Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty near Orlando

Ballet of Lights is Fever’s own ballet format, and the Orlando edition tells Sleeping Beauty. Fever says six local dancers perform it in illuminated costumes that respond to each movement, to a soundtrack of works by classical composers, and that the story runs from the princess’s enchanted sleep to her awakening. In Fever’s photos the stage is dark and the tutus, wings and jackets carry the light. Fever credits the show’s creation to Luma Artistas S.L.

The venue is The Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, at 201 South Magnolia Avenue in historic downtown Sanford. The theatre says it opened in 1923 as the Milane Theatre, became the Ritz in 1936 and was restored from 1999, with its neon Ritz sign remade in 2015. Fever describes it as an intimate venue where the stage feels close.

Doors open 30 minutes before the start. Seats are not numbered: you buy a zone, and seats within it go first come, first served, so Fever asks you to arrive at least 30 minutes early. The show starts on time, runs about 60 minutes with no interval, and nobody is let in once it has begun. Phones stay on silent, and photos and video are allowed only during the final piece, without flash.

On 11 November 2026 Fever had six performances on sale: Saturday 12 December 2026, Sunday 17 January 2027 and Saturday 13 February 2027, each at 16:00 and 18:00. Six zones are sold, from Zone D to VIP Floor and VIP Balcony. The show is for ages 5 and over, and under-16s must come with an adult.

This is the one ballet among our Orlando pages, and it is built for people who would not normally book one: an hour long, a story children already know, and costumes that light up. It held 4.4 from 201 reviews on Fever on 11 November 2026, and the reviews Fever shows praise the dancing itself as much as the lights. Tickets start at 34.02 dollars with fees, in Zone D on 17 January 2027. The two 16:00 performances suit families who want children in bed on time.

Be clear about where it is. Sanford is a separate small city about 33 kilometres north of Winter Park, not in Orlando’s resort area. Of our ten Orlando hotels, The Alfond Inn in Winter Park is the closest, about 33 minutes by car without traffic. Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel and Loews Portofino Bay Hotel are 46 to 47 minutes away, The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes 51, and the Walt Disney World hotels 61 to 68 minutes. From Disney that is more than two hours of driving for a 60-minute show, so it works as part of an afternoon and dinner in downtown Sanford, or for readers staying at The Alfond Inn.

If you would rather stay closer, our Candlelight concerts page covers live music by candlelight at Mead Garden in Winter Park, the Orlando Museum of Art and The Abbey downtown, rated 4.8 on Fever. Choose Ballet of Lights for dance and for children; choose Candlelight for a shorter drive.

Which ticket: Zone D is the cheapest and, on 11 November 2026, was on sale for five of the six performances. Because seats are first come, first served inside each zone, arriving when doors open matters more than paying for the next zone up. Fever is the only place to buy: it says tickets are not sold at the venue.