Sorry, Mickey and Donald. One look around any present-day toy store shows that the Disney Princesses are now queens of the company that Walt built. Banded together like a girl power all-star team, Sleeping Beauty, Princess Tiana, Snow White, Belle, Jasmine and their gal pals are up for adventure — and not just waiting for their metrosexual princes to save them. In Dare to Dream, the latest Disney on Ice show, it’s Rapunzel from Tangled who takes a journey to follow her dreams.

7:30 p.m. April 11. Reliant Park, One Reliant Park. For a full schedule, call 800-745-3000 or visit www.reliantpark.com.

First Wednesday-Sunday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Starts: April 4. Continues through April 15, 2012

Bob Ruggiero has been writing about music, books, visual arts and entertainment for the Houston Press since 1997, with an emphasis on Classic Rock. He used to have an incredible and luxurious mullet in...