Okay Show
by LJB on 1/22/24Dow Event Center - SaginawRating: 4 out of 5I wish they’d lose the transformer car and some of the dancing and bring back the lions and the cannon.

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I wish they’d lose the transformer car and some of the dancing and bring back the lions and the cannon.
The performers and acts were all good from a kids point of view. But seems like a few years ago the circus was actually worth going to. If it wasn't for the buy one ticket get one free i would've been really disappointed. Especially since the cost of going and participating with all the extras are outrageously overpriced. Just for a father and his daughter to go can cost you over a hundred dollars. I feel for families that have more than one kid. Them charging what they do is way overpriced for everything. I understand that the whole place needs to make money, but if things were a little cheaper then they would probably pull in more money, because more people could afford all the extras without having to take a loan out just to go to the circus.
I enjoyed it and my son definitely did. I think the ticket prices were fair for what was offered. On the other hand, the prices for the “extras” seems quite high. I realize there is a lot that hours into the production and many hands getting a piece of that, but, $25 for 5 min elephant ride or $20 for a glow/spin wand, is excessive.
Everything was good except I took my 3 year old grandson and it would have been nice to see a few more animal acts. Even if they couldn't have big animals maybe a dog act or something on that level
Pretty disappointed with this circus. They had horses and elephants that walked in the circle. The acrobats didnt perform for very long and missed a number of stunts. The clowns acts were not funny at all. It was more like poorly written skits. There wasnt very much showmanship as youd expect from a circus. My kids were more excited in the concessions than the actual circus. The human canon ball was launched early and wasnt very exciting either. I can say the event center was nice. It was clean and easy to navigate.
My grandkids enjoyed the experience. They rode the elephants and had their face painted. They loved the acts, toys and food. I enjoyed being with them to share this experience.
Seems like the circus has changed to being more about the money than the entertainment. Everything was a cost which is fine but $25 to ride an elephant, and then I couldn't believe some paid $10 for their kids to go in a bounce house for 5 minutes. The live animal shows definitely went down!! Only elephants and then a horseback riding show... Where did the tigers go? Don't display them on your tickets if it's not part of the show... False advertisement in my opinion. It was more gymnastics than anything. I don't think I will be taking my kids back next year unless a lot of changes are made.
It was okay. Nothing to write home about. Couldn’t see the trapeze for the bright lights in my eyes. Clowns were so-so. A bit disappointing to the adults who had seen a real circus, but the children enjoyed it.
We left half way through because our kids were done, but my husband and I enjoyed the first half. It was hard with all of the vendors coming around with super expensive stuff that our kids wanted and we just couldn’t afford it all, but that’s what you expect going in. The lights were WAY too bright and in our eyes when the people were on the trapeze. However, the rest of the first half was AMAZING!
I loved the elephants the most and the the girls on the ropes and the experience was one I’ll never forget! We originally got tickets for my dad, two babies 19months & 5years, my husband and myself but my 5 year old has Down syndrome so the loud noises bothered him so my husband had to take him to lunch while my dad and my daughter and I stayed. My 19 month old absolutely loved every second and sat in her seat the whole time! We even got pictures with the clowns! The only thing I didn’t like about it is when we were being checked in I had a small fannypack and diaper back and all they checked was the diaper bag, only god knows what I could have had in my fannypack! It just worry’s me for others who maybe trying to hurt others they should definitely look through everyone’s bags a lot better. Other than that I can’t wait til the next show!
All the acts were good but disappointed that some acts are not there anymore...the motorcycles in cages, the tigers...felt like there was a lot cut out. Also the prices are outrageous for souvenirs and food/drinks. Again the acts that performed was good. Takes a lot of time patience and skill. Probably won't go next year though.
Hello First I would like to thank you for bringing the circus back to town. We brought the kids/and grandchildren. Overall, it was a great time. We had a total of 9 children, 8 adults. Great time !!! For my review.. Tickets with BOGO offer was Fantastically Awesome!! Times are tough as so many day to day items continue to go up in prices. If you hadn't made this offer. It might not have been possible for me and my brother to get our children with "their children" together to enjoy this together. Thank you so much for fair/Excellent ticket pricing.. 25.00 total for a pair. Nice!!! Glow lights I Believe $20.00 EACH!! Maybe 25 the guy told me. I don't recall. If they were 10 or less i would have bought for all 5 of my grandchildren. My brother said the same. But we had to listen to a couple of them cry for a little while when told no. I couldn't afford to drop 100/125. Just for lighted wands. We did do animal rides, face painting, popcorn, elephant ears, few bags cotton candy, drinks.. aLot$$. Cotton candy $ 12.00 a bag. Not even Full bag!!! 6.00 popcorn. 4.00 bottle of water that cost .12 each by the case! Do i need to go more... The animal rides are pricey but reasonable considering. Crewing, fuel, feed, food, maintenance... rides are understandable. The show its self was terrific. We all had a wonderful time!! Even with a couple of events cancelled I was told due to covid complications, etc..
We didn’t get to see lions or tigers or other animals but was ok
I took my son and this was his first circus and he was entertained for the most part. Never will be going again. I remember when the show was more entertaining. I did enjoy the guy group that flip across like 5/6 individuals backs, sorry I forgot their name. Now the prices to ride the animals were ridiculously! $35 to ride a elephant! Goodbye!
Not very diverse, Food prices we well above affordable prices. The clown show wasn’t interesting at all.
We really enjoyed all of the acts. The motorcycles, acrobats, elephants, dogs, contortionists and ponies were great! We missed seeing a performance by the clowns. There also seemed to be a lot of ‘filler’ between acts.
Fast and fun, a bit expensive for toys and food but kids had a blast.
We showed our grandchildren the on-line advertisement and we're surprised that the show was quite lacking from as advertised...no lions, no tigers, no trapeze act, no acrobat being shot from a cannon. Also surprised that many times during the show new toys were brought out for sale... especially after we had our grandchildren select a souvenir at the beginning of the show! This caused much confusion and disappointment!
Bought tickets for my nephew for Christmas. He’s a 5 year old boy who has an obsession for robots. The show was PERFECT for him. I also brought my 5 year old daughter with us and she adored every bit of it too. She left thinking the unicorns were and couldn’t believe that they actually exist. It was a huge hit for both kids and I was also entertained the entire time ! We loved it ♥️
I forgot just how much I enjoy the circus. Great talent and you just can't beat the animals and how nice they looked. Plan to do another one.