Two things on this, first yeah its rough due to such a massive event getting started. Much of the cast hasn't really had a lot of time to get acquainted with there roles or locations and crowd control is always a work in progress. The second being, opening weekend IMO has the best crowds. Its full of the events biggest fans. You will see more HHN shirts from every year on opening night than you will during the entire event. Most of the time I don't have to listen to people griping about oh thats not scary and ruining the house. The fans enjoy the entire event and for the most part make it much more enjoyable than most other nights when the teenie boppers and UCF drunk team shows their faces.
That is 100% true and it didn't hit until you pointed out that fact, the crowds are definitely calmer those first couple of weekends, especially opening weekend.