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Texas Drone Show Sets Two Guinness World Records With 71,207 Launches

The sky over Blue Ridge, Texas, became the setting for one of the largest drone shows held to date. Between Sept. 27 and 30, 2026, Sky Elements Drone Shows and Damoda America combined technology, animation and thousands of unmanned aircraft to create enormous illuminated figures and set two Guinness World Records. Across the performances, a […]

Texas Drone Show Sets Two Guinness World Records With 71,207 Launches

In a recent drone show held in Blue Ridge, Texas, two companies, Sky Elements Drone Shows and Damoda America, achieved two Guinness World Records. Between September 27 and 30, 2026, they launched a total of 71,207 drones, setting the record for the most drone launches in a single week. This surpassed the previous record of 55,939 launches.

The event took place in a rural area of Blue Ridge, where a Guinness World Records adjudicator was present to verify the performances met the required criteria. Each show featured approximately 10,200 drones, and the cumulative 71,207 figure represents the total number of launches across both performances.

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