Some of you might remember that this happened last year. While they weren't able to break the record, they certainly got the word out there. This year they are starting earlier and also have some promoters behind them. I love that they have the ideal behind the campaign that you can change the world through dance... and they are using Michael Jackson's Thriller to do that. This year they may be a bit more successful since it is the 25th anniversary of Thriller and all... :yes:

This year it will be held on the 25th / 26th of October. Event registration is now open.

http://thrilltheworld.com/

http://www.austin360.com/event/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=174013

Michael Jackson: 'Thrill the World' Pt. 3

From the promoter:
OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson's first solo album, introduced the world to the shiny suits and bright white socks that would become MJ's first calling cards. But it wasn't until twenty five years ago, with the release of a little album called THRILLER, that Michael Jackson really became 'Michael Jackson.'

Somehow, no other wannabe pop star before Michael Jackson understood how to harness the power of TV. Before Michael, music videos were just cheap promo tapes that showed a band playing a song, and maybe dancing around a little bit. Well, MJ would have none of that. He refused to even make music videos, and instead created what are still referred to as short films. He wove entire stories around his pop songs, and the world was transfixed. Twenty five years later, THRILLER is still the number one video on almost every list, and the cult is only growing.

In the middle of the THRILLER video, something magical happens - Michael and his date are surrounded by zombies, and all of a sudden Michael gets zombified as well. He isn't bitten or attacked but just seems to become undead by the proximity of the other zombies, and before long - he's their leader! Michael Jackson can control these walking corpses! But more than that - he can make them dance. And not just dance, but D-A-N-C-E. And twenty five years later, that THRILLER dance is still burning up the entire globe. Weddings, prisons, and graveyards - thanks to the new popularity of reenacting the Thriller dance on YouTube, we've seen people break into spontaneous synchronized dancing more times in real life than we have in movies like 13 GOING ON 30.

On the day of the release of the 25th Anniversay Edition of THRILLER, we're celebrating by launching our newest MJ collaboration - THRILL THE WORLD . We've partnered up with ThrillTheWorld.com to help them break the world record for having the most people all over the globe performing the Thriller dance at the exact same time, and we're giong to see to it that Austin leads the planet in thrilling everyone. Here's the deal - from now through October, we're going to have at least one MICHAEL JACKSON SING-ALONG in every calendar. After each Sing-Along, we're going to take the entire audience over to another club downtown where we will teach and rehearse the Thriller dance. Then in late October, we're going to invite every single MICHAEL JACKSON SING-ALONG attendee from the whole of 2008 to come back out and participate in one MASSIVE zombified dance party.

Is anyone participating this year? Here is the list of official events so far :)

http://thrilltheworld.com/events/info/thrill_the_world_2008/official_events

I was thinking of participating when I noticed there's going to be one held in Finland, until I read it's going to be in Middle-Finland and it's hundrets of kilometers away from where I live. Blah, no offence but some people just don't get it.. there's an obvious reason why most of the events (no matter what they are about) are being held in Helsinki, cos then more people can and will attend! No way Im paying quite expensive train tickets and sit in a train for hours so I can dance for 5 mins.

There's one being held like 10 minutes from me. I was so going to go just for giggles, but my friends think it's stupid and won't come with me. :glare:
I'm far too shy to go alone.

I might do the one in Brissie, but seeing as it's at 4am, I am trying to get someone to do it with me. :lol:

I just got a message from Loïs Najarian. I guess it's kind of related to Thrill The World as she talks about "World Record" but it doesn't take place at the same date as the official world record...

CALLING ALL MICHAEL JACKSON FANS… BE A PART OF THRILLER HISTORY!



Fans needed at Madame Tussauds New York to help break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller dance at the same time.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Thriller and in the name of Michael Jackson, please help us make history at Madame Tussauds in Times Square on Thursday, October 30th as we attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller dance at the same time.

When: Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Record-breaking dance at 10:00 a.m.

Get there on time to sign up as an official participant, take lessons on how to do the Thriller dance, and take a photo with Madame Tussauds’ Michael Jackson wax figure, which will receive its own zombie makeover and be decked out in Michael’s original jacket from the Thriller video.

All fans and participants strongly encouraged to come in Thriller and zombie costumes!

