The ball is 12 feet in diameter with over 2600 crystal panels. It weights over 11,000 pounds.
There will be tests for thee ball and the confetti this week to make sure everything goes smoothly when we ring in2023;. The day is a chance for people to write down hurdles, frustrations, and anything negative they wish to leave behind in 2022.
Time Square's website says that once guests write their thoughts down, they will travel through a small obstacle course and break through a finish line. The confetti test will be held on Thursday and the ball test will be held on Friday, just one day before the classic New Year's Eve celebration.
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