Saturday 31 March 2018 Firstly, apologies for the quality of these photos, but it’s always difficult to get some decent shots at an event like this. Something you may not know about me – I love Disney! Now I wouldn’t go as far as saying I’m a geek or super fan, but I have all the classics (bar Moana) on DVD and cannot wait to get Alfie into it. In fact, going to Disney features on my ’30 before I’m 30’ list and to be honest, I’m toying with the idea of taking Alfie for his second birthday! Anyway, Ashley bought me tickets for Disney on Ice at the NEC (now the Genting Arena) in Birmingham for Christmas, so for months I’ve been excited. I had been to one of the previous shows – a drunken purchase at Uni saw myself and two housemates go to the O2, but each year is different.
Two
things always remain the same: 1) the hosts and 2) the first half consisting of
only one film. The hosts, Mickey and Minnie Mouse are joined briefly by Goofy
and Donald Duck and there’s always a story between films. The first half of
this year’s show focused on Toy Story 3 and while it contained all the key
scenes, I found it went on a bit too long – and I know had we taken Alfie, he
wouldn’t have been able to sit through it! I think if it was one of my
favourite Disney films, I may have enjoyed it more. I did like the scene
involving Barbie and Ken, where he tries on numerous items in his wardrobe to
impress Barbie – and the quick changes were most impressive (it left me
wondering if there were multiple Kens?!).
After
a 20 minute interval and a wander around the concourse to view all the
merchandise on display (we didn’t buy anything, only a programme), it was back
to our seats for part two. The second half was more action-packed, covering
three films and beginning with The Little Mermaid. The last time I was at
Disney on Ice, The Little Mermaid featured, but it was slightly different this
time and the costumes are always impressive. Unfortunately, there were a couple
of falls during the routine, so every time there was a jump or lift, I was
almost on edge, wondering whether the skaters would make it!
The
next film shown was Cars and while I’ve never seen it (or have any interest in
seeing it until Alfie wants to), the special effects and mechanics were most
impressive. We were trying to work out how the cars moved around the ice, it
could well have been remote controlled – but I wish I had got some videos of
them in action, as it was amazing to watch and the kids around us loved it.
The
final film was Frozen, which of course was very popular and a fitting finale.
It was also my favourite of all the performances, complete with wind and snow
machine. The effects were fab and the props set the scenes well. The Elsa
looked exactly like the one you often see on TV and there was even a little
Olaf gliding around on the ice. I did so well not to break out into song – I didn’t
think it was right, us being on our own, but there will be no stopping me next time!
To
be honest, there were quite a few couples there without children, not only
younger than us, but older or of a similar age, too. There was also a
six-month-old baby behind us, who was largely quiet throughout the evening –
but I am glad we didn’t take Alfie as he’s just too young. When he’s big
enough, we will definitely take him to a show – after all, it’s on every year.
Disney
on Ice is only on in Nottingham, Cardiff and Aberdeen now, as it’s coming to an
end. However, more information and tickets can be purchased here.
Love,
Lucy xx
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