This was my first visit to a Disney on Ice show. I decided to take my niece after seeing a segment on the local news channel. I selected a Friday evening show that started at 7:00 PM at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
We arrived a little bit early and took the time to you look at the merchandise and concessions on the concourse. We sat down at 30 minutes prior to show start and I was a little bit surprised that there wasn't much to keep the children entertained before the start of the show.
The show started with Mickey and Minnie coming out along with other Disney character Staples. Barbie, Ken, Goofy, Donald Duck, etc. were on the ice at one time or another. The show then flowed into a segment around the Toy Story franchise. Act 1 of the show lasted around 50 minutes, and then there was a brief 20 minute intermission. the intermission give them a chance to smoothen the ice with a Zamboni.
Act 2 of the show started with Mickey and Minnie coming out in a car and breaking down. That led to a segment that involved the Cars franchise. Tow Mater came onto the ice first followed by the other cars and finally Lightning McQueen. As a guy, I found this segment pretty interesting as the cars moved pretty seamlessly around the ice and didn't bang into one another. The final part of act 2 was based on The Frozen franchise. Act II lasted about 50 minutes, so the total show was roughly 2 hours.
Now for the bad part. Leaving the arena was, as it always has been, a nightmare. For some unknown reason, they opted not to open up the second exit which puts traffic onto Mundy St. And of course the line I pick doesn't move because the car's towards Mundy St. are all in line and not allowing any traffic to merge. Eventually, the parking group got it in her head to open up a 3rd lane, and after seeing that, I backed up and was in the line and out of there in no time. I just think that they should have opened up the other exit.
Other than that, the show was definitely a cool experience for me even though I'm a 50 year old dude. My niece loved it and that's the big thing, the kids enjoyed it so it made it all worthwhile.