April 27, 2010 – Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Visits Disneyland
“It just tells how huge of an impact Hideki has, not only in Japan, but California.” – Go Egawa, Journalist for NHK TV
On April 27, 2010, baseball player Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim visited Disneyland for the first time. After joining the Angels in December of 2009, Disney officials in Japan arraigned for Hideki to travel to the California park, located two miles away from the Angel Stadium. A group of 40 Japanese journalists followed Hideki around the park, documenting his first visit. Hideki posed for pictures with Mickey Mouse (dressed in a baseball uniform) before setting off on the “it’s a small world” attraction. It was also noted that the timing couldn’t have been more appropriate: Hideki’s jersey number is 55, and he was visiting on the 55th anniversary of the park.
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