Darren Romeo

Magic Beyond Belief Darren Romeo, was a show along the Pigeon Forge parkway. After multiple incidents resulting in the arrest of its star Darren Romeo, the show was ultimately cancelled.

Prior to a performance in July of 2017, guests at the Magic Beyond Belief Darren Romeo show were disappointed when the performance was suddenly cancelled just moments before it was scheduled to begin.

“We had all gotten refreshments, were seated and photos taken like a normal show and when it was time for the show to start, a man came out saying due to technical difficulties he was not going to be able to perform,” one guest said. “He suggested we all trade our tickets for a different show or refund. We all thought it was a joke, like part of the show, and were waiting for Darren to magically appear and it never happened.”

Guests filtered back into the lobby and stood in line to exchange their tickets when Darren Romeo reportedly appeared, highly intoxicated. Romeo climbed up and stood on the counter while yelling and cursing at customers that the theater would not let him perform his show. Romeo exhibited bizarre behavior that was later attributed to an adverse reaction of mixing narcotics with alcohol.

The Pigeon Forge Police Department confirmed officers responded to a call at the Magic Beyond Belief, where they found Romeo sitting on the front counter, highly erratic, intoxicated and smelling strongly of alcohol. Romeo told officers he had taken prescription medications and drank two glasses of wine.

“Mr. Romeo was very emotional and could not control his behavior,” the police report said. “One minute he was just fine, the next he was cursing different people, to crying the next.”

Officers arrested Romeo and transported him to the Pigeon Forge Police Department for booking. An extremely dangerous blood alcohol reading of 0.27 was found, contradicting Romeo's claims of drinking only wine. Romeo also tested positive for multiple substances, including amphetamines, benzodiazepines and opiates.