Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret (2013)

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Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret

Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Produced by: Peter Del Vecho
Screenplay by: Jennifer Lee
Story by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Shane Morris
Based on: The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
Starring: Pamela Adlon, Stephen J. Anderson, Will Arnett, Bill Barretta, Angela Bartys, Kristen Bell, Eva Bella, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, Ty Burrell, Jemaine Clement, Jesse Corti, Timothy Dalton, Grey DeLisle, John DiMaggio, Benjamin Diskin, Tina Fey, Santino Fontana, Josh Gad, Spencer Lacey Ganus, Ricky Gervais, Tucker Gilmore, Dave Goelz, Jonathan Groff, Lucy Hale, Megan Hilty, Ciarán Hinds, Jane Horrocks, Anjelica Huston, Eric Jacobson, Maurice LaMarche, Matt Lanter, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Thomas Lennon, Jay Leno, Peter Linz, Lucy Liu, Jeffrey Marcus, Jesse McCartney, Edie McClurg, Idina Menzel, Kathy Najimy, Rob Paulsen, Josh Peck, Robert Pine, Ray Romano, David Rudman, Debby Ryan, Seann William Scott, Livvy Stubenrauch, Raven-Symoné, Alan Tudyk, Steve Valentine, Matt Vogel, Kari Wahlgren, Chris Wedge, Mae Whitman, Steve Whitmire, Chris Williams, Maia Wilson
Narrated by: Anjelica Huston
Music by: Christophe Beck, Joel McNeely, John Powell, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Bret McKenzie, Frode Fjelheim
Cinematography: Scott Beattie, Mohit Kallianpur
Edited by: Jeff Draheim, Tim Mertens
Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates: November 19, 2013 (El Capitan Theatre), November 27, 2013 (United States)
DVD/Blu-Ray release date: March 18, 2014
Running time: 375 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $150 million
Box office: 1.276.5 billion
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Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret is a 2013 American 3D live action/computer-animated musical fantasy comedy-drama adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale The Snow Queen, it is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, sharing with the 14th feature, Peter Pan. It is also the second film based on the fairy tale; the first being The Little Mermaid. It shares with Disney's The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and Brother Bear as Disney's holiday anniversary films. Directed by Chris Buck (Surf's Up, Tarzan) and Jennifer Lee (Wreck-It Ralph w/ The Pixie Olympics Arcade), produced by Peter Del Vecho (Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog & Tinker Bell's Springtime Belief), and screenplay written by Lee, the film tells the story of fearless princess Anna, who sets off on an epic journey to find her estranged sister Elsa, the snow queen whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. Tinker Bell and her other fairy friends venture into the forbidden world of the Winter Woods and discovers her sister, a snow fairy named Periwinkle. Kermit the Frog and the entire Muppet gang who embark on a world tour, selling grand theaters in some of the European locations. Along the way, the Muppets find themselves unwittingly involved in an international crime caper, led by Constantine, the world's most dangerous frog and Kermit's dead ringer. Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger set out to escape the end-of-the-world deluge.
Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret underwent several story treatments for years before being commissioned in 2011, with a screenplay written by Jennifer Lee, and both Chris Buck and Lee serving as directors. The film will reprise their respective roles with Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Raven-Symoné, Megan Hilty, Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Jane Horrocks, Jesse McCartney, Grey DeLisle, and Anjelica Huston, along with the Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz. It will feature new ensemble cast including Kristen Bell, Lucy Hale, Idina Menzel, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Jonathan Groff, Queen Latifah, Ricky Gervais, Josh Gad, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Santino Fontana, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Timothy Dalton, Matt Lanter, Debby Ryan, Alan Tudyk, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, and Ciarán Hinds. Joel McNeely and Christophe Beck return to compose the sequel, while John Powell was hired to help them write the film's orchestral score, while Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn's Bret McKenzie and the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, both of whom had previously worked with Disney Animation on Winnie the Pooh & Tinker Bell's Midsummer Rescue (2011) and Gigantic (2018); and Disney Parks on Finding Nemo: The Musical (2007), penned the songs.
Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret premiered at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 19, 2013. The film went into general theatrical release in the United States on November 27, 2013. The film was a massive commercial success and was met with strongly positive reviews from critics and audiences, with some film critics considering Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret to be the best Disney animated musical since the studio's renaissance era. The film was also accumulated nearly $1.3 billion in worldwide box office revenue (surpassing Toy Story 3), $400 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada. It ranks as the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the fifth highest-grossing film of all time, and the highest-grossing film of 2013. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, which won two, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go"). The film was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, five Annie Awards (including Best Animated Feature), and two Critics' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go").
The film was dedicated to Jerry Nelson, who died in August 23, 2012 due to complications of his illnesses and Jane Henson, who died in April 2, 2013 due to cancer. It marks the first Muppet and Tinker Bell feature film to be presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock characters made cameos during the climax of the film. An animated short sequel, Frozen Fever, premiered on March 13, 2015, in the screening with Disney's Cinderella, and on April 3, 2015, with Never Muppetational Pirate during the film's epilogue. On March 12, 2015, a feature-length sequel was announced, with Buck and Lee returning as directors and Peter Del Vecho returning as producer. A release date has not been disclosed.
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Plot
Following on from the ending of Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn, Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) and the Muppets find themselves at a loss as to what to do next. Per the suggestions by British tour manager Sir Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais), the Muppets decide to embark on a world tour ("We're Doing a Sequel").
An opening prologue tells that icemen from the Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle harvesting ice ("Frozen Heart"). Elsa (Eva Bella), the winter princess of Arendelle; possess cryokinetic and frigiokinesis powers, with which they were able to produce or manipulate ice, snow, frost, sleet, hail, and cold at will. One night while playing, Elsa accidentally injures her younger sister, Anna (Livvy Stubenrauch), with her powers. Their shocked parents, King Agnarr (Maurice LaMarche) and Queen Iduna (Jennifer Lee) seek help from Pabbie (Ciarán Hinds), the troll king and shaman who heal Anna and removes her memories of Elsa's magic. He also informs Elsa that if she had struck Anna's heart it would have been fatal. In order to protect Elsa and Anna, the royal couple isolates the children in their castle until Elsa learns to control her powers. Afraid of hurting Anna again, Elsa spend most of their time alone in their room, refusing even to speak to Anna, and a rift develops between the sisters as they grow up. When the girls are teenagers, their parents die at sea during a storm ("Do You Want to Build a Snowman?").
