Live: Confetti test held in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve

Live: Confetti test held in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve

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Tom Harris from the Time Square Alliance Jamie mados from Planet Fitness and our big Fitness energy [Applause] team we have two days to New Year’s Eve and it’s time to test the confetti so we’re going to see how it works this is the whole process you guys ready okay are you ready over

There here we go okay guys now we got to we got to feel the confetti get in there we got to fluff it up we got to make sure it’s going to float okay are we are we FL here we go we’re going to count down from three get

A big fistful it’s going to be fantastic okay here we go big Fitness energy team you ready three 3 2 one happy New Year oh W it’s going it’s going south oh we’re okay guys that was a great test but but we got to throw higher and

That way and then it’ll come back this way so we’re going to try it again let us know how it looks okay and keep throwing let’s just keep throwing it okay are we ready three two one happy New Year wow that’s better look at that brilliant it’s colorful it’s going up it’s

Twisting and turning it’s headed into the sky let’s get more up there woo holy look at that go there we go we are ready for New Year’s Eve here in Time Square look at the way the wind takes that confetti they’re celebrating down on 34 Street

Wo okay we’re going to do it one more time okay let’s take two steps up for this one two steps up that’s we you guys ready here we go 5 4 3 2 1 happy New Year woohoo holy look at that confetti go you really see this is why we test the

Confetti on New Year’s Eve we will start up there on 49th Street it’ll work perfectly as it comes back down and I think we’re good did you guys get what you need or you need one more time one more time one more time let’s get some confetti here we are recycling

Confetti okay this is one big toss oh my go you ready big Fitness energy team five 4 3 2 1 happy New Year oh we’re filling the sky with confetti red blue green purple yellow wow that is fantastic okay we’re going to move everybody down there we’re going to do it again that see how confetti coming back our way it’s amazing Time Square it’s a whirlwind of

Confetti good good now I get to do it with you guys I’ll take the fill it up if you need some confetti there it is we are recharging our confetti way Green purple yellow okay thank you guys here we go are we ready ready down there are you ready over [Applause] there okay it’s going to be our best confetti ever in five four 3 2 1 happy New Year w wow oh this is a much better SI oh wow

We’re learning look at that confetti [Applause] Go look at all that confetti it’s a Whirlwind we love confetti Time Square makes the Party okay we’re going to give a slight pause we actually have some more people coming to see the confetti and then we’re going to do it again we’re going to take a pause we’re taking a confetti Break by the way if you happen to be

Here on New Year’s Eve we got an amazing lineup we start our show with a Chinese cultural performance cheers to 2024 with wulang Harmony the mix of traditional classic lion and Dragon Dance for the year of the dragon then we have thanks to Cool J and then of course mag Paul coming out

Myrics for and then his own special rendition of John Lennon’s iMagic he’s got his Las Vegas Rat Pack twist to it it’s amazing and then of course the ball’s going to drop we’re going to count down together there’s no moment like it are we ready so when we finish counting down

And that ball drops and it goes dark in the noal 2024 light up what are we going to see bigness energy big fness energy and a lot of confetti here we go 5 4 3 2 1 happy New Year happy New Year look at that

Go oh my God from Time Square to Herold Square we are loving confetti [Applause] wooo okay we got to do this one more time and I want to focus it that way so that we can cover these people here in confetti Tom wants you to help us clean

Up if you could just take some of that confetti home much appreciated oh thank you okay we are going to take a good we’re going to take three steps this way oh no maybe not too yeah okay we’re going to go right here here we go you see those people there we are

Going to shower them with confetti and by by the way people from all over the world have come to Time Square and they’re writing their wishes on the New Year’s Eve confetti wishes in over 40 languages you can do it today after this event the wishing wall is right here in

Time Square on Duffy Island you can write your wish it gets mixed in with the 3,000 lbs of New Year’s Eve confetti and if you’re here at midnight you can reach into the sky and pull down someone’s wish and the amazing thing is we’re all wishing for the same thing

Love peace a good job a healthy happy family we’re all one on New Year’s Eve and here we go 5 4 3 2 1 there look at that oh my God that is like a force of nature it’s the brilliant blues and reds and yellow oh it’s coming back at me

Guys oh my Godly I can feel the Fig Fitness energy that confetti is taking off who Time Square has never been so colorful holy cow we love confetti do we need to do this one more time cuz I’m having a good time one more time I wants one more oh

One okay one more time I know believe it or not we’re only doing about 100 lounds of confetti today compare that to the 3,000 lb that will drop at midnight you’re talking about a ton and a half happen confetti fun okay yeah thank you okay keep going go right

There okay I think this will be our last time okay we’re going to a it that way we’re going to try to get you right there here we go so glad you guys are here with us to share our confetti dream okay got to make it big big Fitness energy team are you

Ready countdown with me everybody are you ready last time love that here we go 5 4 3 2 1 happy New Year wo We are sailing with wow oh my we are learning a lot about the Tedy today check out those people down There oh my God oh my God I cannot thank everybody enough for wow [Applause] the confetti keeps coming just like the fun here in Time Square but I think this is it are we good everybody good oh my God I can’t wait to see you new thank you everybody

Happy New Year thank you Planet Fitness for bringing that big Fitness energy everybody did you catch them did you in us camera spr All [Applause] R

Watch live as New York City’s Times Square hold a confetti test on Friday, 29 December, ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city.

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