Agree with your second comment but the first was not at all true this week - the actual lines, standby and LL, were longer than I have ever seen in a couple of decades of park going, some were even longer than the one time we made the mistake of going during spring break. Even the A/B ticket rides were approaching an hour. And even with all those lines soaking up people, the walkways and shops were still packed. Just crazy.
It's Marathon week. Its always crowded this week at WDW.