If there was one movie made for the ice, it's "Frozen."

Capitalizing on the popularity of the latest Disney flick, "Frozen" will be given the Disney on Ice treatment -- and it's coming pretty soon. The show will start touring in September in Orlando, Florida, the New York Times reported. "Frozen" on ice will require 39 performers, nine tractor trailers to change scenery and 20 snow machines to create a blizzard.

The soundtrack for the movie has sold 2.7 million copies in just the United States, and Disney first underplayed the music as it thought children were now too sophisticated for musicals.

"This is definitely up there in terms of our top, probably, five franchises," Disney CEO Robert A. Iger said. "So you can expect us to take full advantage of that over the next five years, I would guess."

Disney on Ice, which is produced by Feld Entertainment, started in 1981, and in 1987 expanded overseas. Nicole Feld, who is a producer for "Frozen," said her company has asked Disney to focus on animated movies that have big musical numbers.

"It's harder to create these live experiences than most people think," she said. "What works live is not necessarily what works on film. You also can't have a lot of dialogue in an area setting."

Feld said that the show will make children feel as though they are trekking up the mountain with Anna. Feld Entertainment has been working with the film's directors and producers.

"Their input has been extraordinarily helpful as we try to exceed the very high fan expectations," said Patty Vincent, director of "Frozen" on ice. "They helped us with Elsa's style of movement -- balletic, vertical -- and how it differs from Anna, who is more playful and horizontal."

Unlike other Disney on Ice shows, which only include parts of movies here and there, "Frozen" on ice will be 98 percent based on the characters of the movie.

Tickets are on sale now.

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