Becoming a Disney Princess

Ashley Weaver, Virginia Marti College of Art and Design Student

If you could be a Disney Princess, who would you pick? Rapunzel or Ariel? Snow White or Tiana?

Tomorrow, we'll get the chance to share the magical transformation of eight girls into eight Disney Princesses with the help of Disney On Ice, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region.

The girls and their families will be invited to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland for a morning filled with princess makeovers and complete with a surprise appearance by Cinderella.

Join us tomorrow as we share photos and fun on the Jo-Ann Facebook page, and our Twitter feed @JoAnn_Stores.

Victoria Cavillo-Casper, VMCAD student

As part of their princess makeover, the girls will receive custom-made dresses designed by fashion design students and graduates of the Virginia-Marti College of Art and Design (VMCAD) and inspired by the girls’ favorite Disney Princesses. “Our designers have been working for months on their designs and perfecting these dresses for the girls, making each dress unique to fit their individual styles. All of the girls inspire us each and every day, so designing these dresses is the least that we could do to make their day special,” said Lisa Marti, Director of Career Services at VMCAD.


All of the fabric used for the dresses was donated by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.



Ashley Weaver, VMCAD student

 The event is a joint collaboration between Disney On Ice, the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Virginia-Marti
College of Art and Design (VMCAD), Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores®, Crocs™ and John Robert’s Spa.
All of the fabric used for the dresses was donated by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.

The Make-A-Wish® mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. "So many little girls dream of being a princess:
the dress, the hair, the castle,” said Susan McConnell, President & CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana. “These eight truly remarkable girls dream of an escape from daily doctor appointments and hope for a ‘happily ever after.’ Disney On Ice and all of our volunteers help to create a little escape for them.”

Victoria Cavillo-Casper, VMCAD student

Following the princess party, the girls will also be guests to that evening’s performance of Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream.

Tickets for Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream are affordably priced at $15, $21 and $48, with a limited number of Discount Drug Mart Front Row ($70) seats available. All seats are reserved and available through http://www.disneyonice.com/, The Q Arena Box Office, by phone at 1-888-894-9424, online at http://www.theqarena.com/ and at Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart locations.

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