Don't agree. The video was a hit with my family last week, and the only reason my boys 5 and 7 wanted to ride it again. Don't get me wrong, they liked the rest of the ride too. But they were noticeably upset when the face capture wasn't working our second trip through.
I was never able to comment before on the refurb because I hadn't seen it, but I can now state that I think it is a complete success. Personally, I enjoy the video more than I would any models or sets on the way down. The ride is over by that point. The descent is an epilogue, and the videos fill that time quite nicely.
Personally, I'm comforted to know now that the whole broo-ha-ha over the SSE refurb was such a big bag of hot air.