Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville today welcomed its 1,000,000th visitor to the Museum.

Yolanda Zheng, age 3, and her parents Jiangxia Sun and Yuan Qin Zheng of Charlotte were the lucky visitors that arrived Tuesday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. to find themselves becoming part of the Museum’s history.

Discovery Place KIDS staff surprised the family with applause, confetti and balloons as they entered the Museum. Yolanda was presented with a special prize package to mark the occasion, including a one-year family Membership to the Museum. The Museum’s mascot, Can Can, then gathered everyone for a commemorative group photo.

“We are so lucky!” said Yolanda's mother, Jiangxia Sun. “This is our first time visiting the Museum with our daughter, Yolanda. We were so surprised when we walked in to all the excitement. We can’t wait to share this with all of our friends and family.”

Since opening its doors in October 2010, Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville has seen over 70,000 students from schools, conducted over 2,200 birthday parties, taught nearly 700 school classes and currently serves nearly 5,000 Member households.

The Museum marked its fifth birthday in October 2015.

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