By Mariana Azuero for Fairfax Family Fun Kids grow up. Sad, but true. With the upcoming ninth birthday of our oldest, we have been reminiscing the younger years. Last night we went to Disney on Ice Presents Celebrate Memories!, and it was so fitting. Throughout the entire show, every song that played my husband and I looked at each other with smiles and instantly remembered a moment in time. From Moana’s “How Far I’ll Go” to Frozen’s “Do Continue Reading...
Disney on Ice presents Celebrate Memories
By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Valentine's Day is coming up and you may be making plans to celebrate with your significant other... or with your significant others, plural. Although it's still mostly a day when people celebrate romantic love, for others it's also a day to celebrate all kinds of love, including the affection they hold for family members, especially children. In a fun coincidence, every year when Disney on Ice presents its Continue Reading...
Will the Three Wise Men visit your home?
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Feliz Navidad! Yes, it's already January, but the Christmas season is not quite over yet. As I mentioned in another post about the "12 Days of Christmas," these days begin, not end, on December 25, and the Christmas season for many doesn't wrap up until the day of the Epiphany. The Feast of the Epiphany, very simply explained, celebrates the visit of the Magi or "the Three Wise Men" to Baby Jesus. Continue Reading...
Disney on Ice brings the love to DC!
Valentine's Day is coming up soon... and so is Disney on Ice! The fun ice-skating spectacular makes its way to Washington, DC, again around Valentine's Day (as usual each year), making it for a great "date" for families. The show is coming to Capital One Arena from February 14-18, 2019, for 10 performances. The non-stop fun of Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment features four of your favorite Disney stories This Continue Reading...
Review: Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party
Editor's note: We had a chance to review Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, the production going on now through October 7, 2018, at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax. We sent our correspondent Mariana, who by now is a Disney on Ice "veteran," to get her take on the show. Below is her review. By Mariana Azuero for Fairfax Family Fun Wondering if you should go to Disney on Ice? I mean, aren’t they all the same? Well, actually...NO! I Continue Reading...
Disney on Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party coming to Fairfax!
It's rare to find a young child who doesn't love at least a few Disney characters, and what better way to celebrate that joy than to take them to see these friends LIVE? A trip to a Disney park isn't always feasible, but when you can't go to the characters, they can at least come to you! Northern Virginians have several opportunities to enjoy these moments, and the next one is coming up October 3-7, 2018, at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax. Disney Continue Reading...
Starlight Cinema: Schedule for free summer outdoor movies announced
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Start planning for Starlight Cinema in Centreville! Each year the county's Sully District Supervisor (Kathy Smith), supporters, and corporate sponsors present these popular outdoor free summer movies in August at Trinity Centre in Centreville, Virginia. Starlight Cinema series features family-friendly hits that you can enjoy as a "drive-in" movie (in your car) or a picnic-style event by sitting on the Continue Reading...
Disney on Ice returns to Eagle Bank Arena this month!
We know our readers love Disney On Ice, the ice-skating spectacular that puts a fun twist -- and some spins, flips, and more! -- on beloved Disney stories. Each spring, the show travels to Northern Virginia, so local families can luckily make attending a performance a fun family tradition. This year's show is Disney on Ice Presents: Follow Your Heart, which, for the first time, combines two very different but equally popular stories, Finding Continue Reading...
Review: Disney on Ice presents Frozen
By Amy Holmes for Fairfax Family Fun For more than 11 years, when our oldest daughter was only 2 years old, our family has enjoyed going to Disney on Ice shows. We were so excited to attend last night's performance of Disney on Ice presents Frozen at the Capital One Arena, formerly the Verizon Center, in Washington, DC. (The show is in town until February 19, 2018). Attending this event was a "bucket list" item for us as we were unable to Continue Reading...
Disney on Ice: Tips for first-time guests
Heroes, princesses, classic characters, and cartoon animals... they're all part of the magical world of Disney, and when their stories come to life on the ice, they put a new spin on beloved tales. Each winter and spring, Disney on Ice brings its traveling shows to the Washington, DC, area. These ice-skating spectaculars bring a classic or modern Disney story (and often more than one in each production) to new life in a show that blends the Continue Reading...
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