• Children post wearing capes as they take part in helping set the Guinness World Record for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    Children post wearing capes as they take part in helping set the Guinness World Record for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People don capes to take part in setting the Guinness World Record for "largest gathering of people wearing capes" for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    People don capes to take part in setting the Guinness World Record for "largest gathering of people wearing capes" for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People taking part in the Guinness World Record at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    People taking part in the Guinness World Record at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Children on stage during the Guinness World Record attempt held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    Children on stage during the Guinness World Record attempt held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People showing off their capes at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    People showing off their capes at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People pose with their capes at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    People pose with their capes at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • It's unknown yet if the new record was set. Pawan Singh / The National
    It's unknown yet if the new record was set. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People sport their Batman capes in hopes of helping set a new Guinness World Record. Pawan Singh / The National
    People sport their Batman capes in hopes of helping set a new Guinness World Record. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Children take photos with Batman during the Guinness World Record attempt for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    Children take photos with Batman during the Guinness World Record attempt for Batman’s 80th anniversary held at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Batman takes centre stage at the Guinness World Record attempt at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    Batman takes centre stage at the Guinness World Record attempt at Warner Bros in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People wear capes to take part in helping set a new Guinness World Record for Batman’s 80th anniversary at Warner Bros n Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    People wear capes to take part in helping set a new Guinness World Record for Batman’s 80th anniversary at Warner Bros n Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

All these heroes wear capes: fans set new Guinness World Record at Warner Bros World – in pictures


Evelyn Lau
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To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Batman, Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi invited guests to head to the theme park on Saturday, September 21 with hopes of setting a new Guinness World Record.

Looking to set the record for the “largest gathering of people wearing capes,” those at the park were given black and yellow capes with the Batman logo on it. After an official count, Warner Bros World have indeed set a new record with 2,266 people wearing capes.

This is just one of the many records that have already been set by the UAE. The country is quite fond of setting or breaking them. Ras Al Khaimah will attempt to put on a record-breaking fireworks display on New Year's Eve while those in Dubai can head to Guinness World Record Live at Wafi Mall.

Shoppers and visitors will have the chance to train to break records throughout the 10 weeks, and will be given the opportunity to make official attempts to break records on Fridays and Saturdays in the presence of Guinness World Record officials.The 10-week event will run until Saturday, November 23.

If you're looking for more, here's a recap of seven weird and wonderful world records that have been achieved by the UAE.