AN EAST Riding man was flown out to the US by Disney after he became one of the world's best players of their hit computer game.
Stuart Hill, 38, has spent hours playing Disney Infinity with his wife Katy and her five-year-old daughter Alanna, which included him creating new levels for other gamers to play.
His creations became some of the most popular across the world among players.
To reward Mr Hill, Disney jetted him and his family to Avalanche Studios in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the game is made.
Mr Hill, a customer services expert for Mothercare, said: "We were treated like superstars.
"It was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and something we never thought would happen to us.
"It feels great. Playing the game is something we have all done as a family.
"We have watched the Disney films together, too, so for Disney to say, 'we like what you do, here's this treat', shows me they have appreciated what we have done.
"It was a fantastic experience for Katy, although I think she was a bit overwhelmed by it all."
Mr Hill, who plays under the name Volt Of Villains, was one of 18 people from around the world to be invited to the studios.
All of them had created popular levels on the interactive game, via Toy Box, under themes set by Disney Infinity makers each week.
Once they created the levels, these would be available online for other players of the game to download.
Stuart and Katy, of Withernwick, near Hornsea, were invited by the game's creators six weeks before the trip, which included an overnight stay in an executive suite of a top hotel and a meal in a restaurant in the mountains.
They were then taken on a tour of the studios and sent into a room, where they were given from 2pm that day to 9am the following day to create a level for the new game, Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes.
Mr Hill and his family designed a world inspired by Pixies Hollow, the make-believe land where Tinkerbell from Peter Pan lives, which will now feature on the new version of the game.
"We were the only representatives from the UK," said Stuart.
"There was another man from Finland, there were twins from Spain and another family from France.
"Everyone else was from all over America.
"If they asked us to go back tomorrow, we would.
"We didn't think we would ever get invited and then we did.
"We weren't sure we would get our passports in time and then they turned up. We just felt it was never going to happen. We couldn't believe any of it."
