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Capital One 2019 Countdown

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The **2019 Countdown** is the fifteenth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

The countdown is identical to Toshiba's 2011 countdown, except that the numerals and the Happy New Year sign are now silver, and the light is now blue.
Dandee

**Dandee** is the knight of Gohio Kingdom's Diadem and King, Charon Riefler.

## Trivia

* The character Dandee was created by Diggymungo's friend, Inuupen, as an original character.
	+ His personality/character is the stereotypical action shounen manga protagonist. His way of thinking and talking about character "arcs" is evident of that.
Soviet Union

**Soviet Union** (***Union of Soviet Socialist Republics***) was a communist nation comprising of 15 republics across Europe and Asia which was founded in 1922 and officially dissolved on the 26th of December in 1991. It was succeeded by Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Magnolia Arliv

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**Magnolia Arliv**, also known as **Grammy** to Lilinae, is the grandmother of Lilinae and a resident of Island of the Death, an island in Shootend Kingdom.

She was a knight of the 27th cycle four hundred years ago, serving diadem Chama Oobot alongside knight Gren Wildrich.

## Appearance

Grammy is an old lady with grey hair, thick eyebrows and amber eyes. The top part of her hair is pulled back and put in a small ponytail to get most of the hair away from but still having one or multiple strands going over her face. She is not very tall, being roughly the same height as Lilinae. Three sets of parallel, linear scars cover the back of her lower right arm. The scars come from shielding Lily from a tiger attack in the past.
Ep. 16 - The Roots of Stoneroot

**Ep. 16 - The Roots of Stoneroot** is the sixteenth episode of Lily Crown and seventh episode of Tellwex Kingdom Arc.

## Plot

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Lilinae and her knights, Carna and Victorose, walk down a corridor, Carna says they may need to stop due to the narrow hallway. Before Lily suddenly stops, finding a dead end. She thinks she may have gone up, thinking to pull out a wall to make it more climb able before Carna realizes that since you can pull it out some you can pull it out all the way. Carna takes the lead walking down the secret passage way they found. They find a room with an old woman, where Lily tells her that she helped Cedar escape ad is looking for him, refusing to believe that everyone believed he deserved to die. She'll take responsibility.

Chipper and Splint sees them and Lily explains they tried to rib them. Causing her to get mad at them before they ran away. asking them to stay for dinner. With the two of them stuck outside. She thanks Carna for the fish she caught, saying her name is Loghan, and apologized about her boys. Vi asks what part of stoneroot they are in, her explaining that there are in the root part, below the capital city and castle.

Explaining that everyone in the root loved Cedar but if they revolted the odds would be too little and there would be too many casualties. So she asks her what she will do to solve Cedar's dilemma. Lily says that she'll beat the Diadem and take over the kingdom. The boys barge back as Lily further explains that's what Diadems do after all, and then she re instate Cedar as King. Vi and Carna are shocked by this answer, asking her if this is what she really wants, she says yes.

## Trivia

* The author's comment was, "Occam's Razor, Lily, Whatever is the simplest solution..."
Brio Renlouis

**Brio Renlouis** is the Diadem of Tellwex Kingdom with his knights Bavaria & Quinberry. He attempted to be the king of Tellwex by executing the current substitute king, Cedar, but failed due to the interference of Lilinae.

## Powers & Abilities

Brio's Crown power is halting. By marking someone or something with his palm he can stop the momentum, halting them in place, or even stop someones heartbeat.

## Gallery

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Alban Jakeere

**Alban Jakeere** is the Diadem and King of Konziz Kingdom. His knights are Pravazelle and Tom.

## Powers & Abilities

### Diadem Power

* Army of the Dead

Alban's main ability. It materializes the wandering souls of the dead, letting him interact with them and pull them into the living world. It’s constantly active to alert Alban of people walking onto Konziz soil.

* Astral Projection

King Alban can control his own soul outside his own body creating an ethereal form that he can use for reconnaissance. However the drawback of using this power is immense.
At his current level he can only last outside his body for ten minutes and afterwards it takes him fifteen minutes to get used to moving his real body again.
Lornical Kingdom Arc

**Lornical Kingdom Arc** is the first arc of Lily Crown.

## Plot

Lilinae is kidnapped to the kingdom of Lornical where she is to marry the king, Leonardi.

## Episodes

* Ep. 1 - Lilinae of Shootend
* Ep. 2 - First Impressions
* Ep. 3 - Let's Go Home!
* Ep. 4 - Your Armor, Your Weapon
* Ep. 5 - Diadem Crown
* Ep. 6 - Human Eyes
* Ep. 7 - Bucket Head
* Ep. 8 - The Truth, Then a Lie
* Ep. 9 - Exchange Secrets
Ep. 14 - The Power of Tellwex

**Ep. 14 - The Power of Tellwex** is the fourteenth episode of Lily Crown and the fifth episode of Tellwex Kingdom Arc.

## Plot

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Someone says the biggest threat is King Brio and his crown power.

