Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” is back in Oakland for the first time in eight years.
But now, there are no live animals after public outcry from animal activists and allegations of animal abuse.
However, there are still plenty of acts and ABC7 got a preview of the hoop diving, BMXing and more.
“We have what we call the ultimate playground, where the whole stage becomes ridable and a playground for us,” said A.J. Anaya, who does freestyle BMX. “We have mountain bike trials, we have extreme unicycle and we have four BMX guys in our act and we added the one-of-a-kind trample box.”
75 people from 18 countries are performing in what they’re calling the all-new, reimagined “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
“We have comedy acts,” said aerial captain Maximillian Bennett. “We have acts with robotic dogs, we have people flying in the air. We have jumping, we have lots of other specialized acts like hand-to-hand.”
You’ll be able to see who they call the human rocket, Skyler Miser.