NYC Applebee’s jacked up price of already-expensive New Year’s Eve ball-drop tickets
NY Post
If you’re in need of some last-minute New Year’s Eve plans — and you’ve got some serious dough to spend — you’re in luck.
Diners can dish out more than $700 to ring in 2025 at the Times Square Applebee’s, where patrons can enjoy an hours-long open bar, dinner buffet, midnight Champagne toast, a live DJ and, of course, the opportunity to watch the annual ball drop.
Starting at $729 per person for a party of eight, the prices rise as the head count dwindles, culminating with a three-person reservation ringing in at $999 each, or $849 per head for a two-person table.
The casual eatery also offers a private couple’s package for a whopping $2,299, which includes two tickets for a private table.
Last year, Applebee’s charged $650 per person on New Year’s Eve.
“You are really paying for the real estate, to be in the area and ultimately to get a view of the ball drop at midnight,” Joshua Perla, the founder of NYE event producer BallDrop.com and NewYears.com, told The Post last year.
