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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. Image File history File links Disney_On_Ice_Logo. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... CEO of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. ... Disney redirects here. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ...


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. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

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Current Shows

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 helped co-produce this tour. It will have an international tour in 2008.The following countries/regions are the confirmed destinations: Argentina (Cordoba and Buenos Aires), Canada (Toronto, Winnipeg, London, Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton), Chile, Italy (Milan and Rome), Spain (Bilbao and Madrid) and the United Kingdom (England (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne), Scotland (Braehead Arena) and Northern Ireland (Belfast Odyssey Arena).Two new tour dates have been announced for Ireland Only.Ireland(Royal Dublin Society(RDS),Dublin and Millstreet,Cork). More Tour dates and destinations to be confirmed. For other uses, see High School Musical (disambiguation). ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A view of Lakelands business district, early 1920s Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. ... For other uses, see High School Musical (disambiguation). ... For the soundtrack, see High School Musical 2 (soundtrack). ... Kenny Ortega (b. ... Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Winnipeg (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see London (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - Total 365. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta (The most noble and most loyal and undefeated) Location Location of Bilbao in Spain and Biscay Coordinates : , Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Bilbao (Basque) Spanish name Bilbao Nickname El Botxo (the hole) Founded 15... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British city. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... The Braehead Arena is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... The Odyssey Arena is a 7,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) was founded in 1731 by members of the Dublin Philosophical Society in their Trinity College Dublin rooms as the Dublin Society. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Millstreet (Sráid an Mhuilinn in Irish) is a town in west County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. ... This article is about the city in the Republic of Ireland. ...


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. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Snow White character. ... Belle is the heroine of the Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast and its two direct-to-video sequels, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Beauty and the Beast: Belles Magical World. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ... This article is about the film Mulan. For the legendary person, see Hua Mulan. ... “Princess Aurora” redirects here. ... Princess Ariel is a fictional character, a mermaid who appeared in Disneys popular 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its direct-to-video sequels The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & The Little Mermaid III. The youngest of King Tritons seven daughters, she lives (prior to... ś This article is about a fictional character. ...


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 made Grand Marshals, against the wishes of the profile height conscious family), an android replica of Syndrome (archenemy of the Incredibles) attacks the resort, kidnaps Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and 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. Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 American Academy Award-winning computer-animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... The Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old logo from 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 American Academy Award-winning computer-animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... Mother Nature is a mythical personification of nature. ... Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska photographed from the International Space Station For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For other uses, see Android (disambiguation). ... Buddy Pine (supervillain name Syndrome; calls himself Incredi-Boy earlier in the film) is a fictional character, the main supervillain featured in the film The Incredibles, (produced by Pixar and Disney, first released on November 5th, 2004), the short film Jack-Jack Attack, and the Disney on Ice play, Disney... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mickey Mouse is an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ... Minnie redirects here. ... Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of films and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... Lucius Best (superhero name Frozone) is a character in the Disney/Pixar motion picture The Incredibles, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. ...


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. This article is about the Disney character. ... Pluto (also known as Pluto the Pup) is an animated cartoon made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Chip and Dale emerging from a pile of peanuts, from Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers Chip n Dale are two fictional, animated chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. ... The Jungle Book is a 1967 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released on October 18, 1967. ... Toy Story is an Academy-award-winning CGI animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 22, 1995, and Australia on December 7, 1995, as well as in the United Kingdom on 22 March... Cinderella is a 1950 animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 animated feature, the first produced by Walt Disney. ... Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released to cinemas on July 28, 1951 by RKO Radio Pictures. ... Walt Disneys Enchanted Tiki Room, which is located just inside the entrance to Adventureland in Disneyland, opened on June 23, 1963 and was the first attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics, a Walt Disney Studios invention. ... The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the following Disney theme parks: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland (under the name Jungle River Cruise). ... Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters is a popular attraction based on the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 2 at Walt Disney Parks around the world. ... Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a roller-coaster attraction at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris theme parks. ... The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park in Paris (as Phantom Manor). ... Main Street, U.S.A. is the first themed land inside the entrance of the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. ... its a small world is a popular attraction at several Walt Disney theme parks including: Disneyland (in California), the Magic Kingdom (in Florida), Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. ... This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. ...


Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo

Opened on September 3, 2004 in Lakeland, Finding Nemo retells the story of the movie of the same name. Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


100 Years of Magic

100 Years of Magic is a compilation show that is presented by Mickey & Minnie, that tells stories from The Lion King, Mulan, Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... This article is about the film Mulan. For the legendary person, see Hua Mulan. ... Toy Story is an Academy-award-winning CGI animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 22, 1995, and Australia on December 7, 1995, as well as in the United Kingdom on 22 March... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 American Academy Award-winning computer-animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ...


Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey

Is currently the oldest show on currently on tour after originally opening in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 12, 1995 but has been overhauled many times with the most recent overhaul being in February 2007. Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey tells the story of an adventure by Mickey and Minnie that lets them see parts of Africa (The Lion King), London (101 Dalmatians), Under the Oceans (The Little Mermaid), Neverland (Peter Pan) and Hawaii (Lilo & Stitch). For other uses, see St. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... This article is about the 1996 film. ... For the 1989 Disney animated film, see The Little Mermaid (1989 film). ... This article is about the play by J.M. Barrie. ... For the television series, see Lilo & Stitch: The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on June 21, 2002. ...


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)
  • Aladdin (1993)
  • Snow White and the Seven dwarfs (1994)
  • Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey (1995, redone in 2000, 2002 & 2004)
  • Disney/Pixar's Toy Story (1996)
  • Forever Love (1996)
  • Happily Ever After (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 Finding Nemo (2004)
  • Disney/Pixars's The Incredible's Disneyland Adventure (2005)
  • Princess Wishes (2006)
  • Disney's High School Musical - The Ice Tour (2007)

Trivia

  • Skating on Thin Ice was a short-lived Australian celebrity reality television programme broadcast on the Nine Network. Hosted by Jamie Durie, nine celebrities learnt to skate with the ultimate goal being to perform with Disney on Ice, with proceeds going toward children's charity, CanT.

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