The cover to the program for the first iteration of the show.
The cover to the program for the second iteration of the show.
Walt Disney's World On Ice: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (previously Snow White on Ice) is the seventh Walt Disney's World On Ice show, originally toured from 1986 to 1992, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was later revamped and re-toured from 1994 to 2001.
While both iterations of the show use a framing device in which Mickey Mouse tells the story in a grand library, there are a number of differences between the two shows. The 1986 iteration was longer, running at a total of around three hours (twice the running time of the original movie), and featured several scenes not in the film. Most notably, there is a sequence set before the movie's events where a young Snow White tries to run away into the forest and accidentally meets Doc. It is also revealed that Dopey's clumsiness led to the dwarfs discovering the diamond mine, and that the Huntsman was also a good friend to Snow White when she was little.
The 1994 iteration is a more straight-up retelling of the movie's story, skipping over the additional sequences that were made for the 1986 version. It is notable for featuring a rare "live" appearance by the King of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland and Shanti from The Jungle Book; they appear alongside the Queen of Hearts and Mowgli, respectively, during the finale. It was also the first Disney on Ice to include characters from The Lion King, and also Clarabelle Cow's only Disney on Ice appearance.
Featured movies[]
Besides Snow White, the following stories were represented in this show's framing device:
- Cinderella (1994-2001 version)
- Alice in Wonderland
- Peter Pan (1986-1992 version)
- Sleeping Beauty (1994-2001 version)
- The Jungle Book
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1986-1992 version)
- The Rescuers (1994-2001 version)
- The Little Mermaid (1994-2001 version)
- Beauty and the Beast (1994-2001 version)
- Aladdin (1994-2001 version)
- The Lion King (1994-2001 version)
Voice cast[]
- Jack Wagner - Mickey Mouse (1986-1992 version)
- Mary Jo Salerno - Snow White (1986-1992 version)
- Tress MacNeille - Evil Queen (1986-1992 version)
- Wayne Allwine - Mickey Mouse
- Russi Taylor - Minnie Mouse and Dopey
- Tony Anselmo - Donald Duck
- Bill Farmer - Goofy and Sleepy
- Paige O'Hara - Belle
- Scott Weinger - Aladdin
- Brad Kane - Aladdin (singing voice)
- Jodi Benson - Ariel
- Samuel E. Wright - Sebastian
- Kevin Schon - Happy
- Mary Kay Bergman - Snow White
- Jerry Whitman - The Prince
- Jim Cummings - King Louie and Doc
- Corey Burton - White Rabbit (1986-1992 version) and Grumpy
- Jeff Bennett - Bashful
- Phil Harris - Baloo
- Bob Joles - Sneezy
- Louis Chamis - Evil Queen
- Tony Jay - Magic Mirror
- Pete Renaday - The Huntsman
Program[]
1986 version[]
1994 version[]
Trivia[]
- In the movie, Snow White watches the Prince from the balcony, when they first meet. In the ice show, when they first meet, they meet in secret where they talk and dance.
- Unlike the film, in the ice show, while Mickey is reading, they show the prologue of Snow White when she was a child.
- In the movie, the forest animals warn the Dwarfs about the Queen. In the ice show, when they return home from work, they see the Queen turning to leave and find out that she has harmed Snow White.
- In the film, the Queen gives her Huntsman only one order to take Snow White into the forest and kill her while in the ice show she gives him 2 orders, like first to dismiss the Prince before taking Snow White far into the forest and kill her.
- In the film, while trying to investigate who is in their room, when they send Dopey, they leave him behind while they run away. But in the show, when they send him upstairs, they do not leave him. Along with him, they run away.
- In the film, Dopey becomes tall by being in top of Sneezy to dance with Snow White, but in the ice show, instead of being in top of Sneezy, he becomes tall by using stilts to dance with her.
- In both movie and ice show, Snow White cleans the house when she arrives, but in the ice show, when Sneezy makes a mess again with a sneeze, the Dwarfs learn to clean the house with the help of Snow White.
- In the movie, Snow White tells the Dwarfs about the Prince before going to bed. In the ice show, in the morning after sleeping, she reveals to them that she did meet the Prince once before they go off to work.
