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Disney On Ice to present its Magical Ice Festival in winter 2019

Get lost in a winter wonderland when Disney On Ice presents its Magical Ice Festival to South African audiences in winter 2019. The Magical Ice Festival will make stops in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, and, for the first time, Pretoria.

Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival will open in Pretoria on 14 June 2019 at Sun Arena at Time Square, Menlyn Maine for a limited season, including the public holiday on Monday, 17 June 2019. Thereafter Disney On Ice returns to the Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg from 21-30 June 2019. The production then moves to Durban’s ICC Arena from Wednesday, 3 July to Sunday, 7 July 2019 and on to GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town from Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July 2019.

Disney On Ice to present its Magical Ice Festival in winter 2019

In a new twist on fairytale fun, comical segments from everyone’s favourite Disney films set the scene for the show-stopping on-ice stories of princesses Ariel, Rapunzel, and Belle. Plus, enjoy a special appearance by Anna and Elsa from the Academy Award-winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Frozen. Audiences will journey up the North Mountains with the hilarious snowman Olaf, rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven as they help the sisters along the way in a story full of action, adventure, magic, and unforgettable characters.

Magical Ice Festival is an enchanting mix of royalty, highlighting the stories of Disney’s most-beloved heroines with energetic choreography that will have audiences singing, dancing and cheering their favourite Disney characters as they each embark on their own epic journeys. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse guide fans through a winsome wonderland where they encounter Sebastian and the Daughters of Triton from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, the rowdy inhabitants of the Snuggly Duckling from Disney’s Tangled and the loyal enchanted servants from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

“By pulling together moments from classic Disney stories to the Academy Award-winning animated film Frozen and combining them with elements of comedy and music, we developed a truly unique way to re-tell each fairy tale,” says producer Juliette Feld.

Tickets are now on sale for South Africa’s favourite family winter school holiday outing. Book at Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000, visit www.computicket.com or your nearest Computicket service centre. To find out more about Disney On Ice, log on to www.disneyonice.co.za.

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