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Frozen II is an animated musical comedy-drama/fantasy film produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Released on November 22, 2019, it is the sequel to the 2013 film Frozen, and it is the 58th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon.

Taking place three years after the events of the first film,[1] Frozen II follows Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven as they journey to an enchanted forest to save their kingdom from a curse involving the elemental spirits of water, wind, fire, and earth.

Co-directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck returned to helm the project, alongside producer Peter Del Vecho. While still retaining much of the humor of its predecessor, the film is notably darker in tone, with a heavier focus on action, death, and intense imagery. This was a deliberate move by the filmmakers, who likened the tone of Frozen II to earlier Walt Disney-era fairytales such as Pinocchio.[2]

Upon release, Frozen II received generally positive reviews from critics for its animation, voice performances, and music by songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.[3] On its opening weekend, the film grossed $127 million domestically, and $350 million worldwide, making it the highest-opening of all time for an animated film.[4] The film went on to surpass the original Frozen to become the highest-grossing Walt Disney Animation Studios film, and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, according to Disney and industry insiders.[5][6]

A third film was announced to be in development on February 8, 2023.[7]

Synopsis[]

Elsa, the Snow Queen, has an extraordinary gift -- the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom -- an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.

Plot[]

Inside one of the rooms of Arendelle Castle one evening, young Anna and Elsa have built a forest out of snow and ice, sourced from Elsa's ice powers. As she conjures small snow people to play with, King Agnarr and Queen Iduna enter, telling the girls that it is time for them to go to bed. Seeing that Anna and Elsa are happily playing together, the king and queen smile, then take the girls to their bedroom. There, the sisters beg their father to tell them a bedtime story. King Agnarr agrees and begins the tale of an enchanted forest: King Runeard, the founder and first king of Arendelle, establishes a treaty with the woodland Northuldra tribe, building a dam between Arendelle and the Enchanted Forest, home of the Northuldra. However, a fight between the two armies occurs, killing Runeard and many of his men. The four elemental spirits were earth, fire, air, and water, which inhabit the forest, become enraged due to the fight. The spirits disappear, and a thick wall of mist encases everyone in the forest. No one is able to enter or leave, and the contents of the forest become preserved in time. Runeard's son Prince Agnarr barely escapes with the help of an unknown savior. After the story, Queen Iduna tucks the girls into bed, singing them an old lullaby taught to her by her mother.

Three years after her coronation, Queen Elsa of Arendelle stands on the castle balcony, returning from her flashback to the present. Kai comes to retrieve her, startling her as she didn't see him coming as she was too lost in her thoughts to notice, causing her to make a sudden shoot of frost to stick her hands to the railing before she pulls them loose. After tending to her royal duties, she goes to the town square to celebrate autumn in the kingdom with her younger sister, Princess Anna, Olaf, their talking snowman, Kristoff, Arendelle's resident ice harvester, and Sven, Kristoff's pet reindeer and best friend, and they sing "Some Things Never Change".

That same evening, Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf play a game of charades. After having some fun with her sister and friends, Elsa decides to go to bed early. Later, Anna enters Elsa's room, concerned. She notices that Elsa is wearing their mother's shawl, which she only wears when nervous or troubled. Anna and Elsa talk for some time, and eventually, huddled together, they fall asleep.

