ANAHEIM, CA — One Orange County resident has spent more days at the “Happiest Place on Earth” than most, after KTLA reported that Jeff Reitz won the record title for the most consecutive visits to Disneyland, according to Guinness World Records.

The Huntington Beach resident has visited the park 2,995 times since 2012, KTLA reported.

His journey to become the record holder for the most Disneyland visits started as a joke between friends.

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“It started as a joke between friends when Disneyland announced they were giving an ‘Extra Disney Day’ when they announced the Leap Day 24-hour event in 2012,” Reitz told the Guinness.

To read more about the Orange County resident who clocked in a record-breaking amount of Disneyland visits, view the full story on KTLA.

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