"This year at Disney On Ice we play with more possibilities and not the entire show takes place on ice," Rubén Barrera, the only Spanish skater on this tour, highlights in a telephone interview with La Vanguardia. The interview is done through Teams because Barrera is in the French city of Douai, where until last week the performance could be seen. But this same week, "the entire Disney family arrived in Madrid, my home," he says.
The centenary of The Walt Disney Company can be seen from February 8 to 11 at the WiZink Center in Madrid, while from February 15 to 18 the Disney characters will be at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
In Madrid, there will be a showing on Thursday the 8th at 7:00 p.m., another on Friday the 9th at 7:45 p.m. And during the weekend, on Saturday, February 10, there will be 3: at 12 noon, at 4 p.m. and at 7:45 p.m.; and on Sunday the 11th there will be two performances, at 12 noon and at 4 p.m.
The price of tickets starts at 15 euros and can reach 55 euros depending on the day and session chosen. The doors of the WiZink Center in the capital will open an hour early so that the public can settle in.
The performances at the Palau San Jordi will be on Thursday the 15th, at 7 p.m.; on Friday the 16th, at 7:30 p.m.; on Saturday the 17th at 12, 4 and 7:45 p.m. and on Sunday the 18th Disney will close its tour of Spain with two sessions, at 12 and 4 p.m.
This show comes to Spain from Proactiv Entertainment, a leader in production and organizations of large-format shows.
"We play with the possibilities of each work and venue and this show is at different levels. It will surprise the spectators from any part of the stage," emphasizes Barrera, who is very excited to perform "in Madrid" these days.
Barrera, who has been in the company for seven years, this time plays several roles, but one of the ones he is most excited about is when he appears in the Aladdin market as a fruit bowl. "It is a very active scene, in which many stories happen in a short time," she says.
In total, between 40 and 45 skaters of various nationalities perform and many of them appear in different choreographies. Among the Disney characters you can see Aladdin, the Little Mermaid, Coco on the Day of the Dead, as well as Anna, Elsa and Olaf, who travel to the kingdom of Arendelle to relive a story of brotherly love that saved a kingdom; as well as other Disney classics such as Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Belle or Cinderella. Without missing, of course, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, among other iconic characters.
Last year more than 100,000 people in Spain saw this show. "This year we are going to perform it in France, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom," explains the acrobat, who adds that the performance that last year could be seen in Madrid and Barcelona "is now being performed in the United States." From each country we pass through, he emphasizes, "we stay with its culture, its gastronomy... Changing countries is very enriching," he says.