Suddenly, in the middle of the night, Elsa wakes up when she hears the mysterious voice calling to her again. Unable to ignore it this time, Elsa tries to follow the voice "Into the Unknown", but unintentionally awakens the elemental spirits, forcing everyone in the kingdom to evacuate as many of Arendelle's resources are stripped from the kingdom: The waterfall dries up, as do the fountains, the flames providing light in buildings and the street lamps are extinguished, the wind becomes fierce, and the streets are disrupted like something is burrowing beneath them and disturbing the earth underneath. Grand Pabbie, the leader of the trolls, senses danger and arrives in Arendelle with the rest of the trolls. Pabbie informs Anna and Elsa that they must set things right by discovering the truth about the kingdom's past, or he foresees no future for Arendelle. Deducing she must follow the voice she has been hearing, Elsa tries to tell her sister that she must go alone, but Anna insists upon coming with her. As Elsa tries to reason with her sister, Anna says she went through many odds three years ago such as climbing the North Mountain, surviving a frozen heart, and saving Elsa from the evil Hans, which in Anna's opinion, is the reason why she's going. Elsa had asked to borrow Kristoff's wagon and Sven, which he did not feel comfortable with. After Anna states that she is coming, Kristoff agrees, insisting on driving. Olaf agrees, adding, "I'll bring the snacks!" Pabbie promises to look after the people of Arendelle in the meantime until the royal sisters return from pacifying the elemental spirits and restoring Arendelle's resources once the spirits are no longer angry for the previous transgression against them. However, Pabbie speaks to Anna in private, voicing his concern about how they always feared Elsa's powers were too much for the world, but now, they are praying they are enough to help save Arendelle. Understanding the meaning of his words, Anna promises to look after Elsa and keep her safe, swearing "I won't let anything happen to her."

Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven embark on their journey to the Enchanted Forest, traveling via Kristoff's wagon. They pass landmarks from the first film, such as Elsa's ice palace. Olaf also talks all through the journey there and believes that this will all make sense "When I Am Older". Finally arriving at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest, the group encounters the impenetrable wall of mist, but it parts open as Elsa uses her magic, before closing again once they are inside. The group first encounters Gale, the wind spirit, which appears in the form of a tornado and sweeps everyone into its vortex. Elsa stops it by blasting streams of snow, forming a set of ice sculptures. They discover the sculptures are from their father's past and that their mother, Iduna, was the mysterious Northuldra who saved Agnarr's life during the battle between King Runeard and his soldiers and the Northuldra fighters. They encounter the Northuldra, along with a troop of Arendellian soldiers, as the two groups are still in conflict with each other. The fire spirit appears and Elsa attempts to stop its fire from spreading. Elsa discovers that the spirit is in the form of an agitated magical salamander named Bruni. She calms it down by placing it in her palm and creating a small snow flurry, ceasing its flames. Elsa and Anna form a truce between the soldiers and the Northuldra, explaining that their mother was Northuldra and their father was Agnarr, the prince of Arendelle. An Arendellian soldier named Lieutenant Mattias is impressed, recalling memories of the young prince. Later, at the Northuldra camp, the group encounters two young Northuldra siblings named Honeymaren and Ryder. Elsa talks to Honeymaren, learning that Queen Iduna's shawl is decorated with a traditional Northuldra pattern. Anna talks with Lieutenant Mattias, Olaf is rearranged by a group of Northuldra children, and Kristoff talks with Ryder, who also loves reindeer. Elsa later learns from Honeymaren of the existence of a fifth spirit, which will unite people and the magic of nature. Everyone is soon forced to take cover and hide from the elemental spirits of earth, the Earth Giants, when they stomp pass the Northuldra encampment without seeing anyone.

Elsa continues to head north with Anna and Olaf, while Kristoff and Sven stay behind with Ryder and the rest of the Northuldra. Kristoff tries to propose to Anna, not realizing that she is gone, but instead finds the leader of the Northuldra tribe, Yelana, who lets him know where Anna and Elsa went before revealing that the Northuldra are packing up camp to move elsewhere, possibly to get away from the Earth Giants so they won't be threatened by them. Meanwhile, the sisters find their parents' shipwreck after being guided to it by Gale, and a map with a route to Ahtohallan, the mythical river said to have answers and explanations about the past. Ahtohallan was the "river full of memory" that was mentioned in Queen Iduna's lullaby, which Elsa learned was a traditional Northuldra song, and reinforcing what Olaf said earlier about water having memory. The sisters find an ice sculpture of their parents huddled together that Elsa makes from the water still embedded in the ship's hull, apparently about to meet their fate at the hands of the Dark Sea. Elsa and Anna begin to cry. Feeling extremely guilty that their parents were lost at sea in search of answers about her magic powers, Elsa decides to travel alone, sending Anna and Olaf away in an ice-boat where they have to avoid the now sleeping Earth Giants, ignoring Anna's warnings since Anna promised Pabbie she would look out for and protect Elsa, and reminder of their mother's song, "Go too far and you'll be drowned". Anna and Olaf become stranded in a dark, mysterious cavern as they both became angry that Elsa pushed them away once again.

