Letting Go a Little. Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate – Review.
Sometimes you just have to get over yourself and let go a little; sometimes letting the inner child out is good for the soul. Thanks to Cavanagh PR and Disney that is just what I did when I attended Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate yesterday.
Attending the show with me were two very excited seven year old girls and a grown up (but perhaps equally excited) friend. Watching children inch towards the edge of their seats in excitement and wonder is something I will never tire of watching. Disney on Ice provided plenty of edge of the seat excitement for two seven year olds.
As a child of the seventies, I grew up with Disney on my TV every Sunday night. It is something etched into my early memories. It was great to see some of the older Disney stories from my childhood and before my time making an appearance along with the newer ones. My favourite Disney movie is Fantasia, so I was more than a little happy when Mickey battled with brooms on the ice. There may have been a little bit of leaning forward in the seat from me too at that stage!
The ability of the skaters in general was fantastic. There is something magical about seeing lifts, spins and jumps live on the ice. The performers certainly knew how to put on a good show and the girls were spellbound from beginning to end.
There was some audience participation, almost pantomime style, such as yelling at Mickey not to eat the apple from the wicked witch that certainly helped keep younger audience members engaged.
As well as the live action, there was a large screen at the back of the ice. I did wonder how necessary this was. I am not sure it added to the show overall. I found it distracting rather than enhancing. By looking at the screen you missed the action on the ice. I also felt the princesses looking for their prince and seeking out true love may have been a little drawn out. The cynic in me wondered at the need for so much one day your prince will come action. I also would have liked to have seen more of the Toy Story Characters. Buzz and Woody were pretty big in our house when the children were younger, and for what it’s worth, I think they deserved a bit more time on the ice.
Overall though I really did enjoy myself. The skaters were fantastic, the show was lively and entertaining. The two children with me were enthralled, their excitement catching, so much so we could not convince them to leave their seats during the interval!
Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate is on in Melbourne now. Dates for Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide venues are below and tickets are available online here.
Wed 4 – Mon 9 July – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Wed 11 – Mon 16 July – Allphones Arena, Sydney
Thu 19 – Sun 22 July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Disclaimer: I received four complementary tickets to Disney on Ice as well as a VIP pass to meet Micky and Minnie after the show for a photo opportunity.
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And Fairy Floss! It’s funny because as kid I would have loved going to something like Disney on ice. Then a synic grew up in me. Now that I’m a mum I can’t wait till my little one is old enough to go to events like Disney on ice. To see the excitement in his face and relive my own childhood excitment. And the target auidience is the kids, not us synical adults, so Disney must have had the right ingredients for decades now.
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Naomi Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Exactly! Nothing like getting over yourself and seeing things through the eyes of a child.
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I’m kind of regretting we missed it this year. Great to hear 7 year-olds were loving it because if they come back next year… well, we just might be able to catch it.
The brooms from Fantasia were there? Awwwwww. And yes, Disney at 6.30 on a Sunday night with that glorious castle and Tinkerbell flying around the spire. Stuff of happy childhood memories. BRING IT BACK, DISNEY! Loved Disney specials.
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Naomi Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I know. All warm from a bath, pjs on… I can hear the music now… They played that music at the ice show. Between that and the brooms I almost felt like I was 7 again.
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I have attended Friday, Saturday and am going tomorrow. I have a disabled 15 year old daughter who lives, eats and breathes the Disney Princesses. The sole reason for us attending every session is because of the ‘some day your Prince will come’, so I have to disagree with you, although I recognise we are a select target audience. However, I have also grown up with Toy Story and would have loved more of this also. Having said this, the highlight of the show without a doubt was the Princesses and Princes which you didn’t appreciate so much. Because this is the focus of my daughter’s life, I found myself in tears watching her reaction, and it is why I spend a lot of money every January and July going to multiple shows for Disney Live and Disney on Ice. I thought this year was the best skating I had witnessed (and I’ve been going for the past ten years), although I have to admit we can’t wait for next year when it is dedicated to Disney Princesses. It’s going to be very expensive for me, as I’ll be going every day at least!!! But there is no price you can put on watching pure joy on your child’s face (and mine as well!!)
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Naomi Reply:
July 8th, 2012 at 12:32 am
You’re absolutely right, there is no price you can put on watching joy on your child’s face, it does indeed bring joy to you as a parent.
The princesses were a little much for me, I admit, but as I said the girls I was with loved every minute of it, and they were the target audience much more than I was. The lifts and spins in the princess section were amazing.
That these shows give so much joy to your daughter and you is wonderful. There is something magical about Disney that I was more than happy to rediscover for myself after many years.
These shows do bring happiness and joy to our children, and that’s reason enough to go. Here’s to you and your daughter having a fantastic day again tomorrow.
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