Crews at Reunion Tower in Dallas are finishing the installation of fireworks for Tuesday night’s show. The display will start at 11:59 p.m. and include 5,000 fireworks and 259 LED lights.
“We try to one-up ourselves, of course. It’s all of our natures,” says Reunion Tower President Dusti Groskreutz. “We try to see what we can do new. Is there new technology? Is there a new method?”
Groskreutz says Reunion Tower will be introducing a new firework that “starts as one thing and ends as something else.”
“I’m super excited because I haven’t even seen it yet. I’ve only seen an animation of it,” she says.
Groskreutz says pyrotechnic and music teams start planning for the New Year’s Eve show January 2nd with a ten day review of the previous show.
“It spurs creativity for next year,” she says.
Groskreutz says crews work to sync music to the display, choosing songs about fireworks, Dallas or bright lights.
“We break it down into manageable pieces, so we look at what’s new in lighting, we look at what’s new in pyro,” she says. “We also cull through all the songs and look for ones that make sense.”