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When I was little, my mom took my sister and I to see Ice Capades during a Florida vacation and soon after, we both had Chicken Pox. Since then I’ve never had much desire to see any sort of mass-market, massive kiddie audience production but when I heard Disney was debuting a Frozen on Ice show, I started to reconsider.  My daughter is Frozen obsessed and we were already fantasizing about seeing Frozen on Broadway but this Frozen on Ice sounded even better.  I quickly snatched up four tickets in May and six months later, the big day was here.

Here are my top 10 tips for seeing Frozen on Ice:

1) When booking your tickets, don’t sit too high or too low.  There are no big screen TVs (at least there weren’t at the Nassau Collesium where we went) so if you’re too high, you’ll miss a lot of the character interactions.  But, if you’re too close, you won’t be able to see the skaters’ feet and you won’t be able to appreciate all the special effects (snow, illumination and pyrotechnics, oh my!).

2) Plan your outfits accordingly. Practically every single girl at our show was in full princess mode.  Mostly Elsa but a good number of Annas and I even spotted some toddlers dressed as Olaf. Keep in mind that the show is ON ICE and that means its COLD!  Have your princess layer under her gown or don a sweater or you will be doing the “keep your coat around your shoulder” shuffle the whole time. Whatever you do, leave the plastic princess shoes home and don’t forget the tiara.

3) Bring easy to eat snacks (granola bars, etc.) or prepare to buy a $7 box of stale popcorn. Expect things to fall on the floor so be sure to bring extras.

4) Get there early.  This show is crowded and that means long lines for parking, security, bathrooms and souvenirs. If you think it will take 30 minutes, give yourself an hour.

5) Go to the bathroom before the show starts no matter what!  If this is your daughter’s first time wearing her Elsa or Anna dress for a long time, practice lifting up the gown to pee at home so you don’t have any bathroom meltdowns. FYI, the intermission bathroom lines will be worse than you are imagining.

6) Plan to buy something plastic, bring your own toys from home or both.  There is a LOT to buy and your little kids will start screaming “I want that” as soon as they spot the $15 Frozen on Ice programs. Agree on how many special treats you will buy in advance to avoid meltdowns. There were snow cones in an Anna/Elsa and Olaf mugs, plush dolls, light up snowflake wands, photo ops, coloring books, toys, face painting and more.  If you have more than one kid, you might want to refinance your home before the show.

7) All the Disney characters make an appearance in the beginning and end of the show so if your kids love a certain character like Woody, Cinderella or Nemo, be sure to point them out.

8) The best costume changing moment is when Elsa throws her cape off and the suddenly appears in the sparkly blue dress with her long blond braid. Do not look away for one second as this happens.  Your daughter will ask you 300 times how she did that and you will need to give a full description every time. FYI, when Elsa pulls off her tiara, the braid is underneath…

9) Enjoy the singing or bring earplugs.  Thousands of little girls singing “Let it Go” at the top of their lungs can be overwhelming if you’re not expecting it.

10) Sit back and enjoy the show.  The fun songs, endearing characters and magical moments from the movie are all here, on ice, and it really is wonderful. The skating is pretty impressive too.

After New York, the show plays in the following cities.

Newark, NJ, Rutherford, NJ, Rosemont, IL, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, St. Louis, MO, Auburn Hills, MI, Dallas, TX, San Antonio, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Houston, TX, Hidalgo, TX, New Orleans, LA, Baton Rough, LA, Tampa, FL, Birmingham, AL, Florence, SC, Huntsville, AL, Memphis, TN, El Paso, TX, Tucson, AZ.

To find dates and tickets visit Ticketmaster online.

 

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