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Disney On Ice is hot show

Jessie, Woody and Buzz Lightyear
Jessie, Woody and Buzz Lightyear

Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy

7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Verizon Arena, North Little Rock

Tickets: Some opening night tickets are priced at $13, with all other tickets priced at $16, $26, $36 and $61; for group tickets and information, call (501) 975-9131

(501) 975-9000

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Those with small children looking for activities to fill in the gap between spring break and summer are in luck.

Even though the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming, a cool icy treat will be served up in central Arkansas beginning tomorrow. This refreshment is not a snow cone or dessert novelty from the ice cream vendor but a traveling production of Disney On Ice's Worlds of Fantasy.

The show, presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt, visits Verizon Arena in North Little Rock starting Wednesday and running through Sunday.

Ice shows are a hot attraction for Verizon Arena.

"We have had Disney On Ice every year that we have been open," says Jana DeGeorge, director of marketing at Verizon. "It's a family favorite ice show that draws almost 30,000 people annually," she says. "Over the years we have had Toy Story, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Aladdin" and other shows featuring Disney/Pixar characters.

Performers in this latest show, telling the story through ice skating routines, include beloved characters from the Disney animated films The Little Mermaid, Cars and Toy Story, along with the lesser known story of Pixie Hollow, the tale of Tinkerbell before she met Peter Pan.

The unique production, featuring waves, wheels, pixie dust and playtime, brings some of Disney's memorable moments to life through lively skating and special effects.

The crew of Disney Pixar's Cars, including Lightning McQueen, Mater and more, race across the ice with high-speed stunts, while characters from The Little Mermaid share their magical underwater world. Meanwhile, the enchanted world of Pixie Hollow, inhabited by Tinkerbell and the Disney Fairies, is also explored. The performance includes favorite Toy Story characters -- Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jessie -- as they escape from Sunnyside Daycare and race for home in their most icy adventure to date.

Style on 05/05/2015

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