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Is there a collective noun yet for Elsa from Frozen dresses? An ice-plosion perhaps?



We are witness to it tonight because there are literally hundreds of young Elsas here and a fair smattering of sister Annas too - Disney's huge smash hit shows no sign of losing its appeal.



Santa brought the dolls, the figures, the DVDs, the singalong, even the hair – now it's time for the live show.



As usual with Disney on Ice, Mickey and Minnie – plus a bit of Donald and Goofy – act as hosts, this time introducing two huge set piece acts in each half.



Frozen was not unsurprisingly saved until the end but the first period didn't suffer for that.



The underwater world of Ariel the Little Mermaid brought an explosion of colour to the rink, as jellyfish, starfish, and sea horses skated around to the uplifting Under the Sea. The kids gave a big welcome to Ariels's pals Sebastian and Flounder too.



The mermaid's journey to the surface was spectacular as she climbed high into the air on a rope, swirling in search of Prince Eric, whose life she had saved from his shipwreck. Love won out you know.



Tangled is next as Rapunzel and her golden hair is freed from the tower by Flynn Ryder as she realises she is the lost princess for whom the kingdom lights lanterns every birthday, a fine sight as they rise towards the arena ceiling.

For anyone who even moaned about being the back end of a panto horse, the game has been raised. Flynn Ryder's steed moves round the rink with surprising ease - four skates, two people and all.An ice-skating horse? Perfectly normal in Disney's magical world.A 15 minutes interval and anticipation builds for the arrival of you-know-who.But first is one of the show's real highlights, the Beauty and the Beast segment where Belle's skating skills come to the fore with lots of impressive jumps, lifts and occasional pyrotechnics. I've seen the odd slip in these shows before but it was foot-perfect tonight.Mrs Potts, teacup Chip and the knives and forks encourage Belle to stick around to break the curse which has left their master so disfigured.The Beast's transformation into a Prince happens in a spectacular puff of smoke – love won out you know.Then, like a headline act at a rock festival, Frozen's Kristoff and reindeer Sven emerge to the sort of welcome normally reserved for someone with leather trousers and a guitar, followed swiftly by Princess Anna and – to a hero's welcome – Olaf, the summer-loving snowman.Frozen is, of course, all about the songs and as a thick blizzard falls from the sky we revisit all your favourites from Do You Wanna Build A Snowman to Reindeers are Better than People.As Queen Elsa arrives, a sea of cameras phones capture Let It Go, almost a theme song for an excited generation of under sevens these days.Dastardly Prince Hans tries to steal the kingdom of Arendelle by faking his love for Anna – but an act of true sisterly love saves the day and finally unfreezes the Princess's frozen heart.Love won out you know.

* Tickets are still available for the show, which runs until this Sunday - for more information and to book tickets visit www.echoarena.com or call 0844 8000 400.