atlantic city is the place to be on new year's eve for vaughn hendricks. he checked in to cesars, the casino where he will welcome 2017. >> i don't have to leave the hotel and i still have all of the fun as if i was outside down in new york city. >> it is the biggest night we have in atlantic city, the biggest party night. >> the big bash comes with a glittery mardi gras theme for more than 1,000 vips. >> they paint everything and put it together and it takes them weeks if not months to do all of this. >> in ocean city the focus is on family friendly fun. we found a city stream of people buying and picking up their admission buttons. >> they have a lot of entertainment and things to do for everybody. >> also today final rehearsals for some of the live performances set to take the stage during tomorrow's alcohol-free celebrations featuring events at 20 venues and fireworks at midnight. >> kind of like the summer crowd a little bit. >> this year marks a milestone for the first night, the 25th anniversary. >> a lot of first nights have gone under and we have