British Couple Reacts to Times Square Ball Drop in New York City: full video

[@katannep7798]

The ball drop is more exciting to us Americans because it’s sentimental tradition, dating back to 1907 (I had to look that one up!). I’m sure back then electric lights were quite novel! I’ve celebrated a handful of New Year’s Eves without watching the Ball drop, but it’s not quite the same. There’s just something about the atmosphere, starting the year off with Auld Land Syne and New York, New York.

[@stephenpuglisi2946]

I attended the ball drop shown in this video! It wasn't actually that bad temperature wise last year (around 1 degree C), and I'm really glad it wasn't crowded. As others have said, there are tons of performances all night but the trick is you cannot get there after 5 PM if you want to see anything really (especially in a normal year). I was lucky because of covid there was room in the little pens they put you in to sit down (which you usually cannot do). It's an experience for sure, but not one for the faint of heart. It's exhausting but the midnight moment is absolutely magical. Do it if you can by all means, but do your research first or you'll regret it.

[@jdanon203]

It's actually warm in NYC this New Year's Eve. Around 10°C with some light rain, fog, and drizzle.

[@SGlitz]

Dick Clark was a legend on New Year's.

[@larrydewein401]

Guy Lombardo was the legend who started it all!

[@SGlitz]

@@larrydewein401 true. But Dick's 30 years when I was growing up and stayed up for New Years , he was The Man.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Dick Clark was a legend, period!! 👍🏻

[@shadowangel3995]

Something I loved growing up in Georgia is they would do the Peach drop in correlation with the NYC ball drop. Local news would show duel video feeds of the two events together.

[@marieneu264]

The actual ball is very anticlimactic, it just slowly goes down until midnight lol. I always thought there could definitely be something much more exciting.

[@archivedchannel8797]

You know i thought the same but when you say exciting. All i thought when i was 7 was that. At midnight a giant ball would fall down a building and shatter all over. And that would be it.

[@riothero313]

That's what she said.

[@erics607]

I've never done this, but talking with some people from New York, this experience isn't worth it. You're packed in super tight, and once you're in the fenced in area, you're not allowed to leave, and then come back. You would have more fun just having a get together with family and friends at someone's house.

[@GoalHornGeek]

In Raleigh, North Carolina, they drop a brass acorn for their “First Night Raleigh” celebration. They had 80,000 attendees one year, and it’s believed they surpassed that this year. Last year’s drop had limited attendees but it was cool because they had like a 7 minute firework show

[@charlieeckert4321]

I think the idea of a ball drop may have come from Greenwich observatory. They drop a red ball at 1:00 pm so the ships in the harbor could co-ordinate their marine chronometers. They were essentially to calculating longitude.

[@celestegross6622]

The amazing thing is that the event staff & the city sanitation department has the entire area cleaned up by the next morning.

[@DaveM-FFB]

I've been in times square in NYC on New Year's Eve, but it was 48 years ago. Lots of excitement. One big party. FYI, fireworks displays in the USA are the biggest on July 4th.

[@tbd-5160]

The ball drop started in 1904 when the newspaper The New York Times opened their Manhattan office in Times Square One.

[@peterthompson8014]

Do you remember that one year they replaced the ball with a giant apple? That was hysterical. I want to say it was in the '80s but don't remember for sure.

[@Stepperg1]

On the 2nd watch the Rose Parade from Pasadena, Californa! It's grand!

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yep and Rose Parade this year is on Monday.

[@LancerX916]

Believe it or not, but all the lights in time square heat the area up pretty nicely. I have been there in Jan and I expected to be cold, but I had to unzip my jacket it was so warm.

[@Jana_7]

I honestly think that it was pretty tame between 2020-2022. The real fun was the years prior before the pandemic. We will see if it bounces back this year.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

No restrictions this year. It will be full capacity.

[@jacobpickering3057]

Hello from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[@davidsp5936]

They drop the confetti from the tops of the surounding buildings at 11:59. The updrafts of the urban canyon make the confetti go UP, at first. It finally makes it to street level at Midnight.

[@BTinSF]

You may not want to be there this year: 47°F WSW 8 mph Becoming partly cloudy after some evening rain. Areas of dense fog. Low 47F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

It's gonna be raining in San Diego too. I guess no fireworks right?

[@brandonaston2261]

I never really understood the ball drop as you can’t actually see it drop. It just sort of slowly lowers down a little then when the timer hits 1 it falls behind the tvs.

