Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice
Product type Ice shows
Owner Disney Live Family Entertainment
Disney Theatrical Group
(The Walt Disney Company)
Produced by Ice Follies And Holiday on Ice, Inc.
(Feld Entertainment)
Country International
Introduced 1981 (1981)
Website Official website

Disney on Ice, originally Walt Disney's World on Ice, is a series of touring ice shows produced by Feld Entertainment's Ice Follies And Holiday on Ice, Inc. under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances derived from various Disney films.

Feld Entertainment licensed the rights to Disney material for ice shows and includes shared merchandising revenue between Disney and Ice Follies.[1]

History

Soon after Mattel's Irvin & Kenneth Feld Productions purchased Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice in 1979, the company approached Disney about doing a Disney-related show on ice. Feld Productions licensed the rights to Disney material for ice shows.[1][2] In 1981, they began productions under the name Walt Disney's World on Ice.[2][3]

In March 1982, Irvin & Kenneth Feld purchased back Feld Productions from Mattel including Ice Follies/Walt Disney's World on Ice.[2] In 1987, Walt Disney's World on Ice made its international debut[4] in Japan with Happy Birthday Donald.[5] The name was changed to "Disney on Ice" in 1998.[6] By 2008, a new show is launched every year.[5]

Shows

A new production is launched every year.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dale, Steve (January 20, 1995). "Snow White And Greenbacks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Feld Family Buys Ringling Bros". Associated Press in New York Times. March 19, 1982. Retrieved 2008-07-20. Two members of the family, Irvin Feld and his son, Kenneth, said that the deal included the circus, Ice Follies, Holiday on Ice and the new Walt Disney's World on Ice.
  3. ↑ Schneider Farris, Jo Ann. "Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies". About Figureskating. About.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (May 20, 2014). "'Frozen' Will Be a Disney on Ice Show, Too, Riding a Blockbuster's Wave". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Feld Entertainment, Inc Company profile" (PDF). eswr.com. Feld Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "About Feld Entertainment" (PDF). feldentertainment.com. Feld Entertainment. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Lux, John (November 28, 1986). "`Snow White` Glides Into Little Ones` Hearts". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Dakster (September 17, 2012). "Disney on Ice Presents: Rockin' Ever After — After the Show". WIRED. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Schneider Farris, Jo Ann (January 18, 2016). "Review of Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic". About.com Sports. About, Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ Schneider Farris, Jo Ann (April 2, 2015). "Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy Ice Show Review". About.com Sports. About, Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Schneider Farris, Jo Ann (March 21, 2016). About.com Sports. About, Inc. Missing or empty |title= (help);

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