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You know you’re getting old when you go to bed at ten o'clock on New Year’s Eve and don’t give it a second thought. Watching the Moon Pie Drop in

The Pelican Drop began in 2008 hosted by the Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency but fizzled out when no one wanted to pick up the $135,000 cost.

It looks like a New Year’s Eve tradition is coming back for Mobile. Plans are underway for the Moon Pie drop to ring in 2022. COVID cancelled two of Mobile’s biggest celebrations-- The New Year’s eve Moon Pie event in 2020 and Mardi Gras in 2021.

Of countdown entertainment and president of the times square alliance. good morning. thank you so much for having us here and happy new year. >> we're so happy to be here. the party is about to begin. the ball's ready. fantastic. >> everything looks good. i want to ask you because across the country we have all kind of drops. we have a possum drop, the moon pie drop, the strawberry drop. why is it a ball in new york city? >> it is so interesting because the whole tradition started in new york city and expanded across the country. it comes down to a maritime tradition when we had the first ball...

It. peta, anti-meat people got involved. they filed an injunction. but the judge says the possum is cleared to do tonight's drop. another big celebration is in the south, mobile, alabama, probably my favorite drop of all time. it is the moon pie drop which is a southern delicacy. it's a 12-foot moon pie. they drop it at the stroke of midnight. lots of fun, lots of chocolate and graham crackers. then the last story is a bit of sad news. from harrisburg, pen opinion. strawberry drop. they did a test run. unfortunately, somebody dropped the berry, three stories. it smashed. unfortunately, organiz...