A few weeks ago, I took MVP to the Circus. I had never been to a Circus before and my overall impression is that the main goal of the Circus is to make money. Elephant rides were $8 per person for about a 1-minute ride. I felt bad about not letting MVP ride an elephant (especially when he pointed at the Elephant and then at his chest and said, "Me!"). As I was admiring how huge and tame the elephants were, I couldn't help but be reminded of the incident in Honolulu when a circus elephant went nuts in the Blaisdell Arena in 2004. That may have contributed to my reluctance to allowing MVP to ride on one. I did relent, however, and let him ride a pony for $5. (They were tied up to poles and would just go in a circle.) He took it very seriously. Refreshments were also on the expensive side--everything started at $5. It all made me feel like a walking dollar bill. (Memories of China came to me for some reason.)
As far as the show goes, I thought they did a great job. The tigers were absolutely beautiful!! MVP seemed to really enjoy the acrobats and thought it was pretty awesome the way they would spin from hanging ropes. Much to my relief, he has not started swinging from our ceiling fan at home.
They also had a metal globe that 3 motorcyclists rode around in. I was pretty impressed that they didn't crash! The elephants were also very cool. Another thing MVP really liked were the tractors that brought all the heavy equipment in and out of the arena. The kid loves tractors. In general, it was fun and we had a good time (considering MVP didn't have his regular nap that day) and I would consider going again in the future when MVP can remember a little more.
