Statue of Liberty Comes to Life in New York Drone Show

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5 July 2023 at 1:35 am

Drones took the form of the Statue of Liberty in a Fourth of July event in New York organized by American department store Macy’s.

Footage by Twitter user @NamelyNorm captured the drone show from Roosevelt Island.

“Rarely is my old jaded NYC a** wowed by anything but this Statue of Liberty live tonight! [Macy’s] ya done good!” @NamelyNorm tweeted of the experience. Credit: @NamelyNorm via Storyful

Video transcript

- [CHUCKLING]

Oh, they're giving us a show this year. OK.

- Whoo.

- [CHUCKLING]

Wow.

[WOMAN CHATTING]

Wow. Whoo!

- Whoo.

- Oh, yeah.

- Whoo!

[CLAPPING]

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

- Wow.

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

- Oh, it's red, too.

[CLAPPING]

- Oh.

- Whoo.

- She's writhing.

- Yeah.

[MAN LAUGHING]

- Wow. Oh, fireworks should be starting right now.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

No? It's 9:25. They should be starting right now.

[CHUCKLING]

Oh, they're giving us a show this year. OK.

- Whoo.

- [CHUCKLING]

Wow.

[WOMAN CHATTING]

- Wow. Whoo!

- Whoo.

- Oh, yeah.

[CLAPPPING]

- Whoo!

[CLAPPING]

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

- Wow.

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

- Wow.

- Oh, it's red, too.

- Oh.

- Whoo!

- She's writhing.

- Yeah.

[MAN LAUGHING]

- Wow. Oh, fireworks should be starting right now.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

No? It's 9:25. They should be starting right now.

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