The Mickey Mouse Club Circus was exactly what the name describes: a full-blown circus, featuring clowns, acrobats, a flying trapeze, daredevil stunts, and trained jungle animals all under a big top tent, initially right in the middle of Disneyland’s Fantasyland.Ī pet project of Walt Disney’s, the circus initially opened with great fanfare, including a parade down Main Street and a Christmas theme, in late 1955.

While we’ll mainly be focusing on Walt Disney World today, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse Club Circus, which holds the dubious distinction of being the first ever Disney show to quickly disappear after its debut. Disneyland’s The Mickey Mouse Club Circus: Whether for technical reasons, negative reception, or even a tragic accident, these shows disappeared from Disney parks so soon that many guests today barely know they existed. However, for every show like the Golden Horseshoe Revue or Illuminations: Reflections of Earth that became legendary among fans, there were countless shows that didn’t last. Live entertainment has been a major part of the Disney parks experience since Disneyland opened in 1955, with everything from live theatrical shows to fireworks spectaculars thrilling guests.

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