[@purpleclouds480]

Happy New Year! I watched this on TV but my friend was lucky enough to be there with her mom and I was super jealous. I also remember that New Year’s Eve 2021 at midnight someone proposed and EVERYONE even the people watching on TV (including me) had our hearts touched.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

I always like to look up the celebration in Sydney, Australia as they have great fire works over the water. Plus it is about 18 hours ahead of our celebration.

[@user-JR13]

the ball is the big round ball with the lights at the count down

[@utcnc7mm]

If I'm not mistaken they have that area sealed off and once your in if you leave for anything (like going to the bathroom, I hear there is none in Times Square) your not allowed back in. I work with a guy who went a few years back and that was his story.

[@SilvanaDil]

The fireworks are the other way -- out over the harbor and The Statue of Liberty.

[@jimjackson5544]

Times Square on New Years is just a massive Grope Fest!!!

[@lisafreeman5115]

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM FLORIDA!

[@trevorstephens9874]

While NYC and the ball drop is the most famous. Different city drop different things, like Bosie ID , drops a big potato and Tuson AZ, drops a big taco. There a many variations which can be seen by a simple KZbin or google search .

[@rosshoppus333]

Just experienced my first European New Year. Man… I thought the US loved fireworks 🎉 happy New Year everyone!

[@claregale9011]

Londons celebrations were very good . Sydney ,Australia was very good .

[@archivedchannel8797]

I hope you understand that Time Square can’t really set off such extravagant fireworks like they do in other places. While i think it’s quite a shame, it’s understandable since It’s super crowded there. Ash could fall on the people and the explosions could damage buildings

[@rosshoppus333]

@@archivedchannel8797 wasn’t in the US for New Year. I’m not European just is the Europe area for my first New Year. I am American……

[@christopherjunkins]

Trust me, we do. You should see the Macy's 4th of July spectacular, or any night at WDW's Magic Kingdom, certain nights for EPCOT (once the good shows return), or Disneyland.

[@jeankrewl6006]

Happy New Year to both of you! Made my year fabulous!

[@williamknipp2858]

Happy New Years to the both of you

[@desertdawn540]

Not enough money on the planet to get me to go to NYC on New Years Eve!

[@serj3564]

Did it once! Never again! Worst night of my life!

[@sallyintucson]

Too crowded and cold for me!

[@arrobrewer2730]

Not enough $$$$$ to get me to consider going to New York

[@CGDiscussion]

Happy New Year James and Millie

[@lorrainehalle2597]

Happy New year Beesleys🎉🎉🎉🥰

[@yugioht42]

Many KZbinrs are already in Times Square right now doing live streams. New York life vlog, James & Karla, Actionkid, walks on Wall Street, and lots of others. It’s a full place.

[@Andrew-Collet]

I always say just once in my lifetime I want to be in Times Square on New Years Eve. Just once is fine with me. I know it's not for the faint of heart as you have to be in the same spot for hours. But I also give a lot of credit to the New York sanitation department, as they clean up all of that confetti and trash within just a couple of hours and by morning you would never know a huge party just occurred there.

[@yaowsers77]

Lol once the ball comes down, that's it for the ball. And about 15 minutes after, the whole place clears out. Nothing's really open like shops. Maybe some restaurants and bars but it pretty much clears out. It's free to go but you can't bring a backpack, chair, or umbrella. I'm sure bathrooms are difficult too especially if you've got a spot picked out. You have to go pretty early to get a good spot.

[@1lowone]

Happy ( nearly) New Year to you both, that video was just a small example of what goes on there... All the major tv networks, and several others have their own broadcast with celebrities and musicians/bands. Also there are major fireworks, but they are set off nearer to Central Park and are difficult to see from Times Square proper. The confetti is dropped from many of the higher buildings in the 'square', many of the broadcasts do televise for an hour or more after midnight and show just how fast the crowd disperses afterwards and how fast the clean up begins, it is pretty amazing to see... I have only once attempted to see it in person back in the early '90's, we made it to Broadway but about 7 or 8 blocks North of famous intersection, but still saw more people than ever before in my life... As soon as it turned 12:00 we could see the fireworks further North and we headed elsewhere. Still, something everyone should try to experience at least once. Best wishes in the New Year!!

[@TreyM1609]

HAPPY NEW YEARS BEESLEYS!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!!!

[@yaboyastro69420]

YES DO THE 2023 one too please!!

