Disney On Ice Hercules

Disney On Ice Hercules is a Disney On Ice show that premiered in 1997 and ran until 2000.

## Show Summary

### Prelude (1998-2000)

The show begins with Mickey and Minnie helping us remember some Disney favorites including a small snippet from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: Snow White wishes at a wishing well, wishing to meet the prince of her dreams. Meanwhile the Seven Dwarves come out to sing Heigh Ho, finding a dandelion. Doc suggests they make a wish with all of them trying to figure out what they wish. Mickey and Minnie then follow the magic carpet which leads to the next short story, Aladdin. The next short story is Beauty and the Beast, where Belle learns to see that inner beauty is what counts. Mickey and Minnie recall on their love, and waltz to So This is Love.

### Act 1

The Muses introduce Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy to the story of Hercules by telling them and the audience about how Zeus came to power and prevented Mount Olympus from being overtaken by the Titans.

The hero of our story is born on Mount Olympus many years later. Meanwhile in the underworld, the fates inform the cold hearted ruler Hades that he won't be able to take over the world. He then summons his minnions Pain and Panic to kidnap the newborn baby angering the gods on Mount Olympus. Years later, Hercules has grown up and is having trouble fitting in due to his extreme strength. He then leaves his home to try to find who he really is. As he tries to find his identity, he has a heavenly encounter with Zeus who tasks him with proving himself a hero, reuniting him with Pegasus in the process.

Hercules starts to train under the guise of Phil, a smart-talking satyr with a dream of having a star hero to train. So Phil agrees to train his "one last hope". After training with Phil, the two try to rescue Megera from a centaur named Nessus. After the rescue attempt, Meg's sinister secret of being part of Hades' alliance to defeat Hercules is revealed to the audience. After, Hercules and Phil head over to Thebes and try to prove his worth as a hero, rescuing the two boys (pain and panic in disguise) and defeating the hydra which was unintentionally released. After that a celebration is held in Hercules's honor.

### Act 2

The show once again with Mickey and Minnie coming out with the Muses, as they catch Mickey and Minnie and the audience up to speed.

In the underworld, Hades now realizes that his plans are in jeapordy and sends Meg to try and discover Hercules' weakness. Hercules meets up with Zeus again, and receives some timley advice from Zeus about what he needs to do next, and find the meaning of being a true hero. Meg encounters Hercules as they spend a day together. Meg realizes that she's starting to fall in love with Hercules as much as he is falling in love with her. Hades finally comes to the conclusion that Meg is Hercules's weakness.

After being warned by Phil about Meg's association with the underworld, Hercules makes a bargain with Hades and gives up his strength in order to keep Meg safe. Hades awakens the Titans and leads them to take over Mount Olympus. Meg and Phil team up to find Hercules and try to persuade him to fight the titans. As one of the titans try to push a pillar on Hercules, Meg takes his place. Hercules then demands for her to be revived before the Fates cut her string of life, and heads into the river of souls to get her soul back. Hercules revives Meg and is welcomed back to Mount Olympus. Hercules chooses to stay on Earth with Meg, and his father respects his decision, and everyone celebrates (including Mickey and Minnie) a star being born.

## Stories and Characters

### Hosts:

* Mickey Mouse
* Minnie Mouse
* Goofy (1997-1998)
* The Muses

### Stories Represented

* Hercules
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1998-2000)
* Aladdin (1998-2000)
* Beauty and the Beast (1998-2000)

## Trivia

* So far this is the only Disney On Ice production to feature Hercules
	+ In some performances of Mickey and Friends, Hercules is one of the movies to get a trivia question.
* The show's tagline was "An Ice Spectacular of Heroric Proportions", this was dropped when the show's name was changed to Happily Ever After Featuring Hercules.
* Goofy was included in the original version of the production but was removed a year later.
* This is one of the two shows from the 1990s to have other Snow White, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast at the start of the show, with the other being The Spirit of Pocahontas.

## Gallery

Hercules and the MusesZero to hero, just like that!Hercules and MegPhil's One Last HopeHercules1997-1998 castHappily Ever After version