- 8.5 tons of fireworks
- 18 shipping containers of equipment
- Cost to Sydney: $5.78 million
- Money it brings in to Sydney's economy: $133 million
- Expected attendance: 1.6 million people
- Expected worldwide viewing audience: 1+ billion people
- Individual pyrotechnic effects: 100,000
- Length of midnight display: approximately 12 minutes
About 3.5 hours away from us on New Year's Eve, Sydney will be staging a stupendous display of fireworks, with a show at 9 pm for families and one at midnight to usher in 2019. Sydney's world-famous fireworks for the new year began in 1976, and the displays have grown in size and popularity. This year's show will be one of the largest and most technically advanced in the world. Just looking at the numbers is impressive: Given that the big event only lasts about 12 minutes, I'll be staying comfortably at home this year and watching it on TV. Happy New Year, everyone!
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Diane
12/29/2018 09:13:18 am
LOL, exactly where I spend New Year’s Eve - comfortably at home. In over 35 years I have avoided the Washington DC 🧨 event because the introvert in me can not imagine being with all those people. May you have a happy, healthy 2019!
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Rose
12/29/2018 01:00:59 pm
Thanks, Diane. I wish you the very best for 2019!
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