Messi, Milei and Mickey Mouse Are Driving Argentine Tourists to US

Boca Juniors fans gather to cheer for their team at Miami Beach, Florida on June 19.Photographer: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP

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By Augusta Saraiva and Ignacio Olivera Doll

August 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM EDT

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Francisco González Galé didn’t expect to feel so at home when he fulfilled his kids’ wishes earlier this year by traveling to Walt Disney World in Orlando from Buenos Aires. The 46-year-old Argentine lawyer used to fly to the US once every couple of years, but he’s already been stateside twice in 2025.