Multiple Home Resort Question

[KAT4DISNEY]

Ok, that makes me have to ask, what’s the difference between linking and merging a reservation? Let me take a guess and see if I’m right, merging makes it one reservation, linking they remain separate reservations, but will keep you from having to move rooms? Am I close? I’m really starting to get the impression they make this all intentionally confusing!

That's it!

One thing is that with linking they don't 100% guarantee you'll be able to stay in the same room. We've always been able to but reports pop up now and then of people who did have to move.

 

[katandmouse]

Alright, another scenario:

Riviera intrigues me, so let's say I purchase 75 points there figuring I can stay in a studio every other year and then get 100 points at SSR resale. Let's say I want to do a bigger trip in a bigger room using poi ts from both, but dont want to get locked out in case i can't find one. Would I book rooms at both resorts at the 11 month mark, then find something at 7 months in a bigger villa? And if I did that would I have to cancel the other rooms first and would I risk losing the new room in the time it takes to cancel and book? I hope ththaththay makes sense.

Thanks for all the help. This has been quite the education. Good thing I love math. LoL

I just want to add, in case you’re not already aware of the new resale restrictions: you could change your RIV reservation (direct points) to stay at any other resort, but you could not change your resale SSR reservation/points to stay at RIV. Resale points now (as of January 19) can be used at any of the original 14 resorts but not Riviera or future resorts; and Riviera and future resort resale points will only be good for their home resort.