https://www.cnet.com/news/in-tim-burton-dumbo-remake-flying-elephant-gets-lost-in-the-darkness/

Oh, and ringmaster Max Medici (Danny DeVito), wants the family to get to work immediately upon their reunion, and start taking care of the circus elephants.

If this sounds bleak, that's because it is. But Dumbo enters the picture pretty quickly, and unlike the original movie where it takes a while for the elephant to fly through the air in public, this little baby gets to soar quickly after he's torn away from mother elephant Mrs. Jumbo. That talent, the kids hope, could be the key to reuniting Dumbo with his mom.