Where: Madame Tussauds New York
234 West 42nd Street (b/w 7th & 8th Avenues)
New York, NY

Event is first come, first serve. Space limited!!

This event celebrates Thriller 25, The New Edition Of The World's Biggest Selling Album Of All Time which is in stores now, released by Sony’s Legacy Recordings.

Visit www.nycwax.com (http://www.nycwax.com/) for more information on the world famous Madame Tussauds New York.

This is such a fun idea.
But there would be no WAY I could do this sober hahaaa
I would die of embarrassment :blush:

Loïs Najarian, isn't she Michael's new spokesperson? :mellow:

Anyway, I think that should have a thread of its own as it's not a part of the Thrill The World and sounds like it's a bit more official event, I guess.

Do they have this every year?

Loïs Najarian, isn't she Michael's new spokesperson? :mellow:

Anyway, I think that should have a thread of its own as it's not a part of the Thrill The World and sounds like it's a bit more official event, I guess.

I asked her if it had something to do with Thrill The World and she answered: "Thrill The World is going to combine with us, yes". So I guess the two events are pretty much linked. :)

Lois Najarian was working at Sony BMG and she was in charge of public relations for Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition. Then she created her own company (whose website indicates that Michael Jackson is one of her clients). I still don't know to this day if she's his spokesperson "just for the Thriller-related events" or if she's his spokesperson for all matters related to his career.

Thanks for the info Thelys :) It's part of Thrill The World, so yes, it's fine to post it in this thread :yes:

I asked her if it had something to do with Thrill The World and she answered: "Thrill The World is going to combine with us, yes". So I guess the two events are pretty much linked. :)


Oh I see, that's cool :)

The following has been published over at QuincyJones.com (http://www.quincyjones.com/):

“Thriller” still thrilling the world

Quincy often marvels at the impact of Thriller — Michael Jackson’s landmark album produced by Quincy — even 25 years after its release.

Proof of the album’s continuing popularity and impact comes in the form of Thrill the World, a volunteer organization that exists to stage simultaneous dances of the song “Thriller” around the globe.

This weekend, “Thriller” fans will meet to stage another simultaneous dance at official events in 96 cities in 12 different countries around the world, including in Hollywood, Calif. at the Hollywood and Highland Shopping Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 25).

Thrill the World, the brainchild of dancer Ines Markeljevic, began in 2006 in Toronto where 62 people danced to “Thriller” and in the process set a Guinness World Record for the largest “Thriller” dance.

By 2007, the group had launched its own website to help spread the word. As a result, Thrill the World was able to attract 1,722 people in 52 cities on five continents to dance to “Thriller” simultaneously on October 27 and 28, 2007.

This year, Thrill the World expects even bigger numbers. For more information, visit the Thrill the World website (http://www.thrilltheworld.com/).

We will be going to this Brisbane event:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/zombies-to-thrill-the-world--and-brisbane/2008/10/24/1224351504752.html



In the small hours of Sunday morning, a swarm of Brisbane's most philanthropic zombies will perform Michael Jackson's Thriller as part of one of the world's largest simultaneous dance events.

Part-charity fundraiser, part-world record attempt, this weekend's Thrill the World event is also a great excuse for the local dance-loving un-dead to stay up late and celebrate the phenomenon's Australian debut.

Andrew Curnock, one of the team responsible for co-ordinating the local arm of the global initiative, said the idea for a Brisbane Thrill the World dance began with the search for a birthday party theme.

Hitting the internet in search of inspiration, the Queensland University of Technology tutor and gaming software sound engineer described how an infamous YouTube clip provided the inspiration.

"We basically came across that viral video that featured a bunch of (prison) innmates performing the Thriller dance," Curnock said.

"One YouTube clip really just led to another and that's how we found out about Thrill the World and recognised the potential to get involved locally."

The movement traces its origins back to Canada when, in 2006, a group of 62 zombies set a Guiness World record for Largest Thriller Dance in one location at a community hall.

Since then, it has garnered worldwide attention, with a new world record for Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance in multiple locations set on October 28 as 1722 people in 52 cities on five continents mass-danced their way into the history books.

Curnock said he was looking forward to raising the bar this Sunday at 4am, when weeks of dance classes and costume preparation will come to the fore.

"We're expecting a very decent turnout," he said, "and whilst we are looking forward to raising money for our charity, Camp Quality... it's also just a great excuse to dance en masse to one of the catchiest songs of all time."

