Fireworks and drones shine above Space Needle as New Year’s crowds return
Seattle celebrated the start of 2023 with fireworks, a light show, and, for the first time in a New Year’s celebration, a drone display around the Space Needle. The event was the first in-person New Year’s celebration at Seattle Center since 2019.
For the 10th consecutive year, Space Needle’s exclusive partner, T-Mobile, sponsored the West Coast’s premier New Year’s Eve celebration.
As the clock struck midnight to ring in 2023, the beloved New Year’s celebration featured drone light formations in the Seattle skies that added more expression and color to one of the world’s largest structurally launched firework displays.
Sky Elements, a Texas-based drone light show company, launched the drones during the show, creating formations designed to complement the fireworks and light displays.
The captivating drone formations — with 200 drones designed to integrate with the fireworks and light displays being launched and projected off the Space Needle — will fly between 200 and 600 feet above the ground, directly north of the Space Needle.
“We love to see the crowds come out and just enjoy the spectacle. There’s nothing like seeing it in person, fireworks exploding off the needle, lights exploding, and then this year of course drones flying as tall as the Space Needle right next to it in those formations,” said Randy Coté, chief marketing officer at the Space Needle.
“It’s our 31st New Year’s at the Needle so we’re going into that fourth decade of the celebration, and the Space Needle stands for innovation and forward-thinking, so drones perfectly align with that,” Coté said.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/iLGgW09mYlw
- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fireworks-drones-shine-above-space-needle-as-new-years-crowds-return/
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