That's a good thing. The longer the shallows, the better the waves. or I should say. the better, and safer the waves- oscillation, friction, etc.. You don't want depth plus sharp gradation-then you get curling which is great for surfing or bogie boarding if close to shore. Also allows for more interesting combinations of waves if the initiation is coming from multiple angles.
The Wave Pool has a lot of potential that we haven't talked about. The other thing that hasn't been mentioned in a long, long time but just might be a dark horse for "wow" factor on Opening is the Grotto under the Volcano the Lazy River goes through.
So many guests that are looking forward to VB are not the thrill seekers that many of us are.
VB will make it's mark if things like the above make those non-thrill seeking, ambivalent to water parks guests love VB and make them want to come back (along with the food, night show/entertainment, ease of access/closeness to the rooms, etc.)
We're all so focused on the thrill offerings of VB, we've lost focus on the real reason it's there and why they built it: getting a lot of Moms and Dads to stay an extra few days at Uni to relax. For a lot of them, the lazy river, Grotto, bars, restaurants, entertainment, (and just minutes from their rooms) while the family blows up the thrill stuff until they pass out..... That's the forest while we've been critiquing the individual trees.