Disney on Ice!

Hope and I had the opportunity to go see Disney on Ice, thanks to our lovely friend Jen's half price tickets. Thanks, Jen! Hope has seen church plays, and that kind of thing, but this was her first real live show. I wasn't sure if she'd be able to sit still for it, or if she'd like it since she doesn't know many of the Disney characters. But I guessed she'd be into it, or if nothing else, that she'd like being with her big kid friends. Here they are, waiting for the show to start:



As soon as the lights went down, the music started, and dancers came out on the ice, Hope was captivated. She was excited about the snacks I'd packed her, but kind of forgot about them once the show got underway.


She opted out of the big girl seat after intermission, because she could see more from Mommy's lap. I was happy to snuggle her up and be able to whisper to her about all that was going on in the show.


There were one or two scenes that Hope wasn't too sure about. At one point, the 'bad guy' from the Incredibles locks Mickey and Minnie away and tries to take over Disneyworld. Hope couldn't understand all that, but she did understand that Mickey wanted out and she was really worried about him.

Fortunately, she got to help free him! At the end, the audience clapped and chanted "Mickey! Minnie!" to break the spell and set Mickey and Minnie free. Again, I wasn't sure that Hope would get it. But she clapped and chanted with all her little might.

For the few days since the show, Hope has relived various parts of it about a hundred times. She likes to talk about "Mickey, out!" and how the good guy made it "all bettah!" She dances the way the bear and monkeys did, and sings "Yo ho, yo ho (a pirate's life for) ME!"

It was lots of fun for both of us, and definitely something we'll do again :)