Disney’s magic

Re “Same old song,” editorial, April 5

With regard to the current controversy about changes being made in “It’s a Small World” at Disneyland, allow me, as the Walt Disney Co.’s longtime chief archivist, to remind those who are complaining that Walt Disney never intended Disneyland to be static. He said that Disneyland is “something that will never be finished. Something I can keep developing, keep adding to. It will be a live, breathing thing that will need change. Not only can I add things, but even the trees will keep growing. The things will get more beautiful each year.” He was constantly changing his park, just as he said he would. And those changes did not end with his death.

The Disney Imagineers have continued to follow his dream, frequently adding and changing things in the park to give today’s guests the best possible experience. And, sure enough, those trees have kept growing and getting more beautiful every year.

Dave Smith

Burbank

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Knowing that my own grandchildren love Disney’s California Adventure, I questioned The Times’ editorial on California Adventure and the writer’s premise: “Why would anyone pay Disneyland prices to go there?” California Adventure is where my grandchildren like to go first when they go to Disneyland. And, I must add, so do I.

Gail Taylor

Fullerton