I always thought Disney on Ice was just for girls. Twinkling lights, skating princesses, fairy dust. Please. But when I was offered tickets to the troupe’s show in Chicago from the lovely folks at Feld Entertainment, I just couldn’t say no. Princesses and all.
So we invited a little girl friend of my son’s and checked out the show yesterday at the United Center. And you know what? Even though there was a pre-show princess exhibit inhabited with replicas of Belle and Cinderella, and every girl I saw was dressed up as Ariel, I have to say the show was fit for kids of every size. And gender.
It also helped that we sat front row.
We were so close I could almost touch Goofy’s ass. Not that I wanted to or anything.
Plus, because the show veered more towards the Princess theme, I didn’t have to get suckered into buying any of those $20 glow wands which were all pink and stuff.
On the other hand, my friend got suckered into the purchase.
We all had so much fun that by the end of the show, my son knew the names of at least two of the princesses we saw perform. Here’s to more tutus and translucent sparkly wings in our future.
