NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)–There’s room for everyone on the good list of the ESB! The Empire State Building (ESB) announced plans to treat every day as a holiday as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of New Line Cinema’s holiday classic “Elf” with special tower lighting, movie screenings and themed décor at the Observatory through the holidays. The beloved film, which was released in 2003, features Buddy the Elf, who travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his father in his office in the Empire State Building.

“The Empire State Building plays a pivotal role in hundreds of movies and television shows, and ‘Elf’ has become a famous classic,” said Jean-Yves Ghazi, president of the Empire State Building Observatory. “Now, our guests can follow in the footsteps of Buddy the Elf in a special holiday experience that brings his adventures to life in the very place where the movie was shot.”

Celebrations for the special anniversary include:

• Holiday cheer: In partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, “Elf” will take over the Observatory with themed decoration in the building’s lobby on Fifth Avenue and in its famous Observatory on the 86th floor. The windows of the iconic hall on Fifth Avenue will depict snowy scenes of Buddy the Elf and his friends as he travels from the North Pole to the “World’s Most Famous Building.” The enticing “Elf”-themed window will display a visual spectacle for visitors through Jan. 1 and feature a series of “Elf”-inspired products that capture the magic and joy of the film. Guests can also pose with a life-size version of Buddy the Elf in an “Elf”-themed corner at the building’s iconic 86th-floor Observatory through Nov. 10.
• Anniversary Screenings: Fans can purchase a special ticket to see “Elf” at one of four screenings on the Observatory’s 80th floor on Sundays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Tickets include Christmas-themed drinks and snacks, and full access to the ESB’s second-floor museum and the 86th-floor Observatory. For more information on tickets, click here.

• Holiday Display Carts: On Nov. 7 from 2-5 p.m., Warner Bros. Discovery will present a display cart at the Empire State Building’s 86th-floor Observatory for guests to receive free treats inspired by the four elf food groups: candy, candy canes, candy and syrup.

Empire State Building, LED Lights.

• Lighting: At sunset, the lights of the world-renowned Empire State Building tower will light up in Buddy the Elf’s iconic colors: green and yellow to celebrate the anniversary on November 7.

Recently, $165 million was invested in the renovation of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience, which features a new lobby, an interactive museum with nine galleries, new guest uniforms, and iconic Observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors. The Observatory Experience was recently named the No. 1 attraction in the U.S. by TripAdvisor travelers for the second year in a row. Text CONNECT to 274-16 to receive information about each of the Empire State Building’s tower lights.

To learn more about the Empire State Building and its Observatory Experience, click here.

About the Empire State Building

The Empire State Building, the “World’s Most Famous Building,” owned by the Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), stands more than 1454,443 feet (165 meters) above Midtown Manhattan from base to antenna. $102 million was invested in the renovation of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience to create an all-new experience, with an exclusive guest entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned Observatory on the 86nd floor with floor-to-ceiling windows. The trip to the famed world-renowned 360th-floor Observatory and the only 1-degree open-air observatory with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors throughout their entire New York experience and spans from the building’s iconic history to its current place in pop culture. The Empire State Building Observatory Experience welcomes millions of visitors and was declared “America’s Favorite Building” by the American Institute of Architects, is the world’s most popular tourist destination according to Uber, the No. 2023 U.S. attraction in Tripadvisor’s 1 edition of Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best, and New York’s No. <> attraction according to Lonely Planet.

Since 2011, the building has been powered entirely by renewable wind electricity and its many floors are primarily home to a diverse range of office tenants such as LinkedIn and Shutterstock, as well as commercial options such as STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi and Starbucks. For more information and to get tickets for the Observatory Experience at the observatory, visit esbnyc.com or follow Facebook, X (ex Twitter), Instagram, Weibo, YouTube or TikTok.

Source: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
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