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Headline: The Beast Officially Announced As World's Longest Inflatable Obstacle Course

Caption: A huge bouncy attraction has officially been named the World's Longest Inflatable Obstacle Course, it has been announced by Guinness World Records this week (14 May). Entitled 'The Beast', the epic course is 495.52 m (1,625.72 ft) long and features 60 challenge sections with five 'wipe-out' obstacles at the end. Thrillseekers take around 10 minutes to run, climb and crawl their way to the finish. The mega obstacle course was created by Hold My Shoes and V-Formation, and made its debut in Wachtebeke, Belgium last year. Following Guinness World Records officially announcing the record, The Beast will tour the world with those in the UK able to try it out on 26-28 May, at Betteshanger Country Park near Deal, Kent. Events are also being organised in Australia, Japan, Chile, Brazil, The Netherlands, Slovakia and Sweden. Hold My Shoes founder, Benedikt De Vreese, told Guinness World Records: "We started off by making our first parts years ago based on a simple connector idea so we could easily attach new pieces. After doing that, we just wanted to make new themes, so we decided to make each track unique, one of a kind. "Now we realise that we earned that title by being creative, innovative, patient and authentic. We bring people together with it, we provide a lot of fun and we make people move!" "We never made The Beast so we would know best overall times or winners, we made this so people could enjoy big-time! It’s all about getting out there and moving without boundaries, and afterwards you’ll realise you’ve done quite a physical challenge without realising. Don’t overthink The Beast, just unleash your inner Beast to conquer it." On being a Guinness World Records title holder, Benedikt said: "It’s a title that’s earned by a team with passion, perseverance and vision, and we’re proud of achieving this one."

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