Prior to the first ball drop, Ochs had held a fireworks ... strobes and computer controls. Now there's LED lighting systems and outer crystal panels. The panels, which are manufactured by ...

Narrator: The New Year's Eve ball drop started over 100 years ago ... contains 2,688 Waterford crystals, and 32,256 LED lights. It's the largest crystal ball in the world. It can produce 16 ...

Watch the New Year's Eve ball drop with ... The crystal New Year’s Eve Ball, meanwhile, was introduced in 1999 to welcome the new millennium. Modern LED technology replaced light bulbs in ...

Who's performing at the 2025 Times Square ball drop ... is adorned with 2,688 crystal triangles bolted to 672 LED modules. In total, the ball is lit up with 32,256 LED lights.

It’s nearly time for the world-renowned Times Square ball drop to ring in the New ... It is comprised of 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles bolted to 672 LED modules, according to the official ...

Started in 1907, New York City’s Times Square Ball Drop ... with 2,688 crystal triangles and measuring 12 feet in diameter. It weighs 11,875 pounds with has more than 32,000 LED lights.

On the evening of Dec. 31, as in many years past, millions of people around the world will stop what they're doing to watch a 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball ... light bulbs were replaced with ...

In contrast, today's ball is made with crystal ... it had 32,256 LED lights and displayed 16 million vibrant colors. 2021's ball drop was also scaled back, only allowing 15,000 spectators in ...

New York City’s Times Square Ball Drop ... 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles with intricate patterns symbolizing unity and celebration. 32,256 LED lights capable of displaying 16 million ...