Need some DME advice

[goofy4tink]

It's been said rooms get assigned when you check in at the DME desk at MCO. Not sure if that's still true since we no longer check in at the DME desk. Posters have reported bags beating them to their room. I guess it's possible the bags don't get delivered until you check in. Take a minute to go to the bathroom, look in the gift shop, double check your ADRs ....and your bags could still get to your room before you.

I know what you're saying. BUT...if someone calls Disney and tries to get something special put in their room so their children are surprised when they enter for the first time??? Disney tells you absolutely no, that the room isn't officially 'yours' until you have arrived at the resort, checked in and received your room keys. That even if you have an assigned room, in the system, they can't consider it yours until you are standing there, keys in hand.
I know that I've been told that when you have your DME voucher scanned, it alerts your resort that you are on the way. And it may very well 'hold' a particular room for you. I'll have to ask when I get down there next month!!

I just think that everything should work the same way. It's either your room or it's not. If I can't have something put in my room, as a surprise for someone in my group, but they can put in bags?? Nope, that makes no sense to me. And it is confusing to people.