Welcome in 2015 and make a wish - with The Times square Alliance and the cast of Aladdin!

NEW YORK -- The new, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Disney's "Aladdin" is partnering with the Crossroads of the World to celebrate the new year, and to make the wishes of tens of thousands of people rain down on Times Square! One of them could be yours. Here's how!

At midnight on New Year's Eve, as the Ball Drop signals the start to 2015, 3,000 pounds of confetti will flutter down on revelers in Times Square. The confetti will be covered in wishes, shared by strangers from around the globe. For the weeks leading up to the Ball Drop, these wishes will be collected and displayed at the first ever Mobile Wishing Wall set to be presented throughout Times Square during the month of December.

Fans and revelers in New York are invited to write their wish on a piece of confetti when they visit the Wishing Wall in person, and wishful followers throughout the world can participate by submitting their wish online at www.TimesSquareNYC.org/NYEWishes

"The story of Aladdin is a great match for Times Square New Year's Eve, as both involve big magical moments, wishes coming true, striving to be better and finding love and friendship in unlikely places," said Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance. "Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie will be a magical addition to the program."

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About ALADDIN

Aladdin, Disney's Tony Award-winning new musical comedy, opened to critical acclaim on March 20th, 2014 and went on to receive 24 major theatrical award nominations, with Entertainment Weekly naming Aladdin "Broadway's biggest new hit!" Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, the show features music by Tony Award and eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Sister Act), lyrics by two-time Oscar winner Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid), three-time Tony Award and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice (Evita, Aida) and four-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), with a book by Beguelin, and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). Adapted from the Disney film and centuries-old folktales including "One Thousand and One Nights," Aladdin is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical.

For more information on Aladdin and to purchase tickets, visit www.AladdinTheMusical.com

About Times Square New Year's Eve

The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are the organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve. The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square so that it retains the energy, edge and distinctiveness that have made it an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life. Countdown Entertainment represents the owners of One Times Square and the New Year's Eve Ball. To join the Times Square New Year's Eve conversation on Twitter follow @TimesSquareNYC and @TimesSquareBall and use #BallDrop.