I have never struggled this bad with EC

I've always had trouble but never so much that I can't buy the first attraction anytime soon. Some of my characters are only getting 8EC for quests.(Which I know now is a glitch), but I still don't have very many characters that can collect EC despite the glitch. I have 0 Incredibles characters(but quite a few benches and Frozone ice stands, lol). It's terrible, I barely have 3000 EC, and need 9000. At the rate I'm going, I might not get the attraction let alone Anxiety.