In Siberia, Russia, the criminal mastermind Constantine (Matt Vogel), a near-exact double for Kermit in appearance, escapes from a maximum security Gulag 38B. A saber-toothed squirrel named Scrat (Chris Wedge) climbs a glacier to bury his acorn, but accidentally opens a hole in it, causing water to spurt out. As the Muppets begin their tour, Constantine makes contact with Dominic and joins his subordinate; a position Constantine frequently reminds him of; to begin a plot to steal the Crown Jewels of England. Dominic offered to manage the group and schedule the European tour in WGP Inc.
Once the Muppets arrive in Berlin, Germany, they intend to play a shabby venue, but Dominic secures them a show at a prestigious location. When Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel) come of age, Arendelle prepares for Elsa's coronation as queen ("For the First Time in Forever"). Among the guests is the Duke of Weselton (Alan Tudyk), who seeks to exploit the kingdom for profit. Anna explores Arendelle and meets Hans (Santino Fontana), the prince of the Southern Isles. Kermit, frustrated with the troupe's ludicrous requests for the show and Miss Piggy's (Eric Jacobson) insistent hints at the wedding and marriage, goes for a walk along the deserted canal at Dominic's suggestion. However, the hooded Constantine ambushes him and slaps a fake mole onto his right cheek, matching Constantine's own resemble, then slips away. Mistaken for Constantine, Kermit is arrested and sent to the Gulag while Constantine escapes. When everyone in Pixie Hollow is preparing for the last season of the year: winter (the season of Christmas and Hanukkah), Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) wants to go the Winter Woods, due to her curious nature. She sees that the tinker fairies are making baskets which are carried by snowy owls, who then delivers them to the fairies of Winter Woods, and Fairy Mary (Jane Horrocks) learns that there will be another shipment tomorrow. The world of ice is slowly melting. The creatures are all shown enjoying themselves on slides and pools made by the melting ice at Glacier Fountain, the water park. Sid (John Leguizamo) the sloth, opens a small day camp, where none of the younger creatures take him seriously, nor do Manny (Ray Romano) the mammoth and Diego (Denis Leary) the saber-toothed tiger, which leaves Sid seeking a daring deed.
Later that day, Tink volunteers to help her friend Fawn (Angela Bartys) take the animals to the Winter Woods. While Fawn is busy Tink crosses the border into the Winter Woods, and her wings start to glow. But Fawn warns her that her wings are freezing and rushes her off to the fairy hospital. After being fixed by the fairy doctor (Jodi Benson), Tink remains curious about the sparkles and colors her wings made in the Winter Woods. Tink went off to the library, where she finds a book titled Wingology, but unfortunately, a bookworm has chewed the page on "Sparkling Wings" up. Scribble (Thomas Lennon), the fairy librarian with glasses tells Tink that the author of the book, the Keeper, might be able to help her, but he lives in the Winter Woods. After Manny heard the story of a young burro with younger creatures, Fast Tony (Jay Leno), the giant armadillo and local con artist is claiming that the valley will flood and that the bark and reeds that he sell are needed to stay alive. Manny dismisses the idea, but is distracted when he sees that Sid will try to high dive from a giant waterfall; as Manny goes with Diego to the top of the waterfall to save Sid from her act of daredevilry, suddenly the ice under Diego's feet was breaking, causing him to bolt in fear, this also made Sid figure that Diego is afraid of the water. They figure that the pleasant sunshine has caused the ice shelves to melt, and it is kept from destroying the valley only by the glaciers, which have formed a dam.
The Lone Gunslinger Vulture (Will Arnett) warns the mammals that a giant sequoia tree can act as a boat that can save them if they make it to the end of the valley within three days' time, and all soon set out to find it. As the mammals begin their journey, Sid sings three songs to tease Manny about mammoths being "extinct". During the evacuation, a glacier which contains two sea reptiles from the Mesozoic era, Cretaceous and Maelstrom, breaks off. Despite Elsa's fears, her coronation takes place with incident. During the reception, Hans proposes to Anna, who hastily accepts ("Love is An Open Door"). Elsa refuses to grant her blessing and forbids Anna and Hans's sudden marriage. The girls argue, culminating in the exposure of Elsa's abilities in an emotional outburst. Panicking and declared a monster by the Duke, Elsa flees the castle, while inadvertently unleashing an eternal winter curse on the kingdom. Anna leaves Hans in charge of Arendelle and sets out in search of her sister. High in the nearby mountains, Elsa abandons her restraint, vowing to never return and building herself a solitary ice palace ("Let It Go").
Taking Kermit's place, Constantine meets up with the rest of the Muppets and raises the suspicions of no one who all believe him to be Kermit, expect Animal (Eric Jacobson), who bites him. Constantine and Dominic review their plans ("I'm Number One"). The Berlin performance opens with Constantine freezing at the sight of the large audience and Scooter (David Rudman) has to introduce the show. Later, Constantine and Dominic sneak off to steal a selection of paintings from a nearby National Treasure Museum. The next morning after the burglary, Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon (Ty Burrell) and CIA agent Sam the Eagle (Eric Jacobson) team up to begrudgingly form an alliance to apprehend the culprit, whom Jean believe to be his nemesis "The Lemur" – the number two criminal in the world, after discovering a coin-based calling card. Preparing herself for the Winter Woods and using the final shipment as her only chance, Tink sneaks into the depot and climbs inside one of the baskets and waits for the owls. She gets picked up by an unexperienced owl and makes her way across the border. Suddenly, the owl accidentally drops the basket, and Tink crashes into the snow. Realizing her book has been flung from her bag, she tries to get it back before the frost sparrowman named Sled (Matt Lanter) finds it. However, Milori (Timothy Dalton), the Lord of the Winter Woods finds the book and asks Sled, to return the book to the Keeper.
