LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Thousands of people were on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas to celebrate the birth of the new year.
A massive fireworks show began at midnight. The 8-minute show is produced by Fireworks by Grucci.
According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, more than 318,000 visitors are in Las Vegas for New Year's Eve.
Visitors to the city are expected to spend a little more than $240 million and 97 percent of the total rooms were reserved well before the big day.
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13 Action News is on the Strip and Fremont Street.
Talk about timing, check out the amazing view some lucky travelers enjoyed while flying out of @LASairport as 2019 rolled in. Happy New Year #VegasNYE pic.twitter.com/Dq5oGL7PJ4
— McCarran Airport (@LASairport) January 1, 2019
2019!!!! #VegasNYE @KTNV pic.twitter.com/VF8tyQFx58
— Dayna Roselli (@DaynaRoselli) January 1, 2019
#FremontStreetExperience WOW! @KTNV #VegasNYE #AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/Eggowr1Fh7
— Alicia Pattillo (@aliciapattillo) January 1, 2019
Werk!! @Joe_Bartels warming up by dancing at @PBRRockBar 🕺🏻Hey, meet our new friends!!! 🥳 @KTNV #VegasNYE #AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/zFxpcDoKVf
— Dayna Roselli (@DaynaRoselli) January 1, 2019
Look at that crowd outside @PBRRockBar with us tonight! #VegasNYE #AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/HFrviVrNf2
— Carla N. Wade (@CarlaNWade) January 1, 2019
🎉🎊It’s going DOWN here at #FremontStreetExperience! #2019 is almost here! @KTNV #VegasNYE#AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/PSeXfN9dY0
— Alicia Pattillo (@aliciapattillo) January 1, 2019
HAPPY NYE from 4500 ft over the Las Vegas strip. #VegasNYE. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/YfA47MSkwo
— Chopper13 (@KTNVChopper13) January 1, 2019
Winds speeds look good so far from our fireworks command post @RioVegas. We are on track to launch #AmericasParty on the Las Vegas Strip at midnight. Keep your fingers crossed, #Vegas! #NYE2019 pic.twitter.com/BZtU9pytMd
— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) January 1, 2019
Getting busier! And colder. 🥶 @KTNV #VegasNYE #AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/AR8wEbYpaJ
— Dayna Roselli (@DaynaRoselli) January 1, 2019
Yes, I have a #clock on my head. It’s called a clock-hat 🙃 We are counting down to #2019 literally @KTNV #VegasNYE#AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/wdF4sOXdUd
— Alicia Pattillo (@aliciapattillo) January 1, 2019
#2019 here we come! @KTNV #VegasNYE#AmericasParty2019 pic.twitter.com/0Ub6zy0IvQ
— Alicia Pattillo (@aliciapattillo) January 1, 2019
#AmericasPartyDowntown is just getting started! Officials are expecting over 40,000 people tonight here at the #FremontStreetExperience! #VegasNYE#AmericasParty2019 @KTNV pic.twitter.com/60P905vpDq
— Alicia Pattillo (@aliciapattillo) January 1, 2019
#LVMPD officers on duty on the Strip. Pedestrian traffic is fairly light at the moment. #NYEwithLVMPD #VegasNYE #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/fukWOGQ3Lc
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) January 1, 2019
Our cops are on post for #NYE2019 #VegasNYE. Sgt Church and his squad from @LVMPDNWAC are trying to keep warm. #NYEwithLVMPD pic.twitter.com/0Xp9Lytf2u
— LVMPD PIO Sgt (@LVMPDPIOSgt) January 1, 2019
