LW Ghost

LW Ghost is a writer, director, producer, designer, and former officer and contract negotiator within the entertainment guilds and a contributor on many of the shows you recall with vivid detail. Mr. Ghost now enjoys retirement and writes, when so inclined, about all things modern and past Hollywood on back, front, and even sidelots he once roamed. Having grown up literally with Disneyland, he has now decamped the SoCal madness and resides in the not-quite-so-mysterious Southeast. He shares the philosophy about attention and fame of his namesake seen in the photo who famously advised "Stay out of the spotlight--it'll fade your suit." SOCIAL MEDIA: X: http://x.com/TPPNewsNetwork YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatPodPlace Patreon: www.Patreon.com/LewsViews
Dreams, Realities, and Imagineers, An Editorial by LW Ghost

Dreams, Realities, and Imagineers, An Editorial by LW Ghost

There has been, granted through his vision, intent, and demands, an entire cultural shift within this once great company. The rot of following those “alternatives” is widespread and is in both creative and practical visible results.

Recently there was a plumbing/sewage leak in the upper floor restroom of “The Land” pavilion at EPCOT. It was nasty but they stopped the leak. But then, a couple of weeks later, the ceilings below it in the entry area for “Soarin’” caved in, likely weakened structurally by water damage from the prior event

World Showcase vs. The Real World vs. Epcot’s Origins: A Study In Culture and Time By Lew Wasserman’s Ghost

World Showcase vs. The Real World vs. Epcot’s Origins: A Study In Culture and Time By Lew Wasserman’s Ghost

On this week’s (1/16) T3PO Live show (now airing live every Thursday at 4 pm, so don’t miss it, thanks) we began with a discussion of the truly silly and inappropriate new “recycled material” costumes for the American Adventure’s “Voices Of Liberty” acapella singers…and then meandered into EPCOT and particularly World Showcase in general when one of the chatters asked us (Vash, Joshua, Nolan, Erika, Ron and I) about the potential for new countries joining the circle around the lagoon. Joshua shared a map that shows room for about DOUBLE the number there now. Complexity ensued, and I have some thoughts to share, deep or otherwise.

My Next Cultural Internet Pet Peeve:  “Blatherware”

My Next Cultural Internet Pet Peeve: “Blatherware”

You see a headline such as “The Tragic Story Of This State’s Horrid Decline In Enjoyment Of An Iconic, Beloved Delicacy!” You’re curious. In the more sophisticated forms, based on what you’ve told your browser to reveal, they even fill in the state with YOUR home state to draw you in further, so…you click and open the story.