Reviews of Disney On Ice Discover the Magic shows hail ‘incredible skating’ but there's a catch
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Families are ‘in awe’ of Disney On Ice but have some money-saving advice for visitors to the shows
Families have been left “in awe” of the skating talent on display at the Disney On Ice Discover the Magic show that has started weaving its magic around the country.
Having already visited Birmingham, the tour is taking in Newcastle, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Belfast, Sheffield, Manchester and London over the course of November, December and January.
The story centres on the search to find Tinkerbell and we meet loads of Disney favourites along the way but we’re not going to offer any spoilers here.
Nevertheless, the show promises “spectacular ice-skating, daring aerial stunts, and memorable moments from Aladdin, Toy Story and The Little Mermaid”.
The first reviews are in from families who saw last week’s shows at the Birmingham bp pulse Live and it has picked up a rating of 4.3 stars on Ticketmaster.
One mum said: “Took my 3 children aged 4, 14 and 15 to watch Disney on Ice and what a show it was. The way the show was put together and ran seamlessly throughout was amazing.
“The ice skaters are so talented and all of my children were in awe.”
Another said: “Wow, just wow. This has been the best year to go in a long time. They have definitely brought the magic back this year.”
There were some criticisms of the event, however, one Disney fan described the merchandise prices as “absolutely ridiculous” while another described the show as “brilliant” but that the price of food and drinks at the venue was “extortionate”.
More bad news is that the show at the Newcastle Utilita Arena looks to be sold out with Ticketmaster reporting low availability, even for premium VIP tickets.
That said, there are tickets available for most of the shows in Nottingham, Aberdeen, Belfast, Sheffield, Manchester and London where the tour concludes on Sunday, January 3.
One grandma on a family day out said: “An amazing show as always. I brought my grandson for the first time and he's a Disney fan and he loved it. Keep up the great work. We will be back next year.”
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