History Theatre / DisneyOnIce

* LongRunners: Via periodic updates, ''Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey'' ran from 1995 to 2018 and ''100 Years of Magic'' has been running since 1999. The show ''Dream Big'' has similarly been running since 2006, while ''Mickey & Friends'', ''Into The Magic'', and ''Find Your Hero'' have been running since 2009, 2011, and 2012 respectively. The ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'' adaptation managed to run from 2014 to 2020, before getting repurposed into ''Frozen and Encanto'' in 2022.

* LongRunners: Via periodic updates, ''Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey'' has been running since 1995 and ''100 Years of Magic'' since 1999.

* NoFourthWall: Mickey and co. are emcees presenting the shows to the audience, and are thus well aware of it; other characters often acknowledge the audience as well (see AudienceParticipation above). In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' adaptation from TheEighties, a frustrated Stromboli announced the intermission and even asked for the house lights to be brought up. One show even started with the zamboni breaking down and Mickey and friends to come out to check it. They found [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the Genie's lamp]] inside, kicking off the first segment.

* NoFourthWall: Mickey and co. are emcees presenting the shows to the audience, and are thus well aware of it; other characters often acknowledge the audience as well (see AudienceParticipation above). In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' adaptation from TheEighties, a frustrated Stromboli announced the intermission and even asked for the house lights to be brought up. One show even started with the zamboni breaking down and Mickey and friends to come out to check it. They found [[WesternAnimation/Aladdin the Genie's lamp]] inside, kicking off the first segment.

* NoFourthWall: Mickey and co. are emcees presenting the shows to the audience, and are thus well aware of it; other characters often acknowledge the audience as well (see AudienceParticipation above). In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' adaptation from TheEighties, a frustrated Stromboli announced the intermission and even asked for the house lights to be brought up.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''

** The ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' show involves singing along to the songs, including a finale involving [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic a short but epic remix of Let It Go with Demi Lovato's lyrics, but with Idina Menzel singing it instead]]. Given the ''insane'' popularity of the songs and the sing-along release, that's not surprising.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The skaters' choreography always includes plenty of spins.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The ice show is this towards an earlier traveling show, ''Series/DisneyOnParade'', a series of shows from the 1970s, each with different units themed to different Disney movies. Just imagine that show without ice and you've got a basic idea for the ice show. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuv7OGgNz8 Here's an hour-long Disney TV show from 1971]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yB1LViBRXs and commercial from one run of the show in 1974]].

** Bullseye from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' comes up as this when used in a segment or show that manages to feature both Woody, and Jessie in some way

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''

* ArtifactTitle: The ''100 Years of Magic'' tour was named as such in celebration of [[MilestoneCelebration Walt Disney's centennial anniversary back in 2001]] and the show kept the title for almost two decades, after the anniversary it was named after being long over. This is averted in some countries, which opt for more timeless titles such as ''Everyone's Story'' (in Asia) or ''All Stars Parade'' (in some European countries). The US version would also eventually avert this when it retired the name in favor of ''Let's Celebrate'' when it brought back the tour in 2021. That said, it continues to be referred to as ''100 years of Magic'' in some countries. [[invoked]]

* ArtifactTitle: The ''100 Years of Magic'' tour was named as such in celebration of [[MilestoneCelebration Walt Disney's centennial anniversary back in 2001]] and the show kept the title for almost two decades, after the anniversary it was named after being long over. This is averted in some countries, which opt for more timeless titles such as ''Everyone's Story'' (in Asia) or ''All Stars Parade'' (in some European countries). The US version would also eventually avert this when it retired the name in favor of ''Let's Celebrate'' when it brought back the tour in 2021. That said, it continues to be referred to as ''100 years of Magic'' in some countries.

** ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale

** ''Film/HighSchoolMusical2

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ducktales}}''

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: As one of the wilder examples, the 10th anniversary show in 1990 brought Mickey and the gang, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', and ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid'' together in one time-and-space traveling plot.

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: One segment in ''Worlds of Fantasy''. Tinkerbell, of course, always turns up in a show if ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' is represented in some way.

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''
* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''
* ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''
* ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''
* ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''
* ''Disney/PeterPan''
* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''

* ''Disney/TheJungleBook''

* ''Disney/TheRescuers''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''

* ''Disney/TheLionKing''
* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}''

* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}''

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''
* ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}''

* ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''
* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''

* ''Disney/{{Moana}}''

* AdaptationExpansion: In TheEighties, the ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' show ran a full '''three hours''' with intermission, which is twice the length of the original film. Some of the added material was solely to work in specialty acts (three servants making like Film/TheThreeStooges while cleaning up in the Queen's lab/dungeon, etc.) but this version also had Snow White, a few years before the film's events begin, attempt to run away from home. She meets Doc in the forest, and after he convinces her to go back, he meets each of the other six dwarfs for the first time and they all become friends.

