Tubers break world record on the Guadalupe River

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SAN ANTONIO -- As they listened to Texas country star Roger Creager's "River Song," floaters broke the world record for largest raft of tubes or rings Saturday at Rockin' R River Rides on the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels.

The record was previously listed as an "open record" by the Guinness Book of World Records. In order to break the record, the float needed 250 participants. Creager previously told the Express-News that whether 251 people or 2,000 people showed up, the event was "going to be awesome."

Shane Wolf, general manager at Rockin' R, previously told the Express-News that they get thousands of people on the river every Saturday, which led them to ask "why not make a party out of it and try to break a record?"

Wolf said that they were able to achieve both of those goals.

"This past weekend was a huge success," Wolf said. "It was over and beyond all expectations."

Wolf said that organizers for the event had 1,000 numbered wristbands for participants, with an extra 200 for backup. That estimate would later prove to be far lower than the actual turnout.

"The organizer of the event ran out of materials," Wolf said. "We had a couple thousand people on the water. Whether they went through all the necessary processes, I'm not sure."

Wolf said that the day went by without any major problems. He said that he asked an officer present if they had received any calls for the event, and that the officer told Wolf there was one call for heat related illness that Wolf did not think was related to the event.

Guinness did not immediately return requests for comment or confirmation.

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