Review Roundup: Disney on Ice's FROZEN Goes on National Tour

The latest Disney On Ice show, FROZEN, is currently touring the USA, and critics from different cities have voiced their opinions already.

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Enter a fantastical winter wonderland beyond all imagination at Disney On Ice presents Frozen! The heartwarming, Academy Award-winning tale you love is now LIVE and skating into your town. You'll be magically whisked away into the wintery world of Arendelle, where you will be dazzled by amazing special effects and astonishing skating. Sing and dance along to your favorite songs, including "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" and "Let It Go." Join royal sisters Elsa and Anna, the hilarious snowman Olaf, huntsman Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven and the mystical trolls as they journey to discover that true love is ultimately the most magical power of all!

To discover more about Disney On Ice, go to www.disneyonice.com.

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Mike Ward, Richmond.com: Once the show actually got started, it was rock solid. The problem is that when you begin with a 7 p.m. start time, you're already messing with the bedtime mojo, combatting drooping eyelids with juices, cotton candy, whatever you can find. If you know "Frozen" - the slick and mostly enjoyable on-ice action is a summarized version of the movie complete with all the songs - then you know the ending is a bit disjointed, dark and difficult to portray by lip-synching figure skaters.

Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel: "Disney on Ice presents Frozen," making its world premiere at Orlando's Amway Center, is lovely to look at, with its colorful costumes contrasting against the glimmering ice. But it also serves as a reminder that the film was not perfect, especially in its plotting and pacing. Rather than fixing those flaws, the ice show exacerbates them.

Andy Smith, Providence Journal: "Frozen" used clever props, lighting, pyrotechnics, projections, strands of illuminated "ice" that descended from the rigging and "snow" that fell from above the rink to help tell the story.
Maybe the most impressive effect was a huge ice monster that appeared to grow before our eyes to threaten Anna, Olaf, and Kristoff. Olaf the snowman had a detachable head, Kristoff's sled propelled itself across the ice, and there was a fountain that "froze" under Queen Elsa's powers. (An "ice" staircase created by Elsa, on the other hand, just looked like a run-of-the-mill staircase.)

Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times: The most amusing ingredient of Disney's formula on ice in Frozen doesn't belong there. He's the adorably dumb sidekick named Olaf - the Tow Mater of the piece, if you will - voiced with exuberant stupidity by Josh Gad. Olaf is a snowman, suiting the frigid setting, with a naive hankering to live in tropical climes, prompting this musical's liveliest song. His magically detachable body parts - and a cherished new carrot nose - make Olaf a continuous sight gag after his arrival halfway through. He's fun and energetic, which doesn't fit much of what came before.

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