Naked rollercoaster ride sees thrill-seekers strip off for world record attempt

They raised more than £10,000 for charity
Hannah Al-Othman26 October 2015

Dozens of thrill seekers braved the chilly Autumn weather and stripped off to take part in naked roller-coaster ride for charity.

More than 50 people raised thousands of pounds for charity by riding the Green Scream at Adventure Island in Southend without any clothes.

In total 57 people took part in the challenge
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The Guinness World Record was set in 2010 on the same rollercoaster when 102 people rode the Green Scream in the buff, and five years later the stunt was repeated to raise funds for Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation's Keyhole Cancer Appeal.

Although the group of 57 riders did not manage to break the world record, their efforts did succeed in raising more than £10,000 for the charity.

The riders travelled from all over the UK, including Edinburgh, Newcastle and Swindon, to take part in the challenge.

Adventure Island operations director Andrew Renton said: “It’s been an absolutely superb day with people all enjoying the chance to do something memorable, good fun and raise a large amount of money for a fantastic, local charity.

Ruby-May Radcliffe,18, took part in a naked roller coaster ride 
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“We’ve heard some amazing stories from so many who have been directly, or indirectly, affected by cancer and wanted to give something back.

“I am really proud Adventure Island could offer them this opportunity. Admittedly it would have been nice to have bettered our record - but we are still the World Record holders at the end of the day.”

See the full video of the World Record attempt here.

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