Using this as a opportunity, Tink follows Sled to the Winter Library. Upon arriving, she spots Dewey (Jeff Bennett), the Keeper of all fairy knowledge. But before she can talk to him, the frost fairy named Periwinkle (Lucy Hale) rushes into the room and proclaims that her wings are sparkling the day before when Tink's wings begin to glow and sparkle. An irresistible force guided Tink toward Peri. They ask Dewey to explain what was happening to their wings. Bringing Tink and Peri to a platform and positioning their wings, the whole chamber becomes filled with images explaining their origins. Tinker Bell and Periwinkle realize that they are fraternal twin sisters. Suddenly, Milori arrives, concerned about the book, warning Dewey to send any 'warm' fairy back to the warm side of Pixie Hollow. Dewey tells the two they can spend five days together before Tink has to return home. Peri shows to Tink that she also collects lost things and tries to find a use for them. Next, they go to the Frost Forest to introduce Tink to Gliss (Grey DeLisle) and Spike (Debby Ryan). Meanwhile, after being locked in the Gulag, Kermit has attempted multiple escape attempts, all of which are thwarted by Gulag prison officer Nadya (Tiny Fey); knowing of his true identity, Nadya is obsessed with him as Piggy ("The Big House"). Nadya orders Kermit to help organize the prisoners' annual prison talent show. Reflecting on his time with the Muppets, Kermit gains the inmates' respect. Following instructions hidden behind the stolen painting, Constantine and Dominic divert the course of the Muppet tour to Madrid, Spain as part of a plot.
Anna was determined to return Elsa to Arendelle, end the winter and mend their relationship. While getting supplies at Oaken's (Chris Williams) trading post, Anna meets Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) the ice harvester and his pet reindeer, Sven ("Reindeers Are Better Than People"), and convince him to guide her to the North Mountain, where it locates the ice palace until the wolves attack them. Meanwhile, on the train, Constantine wins over Piggy ("I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)"). Arriving in Spain, Constantine informs the rest of the Muppets that they permitted to perform any act they wish, much to Walter's (Peter Linz) puzzled suspicion. During this show in Madrid, the Muppets perform while Constantine and Dominic break into a Museo del Prado museum and destroy a roomful of busts in the process to find a key need for their plan. Even though the performance is a disaster that puts the audience to sleep, the Muppets' performance receive critical acclaim.
When Manny briefly is separated from them, Diego and Sid encounter two mischievous possums named Crash (Seann William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck) who drive them nuts by playing Whac-A-Mole with them. Manny is depressed about being the last mammoth alive and her family, which has been killed, but is surprised when she encounters Ellie (Queen Latifah), the female mammoth who believes she is a possum and Crash and Eddie's adoptive sister. Sid invites her to tag along with the group to escape the flood, and she brings his brothers. On their journey, the group encounters Olaf (Josh Gad), Elsa and Anna's childhood snowman, whom the later recreated and unknowingly brought to life. Olaf dreams of seeing and experiencing summer for the first time ("In Summer"). Jean and Sam deduce that the connection between the crimes in Berlin and Madrid is the Muppet tour, and the pair interrogate the Muppets at a police station to little success ("The Interrogation Song"). The instructions on the stolen key lead Constantine and Dominic to schedule the next show in Dublin, Ireland.
After a perilous ordeal with Cretaceous and Maelstrom while crossing a pond, Sid prompts Diego to encourage his to admit and faces his fears - Diego insists that "fear is for prey", so Sid points out that Diego is behaving as if he is the water's prey. They discover an area which Ellie recalls as the place of willow trees that shaped the mammoths where she was adopted. She finally realizes she is a mammoth and also expresses her suspicions about how different she was from other possums. Despite this bonding moment with Manny, Ellie distances herself from him when he suggests "saving their species". Manny and Ellie ultimately make up when they must co-operate to save the group when the ground cracks under their feet. Sid is kidnapped by a tribe of mini-sloths who believe Sid to be a fire worship king. Sid starts fire for them, and believes that he has finally found respect, but they plan to sacrifice him by tossing him into a volcano. Sid narrowly escapes. When Tink and Peri build a campfire to stay warm, Tink realizes that if she can make it warm, Peri can make it cold at Pixie Hollow. After Dewey and his pet snowy lynx, Fiona save Tink and Peri from a near death experience, he tells the sisters that Tink has to go home. The sisters realize that they might never see each other again, but Tink comes up with a plan. When the three people reach the border, Tink whispers to Peri to meet her at the border tomorrow.
When Tink returns home, she asks her friends Clank (Jeff Bennett) and Bobble (Rob Paulsen) for help. Later, Fawn and some of her other friends; Iridessa (Raven-Symoné), Rosetta (Megan Hilty), Silvermist (Lucy Liu), and Vidia (Pamela Adlon) learn about Tink's sister and excited at the prospect of meeting her (Peri) decide to help Tink. As the tour reaches Dublin, Walter discovers that Dominic and Constantine had been giving away show tickets and bribing critics and journalists to ensure a packed house and write great reviews, and Fozzie Bear (Eric Jacobson) notices the resemblance between Kermit and Constantine. The two discover that Constantine has taken Kermit's place. Constantine sees that they have found out, and attacks Walter and Fozzie, but Animal fends him off and the three manage to escape by hopping onto the freight train. They then figure that the best course of action is to go to Siberia and rescue Kermit. Tink arrives at the border with Clank and Bobble pulling along a snowmaking machine. Peri arrives too with her friends, pulling along a big ice cube with Slush (Benjamin Diskin), a glacier fairy.
Now able to keep Peri cold enough, Peri crosses the border to the warm side of Pixie Hollow. Peri meets Tink's other friends, which Rosetta gives her a periwinkle flower. Anna arrives at the ice palace and found Elsa, who stills fears hurting her sister. When Anna insists that we can unfreeze the kingdom, she becomes agitated and her powers leash out, accidentally striking Anna in the heart ("For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)"). Tink notices Peri's wings wilting. The snowmaker was running out of ice, and there wasn't enough snow to keep Peri cold, so Tink and Peri return to the border. Milori appears and instructs Peri how to fix her wings. Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston) arrives too, and sadly explains to the sisters that they can never see each other again and that it was her who created the rule that warm and cold fairies should remain apart. As the sisters leave, the snowmaker gets knocked by Milori into the stream, and creates a snowstorm. Elsa creates a giant snow monster named Marshmallow (Paul Briggs) that throws Anna out of the palace.
