One thing I didn't see mentioned in the article are demographics for visitors. Disneyland has always had a very local crowd, which is why they do things differently from Walt Disney World in Florida. By "local crowd", I mean you get a lot more people with season passes who go just for dinner in the park and then leave. Waiting up to 5 hours for the Guardians attraction would be a novelty to them since they've literally done everything else in the park many times over.
