FTP has definitely had some impact on crowds, but many folks may be comparing it to the last few summers when attendance was down. When you look at stand-by times that people were listing 30, 60, 90 minutes, 60 minutes used to be the average waiting time for all the top attractions during the summer. 30 minutes is still pretty minimal....Guests got spoiled the last 2-3 years by the absence of heavy crowds
Distribution of where guests are staying is the only effect I see from FTP. More folks made the jump to Disney resorts, sorry. But I believe most folks who wanted to take advantage of FTP did it during the summer or waited until October when they could take advantage of the MNSSHP. Since AP rates have not been released for Sept., those rooms usually taken up by AP holders may have just been replaced by those taking advantage of the FTP.
The last thing to remember, all the people reporting were there during what's considered peak summer season. I would wait to see what folks are saying after the 24th when hours get reduced and value season begins.