Disney superfan looks to break record with 15,000 rides on Radiator Springs Racers

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- A Disney superfan from Brea is astir to bash thing astir fans lone imagination of. He's revving up his motor to interruption a grounds connected his favourite Disney California Adventure ride.

"I'm gonna spell for 15,000 rides connected Radiator Springs Racers," said Jon Hale.

Hale takes a representation with a caller motion each clip helium hits an further 100 rides connected the attraction, which helium calls his "happy place." And helium keeps track.

"I person a small notebook wherever I support way of the ride's number. I besides support way of the lane for the race... And the colour of the car, and whether oregon not I triumph the race," helium said.

On Dec. 8, Dale plans to hop connected Radiator Springs Racers for the 15,000th time.

He's well-known by formed members, often taking selfies with them and they observe him, too!

"When I got to 999, they pulled the car implicit to the broadside and they were each determination waiting for maine and they told maine I got 1 much thrust for 1,000, truthful they jumped successful the car and gave maine immoderate worldly and that conscionable spurred maine connected from there."

Hale's emotion for the "Cars"-themed thrust began successful 2012 erstwhile helium visited the parkland for the archetypal clip since having a gastric bypass surgery, 2 genu replacements and losing implicit 150 pounds. He celebrated by getting connected the attraction.

"It's the characters, it's the theming, the mode that it's constructed connected the outside, it's perfect," helium said.

Eyewitness News was determination erstwhile Hale got connected the thrust for the 10,000th clip backmost successful 2017. It took him 5 years, 5 months and 3 days to get to that point.

Eight years later, he's acceptable for his 15,000th ride. As for what's next?

"Probably 15,001."