Is Disney On Ice Worth It? Here’s My Take and a 4-Year-Old’s Review!

I’d say it took a good three months for me to come down from my Walt Disney World high. I was having some serious withdrawals and could not stop talking about it every chance I got. It’s taken a lot of willpower to limit myself to one Disney-related post a week here on my blog.

I’ve found that watching our Disney movie collection, photographing my daughter playing dress-up, and going to local Disney events and new movies helps ease the pain.

So when I read that Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate was coming near Austin, it was a no brainer that we’d go.

I bought tickets for opening night. So they were only $15, but after all of the fees and whatnot it was $45 for both. Oh yea, I didn’t bring my husband or son. The show was at 7:30, which was already past Big T’s bedtime, and I thought it would be more enjoyable for all of us if he sat this one out. So we made it a mother-daughter date.

I told a few of our friends who also decided to get tickets and meet us up there. I didn’t tell Lil’ J we were going until we were on our way. I showed her a video preview on YouTube and she got excited, then I told her we were on our way!

I wasn’t sure which costume she’d prefer to wear, so I grabbed a couple and hoped for the best. I didn’t grab the right one, but whatever.

Parking was another $10, and cash only. That was a bummer but luckily I had just enough cash on me.

I tweeted the venue before the show to check and make sure I could bring my camera in. I called as well and didn’t get a clear answer so I took my chances and brought it. I guess because the lens wasn’t super far (the security guard mentioned my lens not being a long zoom) and I think because there was no flash, they OK’d me bringing it in.

Our seats were pretty good. Toward the center and not too far up in the stands. We had a great view of the arena. When the characters first started to come out my daughter completely lost it.

She screamed each and every characters name near the top of her lungs. At first I worried she was bothering people around us but other kids were screaming too and I mean come on… It’s a kids’ show.

Surprisingly there were a few characters she didn’t recognize… Pinocchio, and Jack Skellington in particular. She recognized all the villains and screamed at Mickey Mouse to watch out.

That’s one thing I really loved about this show… The fact that there were SO many characters. Including our favorites: Mickey, Minnie, Tiana, Mulan, Goofy, and Lilo and Stitch.

I teared up while admiring her joy. She was completely and utterly in heaven. And so was I.

She preferred to sit in my lap the whole show, but I wanted to get some video of her reaction.

During the intermission I bribed her with a $12 snow-cone to sit in her own seat. It came in an Ariel souvenir cup, and they took Visa so I was a-ok with that. She still adores the cup, and secretly I do too.

I loved the Valentine’s portion featuring most of the Disney princesses and their princes. Lil’ J was quick to name the characters the moment they hit the ice, or name the song as soon as the tune started playing. I was one proud mama.

When Lilo and Stitch skated out she squealed. My daughter sang and dance through the entire song. Other people next to us watched her watching the show. I did too! In fact, I probably was just as much or more entertained by watching her than the actual performance.

She STILL tells everyone about it. Here’s her adorable quick video review.

She waved to the characters when they looked her direction and really felt like they were motioning to her. Gosh I love this age so much. During the second half of the event Lil’ J noticed the kids in the floor seats getting special interaction from the characters and asked if we could go down there. I told her those weren’t our seats, but mentally committed to getting floor seats next time.

I think parts of the show would have been intense for her on the floor this time, but that in the end we would have enjoyed it even more. It’s basically as close to Disney World as you get in Texas–or other parts of the middle of the country–No matter where your seats.

My 4-year-old was entertained from start to finish, and I think had we gone to an earlier show the next night my 2-year-old would have loved it too.

It’s easy to quickly go from “Oh it’s just $15 a ticket” to “Well there went $100.” But if you put your blinders on and avoid snacks and souvenirs you’ll be ok.

Disney On Ice’s Let’s Celebrate was truly a remarkable performance, and we’d definitely pay to see it again. Next time upgrading to floor seats and bringing the whole family.

Have you ever been to a Disney on Ice show or thought of going? What did you think?

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