How do ADRs work when you juggle room reservations?

[GaryDis]

I wound up booking CBR for Memorial Day week through Disney so that I could start booking ADRs today. But I may wind up swapping room reservations around if I can get a better deal, including the possibility of booking through a third party.

I assume that if I just change through Disney, I keep the ADRs. What happens if I book through a third party and cancel the CBR reservation? Does it matter if I wait until the entire period is within the 180 day time frame?

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Other than the initial advantage of 180+10 the ADR's are not linked to a room reservation.
If you switch the ADR's will remain.

 

[AngiTN]

Remember, people can book ADR who aren't even staying on property, so your ADR has nothing at all to do with your resort stay. All you need is a resort reservation to book the +10, otherwise, anyone can book at 180 days. Once they are booked, the system doesn't care if you have a resort stay or not.