Meanwhile, At Roaldton Kingdom, Roaldton Castle, King Roald IV is drinking Lornical wine, asking what makes it so exquisite. Delphi says that's too complex for her, bringing a barrel of wine, her sister, Larkspur says she's on duty but Roald agrees that she should loosen up. She threatens them, before Delphi asks when he went to Tellwex without her. He remembers a day when she felt sick so he decided not to take her.

He furthers explains that it was easy to get to the capital, which is a relief due to the nature of his ability, but upon entry he was greeted by the king and his knights. The Knights ready to fight but the king not batting an eye. Offering him a chance to join the alliance, the king declined asking hat it would be called if he were to die, changing to Tellwex Alliance. He had Larkspur stationed to shoot him, but when she took the shot it didn't work. Roald noticed he can't teleport, as the king walked forward. Larkspur shoots above him, knocking down a block of stone but he caught it in his hand. Roald and Larkspur taking the chance to run. He thinks more about it, saying that if he ere to encounter it again, he would avoid his hands.

Meanwhile, Carna is shocked by one of Brio's Knights reveals his Given Weapon to be a Rapier, and thinking that Lilinae is done for. But Lily manages to swat away his hand with her Tonfa. Brio yells at her as they continue to fight. Carna manages to manifest her Given Weapon again, using it slice away the guillotine, picking up the old substitute king. Carna says that they're done, her having grabbed the man and the tonfa. They then run away. Brio says to chase after them but Vi uses the weapon she cannot control to smash the ground, creating a distraction. Saying it isn't comparable to the mess they are currently in. Brio says to find them and he will not rest till they have been found.

## Trivia

* The author's comment was, "The roman numeral "VI" on his chin is tattooed on."
Ep. 15 - As a Knight...

**Ep. 15 - As a Knight...** is the fifthtenth episode of Lily Crown and the sixth episode of Tellwex Kingdom Arc.

## Plot

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Lilinae, and her knights, Carna and Vi, walk through the city carrying the substitute king. Vi wonders where to hide, as they can't leave the town due to the only exit being where they came from. He grabs her using the pickaxe like a knife to hold her hostage.

Lily asks him his name, saying it's Cedar, asking if his situation seems morally right to him. He yells that she doesn't understand but she yells back saying she is from a place where useless people are sent to die, so she constantly has to remind people that they should live, as everyone deserved to live even if they were died on arrival. This causes him to remember his friends saying they're keep him on living. He says, to a now freed Lily, that if his existence causes another death or loss then he's better dead and he's going out on his own terms. Saying to just leave this kingdom to him.

When she captured she couldn't react because she feels no hostility towards him, but she did feel murky sadness and defeat. She thought that she would be saving him, and she asked if her actions were wrong. Vi says that it's a common practice, and because this ritual didn't set right with her she instigated a war and put the three of them in danger. She says, that as a Knight, her actions were unacceptable, but as a person she agreed with them. Vi says that it's too early to give up on him so they Lily chases after him her knights close behind.

Dahlia find one those horses, saying that they must be from the stable she visited, the horse attempted to free but she says how she won't hurt him, if he dosen't hurt her. Unlike the other horse who kicked in the eye. She then heals her eye.

## Appearances

### Characters

Team Lilinae

* Lilinae
* Carna
* Victorose Dyethorne

Other Knights

* Dahlia Blancblud

Tellwex Kingdom Residents

* Cedar

## Trivia

* The author's comment was, "I love Dahila, she freaks me the fuck out."
Ep. 5 - Diadem Crown

**Ep. 5 - Diadem Crown** is the fifth episode of Lily Crown and the fifth episode of Lornical Kingdom Arc.

## Plot

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Dahlia wakes up Leonardi, explaining the situation before taunting him so he transforms into a large lion and chases after Lilinae and her knights. Meanwhile, Vi explains the plan is to go to the second floor and jump out of a window overlooking the bridge over the moat. She asks about what her Given Weapon and Armor will be, and what they think they will be. They explain that Diadems don't have Knight abilities. They ask if her Crown has done anything special, and she continues to explain that it haven't done anything special. Leonardi then catches up to them, they immediately begin running as Lily asks questions.