Later that day, Clarion and Milori tries to make Tink and Peri understand why the rule about not crossing the border was so important. They are told the story of two fairies who met and fell in love. One of them was a winter fairy and the other was from the warm seasons. They met every sunset at the border, where spring touches winter. But as their love grew stronger, they wished to be together and share each other's worlds. They disregarded the dangers across the border. One of them broke a wing, for which there is no cure. From that day, Clarion decreed that fairies must never again cross the border and Milori agreed that their worlds should forever remain apart. During the Dublin performance, Dominic steals a locket from the Irish National Bank and during the climax of the performance, Constantine proposes to Piggy onstage; she accepts, and the pair intending to plan a wedding to be held at the Tower of London, where the Crown Jewels are kept. Arriving in London, Constantine and Dominic conspire to use the wedding as a distraction. Before the wedding, Piggy contemplates her impending marriage and future with who she assumes is her true love, Kermit ("Something So Right").
That night, Kristoff introduces Anna and Olaf to the trolls, his adoptive family ("Fixer Upper"). Pabbie explains that Anna has struck by Elsa. Unless it can be thawed by an "act of true love", Anna will become frozen solid forever. Believing that only Hans can save her with a kiss, Kristoff races back with her to the palace. Hans is in search of Anna with the Duke's thugs and arrive at the ice palace. They defeat Marshmallow and attempt to kill Elsa, thinking it'll end the winter, but she subdues them. Elsa is knocked unconscious by a falling chandelier and Hans brings her to the castle, where she's imprisoned in the cell. He pleads with Elsa to undo the winter curse, but she admits she doesn't know how. Fozzie, Walter, and Animal reach the Gulag on the night of the annual performance and inform Kermit of Constantine's plot, and Kermit uses the prison show as a front to allow them, himself, and all the prisoners to escape, and they head to England, much to Nadya's dismay. Sid finds Manny and tells the others about his experience but none are convinced. The herd find a field of hot geysers, which separate Manny, Sid, and Diego from Ellie, Crash, and Eddie when they argue about which way to go through it. Anna reunites with Hans and begs him to kiss her to break the curse. Hans reveals that his true intention in marrying her is to seize control of Arendelle's throne. Leaving Anna, he charges Elsa with treason for her younger sister's apparent death. But Elsa escaped from the castle.
The trapped snowmaker begins to freeze the Autumn Woods. Clarion, Tink, her friends, and the seasons' ministers arrive at the waterfall to find Clank and Bobble attempting to free the snowmaker. They succeeded in pushing the machine down the waterfall, but that it isn't over. Tink shows that there's a freeze coming. Clarion told everyone to save Pixie Hollow and the tree or the freeze will kill the tree, eternally, stopping the flow of pixie dust and therefore making it impossible for fairies for fly. All warm nature fairies journey to the tree. All fairies try everything they can to protect the tree and Tink checking that her furry and insect friends are all snugged up comfy. Tink then notices that a flower that Peri had covered in frost is still alive, despite its cold surroundings. The four Muppets infiltrate the Tower as the wedding gets underway, and Dominic (with the help of Bobby Benson's (David Rudman) Baby Band) uses the stolen key and locket to disable the security systems protecting the jewels and successfully steals them. Tink flew straight to the Winter Woods and ask Gliss and Peri why the flower was still alive. Gliss explains that the frost carries warm air inside, and Peri suggests that they could frost the tree before the freeze comes. Tink, Peri, and the frost fairies rode Fiona to London. Kermit interrupts the ceremony and reveals Constantine's true identity to be nothing more than an impostor.
Meanwhile, Olaf comes across Anna and reveals that Kristoff cares about her; they then escape onto the fjord. When the flood comes, Manny saves Ellie from drowning as she is caught in the cave (due to falling rocks), while Diego overcomes his fear of water to save Sid, Crash, and Eddie. At the tree, Clank, Bobble, and Tink's other friends try to place some blankets on the branches, but the strong winds blow them away. To Clarion's fear and disappointment, the plan is failing but then Tink, Peri and some of her friends arrive explain the power of the frost to Clarion, and they get right to work. Constantine escapes and takes Piggy as his hostage and flees to a waiting honeymoon helicopter out on the Tower roof. He tries to take flight with Piggy, but Kermit jumps aboard and intercepts while the rest of the Muppets climb atop each other as a "Muppet Ladder" to stop the escape in its track. Cretaceous and Maelstrom arrive, but due to Manny's quick thinking, they are finished off by a rock which falls on them, killing them both. The other mammals are at the mercy of the water currents. Spike realizes that the tree is too big for the others to finish in time. However, Tink spots Milori, Dewey, and the rest of the winter fairies who came to help frost everything everything else that isn't frozen. Hans confronts Elsa, telling her Anna is dead because of her. In Elsa's despair, the storm suddenly ceases.
Accomplished of frosting the whole Hollow, Milori states that they've done all they can. Milori warns the fairies that the freeze is upon them and they must take cover including Clarion who his gives his cape to so she can keep warm, revealing that he has a broken wing (hence why he flies around on a snowy owl). Milori then orders all the winter fairies to stand guard all over the tree. Meanwhile, Scrat climbs up the glacier and at the top sticks the acorn he has into the ice. Kristoff and Anna give the chance to locate each other. Nevertheless, Anna, seeing that Hans is about to kill Elsa with his sword, throws herself between the two just as she freezes solid, blocking Hans's attack. Kermit knocks Constantine out, with the help of an irate Piggy. The glacier began to form a crack, which widens into a crevasse, diverting the flood and saving the herd. Scrat is then washed away in the torrents. Constantine and Dominic are arrested. As Elsa grieves for her sister, Anna begins to thaw. Anna's decision to sacrifice herself to save her sister constitutes an "act of true love." Realizing love is the key to the secret. Elsa thaws the kingdom and helps Olaf survive on summer.
Some time later, the freeze begins to melt and pixie dust begins to flow again. All the fairies celebrate, however Tink reveals that he had broken a wing when she flies into the Winter Woods and warns Peri to go back to the Winter Woods before her wings wilt. As the sisters hold hands and say goodbye, they reunite their wings and an explosion of pure sparkly light bursts from their wings, slowly magically healing Tink's broken wing. Clarion and Milori decide to get rid of the rule so that everyone can be together and kiss romantically revealing that they were the fairies that fell in love in the story. Walter apologizes to Kermit for not noticing that he has been replaced. Nadya arrives in London and attempts to arrest Kermit once more for initiating the prison escape and "break her heart." The Muppets express her if she arrests him, she will have to take all of them as well. Nadya relents, allowing Kermit to go free and belongs with them and drops the charges. A herd of mammoths shows up, but Manny and Ellie decide to remain together anyway, taking Sid, Diego, and the opossum brothers along. Sid encounters the mini-sloths again – they believe Sid stopped the flood and invite him to be their leader. Diego, surprised to see the min-sloths are real, convinces Sid to stay with the others, reluctantly admitting that Sid is a viral part of their 'herd'.
