We were in WDW in early June. My son's GAC was handled as it always has been on the many visits we've been fortunate to make over the last 5 years.
It's true that using the "alternate" entrance can result in a long wait. We wanted to ride Toy Story Mania and realized there was a tour group of 75+ students in the FP return line. A CM noticed us at the end of the line and advised us to return in 20 minutes or so. We took an extended bathroom break, and came back to no line whatsoever...I still can't believe that many people made it through in such a relatively short time!
We had a great trip, made possible in large part by the wonderful CMs and of course, the GAC!