With Anna and Olaf safe as far as she knows, Elsa encounters the Nokk, the water spirit who guards the ocean in the form of a glistening stallion, on her way to Ahtohallan. After a fierce fight with the Nokk trying to drown her before reaching Ahtohallan, Elsa tames the Nokk and finally reaches Ahtohallan. Elsa discovers that the voice was the call of Iduna from memories of the past, as an image of her singing her mysterious call to an unconscious Agnarr after saving him flashes onto the wall. Elsa discovers that her power was a gift from the magic of nature, due to Iduna's selfless act of saving Agnarr when the Northuldra and Arendellians starting fighting and the elemental spirits turned against humanity. This makes Elsa the fifth spirit, a bridge between humans and nature, who unites differences. Elsa wields her mother's mantle of the fifth spirit and asks the voice to "Show Yourself". She also learns through flashbacks and memories that the dam was built as a ruse to reduce the Northuldra's resources, due to Runeard's dislike of the tribe's connection with magic, believing it gives them a reason to defy royalty like himself, much to Elsa's chagrin as she realizes Runeard let his fear control his actions, while she learned fear is what can't be trusted. Elsa learns that King Runeard, although depicted as good, was the one who initiated the conflict with the Northuldra. Elsa sends this information to Anna. However, as she had ventured into the most dangerous part of Ahtohallan and ignored her mother's warnings, Elsa becomes frozen herself, turning to solid ice in a more slow, painful version of what happened to Anna under the frozen heart curse, entombing her in Ahtohallan as her grave as she sends the truth to Anna before taking her last breath. Olaf, being made of Elsa's now-defunct magic, fades away and becomes a pile of snow. Anna is left devastated and alone by the loss of her sister and Olaf. She feels that her life is over and that she must give up, but she convinces herself to do "The Next Right Thing" and continue.

Anna concludes that the dam must be destroyed for peace to be restored, even if it means Arendelle's destruction in the process. She escapes from the cavern and awakens the sleeping Earth Giants, who immediately turn hostile on her for being disturbed. Anna lures them towards the dam with help from Kristoff, Sven, and Lieutenant Mattias with his Royal Guard detachment, which is destroyed by boulders hurled by the giants. This causes them to become docile as the bane of their rage had been destroyed. Back in Ahtohallan, with the dam destroyed, Elsa is restored and returns to Arendelle, stopping a flood from the destroyed dam with Nokk, witnessed by the people, Grand Pabbie, and his rock trolls, who cheer for Elsa and Nokk while Pabbie gives Elsa a respectful nod for her triumph. As the wall of mist disappears, Elsa reunites with Anna and revives Olaf, to the delight of everyone. Kristoff finally, properly, proposes to Anna, and she accepts. Elsa points out that she and Anna are now the bridge between the people and the magical spirits, just like their mother had two daughters. As the Enchanted Forest and Arendelle are now open and connected to each other, Elsa decides that she is meant to live in the forest with the Northuldra, being the fifth spirit. Anna becomes the new Queen of Arendelle with Elsa's abdication, and Elsa becomes the protector of the Enchanted Forest. She regularly visits Arendelle as peace is restored in all the lands. Anna and Kristoff enjoy time together after Anna's coronation and first royal event. Olaf and Sven eagerly explore Arendelle. Lieutenant Mattias, now promoted to General under Anna, is seen together with an Arendellian woman he mentioned back at the Northuldra camp, now reunited with her, as she shows him a "new invention" called a photograph. Together with Anna, he unveils a new statue of a younger Agnarr and Iduna to honor their memory and the new unity between Arendelle and the Enchanted Forest. Anna has Gale send a message to Elsa, and shortly after reading it, Elsa takes a ride on the Nokk towards Ahtohallan, while passing by Ryder, Honeymaren, and the other elemental spirits.

In a post-credit scene, Olaf retells the story to Marshmallow and the Snowgies.

