Let me add some perspective to this discussion.
FW rates give you a good idea just how much it costs per night for WDW to keep the "magic" alive for guests staying on property. As pointed out, the cost per night for FW vs. a value resort is not much. Although renting a piece of blacktop for camper or set up a tent seems much different than a hotel room, it is operating cost not the physical building that drives the nightly rate. Buildings are for the most part one-time costs. Operating costs like employees, transportation (boats, monorails, buses), utilities (water, sewer, electricity), recreation (pools, movie nights, etc) are what drive the costs at FW. Physical buildings are one time costs that can be spread out over 30 years. Most of your rate per night at Pop Century is for operating costs, not the cheap buildings.
In order to reduce the FW rates, what services could be reduced? Utilities and transportation are pretty much a requirement. That leaves employees and recreation. I am guessing both of these are reasons why you choose FW versus off site campgrounds. So the only other area would be for WDW profits. How much does Disney make per night? I looked at Disney's earning statement and their average gross margin is around 15%. Over the past 10 years it has been as high as 25% and low as 5%. The best WDW could do is reduce all FW rates by 15% before they were losing money. Would that make enough difference for you to reconsider FW? If WDW did reduce rates by 15%, eventually the Disney stock holders would stop investing into WDW. No businesses invests in to products that don't make money.
Why did I bother to write all of this? I am hoping to provide some perspective for people saying something is "expensive" or not worth it. All those "Disney touches" are not free. Transportation is not free. FW does not show free movies around the campfire. All of this just happens to be included in your nightly rate. If you are not utlizing all "free" services, then you are wasting money stating at FW.
As a consumer, we certainly vote with our dollars. If FW is not worth it to you, stay somewhere else. WDW is expensive. No getting around it. The question you should ask is, was it worth it? Was it a good value? $2.50 for a bottle of water at the MK is expensive compared to $2.99 for a 24 pack at Walmart. However, $85 for a MK entry ticket to see Wishes is cheap compared to the $25,000 it would cost for me to do a private fireworks display at home.