Disney’s Plan for Lake Doesn’t Square With Reality of Drought

Re “This Mouse Knows What He Wants” (May 12): Granted people are fearful of the unknowns associated with the Disney expansion. I do agree with reporter Robert Jones, however, that its overall result will be beneficial, particularly for the city of Anaheim.

What about the city losing control of its own territory? I can assure you that few of us would risk our lives or limbs now to venture into the proposed expansion area after dusk, so what is there for Anaheim to surrender?

While watching the Electric Parade on Main Street last weekend, I was simply overwhelmed by the thought that this was only one of the few places in Southern California where one could still walk on its streets after dark without fear.

As for the traffic situation, I would opine that Disney’s hours of operation do not collide with our peak traffic hours. Even this concern over traffic may be avoided by building the parking lots in more remote areas and linking them with a rapid transit system to Disneyland.

This will allow Disney even more space for expansion. If this new transit system can be utilized by the public, so much the better.

This is indeed a window of opportunity for the state, county and city governments to join hands with Disney to finance and design such a system. I can think of no more thrilling experience than a magnetic levitation (maglev) train traveling at 250 m.p.h. as an introduction to the Magic Kingdom.

DR. JOHN T. CHIU, Corona del Mar