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Kachow! Brea man celebrates 15,000th trip on Disneyland ride
The new Radiator Springs Racers ride in Cars Land debuts to the public at the Disney California Adventure Park June 15, 2012. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Jon Alan Hale of Brea marked his 15,000th ride on Radiator Springs Racers at Disneyland California Adventure on Monday. He's been going since the ride opened in 2012.
By the numbers: Hale, who has been tracking his rides in a notebook since he started going on it, told the Associated Press he's visited the park more than 1,100 times and averaged 13 trips on the ride per visit. He takes the single-rider line to get on quicker.
The backstory: Hale said he was intrigued by the ride, inspired by Disney Pixar's 2006 movie Cars, after having gastric bypass and knee replacement surgeries in 2010 and 2011. He said on social media he was hooked after his first go and started keeping track of how many times he rode, which color car he was in and which car won.
What's next: That's not exactly clear. According to Hale, there's no formal record for riding the attraction, and Guinness World Records have said they don't track it either. But Hale said he doesn't tire of the ride because you never know who's going to win, so it feels like a good bet that what's next for Hale is the start of a journey to 30,000 rides...and beyond.
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