Disney On Ice

As you’d expect from any Disney show, the shows have huge appeal for children, and are ideal for a family night out. Like everything Disney though, they also work on so many different levels, and adults will love them as well. The shows literally tour the world, visiting stops across North America, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia. Perhaps one of the beauties of Disney on Ice is that, at any one time, there’s a selection of shows out on tour, meaning you can often experience a different show in your area from one year to the next.

Whichever show you go to see, you’ll of course encounter Disney characters, and usually lots of them! The thing that never ceases to amaze us is the range of characters that take to the ice. We assumed that the shows would have to be limited to those on two legs, but not at all. Even the main stars of Finding Nemo are represented, but my absolute favourite has to be Pumbaa from the Lion King. Seeing him moving around on the ice on all four paws was quite something! I cannot begin to imagine how much skill is required for a skater to be able to do that.

As someone who can barely stand up straight on an ice rink, never mind move around, I’m in complete awe of what skaters can do, but Disney on Ice really takes it to a new limit. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Stitch all glide around as effortlessly and gracefully as the Disney princesses. You want twists and turns in front of your eyes? You can have them. You want fooling around? That’s there, too. There are laughs a plenty in whichever story you see.

The first Disney on Ice show we went to see was called A Disneyland Adventure, and it’s perhaps the name that appealed to me most. Surely it meant that we’d see some of the attractions that we all know and love so much from the parks? That’s exactly what it meant, with some wonderful visual references. The storyline was simple enough. As you might guess, Disneyland is the setting, and in particular the Main Street parade. Just as it gets underway, things all go horribly wrong, as Maleficent breaks into the park, helped by Syndrome from the Incredibles. That incredible family of superheroes are the ones who have to come to the rescue, and they do so in spectacular style.