In final preparation for New Year’s Eve, the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is illuminated and sent up the 130-foot pole atop One Times Square.
Event co-organizers Jeffrey Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment, and Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance, along with Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line, and Carnival partner, renowned chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse, flip the giant switch to initiate the spectacular, kaleidoscope lighting effects, illuminated by 32,256 energy efficient LEDs and enhanced by 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles. The Ball is capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns that creates the spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.
Event co-organizers Jeffrey Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment, and Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance, along with Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line, and Carnival partner, renowned chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse, flip the giant switch to initiate the spectacular, kaleidoscope lighting effects, illuminated by 32,256 energy efficient LEDs and enhanced by 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles. The Ball is capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns that creates the spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.
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