## Trivia

* The author's comment was, "Leo the lion lol".
Ep. 4 - Your Armor, Your Weapon

**Ep. 4 - Your Armor, Your Weapon** is the fourth episode of Lily Crown and the fourth episode of Lornical Kingdom Arc.

## Plot

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Lilinae says to take them home, and Victorose and Carna readies to defend her. Gazz tells everyone to not let them leave this room as Vi tells her they have to get out of this room first. The horned knight yells at Dahlia to stop cleaning the maid and help him. As Carna and Vi discus what the horned knight's given weapon could be. Thinking that it might require long range. Carna walks off and Lilinae is worried that they should stick together to deal with the soldiers but Vi says that he can deal with them by himself.
The horned knight uses his given weapon, a rifle, striking Carna. Vi uses her given armor to prevent her as he explains that knights are given two tools, one of them being armor. Carna blocks a strike with her armor, and thinks aloud that he must not have a high fire rate so he has to be careful when he shoots. Lily was surprised that she is smart and Vi points out she would be smarter if she didn't say her analysis out loud.

Lily asks why those two don't just armor up and she explains that a knight can only use one tool at a time, they are using their given weapon. Vi defeats the guards as Carna defeats the horned knight, while Vi explains the downsides of having each choice, since you can only have one active, at least fully. Vi goes to attack Dahlia but she catches her weapon, giving Lily her tonfas. She then leaves saying Lily is interesting. As they run Lily says that if someone has the power that a knight have they should not follow a king that's evil. Therefore she believes the horned knight is a bad person and that Dahlia is a good person.

## Trivia

* The author's comment was ""Vi, relax with your armor bro. For my sake."

## External Links

* Ep. 4 - Your Armor, Your Weapon on Webtoon
Mage Tower

Started practicing magic in his mom's basement with a toy wand. Shockingly, he succeeded in his magic research and is now performing magic at children's birthdays.

Great range combined with great damage but a slow cooldown makes this tower a great pick to counter armored enemies.

## Level 1

* Cost: 475 silver
* Damage: 12-20
* Range: 20
* Rate of Fire: 2.25s (7 dps)
* Attack Type: Magic
* Hidden vision: no

## Level 2

* Cost: 550 silver
* Damage: 22-32
* Range: 22.5
* Rate of Fire: 1.75s (15 dps)
* Attack Type: Magic
* Hidden vision: no

## Level 3

* Cost: 1550 silver
* Damage: 42-54
* Range: 25
* Rate of Fire: 1.5s (32 dps)
* Attack Type: Magic
* Hidden vision: yes

## Level 4

* Cost: 4050 silver
* Damage: 164-208
* Range: 35
* Rate of Fire: 2s
* Attack Type: Physic
* Hidden vision: yes
Tower Defense Realms Wiki

## **Welcome to the Tower Defense Realms Wiki!**

Here you can find all the statistics for every tower and enemy in the game. You can also find the most asked questions in the FAQ section or just join our discord server and ask your specific question there. You can find anything you want about Tower Defense Realms!

## Help

* **FAQ**
* **Towers**
* **Enemies**

## Game Updates

#### Update 0.0.1

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Kia 2022-2023 Countdown

**The 2022-2023 Countdown** is eighteenth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

The countdown features a two-digit numeral next to a colon on a navy background with a blue rectangle at the bottom. The numeral decreases by 1 each second, starting from 60. When the countdown hits 0, the Happy New Year sign appears as the stars rise and the text fades in and moves up. The animation of the text repeats five seconds later.

## Later Variant

The variant used from 2022-2023 is identical to the original, except that the Kia logo is on the rectangle with the sponsorship's slogan (Movement that inspires) under it.

## Trivia

* This is the last countdown to have a matching top screen.
Times Square 2009 Countdown (Hong Kong)

The **2009 Countdown** is a digital countdown used under the "falling apples" lights in Causeway Bay, Times Square, Hong Kong.

## Design

The background is again taken from the previous countdowns. Similar to the 2008 countdown, but the rings are removed, and there are now 4 sets of number coming in from all corners. The numbers now zoom out as the next number takes place. When hitting 0, the text "2009 香港好" on a white background appears.
WNSR 1988 Countdown

The **1988 Countdown** is a laser-displayed countdown which appeared on the location of the New York Newsday sign board, which was temporarily removed until around 1989. It was the first countdown to be displayed below the dropping ball.

## Design

We start off with a green dot at the center. After a few seconds, the dot turns into a 10, starting the countdown. During the countdown, animation of the WNSR and New York Newsday logos would appear for nearly each second. Each numeral would appear and disappear by expanding its size, shrinking or even spinning. When the countdown hits 0, a giant text saying "LEAP" appears and disappears by expanding its size, followed by the New York Newsday logo animation playing again. A giant "1988" appears on screen and stays for over half a second before disappearing. During the 1988 text animation, the Happy New Year sign blinks multiple times. Both the 1988 text and the Happy New Year sign animations repeat three times before we are left off with a dot, which stays onscreen for a second before disappearing.

