▁shows ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁Wonder land ▁estimates ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁perform ers . ▁Jersey ▁Boys ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Ser gio ▁Tru j illo , ▁television ▁actor ▁Matt ▁Austin , ▁and ▁stage ▁actress ▁Er ica ▁Pe ck ▁among ▁them . ▁ ▁Arthur ' s ▁Bay e ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁p ond ▁in ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁F aire ▁has ▁always ▁hosted ▁free ▁performances , ▁the ▁shows ▁have ▁remained ▁largely ▁similar ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁altern ating ▁only ▁in ▁ch ore ography ▁from ▁year – to – year , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁prem ise . ▁In ▁planning ▁documents , ▁the ▁water ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Med ieval ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Lab att ' s ▁initially ▁presented ▁the ▁Arthur ' s ▁Bay e ▁show , ▁" The ▁Pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Land ▁Lock ed ▁Pir ates ". ▁Descri bed ▁in ▁the ▁Guide book , ▁the ▁" mel od ram atic ▁st unt ▁spect ac ular " ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁a ▁" private er ▁ship " ▁called ▁the ▁Sea ▁S cept re . ▁Re ports ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁lake ▁would ▁have ▁" anci ent – ▁looking ▁sail ing ▁ships ." ▁The ▁show ▁would ▁feature ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁actors ▁batt ling ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁ac ro bat ics ▁and ▁py rote chn ics . ▁Billy , ▁the ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁( play ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 0 – ▁year – old ▁tr amp olin ist ), ▁is