Ice Capades is an annual ice show that features various types of performances. The Smurfs were featured twice in the Ice Capades, with character voices done by the voice actors from the Smurfs cartoon show.
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| - Ice Capades is an annual ice show that features various types of performances. The Smurfs were featured twice in the Ice Capades, with character voices done by the voice actors from the Smurfs cartoon show.
- The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving . Ice Capades was founded in 1940 in by , who noted the popularity of ice skating displays during the intermissions between periods of games. In the early days, Ice Capades shows were highly theatrical, with elements, including scantily-clad showgirls. Ice Capades shows were extremely popular for several decades—virtually a household name—although criticized by some as . Shows would often feature former s who had retired from amateur competition.
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| - The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving . Ice Capades was founded in 1940 in by , who noted the popularity of ice skating displays during the intermissions between periods of games. In the early days, Ice Capades shows were highly theatrical, with elements, including scantily-clad showgirls. Ice Capades shows were extremely popular for several decades—virtually a household name—although criticized by some as . Shows would often feature former s who had retired from amateur competition. Harris sold the company in 1963 for $5.5 million; in 1986 then-owner sold Ice Capades and the as a package to for $30 million. However, a decline in popularity began in the 1980s and the parent company went bankrupt in 1991. In 1993 bought Ice Capades assets in a bankruptcy sale and attempted to revive the company with the critically acclaimed Frozen in Time: Cinderella on Ice, but attendance figures remained stagnant. In February 1995 she sold the company for $10 million to television evangelist 's , but they announced plans to sell in August 1995, and Ice Capades went out of business a short time later. Analysts believe that on the one hand, the increasing popularity of the sport of meant that more sophisticated audiences came to prefer straightforward -style ice-skating competitions, or skating shows for adults (i.e., without cartoon characters) such as ; and on the other hand, shows such as (featuring cartoon characters) successfully competed for the child audience. Similar traditional ice-skating entertainment shows included the and .
- Ice Capades is an annual ice show that features various types of performances. The Smurfs were featured twice in the Ice Capades, with character voices done by the voice actors from the Smurfs cartoon show.
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