A method for assembling refastenable absorbent articles, each absorbent article comprises a chassis having a topsheet, backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the chassis defines a first waist region longitudinally opposed to a second waist region, and having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, each absorbent article further comprises a first waist belt connected with the first waist region and a second waist belt connected with the second waist region, wherein a first discrete fastener component joins first end regions of the first and second waist belts and a second discrete fastener component joins second end regions of the first and second waist belts, wherein the first and second discrete fastener components are refastenably connected with the first waist belt and permanently connected with the second waist belt, the method comprising the steps of: advancing discrete chassis in a machine direction; advancing discrete fastener components in the machine direction, wherein each discrete fastener defines a first surface and a second surface, and a first end region and an opposing second end region separated by a central region, wherein a first fastener element is located in the first end region and a second fastener element is located in the second end region; advancing a first waist belt web in the machine direction, wherein the first waist belt web defines a first surface and a second surface; advancing a second waist belt web in the machine direction, wherein the second waist belt web defines a first surface and a second surface; orienting each discrete chassis such that the lateral axis is parallel with the machine direction; combining the first waist region of the chassis intermittently along the first surface of the first waist belt web and combining the second waist region of the chassis intermittently along the first surface of the second waist belt web; combining the first surface of the discrete fastener component with the first surface of the second waist belt web, wherein the discrete fastener component is positioned between adjacent chassis; folding the chassis to position the first waist region of the chassis into a face-to-face relationship with the second waist region of the chassis using a folding apparatus, wherein the second surface of the discrete fastener component is in a face-to-face relationship with the folding apparatus; bonding the second surface of the discrete fastener component to the first waist belt web; and cutting the first and second waist belt webs in a cross direction along the central region of the discrete fastener component to form a first absorbent article having a first discrete fastener component and a second absorbent article having a second discrete fastener component, wherein the first discrete fastener component comprises the first fastener element and the second discrete fastener component comprises the second fastener element. advancing discrete chassis in a machine direction; advancing discrete fastener components in the machine direction, wherein each discrete fastener defines a first surface and a second surface, and a first end region and an opposing second end region separated by a central region, wherein a first fastener element is located in the first end region and a second fastener element is located in the second end region; advancing a first waist belt web in the machine direction, wherein the first waist belt web defines a first surface and a second surface; advancing a second waist belt web in the machine direction, wherein the second waist belt web defines a first surface and a second surface; orienting each discrete chassis such that the lateral axis is parallel with the machine direction; combining the first waist region of the chassis intermittently along the first surface of the first waist belt web and combining the second waist region of the chassis intermittently along the first surface of the second waist belt web; combining the first surface of the discrete fastener component with the first surface of the second waist belt web, wherein the discrete fastener component is positioned between adjacent chassis; folding the chassis to position the first waist region of the chassis into a face-to-face relationship with the second waist region of the chassis using a folding apparatus, wherein the second surface of the discrete fastener component is in a face-to-face relationship with the folding apparatus; bonding the second surface of the discrete fastener component to the first waist belt web; and cutting the first and second waist belt webs in a cross direction along the central region of the discrete fastener component to form a first absorbent article having a first discrete fastener component and a second absorbent article having a second discrete fastener component, wherein the first discrete fastener component comprises the first fastener element and the second discrete fastener component comprises the second fastener element.