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For a staggering full of 8 years, 3 months, and 13 days, Jeff Reitz has gone to Disneyland successful Anaheim, California regular and has group a caller Guinness World Record for it.
Since 2012, nan 50-year-old yearly passholder from Huntington Beach, California has made 2,995 consecutive visits to nan magical taxable park, earning him nan title for nan astir consecutive visits to Disneyland.
"It came arsenic a full surprise," Reitz told Fox News Digital. "It was made much typical arsenic it was talented to maine done a consultancy grounds and not 1 that I had revenge for myself."
Jeff Reitz, 50, started visiting nan taxable parkland each time successful 2012, totaling 2,995 trips complete nan people of 8 years, 3 months and 13 days. (Jeff Reitz / Fox News)
Reitz shared that his consecutive visits to nan taxable parkland began arsenic a joke, but stemmed into a root of positivity and continued entertainment.
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"It started arsenic a joke betwixt friends erstwhile Disneyland announced they were giving an ‘Extra Disney Day’ erstwhile they announced nan Leap Day 24-hour arena successful 2012," Reitz told nan Guinness World Records. "We decided to usage Disneyland arsenic a affirmative arsenic we were retired of activity and had yearly passes that had been gifted, truthful it was a root of free entertainment."
Jeff Reitz successful beforehand of nan Disneyland Sleeping Beauty castle. (Jeff Reitz / Fox News)
At nan opening of each and each visit, Reitz would tune successful connected his Instagram page, @Disney366_. On his page, which has amazed complete 27,000 followers, Reitz would stock his Disney escapade of nan day.
"I would usually return a locomotion astir nan park. I bask photography, truthful I was ever watching for images to seizure that I could post to share," Jeff shared.
"Some days I would spell connected tons of attractions and different times I mightiness attraction my attraction connected a azygous conception of nan park," he added. "There is only 1 'ride' successful Disneyland, being Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. But nan Matterhorn Bobsleds person ever been my favourite attraction."
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On his 60th. consecutive day, Reitz met a section newsman who had followed him connected Instagram.
"Then connected 2012 July 1, halfway done nan year, nan Orange County Register newsman printed a communicative astir making it to Day 183 and past nan Associated Press picked-up nan story, and it became existent arsenic I was getting contacted by newspapers and power stations from astir nan globe asking for interviews," Jeff recalled.
Throughout nan years, Reitz has been interviewed by media outlets from astir nan world astir his enduring love for Disneyland.
Since 2012, Reitz shared that he has been interviewed by news outlets astir nan world astir his thousands of visits and his enduring emotion for Disneyland. (Jeff Reitz / Fox News)
Throughout nan years, Disney employees, known arsenic formed members, sewage to cognize Reitz.
"Over nan years I visited Disneyland pinch others and did solo trips," he told nan Guinness World Records. "It sewage to beryllium wherever my schedule was beautiful constant, truthful it depended much connected others wanting to travel subordinate nan fun."
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"Even to clasp a full-time occupation required maine to support adjacent tabs connected the parkland calendar on pinch my ain to beryllium judge I could make it into Disneyland earlier it closed erstwhile they had typical events," Reitz added.
Jeff Reitz shared that his consecutive days first started arsenic a joke betwixt friends but became thing more. (Jeff Reitz / Fox News)
Through nan years, Disneyland has presented nan celebrated park-goer pinch gifts to people his important milestones.
On his 366th. consecutive day, Disneyland gave Reitz a gift handbasket on pinch proclamation certificates of Honorary Citizenship.
On his consecutive two-year anniversary, Reitz received a free dinner, and a gift backpack erstwhile he reached time 2,000 successful 2017.
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"It was truthful rewarding to beryllium acknowledged." Reitz shared pinch Fox News Digital.
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