"Not everyone has to be a great dancer to participate either - it's more about getting out there and getting involved."

Curnock also hopes to attract the support of the hundreds of un-dead fans who participated in the Brisbane Zombie Walk earlier this year, and to make it a permanent fixture on Brisbane's social calendar.

"I'd hate for this to be just a passing fad," he said.

16hrs and 35mins to go!

All the registered events taking place around the world

http://www.thrilltheworld.com/events/info/thrill_the_world_2008/official_events

Dates and times across the world for the event

http://www.thrilltheworld.com/events/info/thrill_the_world_2008/times

I wonder if they broke the record? :wild: I am still searching for news on it... :unsure: I couldn't get to the Brissie one unfortunately. :(

Yeah we did... 3000 dancers in 9 countries... LA had 114 Zombies.. or dancers... I was there..LOL... it was awesome!!!....This is the news I got from our Local California News....but LA had 114 Zombies for sure!

Thanks for the report, Damien. Great, as always ;)

I'm thinking of planning one of my own for next year also... seeing as no one got back to me about my local event. Halloween 2009 - here I come! ;D

Thanks for the write up, some strange behaviour from some people then, PFFFT. That picture looks wicked though!

My Mother just told me she saw 'something about a thriller dance' on BBC News this morning in America, so I briefly explained it all to her. Hope there is a repeat of this on the news channels today

Thrill The World 2008 explodes worldwide!
26th Oct, 2008 at 11:38 AM Posted by Tom Kiss

With a staggering 93 officially registered events worldwide (and an unknown number of unofficial events), Thrill The World 2008 has exploded around the world for what has been it’s biggest event ever!

With events throughout the world, everywhere from Austin to Hong Kong, from Brisbane to Dublin we’ve stomped all previous events to the ground!
As of 6:14pm EST on October 25th we had 3,738 dancers worldwide! That’s double our record from last year!

We’ll be keeping track of all the various media that is starting to come in, so please keep an eye on the events video page, plus press clippings and videos. Uploaded your video? Then let us know where it is! Simply comment on this article, or drop us an email.

Over the next few days, we’ll be setting the record straight, and adding up the zombies to confirm those exact final numbers. So come back soon for the official lowdown.

As always, here’s a MASSIVE thank-you to all organizers, volunteers, dancers, sponsors, and supporters! Without you, this wouldn’t be possible so THANK YOU! You ROCK!

http://www.thrilltheworld.com/article/thrill_the_world_2008_explodes_worldwide

Yay, thanks reeta!

Also finnish newspapers has reported about Thrill The World :)

The video is from Los Angeles.
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/videot/viihde/1605584

Austin, Texas. 881 dancers!
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^^^ Too cute!
Thanks for posting the link. Looks like good times! :wink:

Got this email from the Brisbane TTW organiser- Thrill The World stats-


Cool things to know:
Here's what I heard/was told by people:


Michael Jackson called one of our LA participants to tell him Thrill The World was happening; she came to practise yesterday in LA
I sent a text message to Michael Jackson via the person that came yesterday, Nicole.
The entire Jackson family now knows about Thrill The World
Michael Peters, the original choreographer of Thriller, has passed on but his mom knows about Thrill The World
TTW is on the websites of michaeljackson.com (http://michaeljackson.com/), quincyjones.com (http://quincyjones.com/), mjjcommunity.com (http://mjjcommunity.com/), Sony's MJ myspace and many more!
Barcroft Media sent out photographers to approx 15 events = our pics in newspapers everywhere!
Saudi Arabia danced with us! (and it's not really acceptable to dance in that country but they still danced with us!)
XM radio played Thriller right AT Thrill Time! in honor of TTW!
LA event had Adam Sevani, plays 'Moose' in Step Up 2: The Streets play the role of MJ
Fort Worth, Texas guest and witness was MA Mahailoff, Leatherface, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre



New Record: 3,960 Zombies "Thrill"-ed The World
[Unofficial total. Numbers are still coming in.]

65 Cities in 9 countries united in Thrill the World's attempt to break world record for Largest Simultaneous Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Dance

Los Angeles, CA – Over 3,933 people around the world participated Thrill the World, a worldwide attempt to break the World Record for the Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance on Saturday/Sunday, October 25/26, 2008. Last year, 1,722 people simultaneously performed the dance in 55 cities around the globe.