## Trivia

* The countdown is played a bit slower, and it starts and ends late during the last ten seconds of 1987.
Discover Card 2006 Countdown

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### Sponsorship

Discover Card
Target (possibly)

### Events

Times Square New Year's Eve 2005-2006

The **2006 Countdown** is the ninth digital countdown which was displayed on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

It seems that the countdown starts off zooming through a non-realistic CGI animated street of Times Square, up into the Discover Card billboard where the words reveal "Welcome to the World of Times Square". After a few seconds, it cuts to a short clip of the Star-Spangled Banner waving at night, then fades to a few of Times Square's New Year's Eve festivities. It then fades to a black screen with confetti showering in the background. The text "Where were you in?" zooms in from the top and a red-orange shape zooms in from the bottom. The thing is that Discover Card wants you to know where everyone was between at least 1990-2004. The numbers work like analog car odometers, with numbers 1-9 rising, as the year changes from the 1990s to the 2000s. The odometer stops at 2005 as the top changes to "Say Goodbye to. And not long later it changes to "Welcome" as 2006 begins to wipe in from the left having a ray effect.. The red-orange background eventually cuts/fades to a shot of One Times Square where 2006 slowly begins to zoom out as the black shapes move off-screen. The shot zooms in on the Discover Card billboard and eventually it disintegrates into particles. Text reading "Discover Card" "Wishes" "Everyone A" while white particles scatter on the background. The text fades away for a moment. Then cuts to the HNY text, where falling confetti and particles are seen shining in the background. Some fragments of the text zooms in and out, and after a few seconds, the text changes to 2006, then switches back to the HNY text before the cycle then repeats.

## Trivia

* A modified version of the HNY sign of this countdown was also used in the Times Square New Year's 2007 event, plastering over the successor's countdown.
Volkswagen 2020 Countdown

**The 2020 Countdown** is sixteenth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

Against a navy background, a number would slide in and wipe out the previous number. Each even number is cyan, while each odd number is white. The numbers sliding in go in a pattern (left, down, right, up). When the countdown hits 0, the HNY text slides in from the right, and repeatably switches between white and cyan.
Australia

## Administration & Geography:

### States:

(6) Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland

### Territories:

(10) ACT, Jervis Bay, Northern, Ashmore & Cartier, Antarctic, Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Coral Sea, Heard & McDonald, Norfolk Island

## Government:

### Type:

Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

## Videography:

### First Appearance:

TBA

**Australia** (***Commonwealth of Australia***) is a continental country in Oceania made up of six states and ten internal and external territories currently under the monarchy of Queen of Australia Elizabeth II and 31st prime minister Anthony Albanese.
Toshiba

**Toshiba Corporation** is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. They are best known for manufacturing a variety of consumer and business products, such as laptops, digital TVs, DVD players, digital video recorders, printers, lighting products, LCD devices, and surveillance systems.

In December 2007, the company took over sponsorship of the top-most screen of One Times Square from Discover Card. It owned a billboard until around 2018, where Capital One bought the space. Sometime during 2008, upgrades to the upper portion of One Times Square commenced, including the installation of new Toshiba high-definition LED displays, and the redesign of its roof to accommodate a larger New Year's Eve ball. Throughout the company's One Times Square sponsorship, four countdowns were shown during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Times Square 2006 Countdown (Hong Kong)

The **2006 Countdown** is a digital countdown used under the "falling apples" lights in Causeway Bay, Times Square, Hong Kong.

## Design

All countdowns in Times Square aren't the same in New York, as this one starts from 15 seconds. The countdown is placed on a spinning red and blue background, Red numbers slide in from right and to left. Starting from 5, the numbers increase in size. When striking midnight, The words "2006 HAPPY NEW YEAR" zooms in and the background freezes in place.

## Trivia

* Footages containing this countdown shows the background white, due to the brightness of the camera.
* The missing parts of this countdown are currently most of 14 to half of 9. The HNY text can be seen here.

