This is a good point. The fix was not a fix, and all it did was rush projects rather than fix the real issue, which was not the park itself, but the neglect.
After Mission Space/Soarin' nothing major came from the ground up. From 2005 to 2019 things only died or became even more aged.
I can honestly say from that near 15 year span the only good thing to happen was Awesome Planet, and that is only a side exhibit and not enough to move any needles.
Now we have enough spent for over half of an entire new theme park(with many things unique planned cut) and the needle, according to reports is not moving needles or pleasing people for the amount spent either.