New Fantasyland Storybook Circus Entertainment

The major portion of Disney’s New Fantasyland opened in December to much fanfare.  Now just two attractions remain to open; Princess Fairytale Hall (later this year) and the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (2014).

While the Storybook Circus attractions opened earlier in 2012, the new entertainment debuted in December.

The Storybook Circus Giggle Gang is a troupe of circus clowns inspired by the traveling circus acts and sideshows of the late 19th century, as well as classic films like Walt Disney's Dumbo. The Storybook Circus Giggle Gang performs several times each day in and around the Storybook Circus section of Fantasyland.   They are sure to make you smile if not laugh out loud!

> IMAGE GALLERY: Storybook Circus Giggle Gang in action

Boss clown is Chuckles Buffoon McMonkeyshine III and he appears with his proteges, Whinny Horselaugh and Snort. Together, they engage in all sorts of circus shenanigans.

There is also the Silly Saxtet, parading onto the circus grounds with their own unique twist on circus music standards, and featured clown Wowzer, a specialty performer who takes center ring with amazing feats of thrills, chills and hilarity.

The Giggle Gang performs several shows a day. Check the times guide for exact times and locations.

Typically the morning shows are interactive walk-arounds -- that is, you may be pulled into the performance.  The afternoon shows tend to be more traditional performances.

Several members of the ensemble are graduates of the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.

The Storybook Circus Giggle Gang debuted in early December 2012, to coincide with the grand opening of the New Fantasyland area in Magic Kingdom.

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