Pete's Silly Sideshow is a meet and greet attraction located in Fantasyland.
Pete's Silly Sideshow | |
The entrance to Pete's Silly Sideshow | |
Magic Kingdom | |
Land | Fantasyland |
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Attraction type | Meet and Greet |
Theme | Circus |
Opening date | December 6, 2012 |
Replaced | Judges Tent |
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Attraction History and Description
Pete's Silly Sideshow opened on December 6, 2012. The meet and greet attraction is housed in the former location of the Judges Tent in Mickey's Toontown Fair. The attraction is themed as a kind Ten-in-One sideshow (a sideshow where guests would see various acts performing different tricks) hosted by Pete. Pete's Silly Sideshow houses two lines. In one line guests queue to meet "the most charming of snake charmers"- The Astounding Donaldo (Donald Duck) and "circus stuntman extraordinaire"- The Great Goofini (Goofy). In the second line, guests wait to meet the "Siren of the Seine”- Minnie Magnifique (Minnie Mouse) who is an expert poodle trainer, and the mysterious gypsy fortuneteller- Madame Daisy Fortuna.
Characters
Fun Facts and Trivia
- A calliope can be found playing music outside of Pete's Silly Sideshow. The top of the calliope reads "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom," this is a reference to the 1953 Adventures in Music educational short of the same name.
- On the bottom of the calliope guests can read the calliope was manufactured by the Melody Time Brass Horn Co. and used by the Melody Time Brass Horn Band. This is a reference to the 1948 Disney package film Melody Time.