Cast[]

Principal/Secondary cast[]

Additional voices[]

Development[]

Development on a theatrical Frozen sequel was officially announced at a Disney Shareholder meeting,[8] alongside being confirmed by Jennifer Lee on her Twitter account.[9] Co-directors of the original film, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, as well as producer, Peter Del Vecho, all returned to helm the project. The filmmakers had not originally considered making a sequel to Frozen at all and the road to its creation was bumpy. Co-director Chris Buck began by considering that what would be next for Elsa, having been in hiding for so long and finally being accepted by her people. One question the filmmakers were repeatedly asked was the question of why Elsa has her powers, which led them to explore this question for the sequel.[10] As part of the production process, the filmmakers took part in a four-hour psychological personality test, assuming the roles of the characters and answering questions posed by an actual psychologist. In doing so, they discovered that Anna was a "fairy tale" character, optimistic, and human, while Elsa was a "mythic" character, with the weight of the world on her shoulders and special powers. The film's visual developers worked on special finishing touches to the characters' outfits, including lining inside the fabric of every character's clothes.[11] Both Elsa and Anna wear pants when traveling into the Enchanted Forest, Jennifer Lee stating that they wear what's right for the situation and she loves that they can wear anything.[12] The film is said to be "darker" than the original Frozen and Kristen Bell stated that "we don’t give kids enough credit because they’re projections of us and we want them to be happy because we want ourselves to be happy all the time. We don’t give them enough credit for their ability to digest complex situations and trauma and struggle."[13]

Following concerns about cultural appropriation regarding the original Frozen, Disney signed a contract with the Sámi people to respectfully portray Sámi culture. As the culture was to feature in an even greater role in Frozen II, the Sámi parliaments of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, along with the Saami Council reached out to collaborate with the film's producers. The contract also included an agreement that Disney would produce a dubbed version of Frozen II in one Sámi language and participate in cross-learning initiatives that contribute to Indigenous communities in Scandinavia.[14] The Sámi people and those working with the filmmakers appear in the film's credits.

On April 25, 2017, the official release date for the Frozen sequel was announced by Disney.[15] On September 28, Josh Gad and Disney announced on social media that recording for the film had officially begun.[16]

In 2018, Jennifer Lee was the appointed replacement for John Lasseter following his discharge from The Walt Disney Company. With her attention now focused on several facets of the studio, writer Allison Schroeder was brought on to co-write the script for Frozen 2. On November 1, it was announced that the Frozen sequel had been pushed up a few days from November 27, 2019, to November 22, 2019. On February 13, 2019, the film was retitled as Frozen II.

The film's soundtrack was released on November 15, 2019, in CD, digital, and vinyl formats.[17]

Release[]

The film's red carpet world premiere was held on Thursday, November 7, 2019, in Hollywood, California, with members of the cast and crew in attendance.[18] Although the film's official U.S. release was November 22, 2019, a number of theaters offered multiple showings as early as 6 P.M. on November 21, 2019.[19]

International premieres[]

Home media[]

Main article: Frozen II (video)

Frozen II was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Digital HD on February 11, 2020, followed by an Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD release on February 25. In response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Disney announced that the film would begin streaming on its Disney+ service three months earlier than originally planned, beginning on March 15, 2020.[20]

Reception[]

Advance ticket sales for Frozen II set a first-day record for an animated film for both Fandango and Atom Tickets. The film outpaced sales of Toy Story 4 to set the new record. Based on early sales, the film was predicted to open with at least $100 million over its opening weekend, with more optimistic predictions setting it at $125 million.[21] Globally, the film was predicted to shatter the previous Toy Story 4 record with a $242 million global opening weekend.[22] The film in fact shattered the record, with an estimated domestic opening weekend of $127 million and $350.2 million worldwide. The film also set a record in China with $55 million.[23] The film's spectacular opening weekend was followed by an equally stellar Thanksgiving weekend. The film made $123.7 million domestically over the five day holiday weekend, breaking the 2013 record of $109 million by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013. Globally, the film's take rose to $753.4 million dollars over 12 days.[24]

