Greatest Showman Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

When asking his daughters what he should put in the museum one says put a unicorn. The other says put a mermaid. The mermaid suggestion is a reference to the Fiji Mermaid that was an actual exhibit at the museum. The unicorn suggestion refers to Lancelot the living unicorn.

PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) closes the piano in the bar as Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron) turns around so that he doesn't see that the piano is actually playing itself

- When Barnum is talking to his daughters about how to improve the show, they suggest "a unicorn or a mermaid". The reply, "Unicorns aren't real" (implying that mermaids are real) is a nod to one of PT Barnum's first attractions: The Fiji Mermaid

There is a scene where Jackman is making a deal with Effron. During this it seems they both drink heavily, but this isn't true, Hugh makes it seem that he is drinking a lot, but he only takes about 2 shots in the entire scene, while he fools Zach into downing about 5.

Barnum uses zebras for his carriage at the beginning when he was proud of the unusual and his "circus freaks". Afterwards when he started to hide his "freaks" and depend on Jenny Lind, he started to use normal horses for his carriage.

The bar stool Zac Efron jumps onto is raised slightly, hiding the fact that the chair is bolted to the floor.

Hugh Jackman doesn't actually touch the piano, but the piano is being played

Barnum keeps sober while making a deal with Carlyle by pouring the drinks himself (keeping his drink almost empty) and avoiding drinking altogether

You can see plaques for P.T. Barnum's failed businesses showcasing his history as a failed businessman.

During the final moments of 'A Million Dreams', you can spot signs of the countless other ventures P.T. attempted before he truly became successful with his circus

When P. T. Barnum goes to get Charity, he has a large jacket on him. Since he was poor, he couldn't afford a well fitted jacket but still tried his best to look good.

- During Zac Efron and Zendaya's duet, "Rewrite the Stars," the sand on the floor of the circus ring mimics the craters and terrain of a planet/moon, adding to the astronomic theme of the song.

Phillip Carlyle's outfit, during the scene where Barnum convinces him to join the circus, features a red top hat, foreshadowing Carlyle eventually succeeding Barnum as ringmaster.

When P. T. is showing his daughters his 'wishing machine', the linen parts like the entrance to a circus

Barnum's girls were talking about mermaid, which was the most famous fake thing Barnum presented in the real life.

The bartender changes/ becomes bald, perhaps to represent the timeskips/passing of time throughout the movie