Um... I actually thought that the park coped pretty well last weekend considering how many people there were. An unpopular opinion, I know, but let me justify it. The main car park looked nearly full when we pulled in on Saturday evening. However, my sister and I managed to get on Oblivion within 5 minutes on Saturday evening, which symbolises pretty good operations. Admittedly, Smiler's queue was 70 minutes long, but it didn't seem to be moving too slowly. Also, the baggage holds' removals on Smiler and Thirteen didn't seem to be impacting dispatches too much, which is good.
On to the subject of Wicker Man, while it was disappointing that the ride didn't open until 11:30am on the Sunday, I understand why it didn't, and we did get on it, which I'm glad about.
Furthermore, with regards to ride availability, while things did break down, it isn't the park's fault that rides broke down. While I was unable to get on Rita due to it being down when we were in Dark Forest, there was staff stood around it who looked as though they were trying to solve the problem. Not that I'm sad that I was unable to get on Rita, though.
So, in conclusion, that's why I think the park dealt pretty well with the crowds on the weekend.