The creative team of Field Entertainment really outdid
themselves with this production. It provides the perfect
opportunity to relax and enjoy an evening with your children. Hosts
Mickey and Minnie take us on a journey
– starting with Lightning McQueen and the Disney/Pixar crew
of
”
Cars
”
to Pixie Hollow to tell the story of
”
Tinker Bell
”
, then to Ariel’s undersea world of
”
The Little Mermaid
”
and on to regal Pride Rock and
”
The Lion King.
”
The creative team of Field Entertainment really outdid themselves with this production. It provides the perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy an evening with your children. Hosts Mickey and Minnie take us on a journey – starting with Lightning McQueen and the Disney/Pixar crew of “Cars” to Pixie Hollow to tell the story of “Tinker Bell”, then to Ariel’s undersea world of “The Little Mermaid” and on to regal Pride Rock and “The Lion King.”
Scenic designer Rick Papineau has pushed the envelope so that each element is detailed to enthrall with wonder at the originality and imagination of the spectacular. Each of the life-sized cars took 2,000 man hours to build and is outfitted with custom animatronics including blinking eyes and hydraulic lifts that bounce to the beat on the music. Larger than life butterflies float to the ice as oversized inflatable flowers bloom around the ice in the Pixie Hollow segment. Wildebeests, zebras, ostriches and giraffes appear in “The Lion King” story in a glorious exhibition of inspired color. “The Little Mermaid” takes us to another dimension of shapes and glowing fluorescents in Ariel’s undersea world.
Sarah Kawahara – choreographer to Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, Elvis Stoiko and Okasana Baiul – is a true artist who paints smooth, beautiful routines that are more than the usual ice show shtick. An Emmy winner for Scott Hamilton’s “Upside Down,” her inventive creations keep the attention of 3-year-olds as well as adults.
Costume designer Cynthia Nordstrom brings a unique quality in her designs that glimmer and twinkle in just the right places. Animals, fish and fairies come to life with believable accuracy. More than 150 costumes appear in the extravaganza and each is true to the character in the design and detail.
Getting the lighting in a vast arena just right is an amazing accomplishment. Lighting designer Peter Morse uses the latest automated lighting to create four stunning environments to keep the audience’s attention. (The art is getting to a point where, in the right hands, anything can be created with lighting. Look what was done at the opening of the recent Winter Olympics.)
Aided by a talented cast of fine skaters and with reminiscent music, the whole production does exactly what it’s suppose to do: it gives off a glow of happiness and well being. Children will be delighted in wonder and adults will appreciate the creative spectacular. Disney’s “Worlds of Fantasy” is time well spent.
Note: Guests are invited to meet Disney’s newest princess, Tiana. As part of a special Disney Princess Pre-show beginning 60 minutes before each performance, families can meet Tiana, of Disney’s latest animated feature, “The Princess and the Frog.”