[@rosemariediamond5948]

Wishing you all the best for the new year

[@countygraybeal6901]

Lol,this year I guess we are going to make an appearance. The Potato drop will be shown! Happy New Year!!

[@petertrabaris1629]

Happy New Year! Every city has its own special way to celebrate, but we all look to New York and the Ball Drop to mark the beginning of the New Year, then most people turn to focusing on their own New Year. The ball used to be much bigger, and, as I recall from my childhood, used to come all the way down to the ground. Now it is just that smaller ball dropping from above the clock. I usually watch the CNN party. Anderson Cooper hosts, and it is, I think, a much more fun experience that whatever network that was. Still, I am glad you got to see it. Blessings for a wonderful New Year!

[@elsk8tefan]

Lived in Manhattan for 20 years and three days that I picked up food and hid in my apartment were New Years Eve(transportation is unreliable, etc.) St. Paddy's Day( Lots of drunk people) and the 4th of July( I had an unobstructed view of the fireworks from my apartment or I could go up on the roof of my apartment)..

[@JeffBishop_KB3QMT]

We did Times Square going into 2004. It was a neat experience, but not one we would ever do again. Once was enough.

[@MichaelScheele]

The "ball" was the polygonal sphere that descended the pole while lit up during the countdown. The ball drop in Times Square (NYC) is probably the most well known New Year celebration in the US. It gets televised nationwide, time delayed west of the Eastern time zone. Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" is the signature song. Because of COVID, the crowd was much smaller in 2021. In previous years, it was standing room only for the locals and tourists. Many people have it as a "bucket list" activity. I haven't gone to NYC for this, but a friend of mine did. He spoke of how early you needed to arrive (Noon or earlier) to get a good spot. Other major cities in the US have their own ways of marking the end of the year and beginning of the new year. Las Vegas is reputed to have quite the display for New Year. Seattle has lights and fireworks from the Space Needle.

[@MrGlenspace]

When I went years ago it was a million people. This year warm but some rain. Last year crowds were still limited due to COVID.

[@manuelruen]

I can't believe the fact they claimed that ball had like 19 MILLION color variations! That's crazy 😮 I'm wondering how expensive that ball was! Happy New Year Day btw!

[@catherinefarrell197]

NYC has massive fireworks show as well but not in Times Sq. Down at the harbor. I lived there for 25 yes. went 1x to Times Sq. It was so cold out, but they did have lots of entertainment- live famous musicians & singers.

[@tommyc6066]

Happy New Year Beesleys! 🎉🎊🥂

[@BullCityRich]

The ball is constructed of Waterford crystal panels.

[@janp719]

The ball is made of Swarovski crystal. Different pattern each year. The ball goes down a needle on top of the building to activate the year number. Then confetti starts separately.

[@mzxeternal]

It's actually Waterford Crystal

[@janp719]

@@mzxeternal oops. That’s right.

[@MichelleA81]

Happy New Year 🎉🎊🥳🥂🤗

[@ogototgo]

Happy New Year ! One of the best fireworks displays is in Las Vegas.

[@Hillbilly001]

Happy New Year! Cheers from Tennessee

[@jsstars1]

Happy New Years 🎉🥳🎆

[@steventambon2588]

If you wanna see a wild USA New Year tradition, Philadelphia has the oldest folk celebration in the country called the Mummers and the string bands (look up quaker city string band) and "Fancies" are extravagant.

[@davidc1450]

This year should be better since restrictions have been lifted. As someone already, plan on standing for hours, no backpacks are allowed and....what do you do for a bathroom break? If you leave the holding area that you were waiting in, you won't be allow to re-enter.

[@marvinreyna6227]

Happy new year!! 🥳

[@brittanygidley1291]

i'm in florida and this happens all the time for us, we let off fireworks again this year as well.

[@cherylflam3250]

No, the ball doesn’t explode. It actually stays up all year round. Happy New Year !

[@TreyM1609]

Lol no this is America we load the ball with 50 tons of TNT and have it go off just to bring in a new year! Lol HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

[@MarkM58]

No it doesn't stay up all year. It is made of Waterford crystal and is taken down and apart. It will cleaned and reassembled for next year, unless the city decides to buy a new one. This one is about 4 years old now.

[@MiniAngelMom]

Happy New Year everyone, still waiting for the ball to drop here in the states, we have about 2 more hours EST.

