Orlando city leaders cancel this year’s Orange Ball Drop

Orlando, Fla. — For at least 20 years, people in Orlando have seen the Orange Ball drop in downtown, which is usually part of a New Year’s Eve party on Church Street.

However, city leaders say that unfortunately, the tradition will not happen to close out 2021, and will instead start back up again in 2022.

The reason for this year’s cancellation, however, is not due to COVID, but instead due to construction in the area.

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