Following up on this-- the theme was a cross between Twas the night before Christmas and the Nutcracker. It started with another male skater coming out and acting goofy, pretending to slip and slide. Luckily Elvis and Gladys came out soon enough to do some real skating. Elvis was dressed in a long coat, pants, shirt with a sweater vest that had Xmas trees on it. Just watching him do simple looking turns, waltz jumps, twizzles, & a fast back spin was amazing. He even did a big axel in the heavy outfit. Gladys was in a red Mrs. Claus-looking dress. I wish I knew who the other skaters were, because they were incredible. Talent you don't expect at an amusement park skating show-- a man did a double axel and double toe, another did a back flip, and the pair did a headbanger and adagio lift. Later, Elvis came out in green silk pajamas and did a double axel, arabians, triple toe (sure looked like it!), and an incredible, fast & low sit spin. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay til the end because my son wanted to leave. It would be even better if they'd had a meet and greet. I can't remember if I've ever seen Elvis skate in person-- maybe at Champions on Ice in 1999 but the seats here at Busch Gardens were much closer. What a wonderful surprise to see Elvis and great skating on this vacation.
gies are such a handsome family!
