I would love to see a poll on this feature:

"before being able to edit a module, I have to switch to edit mode on the page"   This is terrible.   Actually, I could live with it if you didn't 'enable/disable' every module on a page when you hover on/off.   I want to see the page, I am in Edit MODE, there is no need to be dimming colors all over the page.   Please turn that off.  

I agree the new control panel isn't terrific when you're making a lot of changes. I also find the new side scroll module panel to be awkward to use or find modules. Makes me question how use cases are created and what user testing happens at DNN Corp around UX acceptance.  I think anyone who actually maintains a site on a daily basis finds the new toolbar to be harder to use than the old.  With some minor changes I think the new toolbar could be a winner - but for now it's a bit clunky when you need to update 20+ pages.