New Year’s Fireworks Got their Calendar Wrong
Picture this: the Sydney Harbour Bridge glows under a sky erupted in fireworks, a sea of faces turned up in awe. Sixty‑plus years of planning turned into that night’s perfect spark‑tastic moment — until a typo slipped in.
Typos in the 2019 Countdown
- More than 1.5 million Australians gathered to say “Happy New Year” at what was meant to be 2019.
- But a sign on one of the bridge’s pylons snuck in: “Happy New Year 2018!”
- Social media caught the moment; memes began streaming faster than the fireworks.
“According to Sydney, it’s still 2018, so I’m going back to bed,” quipped a Twitter user.
Another sighed, “Oh will this horrible year never end.”
Organisers’ Take on the “Year Slip”
Anna McInerney, executive producer of the fireworks extravaganza, passed the blame to the calendar. “We’re up to 15 months of prep to get a show of this caliber,” she told reporters. “We didn’t really want a dating mistake, but hey, no biggie – we’ve got the show waiting.
Her tone? Light. “We just laughed about it. These things happen.”
Takeaway
Even the most dazzling displays can have a little hiccup. Thankfully, the core spectacle stayed flawless, and the mistake became a laugh‑loving footnote to a night that truly rang in 2019 across the world.