The film's first reviews appeared on November 14, 2019. The film holds a score of 77% fresh with 337 reviews on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating that "Frozen II can't quite recapture the showstopping feel of its predecessor, but it remains a dazzling adventure into the unknown."[3] Mara Reinstein of U.S. Weekly stated that while the film was not as spectacular as the original, it was "still a beautifully designed, sharply written, and toe-tapping piece of family entertainment."[25] Nicholas Barber of BBC was one of those who was critical of the film, stating that the film "takes an ice age" to get going and describing it as "an avalanche of half-formed ideas."[26] On November 19, 2019, the film was certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.[27]

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Trivia[]

  • This is the second Walt Disney Animation Studios film to feature 12 minutes of end credits, after Zootopia.
  • This is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel in the Disney Animated Features canon to focus on the secondary character (in this case it being Elsa) rather than the protagonist of the original film, thus promoting Elsa as the primary female character.
  • This is, to date, the only film in the Disney Animated Feature canon where the central antagonist dies before the events of the movie take place, and the closest a film of the canon has come to have a film without a villain.
  • This is the sixth sequel in the Disney Animated Features canon, after The Three Caballeros, The Rescuers Down Under, Fantasia 2000, Winnie The Pooh and Ralph Breaks The Internet.
  • This is the last Walt Disney Animation Studios film to use the 1967 MPAA logo. It is also the last theatrical Disney film to do so; the next Disney-distributed theatrical films would start using the 2019 MPA logo in the end credits beginning with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, while further theatrical Walt Disney Pictures films would start doing so with Pixar's Onward.
    • In addition, it is the last theatrical animated feature film in history to include the 1967 MPAA logo in the end credits; as further theatrical animated feature films would start using the 2019 MPA logo beginning with the North American release of Playmobil: The Movie.
    • However, subsequent Disney+ original films (with the exception of Artemis Fowl and Hamilton, both of which started using the 2019 MPA logo) would continue to use the 1967 MPAA logo until Magic Camp. In fact, further Disney+ original films from The One and Only Ivan onwards (with the exception of Chang Can Dunk, which instead used the 1967 MPAA logo) would be using the 2019 MPA logo.
  • This is the fifth Disney animated theatrical sequel to be rated PG by the MPAA, after Planes: Fire & Rescue, Finding Dory, Incredibles 2, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
  • This is the second Walt Disney Animation Studios film to feature the full 2011 logo as a closing logo, after Moana.
  • This is the last Walt Disney Animation Studios film with John Lasseter's involvement before he left his position from Disney and Pixar animation at the end of 2018 and therefore making it the first to be released under Jennifer Lee's supervision.
  • This is the eighth Disney animated film to feature the full 2011 logo as a closing logo after Finding Dory, Moana, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and The Lion King; the next being Soul.
  • This is the eighth Walt Disney Animation Studios film to include a post-credits scene after The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Brother Bear, Winnie the Pooh, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Moana, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
  • This is also the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film since Winnie the Pooh in 2011 not to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
  • The film takes place three years after the events of Frozen.[1]
    • Elsa is 24 years old and Anna is 21 years old.
    • The film also takes place two years after Frozen Fever, which shows Anna's 19th birthday.
  • Frozen II was originally set to be released sometime after the film Gigantic, which was later canceled.
  • The teaser trailer became the most viewed animation trailer of all time, with a record-breaking 116.4 million views in 24 hours.[28]
    • This record was later broken in 2023 by the Inside Out 2 teaser trailer, earning 157 million views.
  • Anna's voice actress - Kristen Bell - spoiled the entire plot of the film to her two daughters, only realizing afterward that it placed her in breach of contract and she could potentially be sued by Disney. She then told her girls that if they revealed any information, their teeth would fall out.[29]
  • People magazine released a special Frozen II issue filled with secrets from the film, including the signing of a contract with real-life Norwegians.[30]
  • When Olaf recounts the events of Frozen, several of Christophe Beck’s musical cues from the film were reprised.
  • The scenery and color schemes in Frozen II were greatly inspired by the traditional hand-drawn animated classic, Sleeping Beauty. There are some parallels between the Enchanted Forest in this film and the ethereal backgrounds that artist Eyvind Earle painted for the 1959 animated classic. According to animator Justin Sklar, the filmmakers were drawn by the organization and graphics of the imagery in Sleeping Beauty.
  • Kristoff's actions of proposing to Anna are similar to that of Bernard from The Rescuers Down Under when proposing to Miss Bianca. Both get interrupted constantly throughout the films trying to propose to their girlfriends and finally succeed towards the films' endings.
