Eight-year-old Andres Robles was named the honorary billionth guest at Disneyland in California, Walt Disney's first theme park, which opened in July 1955 and launched the American theme park industry. Photo by Disney Parks Blog
July 4 (UPI) -- Seventy years after Walt Disney opened the Disneyland park and resort, California's "Happiest Place on Earth" welcomed it's billionth guest this week.
Andres Robles, an 11-year-old boy from Arizona who is visiting Disneyland to celebrate his eighth birthday, and his parents, Alejandra and Jose, were selected as the honorary billionth guests to have visited the West Coast House of Mouse, the Disney Parks Blog reported.
The Disneyland park, located in Anaheim, Calif., opened in 1955 and is credited with launching the American theme park industry, which now includes Disney parks on three continents -- including in Orlando, Fla., Paris and Tokyo.
"The Robles family visit is just one of the many lifelong memories that that's been created here at Disneyland Resort," the blog post said.
