[Spktyr]

Yeah, the last pictures I’ve seen of a Ringling show showed a mostly empty house/seating area despite supposedly being the potential prime time for a show. I’ve also not heard of much interest from children or adults in going to a circus in recent years either. If you want to see the animals, there are now better venues to see them in and if you want to see human performers there are better venues for them as well. Many of which are climate controlled - who wants to sit in a hot tent sweating various parts of your anatomy off to watch performing animals in the height of the summer?

[castlegreyskull]

I never went to a Ringling Brothers circus that was in a tent, and I have went to them in the 1980’s, and every year since 2007.

[Buckeye McFrog]

who wants to sit in a hot tent sweating various parts of your anatomy off to watch performing animals in the height of the summer?

Ringling hasn't played tents since the 1950's. All recent shows, like the last one Sunday, were in air conditioned hockey arenas.

[jagusafr]

We keep getting free tickets to the Shrine Circus here in San Antonio - haven’t taken the kids since they were 8 and 4 respectively, mainly because it’s become sort of lame entertainment.