Here's an observation about the one day ticket now equalling the cost of the season pass. USH has offered that for years now, and their attendence has not increased consistently. They got a bump when Mummy's Revenge opened, but now they are sinking again. And if you look at the attraction mix of USH, it's very family friendly, parts of the park are themed quite well, and yet it's not working. SFMM competes in a very unique market, unlike any of the other SF parks. To use a cookie cutter approach to handling it will most likely not work very well.
Time will tell.