On
November 11th, 2008, The co-organizers of New Year’s Eve in Times
Square (Times Square Alliance, Countdown Entertainment) unveiled a new
Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball at a press conference at Hudson Scenic
Studio in Yonkers, New York.
The new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is a
12 foot geodesic sphere, double the size of previous Balls, and weighs
11,875 pounds. Covered in 2,668 Waterford Crystals and powered by
32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDS, the new Ball is capable of creating a
palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns
producing a spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.
*Written excerpt & images taken from www.timessquarenyc.org.