This was the night that one of the world's biggest spectacles skated its way into Scotland - and took Glasgow by storm.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Disney On Ice returned to Clyde side with a spectacular extravaganza dripping with colour, booming with household songs that have entertained generations for years and oozing with the class one would expect from this giant of the entertainment world.

While in previous years the tour has focused on a certain story line, this year's showstopper saw the production take us through some of Disney's best known adventures.

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Guided by Mickey Mouse and friends - dressed in his Kansas City Mickey get up for those who have suffered endless episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - the packed crowd in the SSE Hydro visited an array of magical places, from Africa to the depths of the ocean.

Now, for anyone fortunate enough to have visited any Disney theme park, the first few notes of It's a Small World are generally enough to turn even the most rational of adults into a trembling, nervous basket case.

However, the show opener did little to dampen the excitement here as my toddler sat open-mouthed as a platoon of skaters danced, skipped and spun on to the ice to that very tune.

It gave an exciting opening to the production before we were soon introduced to Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy as the journey around the globe began.

First stop was Africa and the Lion King. We hear from Simba and Nala during a few numbers. This is where the excitement reaches its height with a number of impressive lifts and turns that rightly received the applause of the crowd.

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Timone and Pumbaa - with some impressive four-legged skating - helped make this a highlight. Next Mickey took us to London as the young audience got acquintated with Peter Pan.

In a production on the scale of a West End Show, we saw Peter, Tinkerbell and the children fly through the sky suspended from the ceiling as an impressive and giant pirate ship sat below on the rink floor.

The massive inflatable crocodile was another spectacular touch, only equalled by the quality of choreography and dancing from this talented cast.

After the intermission it was time for the Little Mermaid as this spectacle was cranked up with dancing fish, mesmeric routines, bubbles floating down from the Hydro roof and even children from the audience being guided around the rink in some sort of submarine/bobsleigh. 

Last but not least, the temperature plummeted as my now sleepy toddler was introduced to Elsa and Anna from Frozen, arguably Disney's most recent phenomenon.

The gasp from the female population of the crowd was audible above the sound system as the arena was doused in purples and blues, long before the blockbuster Let It Go boomed out. There were also rather impressive snow machines that made you feel as you had been transported to, well, Glasgow in April.

While a little bit more Lion King would have been nice, it is hard to pick fault in a show that impresses on almost every front.

As expected from Disney, this production goes way beyond Mickey Mouse and a few familiar characters. Technically the cast are superb and perform a range of routines and challenging maneuvers that left the audience captivated, enthralled and  moved.

When was the last time you saw a crab do a pirouette? With some Disney magic dust, this was never going to be anything other than a triumph.

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