Pensacola Pelican Drop

Florida Pensacola A 1000 pound 13-feet-tall 17-feet wide Pelican will drop at the stroke of midnight amidst fireworks and confetti.

by Jamie Burch

Published: Wed, December 31, 2008 - 3:24 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, December 31, 2008 - 9:25 pm CST

New York's Times Square has a crystal ball. Mobile will have it's Moon Pie. Now Pensacola is starting a new New Year's Eve tradition with the Pelican Drop.

A team of cabinet makers constructed the center piece of Pensacola's Downtown Countdown 2008. The 1,000 pound Pelican is 13-feet-tall and 17-feet wide and will be covered with 10,000 lights.

Michael Dicks spent hours studying the local brown pelicans. He took hundreds of pictures which he used to come up with the design.

The Pelican will be perched 100-feet in the air and will drop at the stroke of midnight amidst fireworks and confetti.

5pm to 8pm
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CHILDREN'S AREA featuring:
• Rainbow the Clown and Friends
• Scoops, the Pelican's Mascot
• Children's Kareoke
• Face Painters
• Magic Show
• Heather Wolf with JuggleFit
• Children's Countdown and Bubble Stomp at 8:00pm

8pm to 1am
MAIN STAGE
• 8:00pm to 9:30pm - Splash of Blues
• 10:30pm to 12:30am - KISS Army

ROMANA STAGE
• 8:00pm to 9:15pm - Sunday Driver
• 9:30pm to 11:00pm - VIbe Irie
• 11:00pm to 12:00am - DJ Al from Suite

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