Aberdeen families will be transported to the exciting worlds of Disney when fairytale characters skate to P&J Live this week in the thrilling Dream Big show.
Disney On Ice fans can look forward to going on an action-packed voyage to restore the stolen heart of Te Fiti with fearless Moana and “the greatest demigod that ever lived” Maui.
They will also have a chance to explore the Land of the Dead with Miguel from Disney Pixar’s Coco, and will get tangled up with Rapunzel before travelling to the kingdom of Arendelle with Anna, Elsa and Olaf.
But do you know just how much time and effort goes into bringing the magic and adventure of Disney’s tales to life through world-class figure skating?
While it takes the production team 12 hours to set up the ice rink/ stage, it can be taken down in just four hours. The staff and crew are transported to UK venues on four buses and all the equipment can fit into 13 16-meter trailers.
Would you be able to guess how many costume pieces are in the show or the largest prop you can see in Disney On Ice? And just how quickly does the fastest costume change need to be?
Read on for interesting facts and figures about Disney On Ice: Dream Big which is at P&J Live in Aberdeen from Thursday November 10 to Sunday November 13.
Behind the magic of Disney On Ice
Costumes
- Number of costume pieces in the show: 750
- Number of costume shops used to make the costumes: 4
- Average number of costumes per cast member: 5
- Fastest costume change during the show: 30 seconds
- Number of washers and dryers that travel with the production: 3 washers, 3 dryers
Props
- Number of different paint colours used on the props: 150
- Total number of props in the show: 200
- Largest prop in the show: Cinderella’s carriage
- Number of lights on Cinderella’s carriage: 2,005
Set + lighting
- Weight of set: 2 tonnes
- Heaviest production item: Lighting grid
- Number of lighting fixtures: 898
- Number of hours spent programming lights for each minute of the show: 7.2 hours per minute
Sound
- Number of hard drives: 6
- Number of speaker enclosures: 42
- Number of sound effects added live: 65
If you want to find out more about the show and read our helpful tips on how to get to P&J Live, here’s everything you need to know about Disney On Ice:
Tickets for Disney On Ice at Aberdeen’s P&J Live can be booked here.
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