For me it can really be a mixed bag...on one hand you have the Adventure Express ride operators who look bored out of their minds, which I can understand to a point, but it often reflects in their enthusiasm (or lack thereof), but then you have the crew who run The Beast and i can't tell you how great a job they do at getting riders excited. I've witnessed both on two different occasions under CF.
That being said, the park is cleaner...and look no further than what they are doing to Coney Mall. That whole area is been ignored for far too long so it's really nice to see it getting some love. Overall though, I would say they both have/had their pros and cons.