From that day on, warm fairies can cross over the border into the Winter Woods (after they have their wings frosted over to preserve them). Hans is deported to the Southern Isles to face punishment for his crimes against the royal family of Arendelle, while Elsa cuts off trade with Weselton. Friendship in Pixie Hollow becomes whole again as Clarion & Milori and Rosetta & Sled begin their romantic relationships and the sisters reconcile and soon realize that they are half of each other. Elsa promises never to shut the gates again. The Muppet tour concludes at the Gulag where Constantine is part of the Gulag show ("Together Again"). Nadya, apparently having been promised a solo by Kermit, prepares to sing but is cut off by the film's "The End" logo. The epilogue shows Scrat having a near death experience after falling into the fissure. He enters a heaven full of acorns. Suddenly, he finds himself torn away. He unhappily wakes up, having been resuscitated by Sid, who he proceeds to viciously attack.
In the credits scene, Clank overcomes his fear of glaciers through the help of Slush.
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Scenes from plots, scattered additional dialogue, and additional scenes:
Songs previously edited for time restraints (i.e. "We're Doing a Sequel", "I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)", "Interrogation Song") are now fully restored.
An early scene in the Gulag where guards discuss the danger of having a button that opens all cells.
Scooter's query about Beauregard being able to operate a train.
A bit where Scooter mistakenly introduces Christoph Waltz as Australian, not Austrian.
Nadya reveals Constantine's backstory.
As Nadya reveals in her Kermit shrine, a guard enters and informs her of a riot in block D, which she shrugs off.
Dominic questioning Constantine's knitting.
A gag about needing to break the fourth wall.
The Disney Synergy System (Bridgit Mendler, Debby Ryan, Jake Short and Tyler James Williams) attending the wedding with Scooter and Rowlf the Dog.
As Dominic and Constantine are led away in handcuffs, Dominic begins to sing a brief reprise of "I'm Number One".
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Scenes
1. Opening Credits/We're Doing a Sequel
2. Accident
3. Concealing Her Powers
4. Constantine, World's Most Dangerous Frog
5. World Tour: Berlin
6. Coronation Day
7. A Walk Alone In The Fog
8. What A Good Game
9. Crossing The Border
10. Seeking Answers
11. Storytime
12. Doomsday
13. The Flood Is Coming!
14. Traffic Jam
15. Just One Acorn
16. Puppy Love
17. I'm Number One
18. Showtime
19. CIA And Interpol On The Case
20. Tink's Plan
21. A Visit To The Keeper
22. Exploring Winter
23. Welcome To The Big House
24. Big Summer Blowout
25. A Ride
26. Do Whatever The Pig Wants
27. World Tour: Madrid
28. The Last Mammoth
29. Miscreants
30. Three Possums
31. Olaf
32. Playing Dead
33. On Thin Ice
34. Questioning The Muppets
35. Kermit Agrees To Help Nadya
36. Tons Of Fun
37. Family Ties
38. Big Butt
39. Facing The Fear
40. Ultimate Sacrifice
41. Balancing Act
42. Fire King
43. Preparing For Periwinkle
44. Walter Uncovers A Secret
45. In Need Of A Job
46. Finding Elsa
47. Seeing Summer
48. Snow Monster
49. Separate Worlds
50. Quitting The Muppets
51. Proposal
52. A Giddy Piggy
53. Family
54. Discovered
55. Escape Plan
56. Food Glorious Food
57. Minefield
58. Betrayal
59. Looking For Miss Piggy
60. Crashing The Wedding
61. The Dam Breaks
62. What Is Love?
63. Rescue
64. Saving The Tree
65. An Act of Love
66. The Broken Wing
67. Free Forever
68. To Life!
69. Winter Reunion
70. The Gulag Finale
71. Heaven's Gate
72. End Credits
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Dialogues
Main article: Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - Subtitles (en)
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Script
Main article: Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret 2013 full script
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Cast (in credits order)
Mae Whitman – Tinker Bell
Kristen Bell – Anna
Lucy Hale – Periwinkle
Idina Menzel – Elsa
Ray Romano – Manny
John Leguizamo – Sid
Denis Leary – Diego
Jonathan Groff – Kristoff
Ricky Gervais – Dominic Badguy
Josh Gad – Olaf
Seann William Scott – Crash
Josh Peck – Eddie
Queen Latifah – Ellie
Santino Fontana – Hans
Ty Burrell – Jean Pierre Napoleon
Timothy Dalton – Lord Milori
Tina Fey – Nadya
Jeff Bennett – Dewey
Steve Whitmire – Kermit / Foo Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo / Link Hogthrob / Newsman
Eric Jacobson – Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle / Animal
Dave Goelz – Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Waldorf
Bill Barretta – Pepé the Prawn / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Bobo / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard
David Rudman – Scooter / Janice / Miss Poogy / Bobby Benson / Wayne
Matt Vogel – Constantine / Floyd Pepper / Sweetums / Pops / Robin the Frog / Lew Zealand / Crazy Harry / '80s Robot / Camilla / Uncle Deadly
Peter Linz – Walter / Manolo Flamingo
Lucy Liu – Silvermist
Raven-Symoné – Iridessa
Megan Hilty – Rosetta
Pamela Adlon – Vidia
Angela Bartys – Fawn