### Fragments from crowd views

(EXOTICALLY RARE!!) Hong Kong New Year's 2006 Countdown
Technical Difficulties

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The **Times Square Ball** and other components of the annual event have sometimes experienced technical difficulties. Examples of technical difficulties in the **Times Square Ball** (usually between 1908 and 1995) include the ball not reaching the vault on time at midnight, or the numerals lighting up at the wrong time. These include the following:

* **1946–47**: The ball drop started hesitantly.
* **1949–50**: Ten minutes before midnight, the front side of the ball went dim. This made the handlers lower the ball back down to the vault, spin it around, and hoist it back up to the top. No one noticed the back side of the ball went dim, too.
* **1953–54**: A windstorm caused the ball to push back up.
* **1954–55**: The ball got tangled up and took a while to get untangled.
* **1955–56**: Error in the electric lighting for the ball lights to turn off at midnight and caused the **1956** numerals to light up at 12:15 am.
* **1977–78**: **1978** numerals light up at 11:59:57 due to ball dropping way too fast when it was 10 seconds.
* **1981–82**: Ball did not lower until 11:59:10 pm.
* **1987–88**: The 1988 numerals light up 5 seconds late.
* **1995–96**: A glitch occurred where the new computerized lowering caused a malfunction in the descent, displaying midnight two seconds later than real-time.
* **1997-98**: The ball didn't drop until 11:59:17 pm.
	+ This was probably because firecrackers were placed on the 1998 numerals and the ball dropped late so it doesn't catch fire.
* **2002–03**: Countdown screen turns off at 11:59:20 pm.
* **2004-05**: The countdown is 1 second late. Surround sound system malfunctions shortly after midnight, causing Auld Lang Syne to begin late.
* **2005-06**: The Budweiser countdown is 1 second late. The numerals malfunctioned after 7 seconds and then lit up again after 2 short seconds.
* **2006-07**: Imagine (John Lennon song) finished late, The numerals light up early, and Target's countdown is plastered at midnight by a modified 2006 countdown from Discover Card.
* **2007–08**: **2008** numerals light up early, but this may have been done on purpose as the numerals even light up early in a test run.
* **2016–17**: Fireworks on top-right never launched.
* **2018–19**: Rainy and humid conditions caused the fireworks to generate a lot of smoke, causing the countdown and the 2019 numerals to be poorly visible at the stroke of midnight.
* Ball did not reach bottom on time for **1957–58**, **1967-68**, **1969–70 (with the west and east Allied Chemical signs unlit)**, **1974-75**, **1984–85** and **1986-87**.
ITT Technical Institute

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**ITT Technical Institute**, also known as **ITT Tech**, was a private for-profit technical institute with its headquarters in Carmel, Indiana and many campuses throughout the United States. Founded in 1969 and growing to 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States, ITT Tech was one of the largest for-profit educators in the US before it closed in 2016.

From 1996 to 1998, ITT Tech owned a billboard at One Times Square, just above the flagpole where the Times Square Ball is placed, until Discover Card bought the space. As a result, its logo could be seen on national television during New Year's Eve, while the ball dropped. ITT Tech also sponsored the ball drop itself, and also had its own countdown for two years.
List of fictional New Year's countdowns

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Fountain Square Coca-Cola 2012 Countdown

The **2012 Countdown** in Fountain Square, Baku is a countdown sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, shown at the exterior of a McDonald's restaurant and below an Efes Pilsener sign.

## Design

The countdown takes place on a red gradient background. The colon at the center blinks slowly, with the "00" numerals at the left and the other pair of numerals that count down at the right. In the background, we see multiple sparkles fall.

When the countdown hits zero, the numerals and the colon disintegrate as a snowy field wipes in, along with two reindeers, a pine tree, two people looking at each other, and two other people riding on a sled. An image of Santa holding a Coca-Cola bottle fades in at the left of the screen, followed by a red circle with the Coca-Cola logo on it near the top right of the screen. The HNY sign, translated to "Yeni iliniz mübarək!", appears next to the image of Santa. Fireworks then appear in the background. After a few seconds, the HNY text transitions away, with the image of Santa following. We then cut to an animation of the Coca-Cola bottle rotating as it slides from us and reveals the text "Xoşbəxtlik qapağını aç (Open the lid of happiness)", which is at the right of the screen.

## Gallery

### Videos of the full countdown

Coca Cola Countdown 00 00 FinalThe full directly-captured countdown.Start 2012 with Coca-Cola. NY Countdown @Fountain Square, Baku.A camera rip of the countdown, shown above a McDonald's restaurant.
Times Square 2007 Countdown (Hong Kong)

The **2007 Countdown** is a digital countdown used under the "falling apples" lights in Causeway Bay, Times Square, Hong Kong.

## Design

The countdown starts with a spinning red and blue background, similar to the 2006 Countdown with falling particles (possible stars according to the 2008 countdown), spinning circles and zooming rings. 2 sets of numbers placed left and right zoom out onto the center. When midnight strikes, the background either freezes in place and brightens up, or just turns right. The text "2007 HAPPY NEW YEAR" appears in red.

