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Announced today was the news that plans for an ice skating spectacular based on the blockbuster film FROZEN will begin touring arenas in September.
The Disney on Ice production of “Frozen” will be the skating equivalent of a touring Broadway musical, requiring a cast of 39 performers and nine tractor-trailers to move from city to city. Feld Entertainment, which holds the license for Disney on Ice, said patrons could expect a blizzard created by 20 snow machines, a stage inspired by a six-sided snowflake and towering video projection panels that, among other things, would simulate the movie’s jagged North Mountains. The tour will start in Orlando, Fla.
Nicole Feld, a producer of the “Frozen” show said that performing “Frozen” as a live event “will make kids and their parents feel like they are actually trekking up those mountains and experiencing the storm inside Elsa,” referring to the film’s tormented princess.
Patty Vincent, the director of “Frozen” on ice, noted that the Feld creative team has closely collaborated with John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the film’s directors and producers. “Their input has been extraordinarily helpful as we try to exceed the very high fan expectations,” Ms. Vincent said. “They helped us with Elsa’s style of movement balletic, vertical and how it differs from Anna, who is more playful and horizontal.” (Mr. Lasseter said in an email that “it means so much to us that they’re creating the show with all of the heart, humor and beauty of ‘Frozen’ that audiences fell in love with.”)
The “Frozen” show will be mostly based on Elsa and her princess sister, Anna, along with pals like Olaf, a wisecracking snowman, and Sven, a loyal reindeer. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will bookend the show.
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