’t be used at the Disney locations–BUT IT DOESN’T! I think they forgot the fine print.  Shhhh . . . don’t tell Landry.

Simply sign up on the website and pay a one time fee of $25.00. Yes, you pay $25.00, but then you get a $25.00 Welcome Reward; you can use this at the three restaurants mentioned above. You’ll also get a birthday reward of $25.00. You can’t use them both at the same time, but, hey, that’ll give you an excuse to go twice.

Miso Salmon – Yak and Yeti

Tell me about the other perks!

This works a lot like any of the dozens upon dozens of rewards programs in which you’re already enrolled. You earn one point for every one dollar you spend. Once you hit 250 points, you get a $25.00 reward. The rewards don’t expire for one year.

If you’ve been dining at Disney, you know that it won’t take too many trips to reach that coveted point total. You’ll be knee-deep in $25.00 rewards before you know it!

Don’t forget, there are over 600 Landry’s restaurant locations that participate in the Select Club. More than likely, there will be some near you. If you dine at any of these locations, you can earn rewards that you could use while dining at one of the three Disney locations.

What about that life-hack you promised to tell us so that we could avoid sadness?

I didn’t get a reservation at Yak & Yeti on my last trip to Animal Kingdom. But . . . maybe I could have, and I just didn’t know about it!

With the Landry’s Select Card you get a special, Marvel-like superpower called Priority Seating. Let’s say you can’t get that reservation–you walk up to Yak & Yeti and feebly ask if they have any room for you, a lowly walk-up. The host smiles, because this is Disney after all, but then dashes your hopes and dreams. “Oh really?” you say, while taking your Landry’s Select Card out of your wallet. “Do you have any room now, Landry?”

It seems that simply by having this card, people without reservations have been seated within ten minutes. TEN MINUTES! Without even a hint of a reservation. While not guaranteed during peak times of year, you can often get seated even when there’s no reservations available.

What’s the catch? There’s always a catch!

I know, there usually is, but I truly can’t find one for the Landry’s Select Card. It seems like it should be in everyone’s wallet.

But I don’t like carrying extra cards in my wallet!

Luckily for you, you don’t have to bring it with you. Just tell your server the phone number you used when you signed up. (Though I’m not certain you’ll get the priority seating without the card, and you won’t get to have the cool moment of rebuffing their “No room” response that I mentioned earlier.)

Back to talking about if there is a catch . . . The only one I can come up with, and this is a stretch, is that these perks are only available at three restaurants on Walt Disney property. You can’t whip this card out at ‘Ohana and demand some meats on skewers, for example.

So, yes, it’s a bit limited, but that’s why you gotta get up early and make your other dining reservations. This is basically your back-up plan.

The registration fee is a one-time charge; the card never costs anything else. To me, it’s a no-brainer. There are very few things in life that only cost $25.00 and make me feel like a VIP.  I’ll take the Tony Stark treatment where I can get it!

Are you a card-carrying member of the Landry’s Select Club? Let us know in the comments. 

Brian married a Disney-loving princess and quickly became an addict himself. He is a monthly columnist for WDW Magazine and loves attempting to craft the perfect sentence for others, like himself, who can’t simply wake up and drive to Orlando. While not living in a fairytale world, Brian resides with his family near Pittsburgh, PA.

 

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9 thoughts on “Landry’s Select Club Card FAQs

  • Do you have to show proof of your birthday when you use the offer?

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  • BEWARE!!! My husband and I are seniors and have been loyal Palm Restaurant patrons (and therefore a year or so ago, by default because the Palm Restaurant program merged with Landry) Landry Select Club members. We have now been notified that we will lose several hundreds of dollars in credits because they will expire. We have not been able to travel because of COVID (we are currently in Canada and were not permitted to to go our home in Florida). Landry will not listen to reason and refuse to extend the deadline for use. We are so frustrated!

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  • If I didn’t make it to a restaurant on my birthday do I still have the$25 available?

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  • The birthday reward is annual, so yay $25 every year! Also, there’s an app that includes a digital card, so you can show the team member at the check in your card that way too! I’m one of the seemingly few people that actually loves the Rainforest Cafe, So I’ve been a member for about 5 years. Oh and you can earn points on retail purchases too, just show your card at check out. One of the best, no fine print to be seen, loyalty cards I’ve ever had in my wallet. But it’s one of those things that I feel like we shouldn’t advertise!!! Shhh, don’t tell the masses about this awesome perk!

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  • I love it. Even when you have a reservation, it gets you to your table faster. No reason not to have it.

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  • Don’t forget, you can also use it at Bubba Gump Shrimp in CityWalk.

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    • I love my Landry’s card for the very reason you mention. Walk up and get seated regardless of reservations not being available!

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  • I am a member, this card is awesome. We have used it at the Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs, Downtown Disney in CA, and Disneyland Paris. We have used it at the T Rex and Yak and Yeti. We are always seated promptly and the general manager always comes over to greet you personally. I recommend this card to all my clients.

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