I think the "family friendly" argument is actually pretty naive. The structure of the event, as it relates to house variety, hasn't changed much in 20 years. That's why the argument annoys me so much.
At a glance, 2002 was an incredibly "family friendly" event. Jurassic Park, Marvel, and Fear Factor are all family friendly, accessible IPs. Marvel was a headline IP. And, unless you knew where to look, none of them were gory.
Screamhouse and Scary Tales don't immediately read as "gory" either. Or even all that scary. Treaks and Foons was a poor man's Killer Klowns, including foam, moon shoes, and popping balloons as a scare.
People arguing that this lineup, especially, is "not scary" or family friendly have no imagination or awareness of what HHN is and always was.