[@RicardoRamirez-us7hf]

Happy New Year to both of you you could look at a few from the past years to see it all sort of. Be safe and have a lot of fun. May God bless you two for the new year that if not all at less most of your wishes come true.

[@debbylou5729]

The only night it’s safe to be in NYC. Amazing what a presence they are when it’s televised. All that criminal posturing just fades away

[@trevor3013]

You guys should react to the new Las Vegas Sphere. It looks crazy and is still finishing construction Also I find it crazy how many people watch the new york ball drop. Almost 2 billion a year I think.

[@tejida815]

Some other communities drop different items. The Key West area does an interesting one, a red shoe drop.

[@klb9142]

The ball dropped i4n the beginning of your video. When it landed the year was lit up with fireworks going off behind it. The ball slowly drops during the countdown. When it lands and the year lights up, you have ushered in the new year. Those with dates kiss to welcome the new year in.

[@davidsp5936]

The ball decends behind the light-up year sign.

[@user-JR13]

Happy New Year

[@mzxeternal]

Do 23, last year was still restricted a bit. Also fun fact, local New Yorkers generally steer clear of Times Square on NYE... It's more of a tourist thing generally. Gotta get there like 12 hours before, your hearded in pens like Cattle... And once youre in, there's no leaving for anything such as bathroom breaks, and booze is not allowed. Hard pass as a life long New Yorker lol. Happy New Years!

[@lockaby1]

you may be able to look it up on the net a little before midnight here tonight right now the time is 7:11pm so just shy of five hours from now! there is a lot of people there partying and having fun but there is also quite a few gets drunk and causes trouble

[@darksoul3579]

Happy new year everyone from Ottawa Canada

[@hermunkulus]

As a New Yorker, being in Times Square for the ball drop is not worth it. You need to get there early on because it gets PACKED. Not to mention the cold. Most of us are having New Year’s parties in our apartments . Its a much more enjoyable option.

[@cherylflam3250]

And bathrooms ? They just mentioned on TV that some people wear diapers . I’ll pass 😂

[@hermunkulus]

@@cherylflam3250 Correct. I’ve heard people literally wore diapers (maybe they were exaggerating, but the point stands). No way in hell I’m standing out there for hours on end. Drinks and pizza+snacks+games=best new years experience.

[@juliayoung537]

Love y'all but there's no way I would get in that mess 🤣 Happy New Year ❤️

[@johngerraughty]

I live half an hour away and it is something all New Yorkers stay far away from!

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

@@johngerraughty it's gonna be full capacity this year too.

[@johngerraughty]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I don't doubt that. It just will not be full of locals.

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

It's 10 degrees and raining in New York tonight.

[@jabbitt05]

The 'Ball' was the thing that disappeared behind the year.

[@zaffora]

It's free to go, but it is super crowded and once your there you can't leave. The ball does actually drop. The video you watched just showed the timer for some reason.

[@cjpreach]

Not my cup of tea. I'd never intentionally walk into this mess. But I hope all attendees had a safe and exciting evening.

[@sallyintucson]

Here in Tucson Arizona we have a giant taco drop. 😂🌵

[@b.slocumb7763]

Even if they had a ton of fireworks right there, you couldn’t really see them. For fireworks you really need to be by a body of water, not squeezed in between skyscrapers. Better to watch this on TV, but not whatever program this was. I think Ryan Seacrest has become the new Dick Clark so maybe watch the one he does.

[@karlamackey4675]

That's the only one I have ever watched. Still miss Dick Clark but Ryan Seacrest is fantastic! Hope y'all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳

[@ESUSAMEX]

The ball is all lights and it slides down a pole on top of the building and when the clock strikes midnight there is a 2022 that lights up. The confetti is thrown out the windows and off the roofs of the buildings in Times Square. Most years there are tons of confetti that cover the streets and all of it will be cleaned up by 6AM. Some years it brutally cold and some years it's not. Some years there is a lot of snow and some years there is not. Once you get into your spot, you cannot leave. You must get there early in the day and stand until after midnight.

[@SGlitz]

Happy New Year.

[@DHuckDesigns]

Happy New Years to you both and to your entire community! Hope everyone has a great one. I don't know if you seen but on that Planet Fitness stage at the first...they select people to be there to trigger the ball drop. They have a small version of the ball in front of them and at the 1 minute mark they press the ball down and that starts the drop. Also you should check out the clean up! You wouldn't believe how quickly they clean the mess up. It's insane.

