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by Pduece on 11/6/10CONSOL Energy Center - PittsburghRating: 5 out of 5An annual trip for my entire family!!!! WELL worth the $$$$$ it costs. The show this year was very different than the last few years. It was great.

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An annual trip for my entire family!!!! WELL worth the $$$$$ it costs. The show this year was very different than the last few years. It was great.
Great for the family. As aklways the extras are a little over priced. But great show.
my grandchildren loved it,even my son-in-law was surprised how entertaining is was!
Zing Zang Zoom was excellent!! It was a girls day out with my daughters and we all had a great time. The music kept us clapping and the tricks and illusions were amazing! We are still trying to figure out how they made an elephant disappear?!?! :) Definitely very pleased with the show.
There was a good distribution of comedy, magic trickery and animal and acrobatic acts.
This years Ringling Brothers "Zing Zang Zoom" was incredible. I took my granddaughter who is six and my daughter who is twenty five. I couldn't tell who was having a better time between the two of them. I loved the idea of going onto the floor before the show starts so that the kids can meet the performers. The show was energized, bright, funny, non-stop, and kept you entertained throughout. We went last year for the first time and was a little disapointed, but not this year. We look forward to another great show next year. Keep up the great work. It is appreciated so much.
This is show was wonderful! Very exciting for my four year old as well as myself and my husband! Would recommend it to anyone!
Zing Zang Zoom was excellent - our entire family (ages 42, 40, 6 and 4) enjoyed it immensely. Once the show started, it was constant entertainment. The magic was fascinating, the acrobatics were amazing, and the animals were incredible performers. The "thrill" performers kept us on the edge of our seats and gasping. We've seen Cirque shows in Vegas, and we enjoyed this nearly as much - and it has a more kid friendly edge to it. The only downside was that the souveniers were incredibly expensive. Kids love to have a souvenier from these types of events, and they seem to take full advantage of that. Of course, any other similar show seems to do the same thing, and we have to remember that they are in the business of making money. However, this show did offer some lower priced items as well, so it seemed like they were at least making an effort to offer items in a variety of price points.
Great show... kids enjoyed it. Would go to Shrine Circus, not this one again. More interaction at other circus.
The Circus was wonderful, wouldn't change a thing. I like the fact that they alternate bigger shows with more intimate and theatrical shows. I like both. Performers were all great and very talented and energetic.
What a great way to spend some quality family time! We had a wonderful time and are already looking forward to the circus next year!!
The circus was a lot of fun! We had a group of 9, with 2 seniors & 3 kids & everyone enjoyed themselves. The magic was really cool. They make an elephant disappear & a man in a cage turn into a tiger. There was a lot of singing & dancing. The acrobats are fantastic! The preshow is a nice bonus, my daughter was thrilled to see the elephant so close. It was a bit crowded, but there are clowns & acrobats that will sign autographs & take pictures. The kids can try on costumes. Yes, the concessions are very expensive $12 for cotton candy with a souvenir hat or snow cone in a souvenir cup, but our tickets were affordable & you don't HAVE to purchase the additional items. I think it is more important that the tickets are reasonable, just so families can go. The circus is probably a very expensive show to run with all of the performers & animals. I think they need to make money on the concessions to be able to keep ticket low. I don't usually allow my kids overpriced souvenirs at shows like Disney on Ice or Sesame Street Live, but it doesn't bother me as much at the circus.
The Zing Zang Zoom Barnum & Baily circus this year was another great performance and the grandkids loved it. The clowns were a bit more kid oriented and the animals wowed as always. The only disappointment for the kids was that this year we were moved out to sit on bleachers at the end of the arena floor prior to the highwire act going on instead of a ride around the floor in one of the "magical" circus trains.
I would always reccomend Ringling to anyone. However, as an adult, I was very disappointed in the excitement that this particular show provided. Last year show kept you hanging on the edge of your set. As well as the session with Bello the Clown. Awesome show. Zing Zang Zoom, at times, was more of a ballet dance recital than a star studded action packed event. My grandchildren loved the show but at times I was very bored thinking when is the next act starting. Missed seeing the ending parade with all of the animals. Not the kinds of ending that brings tears to your eyes watching the kids amazement. The Ring master was very monotone and lacked excitement for the audience. Will try again next year!
I would not have wanted to pay more than the $10 per ticket price. It was hard to see all the acts through the equipment hanging etc. from the rafters. At times my children 3, 9, and 11 were bored. Additionally, the animals should be given more time in the performance. They were rushed on and off......
This is the 2nd year in a row that my family and I went. Both kids were excited based on what they saw the year before but ended up happy but kind of let down. This year was good but not great. It seemed like there was a lot more dancing and people swinging on ropes or cloth. This year ddn't have the WOW factor that the prior year did. The prior year had the Ball of Death with 7 or 8 motorcycles in it. Nothing really stood out as much as that.
This is not your traditional circus... But is was very exciting and my kids loved it!
My kids loved everything, very talented people! Every act was amazing!
Granddaughter loved the music...but not like before. Too much acrobats and hardly any funny stuff. What happened to the clowns piling into a buggy car or all their crazy but funny tricks? What happened to the amazing tricks from the circus team? Hardly and ooohs and ahhhhs. Great show overall but just mostly acrobats and dancing...would I spend the money to go again if its the same scenerio, not likely...the originality of it before was missing....needed more funny stuff from the clowns and to look like clowns and bring back the ooohs and ahhhs from the audience. Overall was like watching a parade.
This was an awesome show. I enjoyed it and it made me feel like a kid again!