Matt Lanter – Sled
Debby Ryan – Spike
Grey DeLisle – Gliss
Rob Paulsen – Bobble
Jeff Bennett – Clank
Jane Horrocks – Fairy Mary
Chris Wedge – Scrat
Alan Tudyk – Duke / Cholly
Ciarán Hinds – Pabbie / Grandpa
Will Arnett – Lone Gunslinger Vulture
Jay Leno – Fast Tony
Jemaine Clement – Prison King
Anjelica Huston – Queen Clarion
Chris Williams – Oaken
Jodi Benson – Healing Fairy
Kari Wahlgren – Receptionist
Thomas Lennon – Reading Fairy
Benjamin Diskin – Glacier Fairy
Jesse McCartney – Terence
Stephen J. Anderson – Kai
Maia Wilson – Bulda
Edie McClurg – Gerda
Robert Pine – Bishop
Maurice LaMarche – King
Livvy Stubenrauch – Young Anna / Little Bird
Eva Bella – Young Elsa
Spencer Lacey Ganus – Teen Elsa
Kathy Najimy – Minister of Summer
John DiMaggio – Minister of Autumn
Steve Valentine – Minister of Spring
Jesse Corti – Spanish Dignitary
Jeffrey Marcus – German Dignitary
Tucker Gilmore – Irish Dignitary
Tony Bennett – Himself
Joseph Bologna – Mr. Start
Hugh Bonneville – Irish Journalist
Sean Combs – Himself
Roy Conli – Dung Beetle Dad / Old Molehog / Shovelmouth Male
Rob Corddry – First AD
Mackenzie Crook – Prado Museum Guard #1
Peter Del Vecho – Start Dad
Debi Derryberry – Diatryma Mom
Celine Dion – Piggy's Fairy Godmother
Tom Fahn – Stu / Male Ox
Tom Hiddleston – Great Escapo
Lady Gaga – Herself
Zach Galifianakis – Hobo Joe
Daniel Gerson – Glyptodon
James Edmund Godwin – Traffic Vulture
Josh Groban – Maximum Security Prisoner
Emily Hahn – Ashley
Salma Hayek – Herself
Tom Hollander – Theater Manager
Noah Johnston – Billy
Toby Jones – Prado Museum Guard #2
Frank Langella – Beefeater Vicar
Clea Lewis – Female Toad / Dung Beetle Mom
Ray Liotta – Big Papa
Ross Lynch – Young Florist
James McAvoy – UPS Guy
Chloe Grace Moretz – Newspaper Girl
Hornswoggle – Prisoner
Raymond Ochoa – James
Usher Raymond – Usher
Miranda Richardson – Berliner at Window
Saoirse Ronan – Herself
Stephen Root – James' Father
Til Schweiger – German Cop
James Sie – Freaky Male / Elk Dad
Mindy Sterling – Female Ox
Renée Taylor – Mrs. Start
Russell Tovey – Champagne Delivery Guy
Danny Trejo – Danny Trejo
Christoph Waltz – Himself
Additional Voices: Ava Acres, Jack Angel, Stephen Apostolina, Annaleigh Ashford, Kirk Baily, Dee Bradley Baker, Bob Bergen, Jenica Bergere, David Boat, Paul Briggs, Tyree Brown, Woody Buck, Rodger Bumpass, June Christopher, Lewis Cleale, Jim Cummings, Wendy Cutler, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Terri Douglas, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Jeff Fischer, Eddie Frierson, Jean Gilpin, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Jess Harnell, Bridget Hoffman, Nick Jameson, Daniel Kaz, John Lavelle, Jennifer Lee, Patrica Lentz, Annie Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Katie Lowes, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mona Marshall, Dara McGarry, Mickie McGowan, Scott Menville, Laraine Newman, Adam Overett, Paul Pape, Courtney Peldon, Jennifer Perry, Raymond S. Persi, Jan Rabson, Jean-Michel Richaud, Lynwood Robinson, Allison Roth, Carter Sand, Jadon Sand, Patrick Seitz, Katie Silverman, Pepper Sweeney, Shane Sweet, Fred Tatasciore, Josie Trinidad, Jim Ward, April Winchell
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Birthdays (2013)
Mae Whitman: Date of Birth: June 9, 1988 [age 25] at California, USA
Kristen Bell: Date of Birth: July 18, 1980 [age 33] at Michigan, USA
Lucy Hale: Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 [age 24] at Tennessee, USA
Idina Menzel: Date of Birth: May 30, 1971 [age 42] at New York, USA
Ray Romano: Date of Birth: December 21, 1957 [age 55] at New York, USA
John Leguizamo: Date of Birth: July 22, 1964 [age 49] at Bogota, Colombia
Denis Leary: Date of Birth: August 18, 1957 [age 56] at Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Groff: Date of Birth: March 26, 1985 [age 28] at New York, USA
Ricky Gervais: Date of Birth: June 25, 1961 [age 52] at Berkshire, England
Josh Gad: Date of Birth: February 23, 1981 [age 32] at Florida, USA
Seann William Scott: Date of Birth: October 3, 1976 [age 37] at Minnesota, USA
Josh Peck: Date of Birth: November 10, 1986 [age 27] at New York, USA
Queen Latifah: Date of Birth: March 18, 1970 [age 43] at New Jersey, USA
Santino Fontana: Date of Birth: March 21, 1982 [age 31] at California, USA
Ty Burrell: Date of Birth: August 22, 1967 [age 46] at Oregon, USA
Timothy Dalton: Date of Birth: March 21, 1944/1946 [age 67/69] at Colwyn Bay, Wales
Tina Fey: Date of Birth: May 18, 1970 [age 43] at Pennsylvania, USA
Jeff Bennett: Date of Birth: October 2, 1962 [age 51] at Texas, USA
Steve Whitmire: Date of Birth: September 24, 1959 [age 54] at Georgia, USA
Eric Jacobson: Date of Birth: July 25, 1970 [age 43] at New York, USA
Dave Goelz: Date of Birth: July 16, 1946 [age 67] at California, USA
Bill Barretta: Date of Birth: June 19, 1964 [age 49] at Pennsylvania, USA
David Rudman: Date of Birth: June 1, 1963 [age 50] at Illinois, USA
Matt Vogel: Date of Birth: October 6, 1970 [age 43] at Kansas, USA
Peter Linz: Date of Birth: June 28, 1967 [age 46] at Georgia, USA
Lucy Liu: Date of Birth: December 3, 1968 [age 44] at New York, USA
