{"id":1133,"date":"2019-05-22T06:08:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/?page_id=1133"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:30:47","slug":"the-greatest-adventure-chapter-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Adventure Chapter 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geoff describes his wandering around the carnival lot, discovering crooked games and overly-hyped attractions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"379\" class=\"wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-1-Girl-to-Gorilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-1-Girl-to-Gorilla.jpg 478w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-1-Girl-to-Gorilla-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Girl to Gorilla was a separate attraction we saw in many of the places we performed. It is based on the Pepper&#8217;s Ghost illusion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/killer-rats.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/killer-rats.jpg 410w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/killer-rats-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geoff explains the amusing secret behind the Killer Rats.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/crocodile.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/crocodile.jpg 732w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/crocodile-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Live animal shows were very popular, but this was not a petting zoo.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/snake-girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/snake-girl.jpg 500w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/snake-girl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/snake-girl-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One of the worst of the tent illusion shows.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rheadedbaby.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rheadedbaby.jpg 669w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rheadedbaby-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geoff tells the hilarious true story behind Two Headed Baby exhibits. A clue is in the sideshow banner above.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1663\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Game-Operator.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Game-Operator.jpg 334w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Game-Operator-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geoff got to see the last of the crooked carnival midways.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"408\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bobbie-1024x408.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bobbie-1024x408.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bobbie-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bobbie-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bobbie.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The former fire-eater was replaced by 16-year-old Barbara Ann &#8220;Bobbie&#8221; Waller.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/adventure\/\">Table of Contents<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-13\/\">Next Chapter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geoff describes his wandering around the carnival lot, discovering crooked games and overly-hyped attractions. The Girl to Gorilla was a separate attraction we saw in many of the places we performed. It is based on the Pepper&#8217;s Ghost illusion. Geoff explains the amusing secret behind the Killer Rats. Live animal shows were very popular, but&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-12\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1133","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9SkGF-ih","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1133"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133\/revisions\/2576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}