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Disneyland Welcomes Its 500,000,000th Guest
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by Rebekah Moseley and Benji Breitbart
January 9, 2004
Coverage of Disneyland welcoming its 500,000,000th guest on January 8, 2004.

On January 8th near 10:00 a.m. Disneyland welcomed its 500,000,000th guest into the park. The lucky visitor was Bill Trow from Wentworth Falls Australia. Trow, who works for Child Protection in the Department of Community Service, was accompanied by his wife Ann-Marie and 5-year-old daughter Aspen.

Below is coverage of the event including the lucky guests walking through the turnstile and the short ceremony at the train station.

Video
There are two videos available. Both are in RealVideo format. The first is of the guests entering the park. The second is of the ceremony.

The Event

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    Disneyland's 500 millionth guest, Bill Trow of Wentworth Falls, Australia passes through the turnstile.
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    Mickey Mouse welcomes Bill's wife, Ann-Marie.
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    Bill, Ann-Marie and daughter Aspen pose with Mickey Mouse and Disneyland Resort Ambassador Becky Murphy.
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