Final year for the current New Year's Eve ball in Times Square

[@ninerlives]

Oh so it will be replaced by one that can show ads.

[@ChonkyCats]

Lol Hi Josh!

[@OwenLester]

Heyo Josh! Hope Mi-ke is doing well! Also, probably lol

[@coopa_troopa0192]

YOOO! hello. glad Mi-Ke is doing good

[@BlueThunderboltsiren]

​@@OwenLester aye didn't expect another siren enthusiast here.

[@jadenmuniz8817]

Okay. Let’s wait til next year and see if you’re right.

[@SnarAphid]

Gosh as I get older it seems the years go by fast

[@ManChan-w5p]

This is all a figment of your imagination. Time is just timeless.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

I don’t want to get older too for me it’s sad I want time to just slow down:(

[@Joseph-gt7en]

@@SnarAphid I’m going to be 32 I want to be 21 again:(

[@justmejenny7986]

They certainly do.

[@SaveTheFuture94]

This decade has flown by! 2019 felt longer than last 5 years combined.

[@AnthonySnoddy2004]

This is the 5th Ball; it’s a larger version of the original 5th ball which was designed in 2008. The 4th ball was used only 7 years (2000-2007) The 3rd was used for 33 years (1955-1998) The 2nd was used for 35 years (1920-1955) The original was in use from 1904-1920

[@anonymoususer19]

Thank you, made a whole thing about it and couldn’t even tell us the age, who makes these scripts?

[@marklynch8781]

So was the "big apple" simply a bulb change on the 3rd ball?

[@ChonkyCats]

I never realized there where different balls 😂

[@thenotorious7113]

Comment was more insightful than the report.

[@AnthonySnoddy2004]

@@anonymoususer19makes me want to be a news reporter now 😂

[@frederikbeelen459]

It's sad to see this beautiful, current ball go, but I'm excited to see the next one. But I'm also slightly worried it won't be as cool as the current ball...

[@jeromebullard6123]

It’s gonna be a huge pentagram.

[@NavDDG54]

It will be "digitally immersive" meaning they can show ads on it. We've traded this majestic ball, for a billboard

[@Tigerfan31200]

I remember New Years 2000 a start to a whole new millennium! 🎉

[@Joseph-gt7en]

@@Tigerfan31200 I have to bittersweet tell you I get emotional around this time we are closer to 2030 then we would have ever imagined:(

[@Tigerfan31200]

@ time sure does fly by when you’re having fun. At least that’s how the saying goes anyway.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

@@Tigerfan31200 If anyone has anxiety and is not going to Times Square just make sure you do it safely:)

[@Tigerfan31200]

@@Joseph-gt7en I won’t be in Times Square, thank goodness..midwestern here so I don’t have to worry about that. 😅

[@floydsemlow8253]

​@@Tigerfan31200I agree I would never go up there for that crap. Ohio resident here. God bless America !

[@ajstudios9210]

Nooo! I don't want to see it retire.🥺

[@kutter_ttl6786]

It's part of the tradition. They've had 7 balls since the first drop in 1904.

[@ShadowBrosPictures]

Me too! This took me by surprise, I can't believe....

[@Pearloryx]

Dude they meant that the new ball design will be replaced it doesn’t mean that the ball drop will be removed

[@Khaleef09-Rose]

Unfortunately it won't last forever 😔 we're going to miss that iconic ball of 2000

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Leave well enuff alone

[@darkjanggo]

0:49 "The singer, _Pitball"..._

[@Newgodlove]

Lol

[@SunnyHoneyBear]

I was literally looking for this comment. I laughed so hard

[@brendanflannigan7167]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln]

ROFL😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bammer2001]

It's supposed to be The singer *PITBULL.*

[@ShadowBrosPictures]

This took me by surprise, I can't believe it's going.

[@stonerrocky]

@ :50 The singer "Pit BALL??" I guess the reporter got too excited waiting for the BULL to drop!

[@bikeny]

At least the closed captioning got it right.

[@GlamrockFoxy]

So we’re going from an Analog New Years Ball to a Digital one

[@aubreypassey6086]

Yep, everything is digital now, welcome to the 21st century.

[@SWMOWoodsman]

@@aubreypassey6086But it doesn’t have to be. Keep the lameness of digital out as much as possible.

