Have you been to the circus lately? I
like the circus, but it has changed somewhat from the time that I
first saw the circus?
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When I first went to the circus, the
circus acts were amazing. It was during school and was considered a
field trip. The circus trip was free to all students. I looked
forward to this field trip nearly every year until the one day that a
student was left at the circus. He did not come back on the bus as
planned. After that the schools no longer would take students to the
circus, it was left up to the parents to take that responsibility.
Black Circus
If you have never seen a black circus,
you need to see it. You will see much soul into the productions. I
have never been to one, but watched one on television. This show was
just awesome. When one comes to my town, I will make it a point to
go see it too.
When I first took my grandson to the
circus as I was holding him and we went past a clown he clutched me
around my neck, squeezed me tight and said, “Granny save me, save
me.” I then realized he was terrified of the clown. He could not
figure out what that strange character was.
First Circus
According to History.com the first
circus was in 1792 in Philadelphia. It was further added that
President George Washington attended a Ricketts Circus and sold the
company a horse.
Tickets & Parking
Tickets for the circus today can range to
about $12.50 per person or 2 children for $12.50. Many times various
organizations including schools or even television stations will give
out free tickets. This year as I observed the circus at Perani's Arena, parking last year was $5.00. This year it has
increased to $10.00.
When I first went to the circus, I saw
acrobatic acts, clowns, tightrope walkers, and jugglers, popcorn, and
cotton candy, there is now much more to be seen.
Circus Acts
Recently at the Perani Circus I saw a
new act that included Spiderman. Also, there were the trained pigs
that performed. Children were seemingly very much in awe of this
Spiderman that turned and swung into the air.
I was amazed at the number of various
vendors and the cost as well. It is understandable everyone wants to
make a living, but nearly everything cost you. There was nothing
free not even the programs or the coloring books. A few of the
things you will now see at the circus are as follows:
Face Painting
There is face painting during
intermission. I saw many cute faces of the children that chose to
get their faces painted.
Bouncy House
Many places will have the Bouncy House
free, but there was a charge of $7.00 for this Bouncy House.
Snake Picture
You could get your picture taken for a
price with a live snake.
Rides
Now besides paying for a ride on the
elephant or pony, you can now ride on a camel, or a small train.
Now you did see those going around
selling popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy which is my favorite.
The toy swords ranged from $5.00-$15.00 a piece for children.
Everything seemingly came with a price, but the children seem to love
it.
So yes, the circus has changed. I
believe it is much more costly now, but yet in still the children
seem to love it and I like it too.
Source:
Personal
First Modern Circus is staged, History Channel
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6 comments:
I took my twincesses last year and I was amazed! they really couldn't care less at age 3 but I enjoyed it lol. Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday :)
Keisha Possibly they will enjoy it when they are a little older. Age 3 is young for the circus.
Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.
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Thanks for having my link at Pin Worthy Wednesday. Have a good day.
Your welcome Terri.
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