Paris Friday Night Skate - Largest In the World?

[Kathie Fry]

I ready someplace that the Paris Friday Night Skate had 28,000 skaters at their largest night skate. Is that true? Here is more information about the event:

PARIS FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE:
Video Clips: Paris Friday Night Skate on YouTube (http://www.skatelogforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=674)
Article: Inline Skating in Paris on Friday and Sunday (http://www.inlineonline.co.uk/paris.htm)
Article: Left Bank Skating, In-Line and En Masse (http://www.boston.com/travel/articles/2007/02/18/left_bank_skating_in_line_and_en_masse/)
Article: Elisa Marie's Paris Friday Night Skate Experience (http://www.funroll.com/Articles/france.html)
Official Web Site: Pari-Roller.com (http://www.pari-roller.com/)

Has any other group skate in the world had as many skaters as the Paris Friday Night Skate? Have any you ever done that skate? What is it like?

- Kathie

[oldiesk8er]

Only 8,000 skaters on the night when I skated the Pari-Roller in September last year.

[zorg]

There is often more people at the sunday afternoon Paris Skate, as it's open from beginners/familly and it's a smooth 20 km treck in the street of Paris.
http://www.rollers-coquillages.org/
From the organizers:
"29.000 in 99, in 2006 1.000 (winter) et 10.000 (june july)."
Should be one of the bigest, organized during the whole year (as the friday one).

[SJEric]

I was going over the web site for the association; they even got cops on rollerblades to cover the skate! I'm definitely going to make sure my next trip to Paris coincides with one, I'm dying to attend!