I really don't get the hubbub about this. There's plenty to be miffed by in regards to recent WDW decisions. But this? I can see no harm in this, especially at only 30 dollars (for something at Disney, that's a steal). If you don't want to see people there in the middle of the safari, then plan to go on the safari at a time when the tour isn't going on. The viewing outposts, to me, have been otherwise unobtrusive on the experience and just seem like observatory outposts for rangers which you WOULD see in a wildlife preserve. I think that's what people forget- this isn't a ride into the wilds of Africa per se, it's within a protected park in Africa.
Really if anything has been truly obtrusive, it's the sheer number of vehicles... but I recognize that's the only way they'd be able to properly funnel enough guests through the attraction, so it's fine.
But watch. Even though I'm mostly a lurker, I'll be branded as "sniffing the fairy dust" or whatever, even though there are a number of complaints I have with the handling of WDW. Meh.
