Linking reservations not made through WDW

ewasilau

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Editing this to ask a more specific question -

In a quest to plan a fun but also not too expensive summer trip (something hopeful in this time of uncertainty), we are looking at making a 5-6 night reservation at CBR with 7 or 8 day park hoppers, plus a 3-night reservation at the Doubletree in Disney Springs to immediately follow (which is a Disney hotel for purposes of the 60 day FP+ window).

Has anyone made reservations at an offsite hotel - and not through WDW - that does qualify for the 60 day FP+ window and have you had any trouble linking it to MDE?

If I book through the Hilton/Doubletree website itself, is it easier to link to MDE (rather than through hotels.com, etc)? Will we have any trouble making our FP+ when we are 60 days out? We will want to make all 7 or 8 park days at once, of course, and will have two qualifying resort stays.

Any other thoughts on our plan?

Thanks!
 
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Made some edits to my post, hoping for some advice as we would like to book soon while prices are low.
 
Editing this to ask a more specific question -

In a quest to plan a fun but also not too expensive summer trip (something hopeful in this time of uncertainty), we are looking at making a 5-6 night reservation at CBR with 7 or 8 day park hoppers, plus a 3-night reservation at the Doubletree in Disney Springs to immediately follow (which is a Disney hotel for purposes of the 60 day FP+ window).

Has anyone made reservations at an offsite hotel - and not through WDW - that does qualify for the 60 day FP+ window and have you had any trouble linking it to MDE?

If I book through the Hilton/Doubletree website itself, is it easier to link to MDE (rather than through hotels.com, etc)? Will we have any trouble making our FP+ when we are 60 days out? We will want to make all 7 or 8 park days at once, of course, and will have two qualifying resort stays.

Any other thoughts on our plan?

Thanks!
I've booked an offsite hotel through a 3rd party and used MDE. I got the code for linking by calling the hotel. That said, I recommend booking directly rather than with a 3rd party. Easier to make changes & cancellations if needed. Especially given the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic.
 
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