Despite Problems Slip-And-Slide Record Set At PantherFest
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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — A plague of technical problems aside, organizers of Fort Worth's "Slide The City" at PantherFest claim they broke the world record Saturday for longest distance traveled in a one-hour slip-and-slide.
Organizers claim to have broken the world slip & slide record by as much as 20X the previous record pic.twitter.com/xztjrFLXj9
— Gabriel Roxas (@cbs11gabriel) June 7, 2015
At first, those at PantherFest had to cancel the first wave of the slide, which was set to run for four hours this afternoon. Originally scheduled for an 11am start date, the nearly-2,000-foot slide did not open to brave patrons until about 5:30pm. Many also experienced heat sickness while waiting in line. First responders treated several people for heat-related illnesses and some continued to struggle with the heat into the evening. However once the slide was up and running, sliders had a blast splashing down Main Street.
The effort to break the world record is going strong pic.twitter.com/VRcvGnQ8q8
— Gabriel Roxas (@cbs11gabriel) June 6, 2015
For anyone who bought tickets for that first wave that was cancelled this morning, organizers promise your money will be refunded.
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