[@aubreypassey6086]

@ Hahahahah 😂😂😂😂😂get with times sweet pea, or get made fun of. The world will always be advancing like or not.

[@FDHUEDHHDH76712]

This scared the crap outta me. I thought this was the LAST TIME. thank God they'll still have it.

[@RickyPaquiot284]

*Rest in peace to the crystal ball.*

[@joermnyc]

Fun fact: they replace a few of the crystal panels every year so the ball has several years of designs on it.

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Wow, time sure does fly.

[@brodiger]

That sucks. The ball is gonna be gone. That ball was my childhood every time when I watch the newsy ball drop, but hopefully the new one will be as good as the old one. I can’t wait to watch the ball drop. That’s the main reason why I watch the New Year’s Eve celebration

[@michaeloptv]

They replace it every so often. This one is being retired after 17 years.

[@brodiger]

@ oh OK well, that makes sense. At least they’re replacing it since they’ve used the old one for 17 years. I think it’s great that they’re still doing the ball drop since it’s tomorrow night.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

Let’s enjoy today and this minute it’s the 28th we still have Saturday and Sunday to enjoy 2024;)

[@botmsj]

I reckon the next one will be a mini Las Vegas sphere.

[@davidslife989]

That's...not a bad guess! It'd be interesting if that's true!

[@Fraangipani]

It's true. That exactly what the next ball is going to be. ​@@davidslife989

[@buggyvon327]

thats the most accurate guess for sure

[@michaeloptv]

Pretty much 💯 accurate

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

Are all of you professional journalists regarded? HOW OLD IS THE BALL WHICH IS RETIRING. THATS THE QUESTION PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW

[@Gr8Incarnate]

You're really bored aren't you?

[@ManChan-w5p]

Age is just a number.

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

@Gr8Incarnate I'm mad these people make a upper middle class wage for telling stories yet cannot even tell stories right. Meanwhile millions of us rot while working 5x as hard.

[@juliethompson8685]

Mmmmmmmm okay?! Wait, what??😊

[@coreyh5989]

Like it's the only thing that should come out of their mouths. How many estimated people have watched THAT ball, how many nye's...etc. I mean come on.

[@ChonkyCats]

Lol so the ball will essentially be a bunch of tablets playing random stuff as the ball drops

[@Black_hole5]

It's probably gonna look like the sphere in LV just obviously way more smaller

[@bjakfalvy]

why everything needs to be digitalized???

[@PearlUniverse16]

Because we are advancing as a civilization

[@aubreypassey6086]

Welcome to the 21st century.

[@J.a.V.a.n.c.e]

Your living in the future

[@cheezysheen2984]

@PearlUniverse16it’s so stale. Everything these days is a screen. I’d argue that we are degreasing

[@aubreypassey6086]

@@J.a.V.a.n.c.eYou’re

[@tomo8940]

Goodnight sweet Prince.

[@marklynch8781]

A great celebration, amazing how fancy this ball is now, and even more so with the new one.

[@Chilli2921]

I was watching the whole video and waiting for someone to tell me what year that the current ball was put up there?

[@iFryTube]

When you're old enough to remember when this new ball was introduced and how they made it sound like 200 years from now that exact ball would still be used due to how advanced/expensive it is.

[@RabidLeroy]

And we wish all the best for the successor in 2026. Thank you Crystal studded ball for captivating NYC.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

Here is one we can’t look at tomorrow we have to be thankful that we are here today may God Bless anyone who reads this I send nothing but love ❤️:)

[@SarahWalker-rn5cj]

Happy new years🎉

[@MilesRobinson2001]

Man time is really flying! I swear man as the years go by!

[@s.a.m.6551]

Happy New Year 2025!

[@evelynlebron8037]

Happy new year to all my family and friends 2025❤❤❤

[@SofiaPreCure]

I'm going to miss the New Years Eve ball thingy, but that's okay we are getting ready!

[@lindas9550]

The new ball might be gorgeous but you just won't be the same without that one

[@makalism]

How come a crystal ball gets to retire more easily than most Americans

[@lyrichardeman5779]

I’m going to miss you

[@marinadela1361]

Will always remember this iconic ball.

[@jamesmoran8294]

"Digitally interactive" It's not a smart board, it's the damn New Year's Eve ball. Don't reinvent the wheel.