## Trivia

* This countdown is hard to obtain in HD, since camera footages display the countdown too bright.
Discover Card 2003 Countdown

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### Events

Times Square New Year's Eve 2002-2003

The **2003 Countdown** is the sixth digital countdown which was displayed on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

The countdown takes place on a blue radial background with three golden bells. The middle bell reveals the next number as it zooms towards us, while the other two repeatedly swing from left to right. There's also a few sparkles on each number, and the font of each number is Futura Bold BT. However, an error occurred when the countdown suddenly blacked out at 11:59:20 pm. It's currently unknown what the rest of the countdown, including the Happy New Year text looked like, but there are some theories about what the rest of the countdown and the animation of the HNY text would've looked like.

## Trivia

* Due to the screen being turned off, the missing parts of this countdown are most of 40 and the rest of the countdown, including the Happy New Year sign.
	+ This countdown currently has the least amount of footage available, with only 33.75% of it available.
	+ This is currently one of the two countdowns to have less than 50% of footage available, the other being the 2001 Countdown.
* It was rumored by DiscoverGuy1999 that the animation of the HNY text may have been similar to that of this hourly/minutely countdown here. However, Alex H's Wiki had since proven this rumor false, as the aforementioned hourly/minutely countdown was originally used in 1999 during the celebration for the arrival of 2000.

## Gallery

### The countdown itself

40 (The exact frame before the screen goes black.)
Toshiba 2009 Countdown

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## 2009 Countdown

The countdown background, as seen on a DeviantArt post from Voyage400.

### Events

Times Square New Year's Eve 2008-2009

The **2009 Countdown** is the twelfth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be, originally created by YouTube user Voyage400, also named exvswatproductions.

## Design

The countdown starts on what appears to be a blue and red circuit board. The numbers fade in and zoom in afterward as red lightning appears in the middle of the board. There's also yellow dots that flash around the middle of the board, and starts to loop around it starting from 44. At 20, the background becomes darker, and red lightning starts to charge around the board. At the end, the background stays dark and the HNY text appears while redish-white circles are seen zooming in. If you look closely on the letters **HAPPY NEW YEAR!** you can see it very slightly turning left and right. After a few seconds, the circuit board turns into a red background before the cycle then repeats.

## Trivia

* Another modified version of this countdown exists where the HNY text now reads **BIENVENIDOS A LA DIGITAL**, (google-translated as **WELCOME TO THE DIGITAL AGE**). This countdown was used to conclude analog signals for some Univision (and possibly other American-Spanish) channels. So far, this was seen in 3 Univision stations WLTV, KMEX and KUVN.
	+ This is the only countdown from Toshiba (and any other sponsors) to not celebrate the new year, celebrating the end of the analog era.

## Gallery

The Happy New Year text.The modified HNY text used for concluding analog signals.
Panasonic 2000-2001 Countdown

The countdown at 23. Ignore the objects that may partially block the screen.

The **2000-2001 Countdown** is a digital countdown displayed on some boards around Times Square, most noticeably the Panasonic, NBC and Budweiser screens.

## Design

A montage of different islands and places play, before fading into a crowd of waving hands. The waving hands then moves away to reveal a human face. The camera pans up to the left of his eye and into his pupils. We then appear in space where we pass hundreds of stars, which fill up the screen, starting the countdown.

The waving hands takes up half a minute. The countdown starts at 30 seconds, with flashes every second. At 29, 19 and 9, The numbers 1-60 are seen flashing in the background. The countdown zooms out at 21, 11 and 1. The next number is shown without a background, until the said numbers from the background fades in again.

After zooming out at 1, either the words "**HAPPY NEW YEAR**" or "**2000**" zooms in with the background and flashes. The text/number applies a ray effect from left to right and the cycle repeats.

This countdown was also used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be. The countdown fades to a text with blue rays emitting, reading "[Number] **Hours To Go...**" with a top left flare light behind. The Times Square 2001 logo fades above the text as it slowly zooms closer and as the flare light moves over to the bottom right.

## Trivia

* This is one of the few countdowns to have some direct screened footage available.
* The missing footages are most of the montages at the start. As for the hourly countdown, some parts of the "**Hours To Go...**" is missing.
* The Hourly Countdown version was the first Hourly Countdown to use the "**Hours To Go...**" text, unlike the Modified 1999 Countdown.
* The 2000 Countdown is more commonly seen during the Global Countdowns of 1999-2000, making the "**HAPPY NEW YEAR**" only seen in low quality.
* The "**2000**" and "**HAPPY NEW YEAR**" Countdowns has a slightly blue tint, though shown in MTV's Live Event, it didn't have a tint.
* The Hourly Countdown had a more bluish tint, though it's likely to actually be without a tint.

