Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes

Tabitha and I just got back from an extremely girly night out at one of those Disneyfied ice shows. Having never been to one before, I had my reservations because, despite the fact that I'm getting girlier as I get older, I'm actually a tomboy at heart. I didn't know how I was going to get through two whole hours of puffy, pink, sappiness... on ice!

But, I have to admit, I loved the puff, I loved the pink and I loved the sap! Plus, the whole idea of combining genres (a play, a musical, a concert, fireworks, a sporting event, etc.) really appealed to the bargain hunter in me. Gotta get that value-for-money!

The whole night was meant to be a big surprise. My lovely friend Michelle and I had organized it all in advance. We took our girls out for dinner then told them we were taking them somewhere else for dessert. As we drove up to the massive Millennium Dome, Tabitha and Eva still thought we were just getting ice cream. But as we made our way to the entrance, Tabitha spotted a giant electronic flashing sign that said; "Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes!" so the cat was out of the bag. Dang that girl's early reading skills!

Luckily we managed to claw back some of the surprise by telling the girls that only kids dressed as princesses were allowed in to see the show. Our girls were in their normal clothes. Poor things, they stood there looking longingly at all the little girls in beautiful dresses filtering past security until we couldn't stand it anymore and told them to look in our bags. When they discovered their princess dresses, shoes and accessories they started jumping up and down and squealing in a pitch that only a dog could hear. Within a matter of minutes they were changed and ready to go!

From the second they sat down, the girls were in heaven! Eva settled quietly back into her seat then sat there awestruck for the rest of the evening! Tabitha, on the other hand, was literally on the edge of her seat for the entire performance - except whenever she was overcome with emotion (every 30 seconds) at which point she'd jump to her feet and dance or clap with joy. Edward insists this is her American exuberance coming to the fore!

The girls were loving the show so much that when they announced the intermission, Tabitha turned to me with pleading eyes and begged, "Please can we stay for the secondmission!"

We did stay for the secondmission but it was over all too soon. On the way home the girls wondered when we were stopping for that ice cream we'd promised them. Minds like steal traps! So we hit the drive-thru at M.C. Donalds (as Dakota would say).

It was a great girl's night out. The show was amazing. Especially the dangerous bits! I mean, don't these people realize that they've got deadly blades strapped to their feet when they're doing things like flipping people into the air, hanging from ropes and swinging girls around by their ankles?! They're really tough! Where they found so many tough male ice-dancers, I'll never know!

We all had a fantastic time and would gladly go again. And I might even be persuaded to wear something pink and puffy next time!