It was closer to a July 3rd crowd however at 5 it was still reasonable and easy to walk around and you could get some rides in. that doens't happen july 4th. ride lines were starting to pick up though but not the hour wait fastpass that you see july 4th(exaggerated).. It was right about 6:30ish when the hub started to resemble "crowds" but then at 7 the last move it shake it dance party came through and many cleared out. I think the sudden jump of 15 degrees from normal had many locals wait until the last moment to come out. It was really nice when the clouds rolls in and the wind got chilly. I was starting to regret not bringing an umbrella for the sun when suddenly I no longer needed it.
My spot was roped off, I think a CM screwed up and roped off areas for the blog cameras that weren't coming out so I had to regroup. I Ended up hanging out with about 100 cast members who were very good at spreading out so nobody wanted to try to push their way in. Lots of different vloggers around the area as well. I was rather surprised to see how many do this with just their phones with a whole tripod setup.
tomorrow is going to be interesting, I think many realized they came too late and I'm not sure what to expect for when I need to stake my spot. Also going back to the getting ready video disney put out, the towers they added to the hub have projections so I'm not sure there is a good spot to get all the projections and the fireworks There's just too many shrubs, hanging plants and poles around the front. Wish me luck, i'll probably stream tomorrow.