NYC NYE COUNTDOWN IS ON!!! Ball Prep Finishing Touches

This year's ball to bring in 2024 is especially impressive it's 12 feet in diameter, weighs a whopping 11,875 pounds and comes filled with crystals and lights.

The Times Square New Year's Eve ball i Getty In fact, the ball this year has 2,688 crystal triangles, varying in size and illuminated with 32,256 LED lights in colors of red, blue, white and green.

Of course, there's gonna be tens of thousands of people packed into Times Square for Sunday night's big event so to make sure everyone can see, the ball is perched super high.