Not the OP, but my sister and I went last year in early December, so a good few parties in. We slightly lowered our expectations since there were so many complaints after those first few parties so that may have influenced our experience but we had a really great time and we’re really hoping they bring it back with the slight improvements they need to make!
I think it’s definitely more fun as adults, especially if you don’t need to stop and see characters. Admittedly, we did wait for Powerline Max, how could we not! And that was our longest wait, probably around 35-40mins. We didn’t prioritize rides (I think we rode ToT twice) but I heard rides were basically walk-on, or near to, for most of the night, which sounds amazing if that’s how you want to spend the night. You really just have to enjoy the atmospheres they created. The Latin music quarter was so good and I saw so many just walking right past without stopping and enjoying the live music and talent. The Tip Top Club was amazing (didn’t love where they placed it, but the singer and band were incredible).
Definitely some things needed to be worked on and I’m hopefully they heard all the criticism and fix what they have to, but I think it was so different from any other after hours party/event it was so worth it for us and we definitely want to do it again!