Special Treat!

Metro Detroit has some really awesome venues that bring entertainment for kids every year. Going to things around town can be really exciting but when you're able to take your child to a show that includes characters they see on TV, it can be a really magical moment. They look up to these characters, whether it is Dora the Explorer, Elmo, or a Disney Princess. It’s a nice treat to go to something that only comes around every so often and really have a great and memorable experience with your child.The venues I’m talking about specifically are The Fox and The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Fox:

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The Fox is located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, with over 5,000 seats.  It opened in 1928 and was the first movie theater to be constructed with built-in equipment for sound films. In 1988 the Fox acquired new owners and they restored the fox, at a cost of $12 million. The Fox now has live productions, including comedy acts, plays, and concerts. Including artists like David Copperfield, Sesame Street, Nick Jr. Live, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular to name a few. (Wikipedia) The inside of the Fox is Golden and Rich in color.. it really is indescribable but it's magnificent.

We have taken Makayla to see Sesame Street live 3 times and the last time we saw the show she got to meet two of the Characters. Her first show was when she was two years old and we were at the top balcony. The moment she heard big birds voice come over the PA, her eyes lit up! The music started, and out popped Elmo and the crowd went wild. It’s a great feeling to look around, see children enjoying the show and the parents are enjoying it as well.  I remember Makayla standing up on Tommy’s lap shouting “ELMO!! ITS ME! MAKAYLA! ITS ME!!”

The last time we went, was in 2011 and we had “sunny seats” This included meeting two of the characters prior to the show, and front row seats. We had a lot of fun at this show because we could see all the details really well and it was fun to see Makayla interact with the characters. We had no idea which characters we were going to meet.. We were hoping for Elmo, but we ended up with Grover and Abby Cadabby.. Which is okay because Makayla loves her!

The best part of Sesame Street Live is the tickets aren’t badly priced. Regular seats are like sometimes $40.00 but they always have certain days and times that you can get tickets for like $15.00 a piece. The days and times are different every time they come around, but they really try to make it an affordable experience for everyone.

We also took Makayla to see Nick Jr. Live. I’m not sure she enjoyed it as much and we weren’t able to take any photos. The crowd seemed different and their souvenir stand was quite higher than the one that Sesame Street Live has.

The Palace:

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The Palace of Auburn Hills is the home of the Detroit Pistons.  The venue is a sports and entertainment venue. It opened in 1988 and has been the home for many other sports entertainment teams. The first musical act to perform in the Palace was Sting, on the Palace’s opening night. The palace has over 22,000 seats. Justin Bieber will be playing at the Palace in November of this year, and the show sold out in less than 15 minutes.

I took Makayla to Disney Princess on Ice. I didn’t tell her where we were going until we were on our way there, and I brought her snow white dress to change into and her snow white doll.  Once we arrived at the Palace, I changed her and told her where we were going. She was SO excited! She loves everything about Princesses, dressing up like one, pretending to be one! Disney on Ice is another show that has decently priced tickets, and they often have a code out where you can get seats for $12.00, that aren’t bad seats. We had a corner seat and we could see everything from where we were. Unfortunately due to lighting, the pictures weren’t the best. Makayla thoroughly enjoyed herself. The souviners at Disney are pretty pricey.. but I was sneaky and bought something at Toys R Us that was Disney princess related, and she thought we got it from there!

Princess On Ice was all about the Princesses(obviously!) and each one of them had their own story line: Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White, Ariel, and Cinderella. Tinkerbell, Mickey and Minnie, Goofy and a lot of the main characters were there as well! At the end they all came together for a grand ball!

We enjoyed the show.. the way the skaters are able to move their bodies is amazing. During Cinderella's portion of the show they had an actual carriage on the ice with skaters in "horse" costumes and it looked just like they were galloping. During the Little Mermaid, the entire set was black light and their costumes glowed just like under the sea! I wish that my photos were better but with the different lighting and the fast movement they all didn't turn out very well!

Disney on Ice is coming back to the Palace October 3-7^th, “Disney on Ice, Rockin’ Ever After” Merida, from Brave, will make her first appearance.

All Pictures are personal, unless otherwise stated!