  • During a flashback into Agnarr and Iduna's childhood, Agnarr is reading a book that he states is from a "new Danish author". This is a reference to Hans Christian Andersen, the writer of The Snow Queen, the fairy tale by which Frozen was inspired.
  • Despite Elsa being the main protagonist, she isn't listed on top of the credits. Instead, it's still Anna. This makes it the second film in the Disney Animated Features canon in which the dueteragonist is on top of credits instead of the protagonist after Big Hero 6 (where Baymax is on top of the credits instead of Hiro).
  • Some of the scenes from the trailers didn’t end up in the film, such as Elsa protecting Olaf from the flames.
  • During the post-credits scene, Elsa's coronation tiara is shown on Marshmallow's head.
  • Frozen II shares many similarities with the Frozen arc of Once Upon a Time. Both act as sequels to the first film, Anna and Kristoff are engaged, both involve venturing into an Enchanted Forest, both reveal that the reason for the King and Queen's voyage was due to Elsa's powers, both explore the Queen of Arendelle, in her youth and both have Anna and Elsa find preserved memories of their mother.
    • It is unknown if the directors made the film similar to the show on purpose.
  • According to Jennifer Lee in a Q & A session:
    • The prologue of the sequel took place on the same night of the accident in the first film.
    • Elsa is still human despite becoming the Fifth Spirit, putting to rest the theories on Elsa being immortal in which fans had speculated.
    • The sequel served as the end of the franchise as it served the end of the character arcs of Anna and Elsa.
      • In addition to this, both Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck mentioned in an interview that with the sequel, they have told the complete story of the franchise.
  • There are a few continuity goofs.
    • In the library in the first film, Agnarr's portrait is closest to the door and the portraits of Runeard and Mattias are not there.
    • Elsa is somehow aware of Olaf's death despite the fact she wasn't there to witness his death.
    • Elsa freezes to death despite the facts her line "The cold never bothered me anyway." from Let it Go and that Ahtohallan is the source of her magic.
    • During "Into the Unknown", the clock shows midnight when Elsa answers the call of Ahtohallan, despite claims by songwriters Robert and Kristen Anderson Lopez that Elsa sang it at 3 a.m. that night during the interview.
    • A map in the ship shows the dam's path has two openings one taking to Arendelle and the other to sea however it still takes the path to Arendelle if there are no two paths during "Into The Unknown" after Elsa said the title 3 times the shot shows there is no canyon big enough for the flood.
  • This is the first Disney film to feature a non-cinematic main menu and an unnamed scene index for its home media releases.
  • This is the second Frozen story to be released in 2019 the first being Kingdom Hearts III where the story was based on the first film.
  • Mattea Conforti, who voices young Elsa, originated the role of young Anna in the Frozen stage musical.
  • This is the darkest sequel in the Disney Animated Canon to date as it deals with mature, dark and realistic topics such as homicide, xenophobia, depression, indoctrination, mental abuse, mental health as well as colonization.
  • The film's Italian title is Frozen: Il segreto di Arendelle (which translates to "Frozen: The Secrets of Arendelle).
  • This is the first Disney film to stream on Disney+ about three weeks after its Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD releases (and one month after its digital release), due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This film shares many similarities with the first film.
    • Elsa endangering Arendelle (in the first film, it's her powers; in the second film, she actually awakens the spirits).
    • On the way to the forest, Kristoff and Anna sit next to each other in the front of the sled. The moment is somewhat similar to their first sled ride together.
    • Elsa freezes similarly to how Anna froze in the first film.
    • When they reunite, Elsa and Anna hold hands in a similar manner in the first film after Anna thawed.
  • In contrast to its predecessor, the word "frozen" is only spoken twice in Frozen II. The first time is when Anna argues with Elsa about the former going with the latter to the Enchanted Forest by saying, "Excuse me, I climbed the North Mountain, survived a frozen heart, and saved you from my ex-boyfriend." The second time is when Elsa and the Nokk come upon Ahtohallan, and she says, "Ahtohallan is frozen."
  • This was the last Disney animated feature film to be released theatrically before the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Despite being the highest-grossing fully-animated film of all time, this film was not given an Academy Awards nomination for Best Animated Feature (unlike the first film). Instead, Toy Story 4 won that nomination.
  • This movie revealed that Anna and Elsa's parents died at sea when they were on their way to find answers about Elsa's powers. Before this was conformed in the film, there was a lot of speculation that the couple were on their way to Corona to attend the wedding of Rapunzel and Eugene, after the Easter egg of Eugene and Rapunzel appearing for Elsa's coronation in the first film. This Easter egg made many fans believe the Frozen franchise and the Tangled franchise were connected.