[@pixelverse48]

I guess this is the end of an era

[@ForwardFury]

"digitally interactive" means it's going to be used as another brand billboard

[@ReaganPocock625]

Bro I’m so excited I got my tv ready to watch it

[@ThePokerPilot]

I guess this will be the last year where the ball itself does not display any ads. It was a good run.

[@harrison1248]

It is quite iconic😄😄

[@danielacorbacho3209]

We didn’t really close the book we left it open and get ready for 2025

[@jamestropicals8262]

How will be the 2026 ball drop be then?

[@Joseph-gt7en]

@@jamestropicals8262 Don’t rush it let’s get through 2025 first cause I know it will go just as fast:(

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@Joseph-gt7en fr tho, now it’s just going day after day after day. Too fast

[@maximopadula4787]

Probably the same but with a different ball

[@Joseph-gt7en]

@@jamestropicals8262 Thank you it’s obvious just a different ball and the old one gets stored for nostalgia;)

[@davidw4781]

I am asking the same question.

[@jenhasken]

Maybe I’m old fashioned but “digitally interactive” doesn’t appeal to me. I loved the old balls that were just pinpoints of white crystal light….beautiful.

[@thecalamitysanta6927]

The next ball is going to be oversimplified…

[@Joseph-gt7en]

I do not like how fast time is going I want to stop it 😢

[@kairi4640]

Kinda a shame to see the triforce ball retire. Just found out it was created year I graduated high school. Hard to believe it's been around for 16 years.

[@Nelsea7190]

send it off with an actual ball drop. calculate its mass and highest point off its base. time it perfectly to midnight. leave it at the very top of the tower and when the timing is right, just release it into a true gravity free fall. probably should reinforce the base a bit more but it will make great send off!

[@monopolygamer3rd]

Im pretty sure this version of the ball was made in 2007 or mid 1990s

[@josemanuel-mb6xs]

Its first year was 2008-2009. 2024-2025 will be it's final year. That's sad. I really like this ball.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

RIP 🪦 to this ball you put it an awesome run as a new one comes in year you also get to bittersweet retire with it after all that hard work of bringing in every one since the year 1904 before my time on this earth thank you let’s see what will stay the same in 2025 and what will bittersweet change;)

[@RareSun]

When was this specific ball’s first appearance?

[@MPInflatesBalloons]

2008-2009

[@NigelBrown-it4pw]

December 31st 2008

[@whyme3772]

@NigelBrown-it4pwOnly 2008? I was thinking 2000 or something.

[@buggyvon327]

@@whyme3772 yep it has been in use for 16 years now

[@Bammer2001]

For a second, I was thinking NYC would not drop another light ball after this one, but nope. They'll just have a different light ball.

[@Joseph-gt7en]

Also the reality is when something gets old it really isn’t safe anymore it’s time to retire also so no one gets hurt:)

[@Josb_Bluebird2143]

Never thought I’d see the day it was retired.

[@DJBigNicky]

They need to bring back the Apple shaped ball from the 80s

[@Therealmathiasurbina]

I got it I thought is the last new year's eve ball drop forever

[@BB_Sebring]

“Digitally Interactive”, so basically a spherical screen so Kia or other brands can place their logo on the ball? How tacky, it’s just to make more money of selling ads as if New Years and Christmas wasn’t commercialized enough

[@whoisthisnoyes]

My first new year was in 2011 (im 14 rn) so im really going to grow up watching these years go by huh? Im just thinking about how in 2030 somewhere in some time period ill be like “man this was ___ ago i cant believe it…”

[@buggyvon327]

bro was born in 2011 you are not real💀

[@whoisthisnoyes]

@ immature much?

[@Jplace498]

@@buggyvon327 Ok so i was born in 2013 anything wrong with that

[@SadYankeesFan]

"the singer pitball" 😂

[@DBONPC]

We all heard him call Pitbull Pitball

[@AMtheAlmostAce]

That's indirect misnaming.

[@josearellano203]

Well then, the next one for the 2025-2026 ball drop sounds good. I enjoy the new year as my favorite holiday.

[@floydsemlow8253]

All these other countries have extravagant New Year's Eve set offs and celebration. What does America have? An LED ball drop😂

[@ItzAwsomeWasTaken]

That’s New York, if you look at all the other states inside of the U.S there are extravagant firework shows everywhere.

[@ecoRfan]

Over 2500 crystals and over 32000 LED’s. This was the first LED Times Square ball and is 17 years old.

