HUNDREDS WILL LINE UP READY TO BREAK A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
25 August 2015
by Visit Blackpool
THE WORLD’S Longest Selfie Relay Chain, consisting of over 500 people, will be unveiled on Blackpool Beach this Bank Holiday Sunday.
Merlin Entertainments & VisitBlackpool have teamed up to attempt to break the Guinness World Record.
Visitors and locals have the chance to head down to the iconic Blackpool beach, to make history and get selfie snap-happy.
VisitBlackpool is taking registrations online, with everyone involved receiving TWO tickets to one of the Merlin attractions in Blackpool, as a big thank you for taking part.
Currently standing at 531 consecutive selfies, the record consists of one person taking their selfie and including the person behind them. They will then pass the camera along for the next person to take a picture. Each person has 60 seconds to take his or her very own Guinness World Record-breaking selfie.
The bold stunt is part of the national #Blackpoolsback campaign for the popular family resort which sees 13 million visits per year.
The stunt will be the pinnacle of the summer-long #Blackpoolsback campaign designed to remind families that Blackpool has an unrivalled concentration of world-class attractions, award winning beaches and a season packed full of exciting events.
Head of the Blackpool Cluster for Merlin Entertainments, Iain Hawkins said: “The Guinness World Record attempt will celebrate and support activity we have been undertaking as part of the #Blackpoolsback campaign this season but on a record-breaking scale.
“There’s still time to register on the VisitBlackpool website if anyone wants to be a part of it but we would also encourage spectators to come down to watch history being made right on Blackpool beach.”
Councillor Simon Blackburn, leader of Blackpool Council, said: “Blackpool is the selfie capital of the UK and is the perfect place to take amazing photos.
“From the amazing Blackpool Tower to the wealth of other attractions we have to offer, there are just so many places to take brilliant pictures.
This is a really exciting and fun record attempt and I would urge people to come down and watch.”
For more information visit www.visitblackpool.com/blackpools-back-world-record-attempt/