Raven-Symoné: Date of Birth: December 10, 1985 [age 27] at Georgia, USA
Megan Hilty: Date of Birth: March 29, 1981 [age 32] at Washington, USA
Pamela Adlon: Date of Birth: July 9, 1966 [age 47] at New York, USA
Angela Bartys
Matt Lanter: Date of Birth: April 1, 1983 [age 30] at Ohio, USA
Debby Ryan: Date of Birth: May 13, 1993 [age 20] at Alabama, USA
Grey DeLisle: Date of Birth: August 24, 1973 [age 40] at California, USA
Rob Paulsen: Date of Birth: March 11, 1956 [age 57] at Michigan, USA
Jeff Bennett: Date of Birth: October 2, 1962 [age 51] at Texas, USA
Jane Horrocks: Date of Birth: January 18, 1964 [age 49] at Lancashire, England
Chris Wedge: Date of Birth: March 20, 1957 [age 56] at New York, USA
Alan Tudyk: Date of Birth: March 16, 1971 [age 42] at Texas, USA
Ciarán Hinds: Date of Birth: February 9, 1953 [age 60] at Belfast, Northern Ireland
Will Arnett: Date of Birth: May 4, 1970 [age 43] at Ontario, Canada
Jay Leno: Date of Birth: April 28, 1950 [age 63] at New York, USA
Jemaine Clement: Date of Birth: January 10, 1974 [age 39] at Wellington, New Zealand
Anjelica Huston: Date of Birth: July 8, 1951 [age 62] at California, USA
Chris Williams
Jodi Benson: Date of Birth: October 10, 1961 [age 52] at Illinois, USA
Kari Wahlgren: Date of Birth: July 13, 1977 [age 36] at Kansas, USA
Thomas Lennon: Date of Birth: August 9, 1970 [age 43] at Illinois, USA
Benjamin Diskin: Date of Birth: August 25, 1982 [age 31] at California, USA
Jesse McCartney: Date of Birth: April 9, 1987 [age 26] at New York, USA
Stephen J. Anderson: Date of Birth: June 5, 1969 [age 44] at Texas, USA
Maia Wilson
Edie McClurg: Date of Birth: July 23, 1951 [age 62] at Missouri, USA
Robert Pine: Date of Birth: July 10, 1941 [age 72] at New York, USA
Maurice LaMarche: Date of Birth: March 30, 1958 [age 55] at Ontario, Canada
Livvy Stubenrauch: Date of Birth: April 18, 2005 [age 8] at Ohio, USA
Eva Bella: Date of Birth: June 4, 2002 [age 11] at Nebraska, USA
Spencer Lacey Ganus: Date of Birth: May 1, 1999 [age 14] at California, USA
Kathy Najimy: Date of Birth: February 6, 1957 [age 56] at California, USA
John DiMaggio: Date of Birth: September 4, 1968 [age 45] at New Jersey, USA
Steve Valentine: Date of Birth: October 26, 1966 [age 47] at Bishopbriggs, Scotland
Jesse Corti: Date of Birth: July 3, 1955 [age 58] at Venezuela
Jeffrey Marcus: Date of Birth: February 21, 1960 [age 53] at Pennsylvania, USA
Tucker Gilmore
Tony Bennett: Date of Birth: August 3, 1926 [age 87] at New York, USA
Celine Dion: Date of Birth: March 30, 1968 [age 45] at Quebec, Canada
Tom Fahn: Date of Birth: April 30, 1962 [age 51] at New York, USA
Lady Gaga: Date of Birth: March 28, 1986 [age 27] at New York, USA
Zach Galifianakis: Date of Birth: October 1, 1969 [age 44] at North Carolina, USA
Josh Groban: Date of Birth: February 27, 1981 [age 32] at California, USA
Emily Hahn: Date of Birth: July 28, 2000 [age 13] at California, USA
Salma Hayek: Date of Birth: September 2, 1966 [age 47] at Veracruz, Mexico
Tom Hiddleston: Date of Birth: February 9, 1981 [age 32] at London, England
Noah Johnston
Frank Langella: Date of Birth: January 1, 1938 [age 75] at New Jersey, USA
Ray Liotta: Date of Birth: December 18, 1954 [age 58] at New Jersey, USA
Raymond Ochoa: Date of Birth: October 12, 2001 [age 12] at California, USA
Saoirse Ronan: Date of Birth: April 12, 1994 [age 19] at New York, USA
Stephen Root: Date of Birth: November 17, 1951 [age 61] at Florida, USA
Danny Trejo: Date of Birth: May 16, 1944 [age 69] at California, USA
Stanley Tucci: Date of Birth: November 11, 1960 [age 53] at New York, USA
Christoph Waltz: Date of Birth: October 4, 1956 [age 57] at Vienna, Austria
Monsters University (2013)
Billy Crystal: Date of Birth: March 14, 1948 [age 65] at New York, USA
John Goodman: Date of Birth: June 20, 1952 [age 61] at Missouri, USA
Steve Buscemi: Date of Birth: December 13, 1957 [age 55] at New York, USA
Helen Mirren: Date of Birth: July 26, 1945 [age 67] at Middlesex, England
Peter Sohn: Date of Birth: June 21, 1977 [age 36] at New York, USA
Joel Murray: Date of Birth: April 17, 1963 [age 50] at Illinois, USA
Sean Hayes: Date of Birth: June 26, 1970 [age 42] at Illinois, USA
Dave Foley: Date of Birth: January 4, 1963 [age 50] at Ontario, Canada
Charlie Day: Date of Birth: February 9, 1976 [age 37] at New York, USA
Alfred Molina: Date of Birth: May 24, 1953 [age 60] at London, England
Tyler Labine: Date of Birth: April 29, 1978 [age 35] at Ontario, Canada
Nathan Fillion: Date of Birth: March 27, 1971 [age 42] at Alberta, Canada
Aubrey Plaza: Date of Birth: June 26, 1984 [age 28] at Delaware, USA
Bobby Moynihan: Date of Birth: January 31, 1977 [age 36] at New York, USA
Noah Johnston
Julia Sweeney: Date of Birth: October 10, 1959 [age 53] at Washington, USA
Bonnie Hunt: Date of Birth: September 22, 1961 [age 51] at Illinois, USA
John Krasinski: Date of Birth: October 20, 1979 [age 33] at Massachusetts, USA
Bill Hader: Date of Birth: June 7, 1978 [age 35] at Oklahoma, USA
Beth Behrs: Date of Birth: December 26, 1985 [age 27] at Pennsylvania, USA
Bob Peterson: Date of Birth: January 18, 1961 [age 52] at Ohio, USA
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 66] at Connecticut, USA
Planes (2013)
