No More Linking Ressies?

[amyngary]

We have a trip planned over New Year's this year, and I was excited about making our ADRs yesterday. However, I found out that I have to do it in two parts because our reservation is split. We are taking friends with us for the first half of the trip, so we have a 2 bedroom at BLT. Then after the friends leave, we are moving to a 1 bedroom (still at BLT) for the rest of the trip. I thought I remembered that Member Svcs. linked my ressies in the past, even when I switched resorts. But the person I talked to yesterday tells me that is not possible. She didn't know if it used to be possible, so I'm wondering if I dreamed the whole thing.

Do any of you remember being able to do this in the past so you could book all dining ADRs earlier? Is this a new rule? I can't decide if it's worth trying to call them again. TIA.

 

[jekjones1558]

AFAIK it was never possible to link reservations unless they were for the exact same room classification.

 

[mathgeek]

Yes, DVC MS was trying to link any reservations when you had a split stay 2 years ago. They were even changing reservations numbers to do this. They stopped this practice not too long after if I'm not mistaken.

I remember this distinctly b/c they linked a reservation of mine between VB and OKW, and I had problems charging on my KTTW card b/c of it until I finally requested a new card at OKW.

I seem to recall that prior to that they would link reservations if you asked.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

AFAIK also you always had to have the same type of room reserved in order to link. They might have tried something with what I believe was referred to as the master travel number but that wasn't really linking.

Even the linking of the past has disappeared with the newest system. For example if you have reserved the same type of room under 2 contracts you were able to link and it acted as one seemless reservation. I've forgotten the term they now use but it's essentially making a note of the continuing reservation and you hope you'll get to stay in the same room but even if you are able to you have to get new room keys.

 

[Chuck S]

With the "New & Improved" system it rarely works properly, even with fully matched reservation types. For all practical purposes, linking is currently non-existent.

 

[amyngary]

Thanks all! At least I know I wasn't losing my mind

Sad that I have to get up at 6am my time AGAIN on my vacation this week for this [sigh]....

 

[AirGoofy]

I have mine linked for this October, but they both are for 1 BRs. I thought it had to be same room category as well in order to link.

 

[disneynutz]

Yes, DVC MS was trying to link any reservations when you had a split stay 2 years ago. They were even changing reservations numbers to do this. They stopped this practice not too long after if I'm not mistaken.

I remember this distinctly b/c they linked a reservation of mine between VB and OKW, and I had problems charging on my KTTW card b/c of it until I finally requested a new card at OKW.

I seem to recall that prior to that they would link reservations if you asked.

Disney went to the "travel plan" concept a couple of years ago where a guest would have all of their reservations even for multiple resorts under one travel plan number. DVC was forced to use the plan because they use parts of the reservation software that Disney uses.

It didn't go well for DVC and eventually they got a free pass and some software changes to change back to separate reservations. Currently linking is limited to the same room type at the same resort but usually two reservations can be modified into one.

DVC currently uses the online check in software, the ticketing software and the ADR software from Disney so they have DVC issues and limitations.

Now Disney has decided that Disney and DVC will use the new My Experience software and website so again there are DVC issues and limitations.

Bill