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I recently found myself riding the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland with someone who claims to have ridden the attraction more than 1,700 times.
He is a young Asian man – possibly a teenager – and was dressed in full Indiana Jones costume, complete with the satchel. (And no, he’s not Short Round.)
We both entered the attraction through the single rider line. Having noticed his Indy costume, I asked him if he liked the ride. Before I could finish my question he quickly replied, “Yes!” I’m sure he gets the question a lot.
When we lined up for the ride’s front row, I asked him if he wanted to “drive” the car. He did.
This journey ended up being the most fun I’ve ever had on this ride because he got so into it. He could quote all of the ride’s dialogue and enthusiastically pretended to drive the vehicle. All of us on board with him were shouting directions to him, “Get us out of here!” and “Turn the lights on!”
After the ride ended, I left but he got right back in line. He must REALLY love the ride.
I later Twittered about riding with him and a Disneyland cast member told me that the Indy fan is there every week, enjoying the ride.
Unforutnately, I didn’t get a picture of him or any contact information. Does anyone know who he is or more about him? He’d certainly be fun to chat with further.
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I know of this man. His name is Emmanuel Elefante. Here’s his Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1108130722&ref=ts
Thanks Luke!
Well, I guess that means I have to ride it a lot more to top is count. I love the ride, but I don’t think I could ever catch him. With work and family responsibilities I don’t have the free time to invest in just one ride, when there are so many things to do at Disneyland. Thanks for the story.
http://disneylandobsession.com/
Hey, it was nice riding with you. Thanks for letting me take the wheel. My ride count is now 1,802!
That’s awesome Emmanuel! Keep it going.
I was at Disneyland last week and was in the single-rider line for Indiana Jones when I saw a guy who perfectly fit your description. I actually read this article beforehand, so with that in mind I flipped out and started talking to him. Same guy! My friends thought I was crazy.. especially when I asked to take a picture with him! Haha, only at Disneyland.
I did an interview with him recently. I’ll be posting it soon. Interesting person! His name is Emmanuel. Check the comments above. He’s seen the post.