( CNN ) -- The Chilean miner who led Elvis sing-alongs for his colleagues while trapped underground for 69 days visited Graceland on Friday . Edison Pena was a special guest during Elvis Presley 's annual birthday celebration in Memphis , Tennessee , on Friday . Elvis would have been 76 this weekend . `` I ca n't describe it , '' Pena said through an interpreter . `` It 's something that makes an impact on me , visually . And being able to see it myself , is like , I feel in the clouds . '' The story of the miners , known simply as `` the 33 '' in Chile , transfixed much of the world during their 69-day ordeal about half a mile below ground . They have been popular on the American talk show circuit since their rescue in October and have been honored by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and on the `` CNN Heroes '' show . The miners and their families toured Los Angeles in November . The entourage visited Hollywood landmarks such as the Walk of Fame stars on Hollywood Boulevard , including one belonging to Elvis Presley . It was an appropriate pilgrimage for Pena who asked for the music to be sent down into the mine during the ordeal . `` He is the king ; he is the best , '' Pena , 34 , said in November , as he posed for photographs beside Elvis ' star on Hollywood Boulevard . `` The sweetest of dreams . '' Later this month , the miners are headed to Disney World . Disney is picking up the tab for the miners , their rescuers and their immediate families during a six-night stay January 27 to February 2 . Each family will get a $ 500 gift card . The group will serve as honorary Grand Marshals of a Main Street U.S.A. parade .
The 33 miners became instant celebrities after their rescue in 76 . Elvis visits CNN former home . He also visted Elvis ' star in Tennessee in November . Elvis would have been 76 on November .