Thursday, March 4, 2010

How To Enjoy Disney on Ice


Last night, I took my two kids to Worlds of Fantasy, a Disney on Ice show: http://ow.ly/1evcY. One of the reasons I took my son and daughter to a Disney on Ice (finally!) is because this particular show has programming that appeals to both genders. Not to force stereotypes, but as expected, my son really enjoyed the Cars and Lion King performances, while my daughter loved the Little Mermaid and Tinkerbell.

For those of you who have children that love the Disney Princesses (we're not there yet), the Tinkerbell program was the entire second half...so you get your full dose of fairies. The premise of the Tink portion was that she needed to deliver Spring to the world. The fairy dusted rink was full of flittering fairies and butterflies floating through life-size Spring blossoms.

Classic Disney fans will enjoy the intros by Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy (by "classic" I mean anyone that's not a Pixar or Princess freak). The first half of the show includes Cars, Little Mermaid and the Lion King, and the segments seem to get progressively longer as the night goes on (which is fine because the Lion King has more substance than Cars anyhow...though my 3 year old would disagree). The lighting and special effects were really cool, especially during the Little Mermaid and Lion King. There was a part during Lion King where the Buffalo are chasing Simba and his Dad, and the animals look nearly real...moving quickly across the ice in multi-dimensions.

Overall, this show is great for boys and girls alike and children starting at 18 months through tweens. My kids (nearly 4 and 2) thoroughly enjoyed it, and only became fidgety during the intermission. Bring snacks to keep them occupied, and awake...after all, they can sleep in the car on the way home.

And don't be surprised if Tinkerbell is so infectious that even your 3 year old boy is screaming for a Tink toy on the way out!

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