Space Needle cancels New Year’s fireworks for strong winds
Jan 1, 2020, 12:45 AM | Updated: 8:13 am
This is what it would have looked like had there been a fireworks show at midnight. (MyNorthwest file photo)
(MyNorthwest file photo)
The Space Needle team warned Seattleites that strong winds on Tuesday could force a cancellation of the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show. As the clock struck 12 a.m., a light show serving as a backup alternative kicked off without even the slightest explosion.
Appropriately, maybe, the light show ended after 12 minutes on Justin Bieber’s “Sorry.” Coincidentally (or not), the pop star will be in Seattle in May to kick off his 2020 tour.
The Space Needle tweeted that it would consider a fireworks show at 2 a.m. if the winds died down, but they were still too strong.
“Due to high winds, we are still unable to proceed with the fireworks display at 2:00am on January 1,” the Space Needle team tweeted. “Unfortunately, this calls for the cancellation of this year鈥檚 display.”
One Seattleite tweeted that they should save them for Sunday, following a Seahawks win.
Happy New Year from Seattle! 馃帀鉁�
Cheers to a new decade. 2020 we鈥檙e ready for you!馃抠:
— Space Needle (@space_needle)
Twitter was a mixed bag of disappointment and joy over the light show.
Watching the 2019 show to make up for lack of 2020 fireworks at the space needle…
— Angela Sciuto (Jonas) 馃嵀馃啋 (@iheartmcabby)
it is so weird not watching the ball drop in New York but i must say.. Seattle is killin鈥� it with the Space Needle. so freaking cool.
— k.armes (@keerrigaan)
no fireworks at the Space Needle feels like the perfect metaphor for entering a new decade
— Joseph McBurney (@josephmcb)
No New Years fireworks in Seattle due to high winds turns the Space Needle into a very large Lite-Brite.
— Nick Finck (@nickf)
