I am beginning to lose my celebratory feelings too. I thought S8 was being nice but now there appear to be many limitations. I've had a level 3 carousel since yesterday evening. I finally spawned my 3rd goose but only have 4 feathers (1 feather may have come from a bronze trade). I have NOT received ANY silver tickets.
I also agree that red petals and wool (before the black alpaca showed up for coins) are hard items to require for events, especially because wool and red dye are definitely going to be limiting factors, so many will be used for this event it is going to hard to get enough gold cabbages, red petals wool and water without an Ali farm.
This 5th Birthday event certainly does fit with S8 as the baron (credit to NorthwoodsKing).