Theme Park Safety Inspections

* Re “Keep Park Ride Safety No. 1,” editorial, May 11: Other industries whose operations may pose a safety hazard to others, e.g. food, oil, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, have had to submit to outside regulation and/or safety inspections for years. There is no reason why theme parks ought to be exempt. Disney raising $1 million for the Assembly speaker and inveigling its way into lobbyist-free zones of the Capitol (Shawn Hubler, May 10) go far beyond the “right to be heard.” These are out-and-out efforts to compromise key votes.

Disney and the rest of the entertainment industry have many responsibilities to the public. One of these is surely safety. Others have to do with the kind of community leadership formerly exerted by the late Los Angeles corporate community. Entertainment is our biggest industry, yet it contributes very little that does not enhance its bottom line.

CAROLYN ZIEGLER

Arcadia

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Hubler’s column was a joy. Someone finally dared to write about the rapacious behemoth whose lust for power is to subjugate the masses to believe the names “Disney” and “Disneyland” are synonymous with the “holy one” of all faiths.

Wake up masses, you’re being led by a monster corporation whose only gratification is more power worldwide and perhaps in heaven, too. Oh, yes, and the continuous ringing of cash registers.

BOB HYMAN

Los Angeles