DENVER, COĭenver residents also scaled down New Year’s Eve celebrations Thursday.Ĭoronavirus concerns meant no crowded restaurants or bars, and even fireworks weren’t set off downtown.īut those roughly 30 miles south of the city in Castle Rock were able to enjoy a big display to welcome 2021, NewsNation affiliate KDVR reported.So what does it take to pull off this yearly feat? It all starts with a pair of production trucks-the Titan-60-foot Triple Expando mobile production unit and Maverick-40-foot Single Expando mobile production unit from All Mobile Video. Officers warned the people would be cited or arrested if they didn’t comply with the health order. Police added extra patrols in areas where people normally gather, such as the Embarcadero, the Market Street Corridor and Union Square. The city’s Rec and Park Department also turned off the holiday lights exhibit in Golden Gate Park to discourage crowds. San Francisco public safety officials reminded residents that big parties held for past New Year’s Eve celebrations were not allowed in order to keep hospitals from being overrun with COVID-19 patients. Large crowds usually fill the city’s streets to watch the annual fireworks show, but the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, NewsNation affiliate KRON reported. Las Vegas police said they too were unable to estimate what the turnout might be but guessed it could be as many as 200,000.įor some San Francisco residents, 2020 went out with a whimper instead of a bang. The fireworks show was canceled, replaced by a virtual celebration, implosion of a “2020” sign and a pyrotechnic show 15 minutes before midnight on The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority would not forecast what visitor numbers or room occupancy might be this year, with casinos-resorts limited to 25% capacity and public gatherings capped at 50 people. Typically, New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest parties Las Vegas sees all year, with more than 330,000 revelers, almost all hotel rooms booked and hundreds of millions of dollars pumped into the local economy.īut this year, New Year’s Eve was scaled down. “Everyone, I think, is taking it seriously,” Bah said.
Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)īut with most of the clubs still closed, live entertainment canceled and a signature fireworks show scuttled, they weren’t sure how they would spend the rest of their evening, but both said they felt safe and had seen few people not wearing masks.
1, 2020 file photo, fireworks for New Year’s Eve erupt over the Strip as viewed from the VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub & Lounge at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on in Las Vegas.
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