Thrill the World Creator & Director Ines Markeljevic kicked off the countdown with the Los Angeles team performing at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles, with special guest Adam Sevani.

"We want to connect the world by sharing the joy of dance, the celebration of community and the passion for living," said Markeljevic. "I believe we did just that today."

Most of Thrill the World participants have no prior dance experience, Thriller or otherwise, until they attend workshops and rehearsals put on by Thrill the World teams, or learn from free online tutorial videos produced by Markeljevic.

"Our hope is that by you witnessing or being a part of Thrill the World, you will see for yourself that any dream, vision, idea, passion you have can be realized," said Markeljevic.


Here are the event participant numbers, as of 3:45pm PST, Oct. 25, 2008.
<table border="2" cellspacing="0" width="591"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td>GRAND TOTAL 3960</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="width: 591px; height: 2234px;" border="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td>Placing</td> <td>Total # of Dancers</td> <td>Country</td> <td>State/ Province</td> <td>City</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>1^st place</td> <td>880</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Austin</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>2^nd place</td> <td>334</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Illinois</td> <td>Gurnee</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>3^rd Place</td> <td>195</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Washington</td> <td>Seattle</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>150</td> <td>United States</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Corpus Christi</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>132</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>British Columbia</td> <td>Kelowna</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>122</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>Saskatchewan</td> <td>Regina</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>114</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Los Angeles</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>112</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Bolton</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>111</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Minehead, Somerset</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>111</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Vermont</td> <td>Bennington</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>101</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Isle of Sheppey</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>91</td> <td>USA</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Goldsboro</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>90</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td>Salem</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>79</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td>Marana</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>73</td> <td>Wales</td> <td> </td> <td>Wrexham</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>65</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>British Columbia</td> <td>Vancouver</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>64</td> <td>USA</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Pinehurst</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>63</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Houston</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>62</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td>Phoenix</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>58</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Oregon</td> <td>Portland</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>50</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Irvine</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>40</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Tonbridge</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>40</td> <td>usa</td> <td>Maine</td> <td>gray</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>40</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Alaska</td> <td>Fairbanks</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>37</td> <td>Germany</td> <td> </td> <td>Berlin</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>36</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>San Francisco</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>36</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Oregon</td> <td>Beaverton</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>35</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Uckfield</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>35</td> <td>Ireland</td> <td> </td> <td>Doolin</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>33</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>Cookeville</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>32</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Maine</td> <td>Orono</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>31</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Washington</td> <td>Mill Creek</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>30</td> <td>CANADA</td> <td>ONTARIO</td> <td>AJAX</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>30</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Illinois</td> <td>Piper City</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>29</td> <td>USA</td> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>New Brunswick</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>27</td> <td>UK</td> <td> </td> <td>London</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>26</td> <td>Australia</td> <td> </td> <td>Brisbane</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>25</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>German Town</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>24</td> <td>United States</td> <td>California</td> <td>Salinas</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>23</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Washington</td> <td>Monroe</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>22</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Wyoming</td> <td>Laramie</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>21</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Compton</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>20</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Encinitas</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>18</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>Osseo</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>17</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Florida</td> <td>Venice</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>14</td> <td>England</td> <td> </td> <td>Matlock</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>14</td> <td>United States</td> <td>Texas</td> <td>Fort Worth</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>14</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>New Castle</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>13</td> <td>USA</td> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>Trenton</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>13</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Missouri</td> <td>Canton</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>13</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Orange</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>12</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>Ontario</td> <td>Ottawa</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>12</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Virginia</td> <td>Norfolk</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>10</td> <td>Ireland</td> <td> </td> <td>Naas</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>10</td> <td>USA</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td>Pittsburgh</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>10</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Modesto</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>10</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>Santa Cruz</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>10</td> <td>USA</td> <td>California</td> <td>San Fancisco</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>9</td> <td>Scotland</td> <td> </td> <td>Motherwell</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>8</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>Ontario</td> <td>Thunder Bay</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>8</td> <td>New Zealand</td> <td> </td> <td>Christchurch</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>6</td> <td>Ireland</td> <td> </td> <td>Bray</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>4</td> <td>Australia</td> <td>Tasmania</td> <td>Launceston</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>3</td> <td>United States</td> <td>New York</td> <td>Elmira</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>2</td> <td>USA</td> <td>WI</td> <td>Madison</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>1</td> <td>Canada</td> <td>Ontario</td> <td>Toronto</td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td>3933</td> <td colspan="3">GRAND TOTAL
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haa!! that's awesome!! Great to continue with T25's success.

