So are you saying because my family and I stay on a Club Level floor we should feel guilty about how we got some of our ADR's, because others plan them months in advance? The service of getting some of our ADR's at the last minute on the Club Levels is available to all guests staying there if they feel like adding extra ADR's, and I am sure we are not the 1st ones to take advantage of that.
I didn't read any implication that you should feel guilty about it. But I did understand that because your family is fortunate enough to afford that level of service, that's great, but not that many people can or are willing to pay for that. And it is extremely unrealistic for anyone, whether on the DDP or not, to expect that they can just walk in to TS restaurants -- to suggest or imply that is the norm is giving very bad advice, and they could end up extremely disappointed. Yes, they might have luck, with the less popular places in particular, or if they are
very flexible on times. But why take the chance?
Especially if you have a couple of restaurants that are your favorites and you know you don't want to miss them. Or if you know you'll be at a park on a particular day because of EMH, why not plan an ADR at or near that park? If plans change you can always cancel, it's not that hard.
And I don't know what the future may hold for you, but...there were a lot of things my parents could afford when I was growing up, but it's taken me years to get to the point where I have the same level of disposable income they had (not even sure if I'm there yet!) But once I was out on my own, things cost a lot and I was on a lot tighter budget for years and couldn't afford the same kinds of luxuries. Even now on our trip in May, DH and I stayed at a value resort and got the DDP because we were trying to stay within a realistic budget for our trip, and didn't want to put it on credit. YMMV...