** In ''Dare to Dream'' and ''Treasure Trove'' a child is picked to help send up the first floating lantern for the "I See the Light" sequence in the ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' retelling.
** Verges on FromBeyondTheFourthWall in the ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' show: Instead of Aladdin being magically exiled, Jafar traps him in chains... while the other characters are occupied, the hero quietly enlists some kids in the front row to free him.
** The ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' show involves singing along to the songs, including a finale involving [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic a short but epic remix of Let It Go with Demi Lovato's lyrics, but with Idina Menzel singing it instead]]. Given the ''insane'' popularity of the songs and the sing-along release, that's not surprising.

* CompressedAdaptation: Most of the shows since the TurnOfTheMillennium feature condensed versions of several different films, to maximize the number of popular characters who can appear. (As one example, ''Dare to Dream'' presents condensed versions of ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', and ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''.) The more movies represented, the more compressed the adaptations are.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: As one of the wilder examples, the 10th anniversary show in 1990 brought Mickey and the gang, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', and ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' together in one time-and-space traveling plot.
* NoFourthWall: Mickey and co. are emcees presenting the shows to the audience, and are thus well aware of it; other characters often acknowledge the audience as well (see AudienceParticipation above). In the ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' adaptation from TheEighties, a frustrated Stromboli announced the intermission and even asked for the house lights to be brought up.

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: One segment in ''Worlds of Fantasy''. Tinkerbell, of course, always turns up in a show if ''Disney/PeterPan'' is represented in some way.
* PantomimeAnimal: Maximus (''Disney/{{Tangled}}'') in ''Rockin' Ever After'' is a pantomime horse on ice. A pantomime camel turned up in ''Aladdin''.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: One or more appear in most of the shows. In fact, the ice shows' princesses actually ''inspired'' another franchise. A marketing head attended a show in the late 1990s and noticed many girls {{Cosplay}}ing as the princesses, but with unofficial items, as Disney didn't offer OfficialCosplayGear at the time (except at Halloween; even then it was limited to Disney Stores and there was not a huge selection). The ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess'' line started soon after that!

* ''Disney/{{101Dalmatians}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/Brave''

** The ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' show involves singing along to the songs, including a finale involving [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic a short but epic remix of Let It Go with Demi Lavato's lyrics, but with Idina Menzel singing it instead]]. Given the ''insane'' popularity of the songs and the sing-along release that was in theaters for a while and soon to be on DVD, that's not surprising.

* ScreenToStageAdaptation

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: As one of the wilder examples, the 10th anniversary show in 1990 brought Mickey and the gang, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', and ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' together in one time-and-space traveling plot.

** The ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' show involves singing along to the songs, including a finale involving [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome a short but epic remix of Let It Go with Demi Lavato's lyrics, but with Idina Menzel singing it instead]]. Given the ''insane'' popularity of the songs and the sing-along release that was in theaters for a while and soon to be on DVD, that's not surprising.

* CostumePorn: In order to live up to how the characters appear in the movies, the costumes are by neccessity elaborate.
* Franchise/DisneyFairies: One segment in ''Worlds of Fantasy''. Tinkerbell, of course, always turns up in a show if ''Disney/PeterPan'' is represented in some way.
* Franchise/DisneyPrincess: One or more appear in most of the shows. In fact, the ice shows actually ''inspired'' the franchise. A marketing head attended a show in the late 1990s and noticed many girls {{Cosplay}}ing as the princesses, but with unofficial items, as Disney didn't offer OfficialCosplayGear at the time (except at Halloween; even then it was limited to Disney Stores and there was not a huge selection). The line started soon after that!
* Ride/DisneyThemeParks: The setting of the second and third tours, as well as the more recent ''Disneyland Adventure''. This is only fitting, as these shows are along the same lines as live entertainment at the parks.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Indeed!

* OnIce: One of the best-known real life examples of this trope.

** Bullseye(''Disney/ToyStory'') comes up as this when used in a segment or show that manages to feature both Woody, and Jessie in some way

Launched in 1981, each show features a variety of classic and modern Disney (and, since the late 1990s, {{Pixar}}) characters played by costumed skaters who mime to a recorded soundtrack. Formats vary from show to show, but boil down to one of the following three:

''Disney on Ice'' is an ongoing series of touring ice-skating shows produced by Feld Entertainment, a company most famous as the current producer of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus tours. As with Ringling Bros., the shows perform in arenas; unlike Ringling Bros. the shows tour far beyond the United States.