[@jamesigorreilly979]

If your going to do New Years in New York , better start in August or even earlier to pay for a reservation for a hotel / motel room . Millions flock to this event and you must plan ahead ! And know the city laws because the jails are no joke if you get arrested there

[@RandomNY1234]

The Sanitation dept has that area cleaned up within about an hour after the ball drops. There are probably videos on KZbin of the process.

[@brianschaffer9220]

Happy New Year!

[@darrelbuccilli7795]

Happy New year you 2! :D

[@DCHoosier62]

The ball will be taken to a storage facility where it will be disassembled and redesigned every year. I believe they use Swarovski crystals every year. ❤

[@Hakuna65Matata]

Can't do fireworks in the middle of Times Square because of all the buildings surrounding the area. The Confetti is coming from the buildings that surround Times Square. The Building that holds the ball is One Times Square. The Ball has been dropped there since the 20s. The only time they didnt do it was 1944-45 because of WWII and they had blackouts during the war. If you want to experience it. YOU NEED TO BE THERE at like the Crack of Dawn. Once 10am est hits. The gates open up to the area and GO FIND THAT SPOT. Once your in that spot, YOU CAN NOT LEAVE until after 12am on the New Year. So good luck on getting a bathroom break and grabbing food

[@conniepelkey287]

The Ball which is on a pole/needle that slowly drops upon the start of the minute countdown or the timer which was shown in the video, at the ten second mark all start counting down the ball which is a big deal here in the US (why idk) however there's nothing too spectacular about the ball dropping other then it landing on the following year sign that lights up at midnight then confetti is launched from where I'm not sure but not from the ball itself. and no i have not personally been to the event but do watch it on the Television.

[@yugioht42]

That is the old New York Times newspaper building. Currently completely unoccupied but turned into a massive advertising space on the outside. The New York Times building is actually on newspaper row in the lower east side far away from there. Just time and rents change so they moved. The ball drops at a certain rate and is replaced every few years but mostly the panels are changed every year to replace the LED panels and put in real crystals that shimmer. The angle is so that when that ball taps bottom on the pole it disappears from view but it’s still there just it sits there for another year and fixed up again the next year. The building is checked a few months before to make sure it can handle weight. And the usual happens. Tradition you know.

[@jerzeyguy71]

This year 2022 its 50 about 20 miles outside NYC for me, for overcast, drizzling.. the Confetti comes from ppl in the buildings surrounding, and made by the city so its easily disappears with rain and such. the ball is an expensive ball, and drops from the top of the times square building.. Have just under an hour for me for new year! the times square/NYC ball drop seems so simple when seeing all the other countries/major cities celebrations! You have to get there early, no alcohol and no chairs, no umbrellas, no large bags, if you leave to go pee, you might not be able to be let back in.not worth it, TV makes it seems so much more special, and if you are there, I doubt you can see anything the TV is doing.

[@debbiecantwell7739]

The ball is made of Sworovski crystals.

[@DelaHorror]

You should react to Miami’s way of celebrating its really cool

[@annepryor9169]

They were expecting one million people this year.

[@yourHandleShouldBeAtLeast3...]

2:45 start the video over that big glowing thing ontop the clock....

[@christianoliver3572]

Watch this on TV but don't go there in person. Just don't. You're trapped for several hours and stacked together so tight that it can be hard to breathe. And that liquid on the ground or maybe on the back or front of your pants.... Most likely started out in someone else's pants. Seriously. Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street in New Orleans smelled better than NYE in Times Square. And that's sayin' something

[@glowormrdr6183]

Ha, you're probably asleep already, but it's not even 11pm in L.A. and pouring rain for hours: first time in my 64 yrs no hours of fireworks exploding all evening. Happy New Year, Beesleys! There's a saying "It never rains on the Rose Parade", and it's true; the rain will stop in time but will resume AFTER the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl. 'No idea if you know what I'm talking about, but stay warm, kids.

[@RandomNY1234]

The only way to have a good time nowadays is getting a Hotel room that overlooks Times Square and watch the ball drop that way and have a party. In the street you have to get there hours and hours early. The people are cattled together, and if you need to go to loo you will lose your spot. Plus there hasn't been alcohol allowed for a few years now.

[@lindacarroll6896]

You should try to find one of the really old ones.

[@sugarspice1689]

Happy new year 🥳🎊 they don't have fireworks in time square but they have fireworks in other area down the harbor near the river where there are more open space. I think it's not feasible to have fireworks with high rise buildings