Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus...

The Circus is in town!  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Fully Charged is now at Nassau Coliseum until Sunday!

Get $5 off all non-VIP tickets to all shows for Nassau Coliseum (Mar. 16-20). Here's the Ticketmaster link where the code can be used: Tickets

 
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, New York 
Show Dates: Show Time:

• Fri, Mar 18 10:30AM, 7:30PM †
• Sat, Mar 19 10:30AM † , 3:00PM † , 7:30PM †
• Sun, Mar 20 10:30AM † , 3:00PM † , 7:30PM †

† = Animal Open House

I took my 4 1/2 year old son and 2 year old daughter and they had such a great time!!!  This year celebrates the 141st year for the Ringling Bros. Circus.  They loved the animals and the jumping acrobats with the neon, black light clothes were a huge hit!!  My son also keeps telling me how funny he thought the clowns were when they would dance:)  But when I asked him to take a picture with them, he ran away;) lol

I really encourage going to the Animal Open House before the Circus starts.  You will learn a lot here and get an up close look at the animals and get your program books autographed by the clowns.

Here are some pictures from our night at the circus:

  

What I loved most about the circus was learning all about how they are helping conserve Elephants on their 200 acre facility in Florida.  They are really helping to conserve the Asian Elephants.

And of course I loved seeing the amazement and awe in my children's eyes.

From the agile acrobats dangling far above the ground to the hysterical clowns, this is a family event that should not be missed!


And if you can swing it, definitely get the VIP Celebrity tickets.  This is where we got to sit and it was AMAZING!  For at least 20 minutes of the first half we were brought up into the ring for an inside seat to view the circus!  The action was all around us.

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Source: Ticketmaster.com , ringling.com

*I was compensated by receiving 4 VIP Celebrity Passes to the Circus Opening Night.  The views and thoughts expressed in this post are solely mine*

Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 Review...

I love Disney on Ice!  We go at least once a year but really try to go twice a year since they change them up all the time.  I love everything Disney for that matter!  But I have to say that I was very disappointed with Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3!  I think it could have been more action packed like the movies. But my son and daughter will tell you something different and I guess their opinion is really all that should matter. :) And a lot of other parents I talked to loved it so it is all who you talk to so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I thought it was long too (2 hrs with a 15 min intermission) and some of the scenes could have definitely been excluded.  Like the Barbie & Ken Scenes.  We didn't need 2 scenes with Barbie & Ken!  My son was mad about that.  They are not even the big characters in the movie.  My son was also disappointed that the Big Baby was not in the show.

But my 4 1/2 year old and 21 month old were glued to the ice the entire time! Of course here and there he would ask for another souvenir that cost a fortune but he would quickly get distracted and go back to watching the show.  The one thing we did buy him was a Woody hat.  That was a must even at $15.

So over all I would recommended taking your children to see this Disney on Ice but only if they really love Toy Story.  Otherwise they will be bored in my opinion.  And for the parents, charge up your iPhone so you have something to keep you entertained;)


*I was in no way compensated for this post.  These opinions are my own*