Cedar Point to Host Guinness World Record Day $36 Tickets to Benefit American Cancer Society

SANDUSKY, Ohio, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For years Cedar Point has broken records for their coasters, but now, guests at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort can help the park set two new world records.

On Guinness World Record Day at Cedar Point, Sunday, July 31, the park will attempt two new world records: one for the most beach balls in the air at the same time and the second for the greatest number of people applying sunscreen at the same time.

In addition to setting world records, guests will also be able to purchase tickets to the park online at cedarpoint.com for only $36, a savings of nearly $12 per ticket. These tickets will only be valid Sunday, July 31. Plus, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Northern Ohio Chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Interested guests should be at the park by 9 a.m. to prepare for the first event, which will start promptly at 9:30 a.m. The first event for the most beach balls in the air simultaneously at a single venue is a brand new record. To set a new record, a minimum of 250 beach balls must be individually juggled for at least 10 seconds. If a ball is dropped, that participant will be subtracted from the grand total.

Discount Drug Mart, Inc., will supply a beach ball for each participant.

Immediately following the beach ball attempt, the sunscreen application event will be held. The current record is 675 and was established last month. During the competition, guests must continually apply sunscreen on themselves or they will be ineligible for the final count.

The American Cancer Society was selected to participate in the event because the use of sunscreen helps reduce the risk of skin cancer.

Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Panama Jack will provide more than 700 sunscreen foil packets for guests to use during the attempt.

Philip Robertson, an adjudicator from Guinness World Records, based in New York City, will be at the park to monitor the events, keep official times and verify the records.

To obtain more information about the Guinness World Record Day at Cedar Point, please log on to cedarpoint.com or call the park's general information line at 419-627-2350.

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