Originally Posted By Darkbeer Disneyland Resort Press Release Disney Parks Welcome 2-Billionth Guest Honorary Guest Receives Lifetime Pass to Disney Parks Worldwide ANAHEIM, Calif., May 2 -- Disneyland Resort in Southern California will welcome the "Happiest Guest on Earth" Tuesday, May 2, as Disney Parks around the world celebrate their Honorary 2,000,000,000th Guest -- almost the combined populations of China and India. With streamers and music, the lucky Guest will be greeted by Mickey Mouse and other Disney Characters, the Mayor of Main Street, USA, and the Disneyland Ambassador. The Ambassador will present a Golden Key to the Kingdom, a one-of-a-kind proclamation and a lifetime pass to all 11 Disney Parks around the world, which are located in Anaheim, California; Orlando, Florida; Tokyo, Japan; Paris, France and Hong Kong. The special Guest will be treated like a VIP during his or her stay at the Disneyland Resort and will enjoy exclusive tours of Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, an opportunity to ride an attraction with Mickey Mouse and will serve as the Grand Marshal of Disneyland's 50th anniversary parade. The visit of the 2-billionth Disney Parks Guest occurs during the Happiest Celebration on Earth, a celebration of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary and 50 years of Disney Parks around the world (Disneyland opened its gates on July 17, 1955). The celebration continues throughout the summer at Disneyland and Disney Parks, where guests can experience all new attractions and entertainment.
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife I'll ask everyone on here what my boyfriend asked me last night (after watching Deal or No Deal)... If you had a 50/50 chance of winning 1 million dollars, or getting two lifetime passes to Disneyland, which would you choose? How about a 75% chance of winning 1 million dollars or two lifetime passes to DL? 90% chance? I chose the lifetime passes to DL up until the 90% chance. I'm not much of a gambler, but those are good odds! But seriously, back on topic, who wouldn't LOVE a lifetime pass to Disneyland?!
Originally Posted By jomach08 I would go for the million dollars, because with that you could buy your own passes for the rest of your life and alot more.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Gosh, how incredible would that be?! A lifetime pass to all 11 Disney parks. I almost think I'd rather win that than a million.
Originally Posted By jomach08 Even with a lifetime pass, you have to get to all the parks and stay in hotels there. With the million, you could realistically pay for all the Disney trips for the rest of your life. That assumes that you would not spend the rest of your life traveling to Disney parks. Back to the topic, do those lifetime passes include future parks, or it is only the current ones?
Originally Posted By DlandDug Here's a photo of the event that was posted at LP Live this morning: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/showpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0001959-913718.jpg&caption=Disneyland+welcomes+two+billionth+worldwide+resort+guest" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/s howpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0001959-913718.jpg&caption=Disneyland+welcomes+two+billionth+worldwide+resort+guest</a>
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I would have gone, but I would have been either 999,999,999 or 1,000,000,001. =P
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I would have gone, but I would have been either 999,999,999 or 1,000,000,001.>> Wouldn't it suck if you were in line right behind the person? Worse, what if the guy was like 90 years old... he'd hardly get as much use out of a lifetime pass as you would! Also, how bad would it look if the winner was wearing a Uni or KBF tee shirt? LOL.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd What would suck even worse is if you were in line and at the last minute this guy jumps in to "join" his friends and then he gets it. =P
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Followup info from the Disneyland Resort >>Emmalee Mason, 12, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, became the honorary two-billionth guest to ever visit a DisneyPark just after 9:00am today at Disneyland in California. To commemorate this milestone, 50 years in the making, Emmalee was presented with a giant golden "Key to the Kingdoms" and a lifetime pass to all 11 Disney Parks at the five Disney Resorts in Florida, Japan, France and Hong Kong, in addition to Disneyland Resort in Southern California. <<
Originally Posted By trekkeruss 12?! She's gonna have a hard time visiting all these parks at her age.... that lifetime pass could cost her parents dearly. LOL.
Originally Posted By dzy76 I'm glad it was a young kid. How cool would it be to know that for the rest of your life you got to go for free! (Good thing it wasn't one of those AP people! What would the CM's think?)
Originally Posted By Darkbeer FYI, the family was pulled out of the line of folks buying tickets for the day before park opening, and whisked backstage to sign some paperwork prior to the actual ceremony that was held at park opening (9 AM). While walking from the Main event to them riding the Matternhorn for a photo op, I overheard the father laugh and say, I was wondering how we were going to get everything done in the park today. They had no knowledge of being chosen until pulled out of line.
Originally Posted By jomach08 Yeah, that's what I meant by "preselected." It's not like they are waiting at the gate for the number to be reached. It would have been possible for the 2-billionth worldwide guest to be any of the parks.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The press release clearly says "honorary". Disney decided to have the person picked at Disneyland due to the 50th celebration. Who knows when the actual 2,000,000,000 person entered, that would be very hard to determine. DIsney ran he numbers and figured out that Early May would be the time the 2 billionth person entered. The Marketing department then worked on the plans of where, what time and day of the week to hold the event for the best news coverage. It might have been yesterday, but then it wouldn't had much coverage due to the Protest in SoCal and elsewhere.
