A California man set a new world record after making 2,995 visits to Disneyland, going every single day for more than 8 years
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- Jeff Reitz, 50, made 2,995 consecutive visits to Disneyland between 2012 and 2020.
- He began his daily trips while he was unemployed to distract himself from job-hunting, per LA Times.
- He even became a Disneyland celebrity: "I started having guests in the parks stop me for photos."
A man from California has been awarded the Guinness World Record for making the most consecutive visits to Disneyland after visiting the theme park every single day for 8 years, 3 months, and 13 days.
Jeff Reitz, 50, from Huntington Beach, California made 2,995 consecutive visits to Disneyland in Anaheim between 2012 and 2020. It's about 20 miles from Huntington Beach to Anaheim.
His achievement was finally enshrined as a world record last week after Guinness World Records created a new category to honor Reitz's Disneyland devotion.
Reitz told the Los Angeles Times that he started his daily trips while he was unemployed, as a way to exercise and distract himself from job-hunting.
He told Guinness World Records: "We decided to use Disneyland as a positive as we were out of work and had annual passes that had been gifted, so it was a source of free entertainment."
His 60th visit coincided with a 24-hour event marking the leap year in 2012. There, Reitz spoke to a reporter — and started thinking that his daily trips might turn into something special.
He began to post his daily visits on Instagram, where he's amassed more than 27,000 followers.
Reitz even became a Disneyland celebrity, telling Guinness World Records: "I started having guests in the parks stop me for photos and autographs."
After finding a job, Reitz had to "keep close tabs on the park calendar along with my own to be sure I could make it into Disneyland before it closed when they had special events," he told Guinness World Records.
Reitz's streak finally ended after a mammoth 2,995 days on March 14, 2020, when Disneyland closed due to COVID-19.
That left him just five days shy of his initial goal of 3,000 consecutive visits, per the LA Times.
He's no longer an annual pass holder, but remains a Disneyland fan: "I think it would be really fun to return with my Guinness World Records title certificate to get pictures where I earned it — inside Disneyland."
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