Disney on Ice
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Disney on Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment (CEO Kenneth Feld) under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that derive music and plot from the various Disney films; the "stars" of the show are the Disney characters themselves rather than the skaters.
Disney on Ice runs several productions and touring companies at any given time. The shows have played all over the world, including non-traditional skating regions like South America, the Middle East, and southeast Asia, South Asia, as well as North America, Australia and Europe.
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[edit] Current Shows
[edit] Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Opening on August 31, 2007, in Lakeland, Florida, Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour is based on the plot of both High School Musical and its sequel High School Musical 2. Although this rendition does not feature any of the actors from the movies, Kenny Ortega, the director and co-choreographer of the movies, served as co-producer for the production. For its 2008 international tour, the following countries/regions are confirmed destinations: Brazil (São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), Chile (Santiago), Argentina (Cordoba and Buenos Aires), Mexico (Mexico City), Canada (Toronto, Winnipeg, London, Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton), Italy (Milan and Rome), New Zealand (Auckland), Spain (Bilbao and Madrid), United Kingdom (England (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne), Scotland (Braehead Arena), Northern Ireland (Belfast Odyssey Arena), Ireland (Royal Dublin Society(RDS), Dublin and Millstreet,Cork), Philippines (Manila), Singapore and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). More Tour dates and destinations to be confirmed.
[edit] Princess Wishes
Opened on September 1, 2006, also in Lakeland, Princess Wishes shares abbreviated versions of the stories of popular Disney Princess characters, including Snow White, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Mulan, Aurora and Ariel, with Tinkerbell serving as a sort of MC.
[edit] Disneyland Adventure
Formerly know as "Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure." This tour started on August 25, 2005, in Lakeland. In this Ice Show Disneyland itself is the setting for the Disney on Ice play, Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Disneyland Adventure. The Parr family (the Incredibles) choose to go here after Mother Nature ruins their initial vacation plans with a volcano (this incident is in the short comic book The Incredibles in: "Holiday Heroes"). One minute into the Main Street Parade (for which the Parrs are reluctant Grand Marshals), an android replica of Syndrome (archenemy of the Incredibles) attacks the resort, kidnaps Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and makes plans to build his own theme park, SyndromeLand in the resort's place, forcing the Parrs to become the Incredibles and come out of hiding once more. The robot Syndrome imprisons Mickey and Minnie in the Pirates of the Caribbean section of the park, but is forced to lock them up in LASER prisons instead after the Incredibles attack him. When Frozone imprisons the robot Syndrome in ice, Mickey and Minnie are liberated and the resort is restored.
Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck, and Chip and Dale, along with characters from The Jungle Book, Toy Story, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Alice in Wonderland, make cameo appearances in through out the early half of the show before coming together at parade time and they all manage to escape when the robot Syndrome attacks the resort. The Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, Mad Tea Party, Main Street, U.S.A., "it's a small world", and Pirates of the Caribbean sections of the Magic Kingdom, as well as the entrance of the Cinderella Castle centerpiece, were reworked to be enacted in on the ice.
[edit] Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo
Opened on September 3, 2004 in Lakeland, Finding Nemo retells the story of the movie of the same name.
[edit] Princess Classics
Opened on August 30, 2002 in Lakeland, Princess Classics revolves around the stories of Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, Snow White, Aurora and Mulan.
[edit] 100 Years of Magic
100 Years of Magic is a compilation show, presented by Mickey and Minnie and featuring stories from The Lion King, Mulan, Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
[edit] Mickey & Minnie's Amazing Journey
Formerly known as "Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey". Currently the oldest show on currently on tour after originally opening in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 12, 1995 and has been overhauled many times with the most recent overhaul being in February 2007. Mickey & Minnie's Amazing Journey tells the story of an adventure by Mickey and Minnie that lets them see parts of Africa, London, Under the Oceans, Neverland, and Hawaii.
[edit] Former Shows
- World on ice (1981)
- Great Ice Odyssey (1982)
- Magic Kingdom on ice (1983)
- Happy Birthday! Donald (1984)
- Sports Goofy (1985)
- Starring Snow White and Mickey Mouse (1986)
- Pinocchio (1987)
- Mickey's Diamond Jubilee (1988)
- Peter Pan (1989)
- World on Ice: 10th Anniversary (1990)
- Double Feature (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast (1992, returned 2000 - 2004)
- Aladdin (1993)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1994, returned 2000 - 2001)
- Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey (1995, redone in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, renamed Mickey & Minnie's Amazing Journey in 2008)
- The Spirit of Pocahontas (1996)
- Disney/Pixar's Toy Story (1996)
- Forever Love (1996)
- Happily Ever After (1997)
- Hercules (1997)
- The Little Mermaid (1998)
- 75 Years of Disney Magic (1999, renamed 100 Years of Magic in 2001)
- Jungle Adventures (2000)
- Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2 (2001)
- Princess Classics (2002)
- Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. (2003)
- Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure (2005)
