Ringling Bros. & Barnum And Bailey Circus is shutting down after 146 years!

Well this is terrible news – Ringling Brothers & Barnum And Bailey Circus, dubbed “the greatest show on Earth,” is shutting down this year after 146 years if operation!!

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Here’s more from the Associated Press:

From New York to Wisconsin to London and beyond, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has performed for millions of fans during its 146-year reign as one of the world’s biggest big tops.

The show, which is closing down permanently because of declining ticket sales, has its roots in a spectacle that began two decades before the U.S. Civil War — equal parts freak show, zoo and museum. In 1881 it officially became the circus that generations grew up watching and saw many evolutions over the years, most recently with its decision to retire its elephant acts.

I think I’ve only been to this circus a few times, but it makes me sad that it won’t be around anymore, especially with all that history behind it.

It just seems like the world will be left a little magical.


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