I love the small world part too! That was my favorite. DS 6 liked the Alladin part with all the genies. DD 3 and my niece 3 loved all of it, but DD was scared by the shot sound in the Beauty & the Beast part.
We were on the side and had the front part of the skating area directly in front of us, maybe 1 section up (10-15 rows?) and could see really well. At our arena the end seats are more expensive, but they are further away from the ice. Also, there were expensive floor seats, but they were not on risers and I'm not sure how that would work for little kids if you aren't in the front row.
Maybe next time I would get front row VIP seats, now that I know the kids will enjoy it. This was their first ice show.