Guinness World Records® Record Broken By Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®!

VIENNA, Va., Aug. 1, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® was written into the Guinness Book of World Records® with the Biggest Shaving Cream Pie Fight On Earth. A total of 714 participants in Dallas, Texas, entered the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Pie Fight Battlezone on AT&T Plaza in front of the American Airlines Center. The participants withstood 102 degree temperature Tuesday evening for the Guinness World Records attempt.

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Guinness World Records Adjudicator, Sara Wilcox was present at the attempt by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. "Guinness World Records is all about ordinary people doing extraordinary things and everyone here tonight had an excellent time and I'm very happy to verify this record."

"Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is all about attempting record shattering feats," said Nicole Feld, producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. "We couldn't think of a better way than with a Guinness World Records attempt to kick off International Clown Week and the opening of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents FULLY CHARGED."

"We are so excited to have broken this Guinness Book of World Records record with the world famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown Alley, our charitable partners, Children's Medical Center Funnyatrics , the Lewisville Fire and Safety Clowns, and our Ringling Bros. circus fans," said Alana Feld, Ringling Bros.® producer.

The biggest shaving cream pie fight is a new record category, and had a minimum requirement of 684 participants. Ringling Bros. had 714 participants. The record attempt is based on the old record for the largest custard pie fight, which has since been rested due to concerns about wasting food. The largest custard pie fight record was held by Drake University, and was achieved at the Olmsted Student Center Parking lot in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 9, 2011.

ABOUT RINGLING BROS.
Don't miss Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^® Presents Fully Charged^SM, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey where megawatts of thrills explode off of the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize Children Of All Ages. The 141^st Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth^® celebrates all kinds of power: horse-power, man-power, the power of beauty and grace, sheer amazing athletic power. For more information, visit www.Ringling.com.

ABOUT FUNNYATRICS CLOWN PROGRAM AT Children's Medical Center
Launched in 2005, Funnyatrics is a therapeutic clowning program at Children's Medical Center. The Funnyatrics visit all inpatient floors and clinics in the hospital, and are all professional clowns employed by Children's. Their job is to uplift the environment of the hospital and empower the children. Funnyatrics rounds are six days a week, fifty weeks a year, and roughly 75,000 people each year at Children's get to experience the clowns. The Funnyatrics clowns, who work in pairs, typically see 300 patients and their families each day. This program is funded entirely by donations made to the Funnyatrics Endowment Foundation at Children's. This endowment was created by Amy and Harlan Korenvaes in 2006. To learn more, visit www.childrens.com.  

ABOUT Lewisville Life and Fire Safety Clowns
Lewisville Life and Fire Safety Clowns, more commonly known as LAFS, is an educational non-profit organization that empowers young people how to save themselves in an emergency. The LAFS educators have been instructing area youth for roughly 12 years now and show no sign of slowing down. Annually sharing their safety messages with approximately 8000 students and teachers, it has become a highlight of the school year when the Lewisville LAFS crew, step into the schools to entertain and educate. This non-profit group has been the proud recipients of the LISD Golden Apple award for excellence in education. The only funding that is used by the Lewisville LAFS team is either from their pockets, or from the generous grants presented to them from community organizations who have realized the importance of keeping this program alive in our schools. To learn more, visit www.lewisville-lafs.com.

SOURCE Ringling Bros.

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