Certainly makes sense, but also rather disappointing. The Shrek location was a very nice one, and I honestly didn't expect it to actually go away with this addition. If I may ask, where did all of the discussion stem from regarding the flex space and it's potential use for events? I feel like it was corroborated by a good number of insiders.
I can only hope that this was a fluke due to the rapid nature of the design and build plus the desire for it to be cloned elsewhere without many design changes, but I hope whatever they end up inevitably doing with the Simpsons/BoH, FFL, or Supercharged plots ends up incorporating elements designed to make the jobs of A&D easier when designing HHN, Mardi Gras, and Holidays. With HHN being the world's largest halloween event and a massive money maker for the parks, and rumors of another HHN-style event to fill out the summer months, I believe it'd be rather short sighted to remove BOH areas like B79 and the Sprung tent lots, or the seemingly only usable stage show location in the park without suitable (and hopefully superior) replacements.