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The Gravity Gang was a group of geniuses—devoting its brilliance to creating a realistic Solar System for Disneyland. That was the story, anyway.
- GenresScience Fiction
27 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1959
About the author
Les Cole
16 booksLes Cole's stories have been published since 1954. He is the author of THE SEA KINGS: The Prophecy and LION AT SEA: The Prophecy Continues, the first two volumes in this series. He majored in geology and has a strong background in Aegean archaeology and the American Civil War. He has worked as a chemist, a technical writer, and a technical copywriter who was fired from the major ad agencies in Los Angeles. A dog lover, he lives in Ventura, California, with his wife and cat.
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February 27, 2026
This story SUCKS!!!!
The conceit of the story is that a Group of Losers called the Gravity Gang are building a new ride for Tomorrow Land in Disneyland called "Tour Of the Solar System".
And what we get as a "story" is a Literary Description of a Boring, Nine-To-Five, Desk Jockey Job focused around a Boring bunch of Non-Characters doing Boring Office Work! Seriously!
Meetings. Discussions. Routines. The Daily Grind. First we did this. And then we did that. Let's talk about Ideas. Let's make decisions. BOOOORING!!!
One reads Literature to Get Away from the Bordom of Work! Not to read about the Boredom of Work!
And then, after completely Boring the Reader for 90% of the story, it suddenly turns into an attempt at Golden Age Pulp Sci-Fi Action Schlock. And it's TERRIBLE!
All of a sudden one guy's an Alien. Then another guy is an Alien. Then one guy is a Monster. Then the other guy is an Alien Cop. And then he's from Another Galaxy!
It's like that scene from the Zucker Brothers movie "Top Secret" were, at the denouèment, characters start taking off One Rubber Mask after Another.
First he's a White Guy, then he's a Black Guy, then he's a Little Old Lady, then he's a famous WWF Wrestler, then he's this, then he's that, and on and on and on.
In summary, Don't Waste Your Time With This Turd. This Story SUCKS!
Definitely NOT Recommended!
Quick FYI, Lester Cole will use the pen name Lester Collins sometimes.
The conceit of the story is that a Group of Losers called the Gravity Gang are building a new ride for Tomorrow Land in Disneyland called "Tour Of the Solar System".
And what we get as a "story" is a Literary Description of a Boring, Nine-To-Five, Desk Jockey Job focused around a Boring bunch of Non-Characters doing Boring Office Work! Seriously!
Meetings. Discussions. Routines. The Daily Grind. First we did this. And then we did that. Let's talk about Ideas. Let's make decisions. BOOOORING!!!
One reads Literature to Get Away from the Bordom of Work! Not to read about the Boredom of Work!
And then, after completely Boring the Reader for 90% of the story, it suddenly turns into an attempt at Golden Age Pulp Sci-Fi Action Schlock. And it's TERRIBLE!
All of a sudden one guy's an Alien. Then another guy is an Alien. Then one guy is a Monster. Then the other guy is an Alien Cop. And then he's from Another Galaxy!
It's like that scene from the Zucker Brothers movie "Top Secret" were, at the denouèment, characters start taking off One Rubber Mask after Another.
First he's a White Guy, then he's a Black Guy, then he's a Little Old Lady, then he's a famous WWF Wrestler, then he's this, then he's that, and on and on and on.
In summary, Don't Waste Your Time With This Turd. This Story SUCKS!
Definitely NOT Recommended!
Quick FYI, Lester Cole will use the pen name Lester Collins sometimes.
November 1, 2025
Strange scifi short story!
June 19, 2011
Building a new Disneyland attraction with a secondary purpose.
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First Published in:
Audio Book MP3 downloaded from
http://librivox.org/short-science-fic...
Public Domain stories from Project Gutenberg, that are read by volunteers.
I listen to these short stories while walking to and from work.
Play Duration: 00:51:58
Read By: Tom Weiss
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