## Gallery

"2000" Variation"HAPPY NEW YEAR" VariationHourly Countdown Variation
Discover Card 2001 Countdown

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Times Square New Year's Eve 2000-2001

The **2001 Countdown** is the fourth digital countdown which was displayed on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

This countdown is set on a wavy dark blue background with flying comets. For each second, a number fades in and rotates before fading out.

At the end of the countdown, the background flashes and the "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" text appears and shines. Fireworks appear behind the text.

## Trivia

* The missing parts of this countdown are currently 60 to 52, 45 to half of 35, part of 27, and 20 to 14.
	+ Not including the 2003 Countdown:
		- This countdown currently has the least footage available, with 42.5% of the countdown currently being available.
		- This is currently the only countdown to have less than 50% of footage available.
WNSR 1989 Countdown

The **1989 Countdown** is a laser-displayed countdown which appeared on the location of the New York Newsday sign board, which was temporarily removed until around 1989. It was the second countdown to be displayed below the dropping ball.

## Design

We start off with a ball dropping from the top of the tent, and then the numbers flash until it hits 0, when a rocket will blast off, and then the HNY text zooms in before switching to another text that reads "WNSR welcomes 1989".

## Later variant

The new countdown now starts at 11:59:36 pm, 24 seconds before midnight. The WNSR logo would flash repeatably on the top, and a text that reads "105 FM" would flash repeatably on the bottom. After 14 seconds, the WNSR logo would start to repeatably switch between a flashing WNSR and New York Newsday logo. And the 105 FM at the bottom would change to flashing numbers. When it hits 0, the same rocket will blast off with a 1988 text, and then the flashing WNSR returns to the tent while repeatably switching between its logo and the HNY text, while the 1989 text appears from the bottom.
Discover Card

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**Discover** is a credit card brand issued primarily in the United States. It was introduced by Sears in 1985. When launched, Discover did not charge an annual fee and offered a higher-than-normal credit limit. A subsequent innovation was "Cashback Bonus" on purchases.

From 1998 to 2007, Discover Card owned a billboard at One Times Square, just above the flagpole where the Times Square Ball is placed, until Toshiba bought the space. As a result, its logo could be seen on national television during New Year's Eve, while the ball dropped. Discover also sponsored the ball drop itself, and also made nine countdowns.
Discover Card 2007 Countdown

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## 2007 Countdown

The countdown background. Note that the "6" numeral is visible.

### Sponsorship

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### Events

Times Square New Year's Eve 2006-2007

The **2007 Countdown** is the tenth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be. It is also the final countdown to be sponsored by Discover Card.

## Design

The countdown starts on a red background where white numbers, jump up, rotate a few hundred degrees on the Y-axis, and immediately comes back down. White bullseyes are scattered across the background. Not to mention that the numbers slowly zoom in until the end, at which point the HNY text appears while white fireworks and more bullseyes are present in the background. After a few seconds, the HNY text changes into text reading "2007" before the cycle then repeats.

## Trivia

* This is one of the few countdowns to have some direct screened footage available.
* When this countdown was seen in Times Square, the Happy New Year sign was plastered by the one from 2005-2006 modified to match the current year from the time.
	+ A few minutes after this, a red sheet of paper reading "HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2007". Then, a pair of scissors appears and cuts through one of the 0's. Then, the paper falls down to reveal a logo with website link. "www.discovercard.com/whatif?".
Helbros Watches 1980-1981 Countdown

The **1980 Countdown** is a countdown which appeared on the location of the Sony sign board at the bottom of One Times Square, which was temporarily removed until around 1995. It was one of the earilest countdowns to be displayed in Times Square on New Year's Eve.

## Design

We start off with the countdown showing an even number and a random picture between 30 and 20. The pictures after each number include:

* The logo of The Mery Griffin Show.
* Two of what appear to be round mints.
* A logo for an unknown company named Jeno's.
* What appears to be two flamingos or seagulls holding what looks like a bag of birdseed.
* A logo for an unknown company named Arrow Cordirds.

After 20, odd numbers start to appear in the countdown, and the pictures after each number include:

* A lobster.
* The Comtrex logo.
* What appears to be a rainbow light stick on a triangle.
* The Popeyes logo, with text at the bottom: "Famous Fried Chicken".

