Wednesday, Feb. 9th, I had the chance to experience Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3. After Crossroads, Matt Armstrong picked Eric Martin, Shirley Irwin, Kelsey Albrecht, and I up from our school. Then, he took us to his house to pick up his wife and two daughters. Joe Maydak and Johnny Santiago, two other Crossroad leaders, met us at their house.
When everyone arrived at the Armstrong’s house we piled into cars and headed for the United Center. Before we got there we stopped at Qdoba, a Mexican food restaurant. After we finished eating we finally went to the United Center.
After arriving we went to go find our seats. We were originally scheduled to see the show the 2nd but after the blizzard they had to reschedule it for the 9th. Therefore, we had to exchange our tickets. However, we were originally up in the balconies, but the only seats left when we exchanged them were seats a few rows from the ice.
After we found our seats, Eric, Shirley, Kelsey, and I all went to look at souvenirs. They had so many different options, from Woody and Jesse hats to T-shirts and cups with snow cones inside of them.
The show began with Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy all skating onto the ice and explaining what we would be experiencing and watching. After they skated off, Andy skated on. He talked about how he was going off to college and how he had to decide what to do with all of his old toys.
Then, all of Andy’s old toys skated on. The first act consisted of the toys reminiscing about life when Andy was a little boy and still played with them. They reenacted Rex defeating Zurg, Buzz and Woody being stuck in a toy vending machine at Pizza Planet, and the story of Jesse’s previous owner.
After the first act was over there was a short intermission and then the second act began. The second act was when the plot of “Toy Story 3” took place. They discussed going to daycare and meeting new friends there and then being betrayed by them. They left out a lot of scenes from the movie that would be hard to recreate, but they still mentioned what happens in the scenes they left out.
After it ended we immediately discussed what we thought about it. Johnny Santiago had never seen the movie “Toy Story 3” before so it was hard for him to follow. But those that had seen the movie loved the show.
Overall, Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 was very well done. I would recommend it for kids of all ages.
By: Elizabeth Farwell
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