Crowds gather for a fairytale evening at Newcastle's Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice at Newcastle Entertainment Centre

Everywhere you looked inside Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Thursday evening you could spot a Woody, an Elsa, a Moana or a Mickey Mouse.

Families gathered for a fairytale evening to mark the first of three Disney on Ice shows, and it wasn't just princes and princesses getting in on the fun with plenty of parents dressing up.

"You're never too old for Disney," Adamstown's Rebecca Young said.

After an introduction of characters from Donald Duck to Tinkerbell the set carried on with a Beauty and the Beast performance and straight into the magic of Toy Story.

Siblings three year-old Huxley and five year-old Armanie Gourlie from Raymond Terrace.

Jemma Stuart as Elsa.

April Rickard 10, Harper Rickard 8, Stella Cooke 5 and Payton Cooke 7.

Coral Sams with her kids, Ruby 6 and Ayla 10.

Siblings Ayla and Lachlan Brown.

Jaren Mills, Lucy Cooke, Courtney Cook, Arrabella McLeish and Dave Cook.

Ainsley Roberts 5, Nevaeh Watson 7, and Ayla O'Brien, 3.

We won't say much and leave the rest for you to see for yourself.

A family dressed as Ana, Olaf and Elsa from Frozen have been coming to Disney on Ice for years and said they love it.

"We're looking forward to seeing the Frozen part for sure. We have been coming for a few years," Coral Sams said.

10 year old April Rickard said her favourite character was Moana because "she lives at the beach and I love the beach."

Her sister Harper Rickard, 8, said her favourite character was Rapunzel.

"She's really kind, has really long and blonde hair like me. I can't wait to see her and be watching Disney on Ice with my family," she said.

Stella Cooke, 5, said her favourite character is Ariel because she swims with the fish while her sister Payton,7, said her favourite character was Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

"She sings pretty songs and likes to read books and I can't wait to watch her skate," she said.

Three year old Huxley from Raymond Terrace was dressed as his favourite character Woody from Toy Story while his sister Armani, 5, was dressed in a sparkly mermaid costume as Ariel.

Disney On Ice's 100 Years of Wonder is physically demanding and features more non-traditional forms of skating than previous productions, including freestyling and acrobatics.

The presentation will run for nine shows. The other shows are Friday, July 21, at 11am and 7pm; Saturday, July 22, at 10am, 2pm and 6pm; and Sunday, July 23, at 10am, 2pm and 6pm.

Like the rest of the world, and the rest of Australia, Newcastle is in love with Disney on Ice. More than 35,000 tickets have been sold to the Newcastle shows.

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