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I have been to many Ringling Brothers Circus events over the years and I don't think I have ever been disappointed. I have 4 children and wanted to take my 3 year old to experience his first circus. He was amazed. As usual the show was great. The one small critique I have is that it did not seem there was as many animals this time.
Great show...the Ringling Brothers obviously do it better than anyone else...but be prepared to put out some CASH! Aside from spending $160 on 4 tickets...$10 for parking...we immediately dumped $8 on the floor...12 oz. of water is $4, and they won't let you keep the cap to the bottle (???) So plan on them ending up on the floor...cotton candy w/ a cheap felt hat was $12...a box of popcorn was $8...just ridiculous! ...and be prepared to be ASSAULTED by all of the vendors flashing things and kid-oriented stuff in your kids' faces at every turn. There were more kids around us crying because they couldn't have this or that then there were actually paying attention to the circus. It was BRUTAL!
Had a great time seats were great the palace is a great vinue
The circus was very entertaining but I expected more from Barnum and Bailey. The lions and tigers didn't really do much and it seemed like the clowns stole the show.
I had 3 nine year olds they had tons of fun. We see it every year and will continue to do so.
We enjoyed the circus very much, I took my 4 year old son and his 4 year old friend. They enjoyed the clowns, and the animals the most. I enjoyed the entire circus and anywhere you set you had a good seat. It was a little pricey but it was worth it, we all had a good time. Can't wait until it comes back again, truly the Greatest Show on Earth!
a great show, the kids loved the tigers and elephants
My daughter is 6 an this was her first time to the circus. With in 5min she was screaming " mom this is the best!!!!!!" She had such a wonderful time. Since I was litle this is the only circus my mother would ever take us to. After seeing the look on my daughters face I now know why that is. Its simply because it really is the greatest show on earth!! I also liked that the souviniers weren't to expensive. They had many diffrent things to buy, even if you were on a budget there was still somthing you could get your child that they would love.
We had a wonderful time at the circus! I have three children ages 3, 6, and 9 - all of which LOVED it! There was an amazing variety of talent, animals, and excitement throughout the whole show. The girls were captivated throughout the whole show and we look forward to going again in the future!
They had trained zebras and dogs. They had tigers and stuff and flying people and flaming spikes of doom. We high fived a guy who got shot out of a cannon, and Mr. Gravity. I wore a clowns hat while he was being impaled by the flaming spikes of doom. It was the Greatest Show on Earth!
fast action, kepts us on the edge of our seats thru the whole show
Have not but to the Circus in a long time. So much better than I ever remembered. Took a 11 year old, a 9 year old, and a 7 year old. They all were very entertained and did not want it to end.
simply one of the best forms of entertainment. fun for all ages. truly the greatest show on earth. you have to see it at least once.
This was the best event we went to had lots off fun going every time they come to town
Enjoyed the circus, but not the tigers, their were fights that broke out and you could tell the animals hated the whip, it was disturbing, everyone in our row and behind us, said they didn't even need to be in the circus at all, it scared the children.
I have not been to RBBB for probably 20 years, but I've always thought of them as the gold standard. Not so. It is kind of like Disney on Ice. There are several phenomenal acts (tigers, horses, tightrope, swinging trapeze,), but they are interspersed with what I would have to say were the weakest clowns and ringleaders I've ever seen. It seems like they were just really friendly people (think of clowns in a parade that smile and wave and bump into each other and hand out lollipops). They didn't seem particularly skilled. And there is a lot of clowning between acts, so it's very noticeable that they don't have basic circus skills like unicycle or juggling or acrobatics or mime. I really missed a juggling act. I think of that as a basic part of a circus, so I missed that. And there wasn't the European/Asian flair that I'm used to. They dressed up a bunch of Caucasians in pseudo-Hindu garb (think Aladdin but Indian) and had them belly dance around the elephants. Not authentic at all. I would suggest a European circus, preferably Eastern European. Or Cirque du Soleil, but that's not really a traditional circus and is not kid-centered, so it sometimes borders on the burlesque. And this may have been the venue, but the sound was awful. Way too loud to understand what people were saying. And there was no miming, so all the jokes depended on either physical humor or verbal humor. I had to keep leaning over to the kids to explain a joke or to ask if they understood what someone said (they rarely had). Our family cost almost $400 to go, but it was a treat from a relative. I would probably be more upset if it had come out of our budget. Oh, and no Chinese acrobats... I missed those too. I would have said it was worth $20 a ticket. But maybe my expectations are too high?
Very fun. The kids enjoyed it very much. It was very entertaining.
We missed the motorcycles but it-was still a great experience. My granddaughter can't wait for next year. It was amazing.
All I have to say is that the new "one" ring circus has nothing on the old three-ring circus. Way too much talking and dancing and not near enough action. The clowns hardly look like clowns anymore! My kids attention was sporadically held and our second row seats turned out to be not so good since most of the action was in the center of the arena and we were at the far end. That wouldn't have been a problem with three rings!
Great time! These are the things families can do to spend time together. I didn't like the fact there was some shows that were showing two acts at a time.The dog show was one of them. Kinda hard to pay attention to everything going on.
