Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars

***Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars*** is a show that premiered on September 1, 2023.

## Snypopsis

### Act 1

The show starts with Jiminy Cricket arriving on the scene reminding us that every story starts with a wish", introducing the Blue Fairy as she skates to "When You Wish Upon a Star". As the Blue Fairy exits, aerial star dancers showcase acrobatic skills introducing audiences to the host of the show Mickey Mouse, as he presents an opening number filled with star power, with Minnie, Goofy, Daisy, and Donald joining in as well.

After the opening number, Mickey and his friends notice the stars in the sky and how each of them have a story inside of them. The fab 5 look for the perfect star to look at and Mickey takes note on how a wishing star in the sky, and how it inspired Princess Tiana to attempt to wish upon a star after working so hard. Charlotte La Bouff anxious that she hasn't met her prince yet fears that her wish did not come true, with Tiana reminding her that wishing upon a star is nothing without some hard work, leading into a performance of "Almost There" and "Down in New Orleans".

As the segment ends, we segue into Aladdin, as Jafar summons the Cave of Wonders failing to enter, meanwhile the diamond in the rough Aladdin enters the scene successfully entering, meeting the magic carpet, and a magical (and very funny) blue genie. Genie fufills Aladdin's wish of becoming a prince solely to impress Princess Jasmine, as he takes her on a magic carpet ride.

After that, Mickey and his friends arrive to look for another star, only to notice a Zurg appears, summoning the hero of the galaxy, Buzz Lightyear as he faces off his galactic nemesis with the help of his friends Woody, Jessie, Hamm, Rex, and some Green Army Men. And alongside the help of the audience, they bounce back Zurg's ion blaster beams, and Buzz invites the audience to use the light of their mobile devices (or light up wand) to defeat Zurg.

The next segment reminisce some of the Disney Princesses most iconic moments, as we start with the Evil Stepsisters ruining Cinderella's dress with the Fairy Godmother transforming Cinderella's rags to a rich silver ball gown, as she meets Prince Charming. The next Princess moment is with Belle who wishes to have adventures just like in the ones she read in her books, followed by Snow White, who wishes to meet her true love, eventually leading into a segment featuring Rapunzel and Flynn Rider as they make Rapunzel's dream of seeing the floating lanterns come true Finally, Raya's wish is to bring Kumandra back to its former peaceful and united world, as she ascends into the air lifting the show to higher heights as the strong warrior performs an aerial acro-pole routine. As the first half of the show closes, the Princes and Princesses return to skate for one last song before the intermission begins.

### Act 2

As the second half of the show starts, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy all return with a couple of skaters for a reprise of the opening number, Goofy arrives late mentioning he found an interesting star, but not the kind of star they expect.....a racing star!

Lightning McQueen and Mater glide on the ice to Life is a Highway, noticing the beautiful stars in the sky, which reminds Mater of Tractor Tipping, a fun activity he and McQueen did in Radiator Springs during his time before the 3-way tie race, but their shenanigans are put to a halt when Frank appears as they run for their lives.

The next star leads them to the beautiful mouitains of Colombia as we are introduced to Mirabel, Isabella, Abuela, Luisa, Dolores, and Pepa through a small performance of The Family Madrigal. Mirabel tells the audience about Bruno, while he was originally feared for his catostrophic visions, everyone learned to love him, Bruno comes out noting how everyone didn't like his gift, and shows disaproval of the townspeople reminding him of his gift through a showstopping musical number.....after that Mirabel notes how we're all stars and the segment ends with Colombia Mi Encanto.

When the Fab 5 come back, they notice a constellation in the shape of a friend.....that being Olaf, as he notices how great he looks as a constellation, and a bright star on his hand, segueing into Frozen 2. Anna and Olaf note the change of summer to autumn as Olaf's newfound growth makes him more poetic, meanwhile Kristoff and Sven get their act together as he plans to propose to Anna, while Elsa notices a strange voice coming from the unkown.

After that, a constellation reveals the heart of Te Fiti, as fire dancers signal the arrival of Motunui's greatest hero Moana, as she braves the firey Te Kā alongside a brief appearence from Maui, and she encourages Te Kā to “Know Who You Are” and transform into Te Fiti.

Daisy notices one more bright star, as Mickey points out that it is THE wishing star, a magical star that grants wishes, and introduces Asha, as she discovers the power of wishing with a little bright ball of energy aptly named, Star.

The Fab 5 return and reminds us of the brightest stars of all, us and encourage us to persue our dreams and light up the night sky, as many Disney favorites (including Pluto and TinkerBell) to celebrate a "wondrous" journey through the stars!

## Stories Represented

### Hosts

* Mickey Mouse
* Minnie Mouse
* Goofy
* Donald Duck
* Daisy Duck

### Stories Represented

* *Cars*
* *Raya and the Last Dragon*
* *Encanto*
* *Pinocchio*
* *Peter Pan*
* *Frozen II*
* *Toy Story Series*
* *Princess and the Frog*
* *Aladdin*
* *Moana*
* *Tangled*
* *Cinderella*
* *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*
* *Beauty and the Beast*
* *Wish* (November 2023-Present)

## Gallery

### Show Photos

Mickey, Minnie, and DonaldJiminy Cricket and Blue FairyLightning McQueenPrincessesRayaTianaCinderellaRapunzel and Flynn RiderElsaAnna and OlafAsha and StarCast Photo
## Trivia

* This is notably the first time a Disney On Ice show has not had a confirmed title during it's initial announcement. One of the only other shows to do this was the first version of D15 which was unofficially named "3-D" in 1995. Few weeks after the announcement, the show’s title was revealed to be called “Magic in the Stars”.
* The show recycles costumes from Disney Live "Mickey and Minnie's Doorway to Magic"
* This show marks the following:
	+ The return of *Cars* after a 3 year absence.
	+ The debut of *Raya and the Last Dragon, Wish,* and *Frozen II*.
		- In Wish's case, this is one of the rare instances where a movie is immediately added to a show during a season.
	+ The return of Daisy Duck after being absent for five years from 2018.
	+ The return of Pluto after being absent for seven years from 2016.
	+ The return of Jiminy Cricket and the Blue Fairy after a short absence after being removed from *100 Years of Magic* in 2017.
	+ The first show to incorporate animated characters onscreen, in this case, Emperor Zurg and Sisu.