I've seen alot of circus performances both the apple and ringling bros. The Shrine Circus was first off alot of fun. My girlfriend, being a city girl, had never been to the circus so she was floored by their performance, I can only imagine what a child would think. The elephants made the show,,, thats one heck of a trainer. The lion act was average, not bad though. The bear show, could had done without myself, just so so. NO Monkeys! The one thing she wanted to see were performing monkeys but, Nope.. The great thing was you could ride the elephants before and after the show.. That was fun..
As for the performers, the high wire act along with the acrobats were very talented.. I'd say as good as any of the other pro's I've seen before..
They had some other acts in the 3 rings. Why is BMX trick riding still included in the circus, its in the xgames. The guy balancing swords, and the one sitting on 12 chairs stacked on wine glasses were much more interesting.
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Its a great show, the greatest show on earth? maybe not, but you will have a great time.