"Frozen" ... on ice!

It may sound like a joke, but the sheer fervor demonstrated by fans of the frosty 2013 Disney movie — the very same that launched countless living room sing-alongs and YouTube covers — guaranteed this was just a matter of time.

Yes, "Frozen," the highest-grossing animated film in history — with $1.2 billion worldwide, the movie pushed "Toy Story 3" to No. 2 — set in an ice-logged land populated by a talking snowman and a weather-making princess, is coming to an arena near you. To the delight of fairytale power-ballad aficionados young and old, "Disney On Ice presents Frozen" will be in New Jersey this month, starting with the Prudential Center on Nov. 19.

'Disney on Ice presents Frozen'

Where

: The Prudential Center (25 Lafayette St., Newark) and the Izod Center (50 Route 120, East Rutherford).

When: The show will be at the Prudential Center from Nov. 19 through 23 — 7 p.m. Nov. 19; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 20; 7 p.m. Nov. 21; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 22; 1 and 5 p.m. Nov. 23.

"Frozen" will be at the Izod Center Nov. 25 through 30 — 7 p.m. Nov. 25; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 26; 11 a.m. Nov. 27; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 28 through Nov. 30.

How much: $32.75 to $337.25; call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com

The Academy Award-winning animated movie, which yielded an Oscar-winning song in "Let it Go" — as sung by Idina Menzel — hit theaters last November. But the film proved it was still a hot ticket last month, when children, adults and whole families dressed as the movie's characters for Halloween.

Unlike some other Disney movies adapted for the ice, the tale naturally takes to a wintry surface.

"The film was just meant, I mean, to be on ice," says Gig Siruno, 43, performance director for the show. Having skated for 28 years — he was a national figure-skating champion in the early '90s — as a cast member for Disney On Ice, he once played Aladdin and Mowgli from "The Jungle Book," characters from films based in decidedly warmer climes.

One of the signature moments of the Feld Entertainment ice show, which premiered in Florida in September, is when the audience gets coated with a dusting of "snow."

"We can go anywhere from a light flurry to a full-blown blizzard," says Siruno, who hails from the not-so-temperate Minneapolis.

The other signature moment, of course, is when the platinum-haired Elsa sings "Let it Go" atop the North Mountain. The soundtrack is largely taken from the movie — no skaters actually sing — including another popular song, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman", as performed by Kristen Bell, who plays Anna. Menzel voices Elsa, her sister, who is literally an ice queen — she unwittingly traps the vaguely Nordic land of Arendelle in a permafrost.

Getting more mileage out of those Halloween costumes, many audience members have been dressing up as their favorite "Frozen" character, Siruno says.

In the show, projection screens display images from the movie. Siruno has watched "Frozen" up to five times in the theater, and often returns to it for inspiration.

He says the film, inspired by the 1844 Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Snow Queen," may be equipped with the kind of showstopping musical numbers that draw legions, but, at its core, is "a story about family and sisters."

It's also a story that has kept eagle-eyed young fans on the edge of their seats, ensuring a fair amount of interactivity.

"There's this moment where the villain is revealed," Siruno says. "The kids get so into it. To hear the booing, it's pretty incredible."

Disney fans can also look to the ice for Mickey and Minnie Mouse, along with pop-ins from Donald Duck, Goofy, Ariel and Eric from "The Little Mermaid," Timon and Pumba from "The Lion King" and characters from "Finding Nemo."

Elsa's big moment is a fan favorite. (Feld Entertainment)

"For me, I still, every time, feel like a little kid again, like at Disney World," says Becky Bereswill, the skater who plays Elsa, the princess who isolates herself, afraid she'll insta-freeze everything in sight.

Bereswill, 24, a skater from Houston, was a "Let it Go" fan before she knew she'd be touring with Disney on Ice (it's her first year with the company). While running her first marathon, the former competitive skater listened to the song on repeat. She thinks the musical element is key to why Disney considers the movie to be one of its most successful animated features.

"It's a dream come true, for sure," she says of her part. As Bereswill skates during the big ballad portion, she likes to hear the crowd chime in, especially since audience participation wasn't always a part of competitive skating.

"I love hearing thousands of little voices singing along," she says. "It's really beautiful."

Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @AmyKup. Find NJ.com Entertainment on Facebook.