The night sky sparkled at midnight as more than 80,000 fireworks exploded over Las Vegas, welcoming the new year — and the new decade.
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The Fremont Street Experience on Thursday offered a sneak peek at a $32 million upgrade to its electrified Viva Vision canopy, the largest single video screen in the world, before its official rollout on New Year’s Eve.
America’s Party 2020, which also coincides with the extravaganza’s 20th anniversary, has a theme of “The Big 20.”
The $32 million in renovations on the Fremont Street Experience’s Viva Vision canopy are set to debut on New Year’s Eve during the “America’s Party Downtown” event.
An expected crowd of 375,000 people brought in the new year Vegas style, with 80,000 fireworks launching into the 2019 sky against a brisk breeze that nearly stopped the party before it started.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, with former mayor Oscar Goodman right over her shoulder, was on hand to lead revelers in welcoming the new year at the 3rd Street Stage under the canopy at the Fremont Street Experience on New Year’s Eve.
The Review-Journal’s Aaron Drawhorn talks to revelers near the Bellagio Fountains as they gather to celebrate the New Year in Las Vegas.
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