K.,
We went to Disney on Ice last year and had rink side tickets. I would NOT recommend them, but having said that we went with some friends and they had rink side (on the side - like mid-field on a football field) and she said they were great - that is why we got rink side... but when we went we had rink side on the end (like where the end zone is on a football field) and it was horrible. It was hard for the adults to see (let alone the small children) as we were in the 2nd rink side row - which were still like $60 tickets. I would MUCH rather have paid for "worse" seats and had the chance of seeing something. Also, they had a lot of streamers and things like that that I don't think you could appreciate down on the ground, the view from higher up would have been better. I'm not sure about the VIP seats, but would recommend saving your money and not getting the rink side - hope this helps and have a great time!! Your daughter will love it!