Respect the heck out of your knowledge and insight, but I think it’s way more complicated than that.
Disney is trying to demonstrate that they are doing they most they can for safety. Everyone is watching them with more scrutiny than UO and SW, and DW shows seem infinitely more popular. They are clearly trying to send messages to California that safety is key.
Policing a huge crowd in the dark is not easy. Unless they make HEA and F! a ticketed event, you just can‘t do it. It’s just going to make guests angry.
Epcot is the place to pull it off because you can space people. But Epcot is a strange park right now. Demand is lower then than the other 3 parks, especially while Remy remains dark.
I think once they get can get Park Hopping back, EF will be back.