The general consensus on Reddit is that all of these changes have been made in anticipation of the anti loot crate legislation that expected to pass soon. That would certainly affect Gamelofts primary money maker so I believe it.
Also, the characters for the rest of the TC have been cracked:
Week 2: Woody, Bullseye, Hamm, Rex
Hook, Footie PJ Darling, Tink, Wendy
Jack Sparrow, Tia Dalma, Will
Elsa, Hans, Kris, Olaf, Sven
Anna
Week 3: Goofy, Eve, Pete, Wall-E
Buzz, Louie, Mowgli, Zurg
Red Fairy, Tangled Guy, Blue Fairy
Felix, Army Lady, Scary Lady, Spam Dude, Vanellope, Blue Lady
Ralph