Cameos and other Disney references[]

  • At the beginning of the movie, Snow White, Dumbo, Bolt, and Baymax cameo as some of Elsa's snow dolls.
  • During the charades game, Olaf shapes into Mickey Mouse.
  • During a flashback into Agnarr and Iduna's childhood, Agnarr is revealed to be reading The Little Mermaid in which Ariel's pose from the teaser poster is shown on the book cover if one looks closely.
  • During "When I Am Older", Olaf passes by a multitude of unknown hidden creatures staring at him with scary red eyes and sharp teeth before walking away quickly. This was a deliberate gag on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Media
Films: Frozen (video/soundtrack) • Frozen II (video/soundtrack) • Frozen IIIFrozen IV

Shorts: Frozen FeverOlaf's Frozen Adventure (soundtrack) • Arendelle Castle Yule LogMyth: A Frozen Tale (soundtrack) • Once Upon a Snowman
Shows: At Home With OlafOlaf Presents
Video games: Frozen: Double TroubleFrozen: Olaf's QuestFrozen Free FallDisney Infinity/2.0 Edition/3.0 EditionDisney Enchanted TalesDisney Emoji BlitzKingdom Hearts IIIFrozen AdventuresDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney POP TOWNDisney Dreamlight ValleyDisney Speedstorm
Books: The Art of Frozen/IIA Sister More Like MePhantoms of ArendelleA Frozen HeartAnna and Elsa's Secret PlaytimeAcross the SeaFrozen Spring FeverComic BooksAnna & Elsa: Sisterhood is the Strongest Magic:Disney Princess Beginnings

Disney Parks
World of Frozen (Hong Kong, Paris) • Fantasy SpringsAnna and Elsa's Frozen FantasyCastle of Magical DreamsEnchanted Storybook CastleDisney Animation BuildingFrozen Ever AfterIt's a Small WorldPLAY!Storybook Land Canal BoatsWandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs

Entertainment: Believe! Sea of DreamsDisney Dreams: An Enchanted ClassicFantasmic!Follow Your DreamsFor the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along CelebrationFrozen: Live at the HyperionGolden Fairytale FanfareMickey's Magical Music WorldMickey's Royal Friendship FaireMickey and the MagicianMickey and the Wondrous BookPlayhouse in the WoodsRoyal Theatre
Restaurants: Bayside WharfForest FareOaken’s OK FoodsRoyal Banquet of ArendelleThe Golden Crocus
Shops: Anna & Elsa's BoutiqueNorthern DelightsTick Tock Toys & CollectiblesTraveling Traders
Parades: Disney Magic on ParadeDisney Stars on ParadeFestival of Fantasy ParadeFrozen Royal Welcome ParadeMagic HappensMickey's Storybook ExpressPaint the Night ParadeTokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights
Fireworks: Celebrate the MagicDisney Dreams!Disney EnchantmentDisneyland ForeverFrozen ForeverHappily Ever AfterHarmoniousIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationIgnite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and LightMickey's Mix MagicMomentousOnce Upon a TimeWonderful World of AnimationWorld of Color: Celebrate!Wondrous Journeys
Summer: Frozen Summer Fun!
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy ParadeA Frozen Holiday WishDisney Christmas StoriesDisney Dreams! of ChristmasDisney Winter Magic CavalcadeMinnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks"Frozen" Christmas Tree Lighting CeremonyWorld of Color: Winter DreamsFrozen Holiday Surprise

