Congratulations! You do win the prize for being the first -- but surely by no means the last -- to ask that question this year.
The short answer is that it's way too early for any information to have been released on that front. All we can do is hypothesize.
After Las Vegas was thoroughly lambasted in 2000 for failing to have put on any kind of fireworks display for the millennial celebrations (we recall a couple of rockets going off somewhere in Henderson and someone tossing a bucket of glitter off the Eiffel Tower), on account of not wanting casino patrons to step outside (i.e., cease gambling) for a moment, the following year saw a robust response, with a bunch of Strip casinos joining forces to launch a coordinated and impressive rooftop display.
This tradition continued until last year's party, which followed in the wake of the rooftop blaze at the Monte Carlo, which demonstrated frighteningly what can happen when sparks from, say, welding equipment or fireworks, come in contact with flammable rooftop building materials. Hence, all hotels that normally participate in "America's Party" as pyrotechnic launchpads were required to undergo inspections. Our understanding is that, rather than coughing up the money for inspection, they simply relocated the fireworks to ground level. We confess we weren't watching (by midnight we were either sleeping, partying at home, in a strip club, gambling, or out at the Pink concert at the Hard Rock) but the general consensus was that the fireworks pretty much sucked.
So... bearing that in mind, as long as enough Strip casinos have enough cash in their coffers to cough up for some pyrotechnics and the requisite inspections, we have a feeling that last year's backlash may have the "1999" effect and re-elevate the New Year's display to the rooftops, where everyone can actually see it. But at this point that's pure conjecture based on precedence, so don't hold us to it. How about you check back with us sometime in December?
