Interview: Disney on Ice presents Frozen and Encanto This Weekend

Disney on Ice presents Frozen and Encanto, which is performing this weekend at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton.

I had the chance to speak with Galilea Villanueva. Galilea is the Character Experience Host for the show. At a separate ticket event, she organizes the meet and greet show. It begins with Elsa from Frozen’s grand entrance, a birthday party, and then everyone gets to meet and take pictures with her.

After that, Mirabel joins the party and tells fun stories about her family, and gives details about each family member. After that, it's time to take pictures and dance.

Galilea shared that once the ice show, narrated by Olaf, begins, hosted by Mickey and Minnie, “there are so many lights and so many cool effects. In the first act, we have Frozen, and in Frozen, it starts to snow during the show. We also have dancing birds, which is very funny.”

She continues, “And then in the second act, which is Encanto’s act, we also have dancing donkeys.” We joked about the dancing donkeys for a bit. Apparently, they’re a fun part of the show.

The cast includes Luisa, “Always with the dancing donkeys and Isabella swinging on vines. It’s a full donkey costume, twelve of them.”

The Disney on Ice skaters have a great deal of experience, but dancing in a big, bulky costume may seem difficult. She said, “That’s where it’s pretty wild because they have to adjust, but it comes so naturally to them once they feel the music and feel the character, it completely changes.

There are also some fun sing-alongs during the show. “It’s the best part, you’ll feel the whole audience, all the kids singing along, it's pretty beautiful, honestly.”

If you know the movies well, this show truly brings the movies to life with effects. “With Encanto, “all of a sudden, the ice is on fire, and you’re just blown away.”

In another scene, “you see Isabella and Mirabel flying in the air, you’re not going to see that anywhere else.”

In the end, you learn that everyone has their own gifts, magical or not, and being true to yourself and loving those around you is what makes you special.

Check out my full conversation with Disney on Ice Character Experience Host, Galilea Villanueva here...

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