Enjoyed your report!
We had a tapstile issue on our last trip, and I wasn’t very impressed with how they dealt with the situation. You’d think there’d be some sort of DEFCON 5 response team to get you through those things. 
We also were underwhelmed by the response when you call for help at resorts - I can’t think of a single time something the desk services person told me actually happened. Missing towels, unmade beds, missing luggage: we waited huge amounts of time and then had to fend for ourselves each time. My kids and I started making undercover Rambo missions to raid the mousekeeping towel carts.
That all being said, I bet that IPA with fireworks was awesome.
Looking forward to your follow up!