[@ul7185]

Here Comes 2025!

[@bighand1530]

2 days left till 2025!

[@camron9058]

I hope the new ball is similar to the last Vegas sphere with its multitude of vibrant colors. (I’m hoping that they don’t advertise on the new ball)

[@aviationfan2637]

And until last year, it was an Irish company (Waterford Crystal) that made the crystals

[@ryanhammond9044]

Happy new year

[@ryanhammond9044]

From the east coast

[@Beartallica86]

The singer, Pit-Ball 😂

[@RedHorse86]

At least it will be stored as an American artifact.

[@georgieippolito9924]

Bring back the old one with the spinning glass triangle crystals on it! Put new lighting inside thats all

[@majorencore1696]

Why is it being replaced? Is it really necessary?

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

How many different balls have they had throughout the ball drop's history and did they save any of the previous ones to display in a museum or something?

[@wheresthetreasurechamber760]

What a shame, I thought the ball was retiring forever.

[@aspieangel1988]

No more ball? 😢 why are they doing this to us. New years won’t be the same after this.

[@itsreeyah]

No? It's getting replaced by a new ball, just like how the soon-to-be retired ball replaced the older ball back in the late 2000s.

[@M4N14C4L]

Maybe it's because of that mango maniac being the new leader of the us

[@garryej]

So, let me understand. 2025 "officially" arrives at midnight Eastern Time (US)? And nowhere else?

[@ashcowder5971]

This is likely to be the last year for a LOT of things.

[@ProjectCovenant]

Who is pitball?

[@dontgetyourfeelingsinatwist]

What is the point? To replace it with newflanged nonsense? If it's not broken, don't replace it.

[@ChenryYeo]

1:30 this ball was born on my birthday

[@ojjo32106]

I thought it was completely permanent. They even call it the "permanent Big Ball", which stays all-year long.

[@douglasdennett4583]

This viewer loves the idea of World Class Jazz & Pop Vocalist +Songwriter - Ms. Angelina Jordan - To Perform on News Years Eve.!!! Must Hear her new Jazzy song "Bad Valentine" Piano Diaries Above OMG.!!! - Yes.!!! DD.

[@richardharepax123]

Sadly the odds are to great for it to stuck just before the end but that would be cool if it did

[@LucasEB22]

Rip 😢

[@Nope-z2m]

New Yorker do love that ball 😉

[@World-friends]

The Glowing Ball Or Sixth Ball Coming To Welcoming The Year 2026.

[@OhLookItsJonBoy]

great, so it can be replaced by a digital paneled ball that short circuits when it rains

[@DarkSide360-0]

what ball is it going to be for 2025?

[@NavDDG54]

One that is "digitally immersive" meaning ads, it will be a round billboard

[@iO-Sci]

The ball is very serene, but the new triangle New Year's Eve type of ball maybe will be serene and nice :) 공은 매우 고요하지만, 새로운 삼각형 새해 전야 유형의 공은 아마도 조용하고 좋을 것입니다 :)

[@Zacheryalderton-d6k]

Final season

[@brettbassham6166]

Last ball drop attended by singer Pit Bull, his nephew Pin Ball will be there too!!

[@claytech]

PIT BALL?

[@rg8152]

I miss the Apple 🍎 shaped one. Hah, at this rate the next one will be Apple shaped-as in 

[@makotonarukami7468]

Can't wait for the cringe moments when spanish presenters say "Viva Puerto Rico", "Viva Venezuela", "Viva Mexico".

[@Ep347]

0:49 "The singer Pitball" ????

[@totigerus]

0:49 "The singer Pitball" wtf?

[@josephbennett3482]

I know right 😂

[@OmegaChrisRBX]

Rip fifth ball 🫡

[@brendanflannigan7167]

Farewell to the crystal ball

[@_IMNNO]

Bro, Mr. Worldwide 🌎 was there? 😂

[@EddieStarr]

I’m soo over this ball, it needs to be a SPHERE like Super Screen that represents technology, 6 tons now a days could maker it a super major beast , give up the old and celebrate the new, throw the old away and adopt a new one, it’s time for 2025 to be 2025.

[@soupdawg]

is this satire?

[@wasabiwasabi9991]

1:16 : Statements spoken as questions final boss 😱

[@Redvelvetkay]

He called him pitball😂😂