Disney’s ‘Frozen’ and ‘Encanto’ slide into town with a new ice show – Press Enterprise

The stars of Disney’s animated hits “Frozen” and “Encanto” are jumping from the screen and sliding onto an ice stage when “Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto” comes to several venues in Southern California starting on Saturday, Dec. 9.

“Right out the gate it has the two heavy hitters,” said Adam Loosley, creative director for Disney on Ice. “And what was really appealing for me about putting this show together was the contrast between ‘Frozen’ and ‘Encanto’ right down to the colors you’re looking at. ‘Frozen’ is an icy blue and ‘Encanto’ is South American with vibrant colors and tropical.”

The tour lands in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 9-10 before heading to the Honda Center in Anaheim on Dec. 14-18. The skaters then slide on over to the Toyota Arena in Ontario on Dec. 21-24 before hitting Long Beach Arena on Dec. 28-Jan. 1. The tour also hits Pechanga Arena in San Diego on Jan. 18-21.

The two-hour show has a cast of 50 skaters performing as characters like Anna and Elsa from “Frozen,” as well as Mirabel and the Madrigal family from “Encanto,” plus Disney stars like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald and Goofy, wowing the audience with their ice-skating skills and aerial acrobatics, all set to familiar songs and music from the films.

The show begins with the 2013 animated movie “Frozen” as Olaf, the snowman who likes warm hugs and all things summer, narrates a story about Anna’s adventure to find her sister Elsa in a race to bring back summer after her icy powers have caused an eternal winter.

From there, it’s off to Colombia and a magical place called Encanto. As in the animated 2021 film, the ice show will feature the Madrigal family, who are on a quest to their enchanted family home.

While Disney has featured “Frozen” in its ice show before, this tour marks the first time “Encanto” has been brought onto the ice, Loosely said. And he promises fans of the movie an authentic interpretation filled with dance music, including cumbias.

“We really wanted to pay homage to how important this movie is to Colombia as a culture. So we really did our homework to bring it to life in a way that’s really authentic,” Loosey said.

And through it all, the audience will be led by Disney’s biggest stars.

“Mickey and Minnie will take us right from the top of the show and through both storylines,” Loosely said.

“Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto”

Los Angeles: 7 p.m. Dec. 9; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Crypto.com Arena, 1111 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.

Anaheim: 7 p.m. Dec. 14-15; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16-17; 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim.

Ontario: 7 p.m. Dec. 21; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Dec.22-23; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 24 at Toyota Arena, 4000 Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario.

Long Beach: 7 p.m. Dec. 28; 2:30 and  6:30 p.m. Dec. 29; 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., Dec. 30; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 31; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Jan. 1 at Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach.

San Diego: 7 p.m. Jan. 18-19; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 20; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Pechanga Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego.

Tickets start at $20 for all shows at disneyonice.com/tickets.