Times Square New Year’s Eve Unveils Wishing Wall, Welcoming Public to Write Their Wish for 2024 on Official Event Confetti

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Episode Transcript

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In anticipation of the forthcoming New Year's Eve
celebrations, the Times Square Alliance and Countdown
Entertainment Co, organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve,
along with presenting sponsor Planet Fitness, today unveiled
the New Year's Eve Wishing Wall,the premier global attraction to
visit in the lead up to New Year's Eve.
This unique feature gives peoplefrom around the world a personal

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opportunity to be a part of the New Year's Eve festivities in
Times Square by writing their wishes for the upcoming year on
pieces of confetti that will be released at midnight on New
Year's Eve. The New Year offers individuals
the chance to embrace the promise of a fresh start, said
Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance.
As revellers and families and friends watching on TV embark on

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a new year together, the confetti showering Times Square
symbolizes the dawn of renewed hope as individuals not only
reflect on their past but also look forward to new achievements
in the year ahead. The Wishing Wall is a unique
tradition that offers everyone from around the globe a
wonderful opportunity to expresstheir hopes and dreams for the
New Year, said Jeffrey Strauss, President of Countdown

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Entertainment. And at midnight these wishes
become part of the magic of the New Year's Eve celebration as a
Blizzard of colorful confetti fills the sky in Times Square at
Planet Fitness. Our wish for 2024 is that
everyone puts their health and Wellness 1st, and we welcome you
to experience that feeling a BigFitness Energy TM after a great

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workout in the Judgment Free Zone, stated Jamie Medeiros,
Chief Brand Officer at Planet Fitness.
Times Square is the most iconic and exciting place to be to ring
in the New Year, and there's nothing better than positive
energy and heartfelt wishes cascading from the New York sky
at midnight. For people visiting Times Square
in person, the Wishing Wall willbe located on the Times Square's

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Broadway plazas between 45th and47th streets every day until
December 29th, from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
It will not be available on Christmas Day, December 25th as
in years past. You can also submit your wish
virtually to participate online.Your confetti wish can be shared

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at the Times Square New Year's Eve Virtual Wishing Wall,
www.tsq.org/wish or on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag
#confetti Wish. Additionally, as the presenting
sponsor of the celebration, Planet Fitness will collect
Wishes at www.planetfitness.com/confetti

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Wishes. Each wish, collected before
December 29th via the Wishing Wall in Times Square or
submitted online before December28th, will be printed on a piece
of confetti and become part of the 3000 lbs of confetti
released at midnight in Times Square on New Year's Eve.
Any wishes submitted online after December 28th will be

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printed for the New Year's Eve celebration on December 31st of
the following year. The highly anticipated
festivities will be broadcast for television and Internet
audiences and will include an immersive virtual experience
from One Times Square, home of the iconic New Year's Eve ball
drop celebration. Through the VNY app and website,

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people from across the globe canexplore the virtual world of
Times Square, play games and live stream New Year's Eve
celebrations in Times Square around the world and even from
the NASA Space station about Times Square New Year's Eve.
The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are the
organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve.
The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times

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Square so that it retains the energy, edge and distinctiveness
that have made it an icon of entertainment, culture, and
urban life. Countdown Entertainment
represents the owners of One Times Square and the New Year's
Eve Ball. For more information about Times
Square New Year's Eve, visit www.timessquarenyc.org.

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To join the Times Square New Year's Eve conversation on
Twitter, follow Hashtag Ball Drop Times Square Alliance like
on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/timessquare
NYC. Follow on Twitter
https://twitter.com/timessquareNYCFollow on Instagram

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http://instagram.com/timessquareNYC about Planet Fitness Founded
in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest
and fastest growing franchisers and operators of fitness centers
in the world by number of members and locations.

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As of September 30th, 2023, Planet Fitness had more than
18.5 million members and 2498 stores in 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and
Australia. The company's mission is to
enhance people's lives by providing a high quality fitness

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experience in a welcoming, non intimidating environment which
we call the Judgment Free Zone. More than 90% of Planet Fitness
stores are owned and operated byindependent business men and
women.