Salt Lake’s New Year’s Eve celebration will have food trucks, music and fireworks — but it won’t have the largest disco ball in America

The giant MirrorBall, the 2,433-pound glittering orb so big it has to be hoisted on a crane, has been relieved of its end-of-year duties.

After three years as the centerpiece of Salt Lake City’s New Year’s Eve celebration, the sparkling disco ball — aka The Illuminator — now sits in an undisclosed storage unit, unassembled, waiting for its next chance to shine.

The MirrorBall was let go when the Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance decided to do away with its multiday winter festival and replace it with a free, one-night-only party.