TLDR, sorry.
I’ve lost track of the exact specifics as it relates to some of the FP discussion above, but just for the benefit of casual readers who are AP holders with multiple WDW-resort visits booked in close proximity...for AP holders, length of WDW resort stay FP booking benefits override the AP max 7 days of booked FPs rule. It doesn’t matter if it’s one WDW-resort stay or multiple WDW-resort stays.
Any CM who says you won’t be able to book more than 7 days of FPs with an AP regardless of your length of WDW resort stay(s) is not understanding how the length of stay booking benefit windows interact with the
MDE system, even when multiple reservations within the 60 day window are involved. It doesn’t surprise me that many CMs would say this though, as the “7 days of max FPs with an AP” is a rule and is pretty clear in WDW materials - it just doesn’t apply when WDW resort stay booking windows are involved.
Granted, there are certain sets of circumstances that CAN trigger max FP rules to come into play when trips are booked in close date proximity to each other.
An on site stay with FPs booked, off site stay with FPs booked, and another on site stay with FPs booked can trigger max FP rules - the off site stay with FPs booked is the cause. This is one of the more common causes of issues.
The 90-day paid FP program (if applicable) can create some weird issues as well and is sort of its own animal as it relates to the topic.
A stay at a ‘good neighbor’ hotel (one that has 60-day FP benefits) in various combinations with other WDW resort stays in a 60 (+/-) day period can potentially cause issues in some circumstances as those reservations can interact a bit differently with the MDE system than a real Disney resort.
So, whenever two (or multiple) trips do create an AP max 7 days of booked FPs situation, the details and exact circumstances of one’s trips/booked FPs really come into play. Resorts, number of days with booked FPs, exact dates, etc.
FWIW, none of the recent FP changes have impacted any of the above.
To test to be sure nothing has changed, just now I made 3 resort reservations that cover the next 67 days (24 WDW resort days). I booked FPs for all 24 days with no issues.
All of this FP stuff gets tested/discussed ad nausea (by people much smarter than me) on the Theme Parks Attractions & Strategies board. While many CMs do the best they can with the information and training provided, in many circumstances DISers and other similar fan sites have a better understanding of the many different nuances and layers involved with FP booking windows, MDE limitations, how it works with multiple trips, etc.
Sorry - long post, just didn’t want anyone with APs and multiple close trips (edit, specifically, WDW-resort stays) totaling over 7 park days to think something is different or should be stressed about booking FPs.
To summarize... an AP holder with multiple WDW resort stays in close proximity will have no issues booking FPs for entire length of all the stays. An AP with other combinations of circumstances (eg, an off site stay in the mix somewhere, possibly the 90 day program, or other select circumstances), 7-day max FPs rules can potentially come into play.
. I’ll post photos shortly...they are all too large to upload so my H is going to resize them for me so I can post them.
. It reminded me of what a PP said about how different the offerings could be depending on the time you happened to be there. I really thought those dishes would be replenished because when we arrived there was still 80 minutes left of breakfast service, but they never were. I could only tell what had been there because there were bits of it dropped on the counter near the hot plates that held those dishes (and that never got cleaned up either). 
BBB takes appointments. I doubt it’s going to be over run with walk in families looking to spend hundreds of $$$ for their services. And the space is not super big, they will have limited capacity for clients. With all the traffic already in the lobby, heading to 1900 Park Faire or visiting at Christmas, Easter etc, I don’t see this having much impact.
You have calmed my anxious mind. I love Cogsworth so much, I think I might be developing his worrying personality.
