Dear Mummy, the Christmas holidays have gone past in a whirlwind of excitement with a trip to London to visit Winter Wonderland and see Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure at the O2. Heading up to the city is starting to become a bit of a habit for us. We saw Disney on Ice last Christmas at Wembley so were intrigued to see what it was like at the Dome.

The O2 was buzzing with lots of families taking advantage of the restaurants outside the arena and buying souvenirs. We walked up from the tube with the crowds, butterflies in my stomach at my first time in this large space. Security was tight as we queued to enter the arena, bag searches and ticket checks thankfully were swift. Tickets clutched in our hands we made our way around the perimeter of the arena to our section high up with an incredible view across the venue. In fact it made my mummy feel a bit dizzy, as we settled into our seats with my grandparents.

Suddenly the lights came on as the auditorium lights dimmed and the show started with a quick warm up skate with the characters from Zootropolis. Afterwards Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy took to the stage dressed as explorers, ready to take us on an adventure around the world. We liked Goofy’s suitcase as he tripped over it several times making the children giggle.

As intrepid travellers we started in Africa, visited London, swam under the sea and finished in a frozen land. Mickey and the gang came out between each act to introduce the next section of the show. Even my folks got into the action, singing along and wearing headpieces.

I liked watching characters from the Lion King, we saw Timon, Pumbaa and Rafiki and heard some incredible songs like Hapuna matata and Circle of Life. The ice skating between Simba and Nala was mesmerizing and flawless.

Afterwards we peeked through the window of the Darling house in London where Wendy, John and Michael were just off to bed. This act went through the whole Peter pan story, with him flying above the ice with Tinkerbell and fighting with Captain Hook. We were really impressed by the giant ‘tick tock’ croc that appeared on the ice for the finale.

We were fortunate to be sat higher up in the arena which gave us a great view of all the action. It also allowed us to appreciate all the group choreography and synchronisation. We loved the full-scale props they used in the show this year, from the awesome pirate ship to the enormous shells in which the mermaids appeared from.

Peter Pan is one of my favourite stories having recently seen it as a pantomime and I wasn’t disappointed with the Disney on Ice adaptation. The action was fast paced and dynamic with smoke machines, snow machines and colourful lights.

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