Split stay + dining plan conundrum

[sandydk]

Riddle me this. I had a split stay booked (1 night at Boardwalk, then moving to Riviera for 4 days). I got the dining plan for the one night at Boardwalk, so we’d do a couple of fancy meals, grab some snacks, and have mugs to use for the rest of the trip. Well, I just found out that night opened up at Riviera, so I could move the reservation over. Same room type as the other Riviera days. Would they combine the two Riviera reservations and cancel my one-night dining plan? I don’t want to get the dining plan for the whole week. Thanks!

 

[Sandisw]

Yes, that is the way it is supposed to work. If you try to keep them separate, you could have to switch rooms.

The only way you wouldn’t is to put a note on it, but since they would be the same room, when you called to do that, they'd combine them for you

I have had them combined on my own as well when it got close..like a few months out

 

[CarolynFH]

If the rooms are different sizes or views, it might work, but if they’re the same in all respects, you’ll lose the dining plan. I think DVC keeps close watch on that because people used to try to get around the length of stay rules by making two reservations that were for the same accommodations.