Characters
Frozen: AnnaElsaKristoffHansOlafSvenThe Duke of WeseltonGrand PabbieMarshmallowKing AgnarrQueen IdunaErik and FrancisTrollsBuldaOakenSitronWolvesKaiCastle GuardsHans' Brothers

Frozen Fever: Snowgies
Frozen II: Lieutenant MattiasNorthuldraYelanaHoneymarenRyderThe NokkBruniGaleEarth GiantsKing RuneardSpirits of the Enchanted Forest

Locations
ArendelleElsa's Ice PalaceThe Southern IslesWeseltonArendelle CastleValley of the Living RockArendelle ChapelWandering Oaken's Trading Post and SaunaThe North MountainThe Enchanted ForestAhtohallan
Songs
Frozen: VuelieFrozen HeartDo You Want to Build a Snowman?For the First Time in ForeverLove is an Open DoorLet It GoReindeer(s) Are Better Than PeopleIn SummerFixer Upper

Frozen Fever: Making Today a Perfect Day
Olaf's Frozen Adventure: Ring in the SeasonThe Ballad of FlemmingradThat Time of YearWhen We're Together
Frozen II: All Is FoundSome Things Never ChangeInto the UnknownWhen I Am OlderLost in the WoodsShow YourselfThe Next Right Thing
Musical: Let the Sun Shine OnA Little Bit of YouHidden FolkHans of the Southern IslesQueen AnointedDangerous to DreamWhat Do You Know About Love?HyggeI Can't Lose YouKristoff LullabyMonsterTrue LoveColder by the Minute
At Home with Olaf: I Am With You
Deleted: Love Can't Be DeniedWe Know BetterSpring PageantMore Than Just the SpareYou're YouLife's Too ShortReindeer(s) RemixWhen Everything Falls ApartResolutionHomeI Seek the TruthUnmeltable MeGet This RightSee the Sky

Objects
Kristoff's SledRoyal ShipElsa's TiaraYule BellIduna's ScarfRuneard's Dam
See also
MusicalThe Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated ClassicFrozen: The Official MagazineDisney On IceAs Told by EmojiFrozen: Northern LightsInto the Unknown: Making Frozen IIThe Making of Frozen: A Return to Arendelle


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Walt Disney Animation Studios
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • Fantasia 2000 (1999) • Dinosaur (2000) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Winnie the Pooh (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) · Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) • Encanto (2021)Strange World (2022) • Wish (2023)

Upcoming: Moana 2 (2024) • Zootopia 2 (2025) • Frozen III (2026) • Frozen IV (TBA)

Pixar Animation Studios
Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023)

Upcoming: Inside Out 2 (2024) • Elio (2025) • Toy Story 5 (2026)

Disneytoon Studios
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) • A Goofy Movie (1995) • The Tigger Movie (2000) · Peter Pan: Return to Never Land (2002) • The Jungle Book 2 (2003) • Piglet's Big Movie (2003) • Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) • Planes (2013) • Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Disney Television Animation
Doug's 1st Movie (1999) • Recess: School's Out (2001) • Teacher's Pet (2004)
20th Century Animation
Spies in Disguise (2019) • Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) • The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
Films with Stop Motion Animation
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) • James and the Giant Peach (1996) • Frankenweenie (2012)
Other Disney units
The Brave Little Toaster (1987) • Valiant (2005) • The Wild (2006) • A Christmas Carol (2009) • Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) • Mars Needs Moms (2011) • Strange Magic (2015) • The Lion King (2019)
Live-Action Films with Non-CG Animation
The Reluctant Dragon (1941) • Victory Through Air Power (1943) • Song of the South (1946) • So Dear to My Heart (1949) • Mary Poppins (1964) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) • Pete's Dragon (1977) • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) • The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) • Enchanted (2007) • Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
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