I am agree that the ticket can force people to stay at a park that they don't want to because they have no other option.

And yes DHS does not have a good layout but it was definitely packed for a Friday in January. Not holiday packed but definitely uncomfortable, people everywhere, getting stuck in crowds busy. Of course everything that is closed makes it so much worse because there are so few places for anyone to go. If there was , it would feel much less crowded.