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Dumbo (2019)

Where Dumbo says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The fairground in Dumbo is invented, and nearly all of the film was built on sets in England

Scenes and places

The circus train rolls in

Holt Farrier, back from the war, rides toward the circus that employed him before. The film opens on the train's journey.

Set in Countryside rail line (unnamed) — The Medici circus train crosses open country at the start of the film.

A full-scale train was built for the film and redesigned to look worn.

Holt returns to the Medici circus

Holt, back from the war with one arm, finds the circus in money trouble and takes the job of elephant caretaker. The elephant's calf is born with huge ears, and Medici orders them hidden.

Set in Sarasota, Florida — In 1919 Holt returns from World War I to the Medici Brothers' Circus and is made caretaker of a pregnant elephant. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Sarasota is a Florida Gulf Coast city in the film's 1919 setting.

The calf's first show goes wrong

The calf's ears are revealed by accident and the crowd laughs and throws things at him. His mother rampages into the ring in anger.

Set in Joplin, Missouri — The calf's debut performance in Joplin, Missouri. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Joplin is a city in southwest Missouri.

Dumbo's debut at Dreamland

On a high platform with no safety net, Dumbo panics and trumpets. He hears his mother answer from across the park.

Set in Dreamland amusement park (fictional) — Vandevere's Bohemian amusement park Dreamland, where Dumbo performs with a trapeze artist.

Dreamland is the film's invented amusement park; the source gives no real-world location.

Nightmare Island

Dumbo flies out of the ring and reunites with his mother. Vandevere fires the circus troupe and orders the exhibit shut.

Set in Nightmare Island, Dreamland (fictional) — An exhibit at Dreamland where Mrs. Jumbo is kept after being sold.

Nightmare Island is an exhibit inside the film's invented Dreamland.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, England — Most of the filming (practical sets) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Cardington Airfield (Shed 2), Bedfordshire, England — Parts of the film shot in Shed 2 Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Holt Farrier — A one-armed World War I veteran and former circus horse rider who becomes the elephants' caretaker.
• Dumbo — A baby elephant with huge ears who can fly.
• Max Medici — The loud but kind-hearted ringmaster and owner of the Medici Brothers' Circus.
• V. A. Vandevere — The wealthy owner of the amusement park Dreamland.
• Colette Marchant — A French trapeze artist who performs at Dreamland.