This is also from Austin, Texas.
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Looks great cos there's SO many peeps dancing! :dancin:

Thanks, Reeta :)

http://www.latimes.com/theguide/events-and-festivals/la-gd-thriller27-2008oct27,0,5445419.story

Hordes of the dancing undead fanned out across the world on Saturday for the second annual Thrill The World dance-a-thon. Dressed as zombies, thousands of amateur dancers took over neighborhood parks, community centers and shopping malls in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest worldwide simultaneous performance of the dance sequence from Michael Jackson's 1983 "Thriller" music video.

The final numbers are still being tallied, but according to event organizer Ines Markeljevic, 4,179 people in 72 cities across 10 nations participated, easily breaking last year's record of 1,722 participants.

In Los Angeles, 114 people showed up at the Hollywood & Highland complex in full zombie garb. Led by dancer Adam Sevani, they shook and shimmied their way through the dance moves in the legendary music video. An impressive sight but nothing compared to the turnout in Austin, which featured 881 dancers including the city's mayor, Will Wynn. Los Angeles has some catching up to do. (C'mon, Antonio, we know you can outdance that dude in Austin!)

Markeljevic isn't resting on her laurels. "My goal is a quarter million next year. I think that's completely possible," she says. "I'm going to focus on contacting every single school in North America so we can reach that number."

Los Angeles co-organizer Mahdroo McCaleb says he's been contacted by Michael Jackson's people who have requested a personal DVD for the pop star. And there's a rumor floating around that Jackson may have been hovering over the event on Saturday. "We had a helicopter fly overhead shooting video of us," McCaleb says. "No one's claimed the helicopter and the footage hasn't appeared anywhere. We thought it might be Michael Jackson. Who else can afford a helicopter?"

Whether or not Jackson was there in body, his spirit infused the event. "I don't know how it all came together," McCaleb says, "but when we were out there doing the dance it just felt electric. We were spot on. It was everything I'd hoped it would be."

It doesn't mention Thrill The World in this article but I assume its the same thing?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3333085/Zombie-world-record-broken-in-Nottingham.html

This is another article from michaeljackson.com regarding the other record attempt:

http://michaeljackson.com/news_380

October 31, 2008 - MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER FANS MAKE HISTORY AND BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR MOST PEOPLE DOING THE

New York, NY (October 30, 2008) - Seventy-three Michael Jackson Thriller fans today broke the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller dance at the same at Madame Tussauds New York in Times Square. The previous Guinness World Record was sixty-two people.

Fans from near and far - including one participant from Columbus, Ohio - dressed as zombies and as the King of Pop himself to be a part of this history-making moment with Madame Tussauds wax figure of Michael Jackson at the center of the action. The record-setting event helped celebrate the iconic videos 25th anniversary and Thrillers skyrocket to #1 on the iTunes album chart. Thriller 25, The New Edition of the World's Biggest Selling Album Of All Time is released by Sonys Legacy Recordings and is in stores now. While Michael Jackson was not able to attend the event, he was thrilled with its success. I always thought Halloween and 'Thriller' fit each other like a glove," said Jackson.

Prior to the record-breaking dance, participants took lessons on how to do the Thriller dance from Crunch fitness instructors, received zombie mini-makeovers and had the opportunity to take a photo with Madame Tussauds Michael Jackson wax figure.

Madame Tussauds New York is so excited to have been a part of this history-making moment, said Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York and Washington D.C.

The Thriller celebration has just begun. After dancing at Madame Tussauds New York, Zombie dancers are expected to rise from the dead again on Halloween night and descend on 6th avenue as part of the New York Village Halloween parade.

This is also from Austin, Texas.
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Looks great cos there's SO many peeps dancing! :dancin:

Oh wow that was amazing, I had goosebumps at the end

Found a video regarding Thriller dance at Madame Tussauds wax museum :)

http://www.nelonen.fi/videot/viihdeuutiset/default.asp?video=6059&newpage=1&c=5