New Year Fireworks – Do We Need A Change?

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

A lot of criticism on social media for the Fireworks this year, and I agree to many of the comments.

Same company every year, nothing changes, the worst for a good few years, to much smoke (cheap fireworks lead to this), nothing new or special.

Let me know in the poll below if you think we need a change to stay ahead or other countries.

You can leave your own comment also.

Tourists flock to the island year after year, and it’s becoming a bit or a repeat show now. If it’s your first time then you are going to love them.

This year the low cloud and fog didn’t help, and that we can’t do anything about. But I do believe we need a change, a new company and something different.

London is now one of the best firework shows throughout Europe, and well desvered to, I though the show and display was totally outstanding.

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25 Responses

  2. As it was our first time for new-year fireworks..we thought it was a good display. But have seen better on TV but this was live lots of big bangs to the left of us to the harbour was good but the ones to the right of us wasn’t as good .but that’s just my opinion

  3. I did vote in the poll, but it didn’t seem to count my vote. Not sure why. Anyway, as with so many other things in Madeira, when the same company seems to have certain contracts locked-up, you don’t see much innovation.

  4. We can spend 1 million euros in a great and innovative fireworks just on the seafront. But that will be no different to London, Sydney, Dubai, Berlin, etc. No one will travel to see a similar display to what they have home. Or we can spend 1 million euros and use the amazing Funchal amphiteatre that others don’t have. I think the 2nd option is the clever one. Those who reside here and are tired of it can always travel somewhere else to find something different.

    1. Antonio Lamas
      Indeed and this way the can leave the levadas less congested to the other hikers . What excellent idea Antonio Lamas .

  5. Unfortunately we could not stay on to see the fireworks this year we did see them in 2019 and thought they were amazing.I have watched the videos of this year’s 2022 display on YouTube I do agree a lot of smoke was present it didn’t seem to have the wow factor as previously seen the 8 mins did seem short for the display. We were contemplating to stay on after our 3 weeks Christmas stay but after a discussion with the reception at our hotel we couldn’t justify spending a extra £3000 for a week just to see 8 mins of a firework display and now to be honest I am glad we didn’t the prices did increase at all the hotels in Funchal and the Lido area for the New Year celebrations.

  6. I think there are not enough colours now – mainly red and yellow/white. In previous years they had lots of colour and really nice – purples, blues, greens etc. Don’t think they are helping by spreading the fireworks around the island more either – there was more impact the way it used to be with all the fireworks around the marina area. My vote wasn’t counted on the survey either by the looks of things.

  7. Perhaps if your comments page opened up properly, so that you could see what you are writing, folk, including myself, could leave a fair and balanced comment on what was a wonderful looking show.

  8. Time for a change, change is good
    Many other countries may not have as many fireworks as Madeira but they do change different displays every year and so on…

  9. If it’s the same company every year, is the June “competition” to perform the NY celebration a complete sham? If it’s done by the same company, it’s open to corruption, are there receipts for the 1.1 million euros? If not, it’s 5he perfect crime as the evidence literally goes up in smoke!

  10. We are often in Madeira for the June Festival of the Atlantic. Great fireworks and hotel prices not inflated.

  11. … For me the Beauty of Madeira’s display is the setting, all the Boats, the Synchronised way the fireworks go off around the Amphitheatre with the backdrop off the mountains, the way the Madeiran people fully embrace it and come together to enjoy it ,, it’s Spectacular in an Artistic and Classic way ,, I don’t think I’d enjoy it as much if they kept altering it ,, this year there was low cloud and wind which unfortunately blew the smoke around so it wasn’t as clear ,, but watching it on tv and comparing it to other displays makes no sense, it’s a Unique Display which can only be fully appreciated by watching it Live in Funchal, that’s why it’s so highly rated and memorable …

  12. A huge waste of money and labour for nothing special or good. It terrifies animals, with more than one incident of a scared dog fleeing home. Yes it’s pollution both air and noise, and tradition is not enough to justify the expense and environmenal cost. It’s stupidity.

      1. I’m afraid you haven’t lost your taste for unnecessary insults or acquired any manners in the new year, Lamas. Is your fragile male ego hurt that not everyone sings the praises of every single thing that happens in Madeira?

  14. Only 7 cruise ships this year. The cruises will stop coming as there is a lot of alternative competition. This will bring a drop in revenue for sure. I am sure the weather didn’t help. Our view from Sao Gonzalo was terrible after the first couple of minutes.

    1. That is not how cruise industry works. These stops are scheduled at least 2 years in advance. There are 8 booked for 2024 NYE and 10 booked for 2025 NYE. The fact that only fours ships can dock is the main drawback because they will be subject to sea conditions to disembark passengers via lifeboats.

  15. Tobi, we have been living here for 12 years and I think this is the worst one we have seen. From Pauline b

  16. Watched from our house just above the hospital as I have watched on other years, firstly I would say that it did not seem like 8 minutes to me, secondly it was different this year in the view that the fireworks started early with the company having put smaller pockets of fireworks around the capital, I expect this was in order to create a build up to the main event and went on for some time before the main event, maybe it was these fireworks that created the problem with the smoke?, but finally I must say that there was definitely less fireworks in the higher grounds, have watched some wonderful displays in the past and can’t remember which year it was, but we did watch one of the displays that lasted 13minutes and was brilliant, sadly this one was definitely not, maybe it’s time for a change?, will have to wait till the end of the year to see.

  17. The fireworks were very disappointing. Nothing special. A pity for all the money spent on them.

  18. After seeing and reading all this washing of laundering my advice contract Boris Johnson and Rees Mogg the undertaker to see how far they can plan this type of event will be another under cook cake .

  19. Isabel. could you explain the connection between washing and laundering, Boris Johnson and Rees Mogg, an undertaker, an under cooked cake and the event that took place on New Years Eve. Thought not.

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