After 16, the random pictures no longer appear, and the background flashes to blue, red, yellow, green, and back to blue and red. Then, the last ten seconds of the countdown include the text "Helbros" at the top, and "Watches" at the bottom, along with the eastern time in the middle. Right when the timer hits midnight, a flashing 1980 or 1981 replaces the time. The text stops flashing for a moment, and then it would immediately cut to the HNY sign on a blue background in 1980, while in 1981, the HNY sign would appear with an explosion transition, and the background with flash between blue and black instead. Afterward, it displays a flashing text reading "SING", leading the viewers to sing Auld Lang Syne, and finally the "SING" text stops flashing and a slideshow of the lyrics of Auld Lang Syne will begin.

## Trivia

* The missing parts of this countdown are currently 30 and most of 29.
	+ About 96% of the countdown is currently available.
* Based on what can be heard in New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979, it's possible that this countdown was also used in 1979 as the crowd can be heard counting down.
Times Square 2008 Countdown (Hong Kong)

The **2008 Countdown** is a digital countdown used under the "falling apples" lights in Causeway Bay, Times Square, Hong Kong.

## Design

The background is taken from the previous countdowns. The design is pretty much like the 2007 Countdown, with a few changes. The 2 sets are now half of numbers, enter from left and right and flip over, the numbers are in a different font, and the white rings are replaced with 3 zooming coloured rings. The amount of rings increase during the last 2 seconds. The text "2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR" fades and zooms out onto the countdown, while the background lights up and freezes.

## Trivia

* This is currently the only countdown in Times Square, Causeway Bay to be sponsored.
Toshiba 2010 Countdown

The **2010 Countdown** is the thirteenth digital countdown to be used on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

We start off with multiple cogs in the background with a silver frame and a clock in the middle with 12 black dots that flash to red every 10 seconds around it and a single clock hand. Each second, lightning with form around the clock, and the clock hand ticks counterclockwise. Yellow numbers zoom in from the clock. This sequence goes on until 20, at which point more lightning world form around the clock. When the countdown hits 0, the additional lightning is removed while the original lightning continues to form around the clock, and the HNY text appears, flips and jumps letter-by-letter, and then each letter before repeatedly very slightly moving to the left and the right. The animation for the sign loops every seven seconds.

## Trivia

* This is the first countdown to have a matching top screen. As such, a similar pattern would be used above the 55-foot billboard when it turned from the billboard with the red and white Toshiba logos to a digital display.
Victory Park 2008 Countdown

The **2008 Countdown** is a digital countdown used on the 9 screens at Victory Park, Dallas.

## Design

On a moving blue background, there are beige numbers made out of small dots. They light up before the next second. When midnight strikes, an extra second is added in, before cutting to a green fireworks, with a rotating HNY text. Then the 2008 text rolls in and out from the right. The HNY text appears and then the cycle repeats.

## Trivia

* The missing parts of this countdown are most of 56 to 50, 48-44, part of 19 and 18, half of 4, 3, and part most of 2 (4, 3 and 2 are due to brightness).
* The HNY Text looks similar to the ITT Countdown from Times Square.
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## About

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Discover Card 2002 Countdown (Times Square)

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Times Square New Year's Eve 2001-2002

The **2002 Countdown** is the fifth digital countdown which was displayed on the 55-foot billboard where the Allied Chemical sign used to be.

## Design

The countdown contains 5 American-flag-like triangular flaps which would open every second, letting the numbers zooming towards us. The numbers' font is ITC Avant Garde Gothic Bold (0, 2-9), and Impact (1). The background of the countdown is a sparkling radial dark-blue background. Starting from 30, the flaps being rotating 18° every second. The flaps begin rotating 36° every second, which is twice the speed of 30-21. Starting from 15, the flaps flip when moving back into position. Starting from 10, the flaps rotate 72° every second, which is also twice the speed. At 0, we see red, white, and blue stars which bounce out shortly, while the Happy New Year text zooms in Helvetica Black. The text would zoom out and another one would zoom in every six to seven seconds, and would loop until a few minutes after midnight, where the text would switch to the Discover Card logo above and some other text below, now reading "DISCOVER CARD wishes you a happy and safe new year".

## Trivia

* The currently missing parts of this countdown are currently 60, 59, half of 58, 56 to some of 53, most of 49 and 48, and some of 44 and 43.
* This countdown was made to give tribute to the 2,977 people who have died during the September 11 attacks.
* Although the real New Year's Eve 2002-2003 celebration in Times Square used a different countdown, this countdown was used for Adult Swim's New Year's Eve Bash 2002. Besides this, footage from the New Year's Eve 2001-2002 celebration was also used.
* Alex H's Wiki (a.k.a. Alex H Countdowns) rumors that the countdown length lasts for 16 minutes, according to the broadcast of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.

## Gallery

HAPPY NEW YEARDiscover Card wishes you a happy and safe new year