Took my kid to a Disney on Ice show last week. However, they had a several cars there during the show, including one driven by Mickey Mouse that breaks down (as part of the story) and several representing the Pixar characters from Cars.
Now I was thinking to avoid crashing into each other, they might be using studded tires, but then again that would probably make some pretty nasty ruts for the skaters. Maybe something like studless ice tires? They did slide around a bit, but they were controlled pretty well. I didn't see a single crash. I don't think they were road-worthy cars though. I'm guessing most were lightweight fiberglass shell, remote-controlled electric vehicles. However, the tires looked to be fairly normal winter street tires.
All the vehicles were out in the first scene, so I'm pretty sure they wanted to keep the ice acceptable so skaters aren't just tripping over their feet before the intermission. They did bring out a Zamboni during the intermission. Now I have heard that Zamboni operators prefer to stud their tires. However, they're laying a new surface of ice behind the tires, so that might not be an issue.
Now I was thinking to avoid crashing into each other, they might be using studded tires, but then again that would probably make some pretty nasty ruts for the skaters. Maybe something like studless ice tires? They did slide around a bit, but they were controlled pretty well. I didn't see a single crash. I don't think they were road-worthy cars though. I'm guessing most were lightweight fiberglass shell, remote-controlled electric vehicles. However, the tires looked to be fairly normal winter street tires.
All the vehicles were out in the first scene, so I'm pretty sure they wanted to keep the ice acceptable so skaters aren't just tripping over their feet before the intermission. They did bring out a Zamboni during the intermission. Now I have heard that Zamboni operators prefer to stud their tires. However, they're laying a new surface of ice behind the tires, so that might not be an issue.