Audiences in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria will be spoiled with Disney On Ice as it returns to South Africa for the winter school holidays! You can join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts.
Audiences in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria will be spoiled with Disney On Ice
Look for clues in the search for Tinker Bell through immersive, fantastic worlds. Explore the colourful spirit realm of Coco, sail away with Moana as she bravely saves her island, see Belle in the sky as the enchanted chandelier comes to life, and sing along with Elsa in the icy world of Frozen. Also, Stitch makes his Disney On Ice debut in South Africa, as he crashes the action with mischievous surprises! Make memories during Aladdin, Toy Story and The Little Mermaid as the search party becomes an all-out celebration, with spectacular special effects, cutting-edge technology, breathtaking performances, dazzling costumes, and all your beloved Disney characters and stories.
Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party makes winter wonderful!
Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party is brought to South Africa by leading local promoter, Showtime Management and proudly presented in association with FNB. The show opens in Pretoria on Saturday, 27 June 2026 at SunBet Arena, Times Square and continues for a limited season ending on Sunday, 05 July 2026. Thereafter, Disney On Ice skates into GrandWest, Cape Town, on Friday, 10 July through Sunday, 19 July 2026, before moving to Durban’s International Convention Centre Arena from Friday, 24 July to Sunday, 26 July 2026.
“We’ve been looking forward to opening this show since we confirmed these runs last year, and we know fans can’t wait to join Mickey Mouse and his friends on their search for Tinker Bell,” says Tony Feldman of Showtime Management.
Innovative technology and transformative performances
FNB Events Marketing Lead, Nkosana Matyeshana, says the bank is proud to partner with Disney On Ice once again, to bring world-class family entertainment to South African audiences during the winter school holidays.
“At FNB, we understand that families are looking for meaningful moments of connection and shared experiences, especially in an environment where daily financial pressures continue to shape household decisions. Through partnerships like this, we want to help make memorable experiences more accessible for our customers and their loved ones. Disney On Ice offers a unique opportunity for families to come together and step into a world of imagination and wonder, and we’re delighted to play a role in helping create those lasting memories. As a brand that’s focused on delivering help that is relevant and meaningful, this partnership reflects our commitment to creating real value for our customers by enabling experiences that bring them and their loved ones closer together.”
Disney classics and new favourites to South African audiences
The technology involved in bringing Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party and its world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts to audiences is incredible. Fifteen fully packed trucks bring the production to each venue, and the ice-skating surface alone is 35 metres long and 18 metres wide. There are around 173 costumes used during the show, with costume changes of less than 30 seconds required in some instances! The largest prop weighs 450kg and the set’s highest point towers 11m up in the air. The lighting design uses 221 fixtures, 185 of them moveable, and 12 powerful projectors create immersive, magical worlds. Sound-wise, 100 groups of speakers deliver a massive 200,000 watts of power!
See Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald, Goofy and their friends from Moana, Coco, Frozen, Toy Story, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid.