Dane Cook: Date of Birth: March 18, 1972 [age 41] at Massachusetts, USA
Stacy Keach: Date of Birth: June 2, 1941 [age 72] at Georgia, USA
Brad Garrett: Date of Birth: April 14, 1960 [age 53] at California, USA
Teri Hatcher: Date of Birth: December 8, 1964 [age 48] at California, USA
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Date of Birth: January 13, 1961 [age 52] at New York, USA
Priyanka Chopra: Date of Birth: July 18, 1982 [age 31] at Bihar, India
John Cleese: Date of Birth: October 27, 1939 [age 73] at Somerset, England
Cedric the Entertainer: Date of Birth: April 24, 1964 [age 49] at Missouri, USA
Carlos Alazraqui: Date of Birth: July 20, 1962 [age 51] at California, USA
Roger Craig Smith: Date of Birth: August 11, 1975 [age 37] at California, USA
Anthony Edwards: Date of Birth: July 19, 1962 [age 51] at California, USA
Val Kilmer: Date of Birth: December 31, 1959 [age 53] at California, USA
Sinbad: Date of Birth: November 18, 1956 [age 56] at Michigan, USA
Gabriel Iglesias: Date of Birth: July 15, 1976 [age 37] at California, USA
Brent Musburger: Date of Birth: May 26, 1939 [age 74] at Oregon, USA
Colin Cowherd: Date of Birth: January 6, 1964 [age 49] at Washington, USA
Danny Mann: Date of Birth: July 28, 1951 [age 62] at Tennessee, USA
Oliver Kalkofe: Date of Birth: September 12, 1965 [age 47] at Hanover, Germany
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 66] at Connecticut, USA
Robin Hood (1973)
Brian Bedford: Date of Birth: February 16, 1935 [age 38] at Yorkshire, England
Phil Harris: Date of Birth: June 24, 1904 [age 69] at Indiana, USA
Monica Evans: Date of Birth: June 7, 1940 [age 33] at Wiltshire, England
Carole Shelley: Date of Birth: August 16, 1939 [age 34] at London, England
Andy Devine: Date of Birth: October 7, 1905 [age 68] at Arizona, USA
Peter Ustinov: Date of Birth: April 16, 1921 [age 52] at London, England
Terry-Thomas: Date of Birth: July 14, 1911 [age 62] at London, England
Pat Buttram: Date of Birth: June 19, 1915 [age 58] at Alabama, USA
Roger Miller: Date of Birth: January 2, 1936 [age 37] at Texas, USA
George Lindsey: Date of Birth: December 17, 1928 [age 44] at Alabama, USA
Ken Curtis: Date of Birth: July 2, 1916 [age 57] at Colorado, USA
Billy Whitaker
Dana Laurita: Date of Birth: January 31, 1964 [age 9] at California, USA
Dori Whitaker
Richie Sanders
Barbara Luddy: Date of Birth: May 25, 1908 [age 65] at Montana, USA
J. Pat O'Malley: Date of Birth: March 15, 1904 [age 69] at Lancashire, England
Candy Candido: Date of Birth: December 25, 1913 [age 59] at Louisiana, USA
John Fiedler: Date of Birth: February 3, 1925 [age 48] at Wisconsin, USA
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Mickey Rooney: Date of Birth: September 23, 1920 [age 60] at New York, USA
Keith Coogan: Date of Birth: January 13, 1970 [age 11] at California, USA
Kurt Russell: Date of Birth: March 17, 1951 [age 30] at Massachusetts, USA
Corey Feldman: Date of Birth: July 16, 1971 [age 9] at California, USA
Jack Albertson: Date of Birth: June 16, 1907 [age 74] at Massachusetts, USA
Jeanette Nolan: Date of Birth: December 30, 1911 [age 69] at California, USA
Pat Buttram: Date of Birth: June 19, 1915 [age 66] at Alabama, USA
Pearl Bailey: Date of Birth: March 29, 1918 [age 63] at Virginia, USA
Sandy Duncan: Date of Birth: February 20, 1946 [age 35] at Texas, USA
Richard Bakalyan: Date of Birth: January 29, 1931 [age 50] at Massachusetts, USA
Paul Winchell: Date of Birth: December 21, 1922 [age 58] at New York, USA
John McIntire: Date of Birth: June 27, 1907 [age 74] at Washington, USA
John Fiedler: Date of Birth: February 3, 1925 [age 56] at Wisconsin, USA
Dumbo (1941)
John McLeish
Edward Brophy: Date of Birth: February 27, 1895 [age 46] at New York, USA
Verna Felton: Date of Birth: July 20, 1890 [age 51] at California, USA
Herman Bing: Date of Birth: March 30, 1889 [age 52] at Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Margaret Wright: Date of Birth: January 11, 1917 [age 24] at New York, USA
Sterling Holloway: Date of Birth: January 4, 1905 [age 36] at Georgia, USA
Sarah Selby: Date of Birth: August 30, 1905 [age 36] at Missouri, USA
Dorothy Scott
Noreen Gammill: Date of Birth: December 12, 1898 [age 42] at Missouri, USA
Cliff Edwards: Date of Birth: June 14, 1895 [age 46] at Missouri, USA
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Bing Crosby: Date of Birth: May 2, 1903 [age 46] at Washington, USA
Basil Rathbone: Date of Birth: June 13, 1892 [age 57] at Johannesburg, South Africa
Eric Blore: Date of Birth: December 23, 1887 [age 61] at London, England
J. Pat O'Malley: Date of Birth: March 15, 1904 [age 45] at Lancashire, England
Claud Allister: Date of Birth: October 3, 1888 [age 61] at London, England
Colin Campbell: Date of Birth: March 20, 1883 [age 66] at Falkirk, Scotland
Campbell Grant: Date of Birth: November 7, 1909 [age 39] at California, USA
Oliver Wallace: Date of Birth: August 6, 1887 [age 62] at London, England
John McLeish
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Jodi Benson: Date of Birth: October 10, 1961 [age 28] at Illinois, USA
Christopher Daniel Barnes: Date of Birth: November 7, 1972 [age 17] at Maine, USA
Samuel E. Wright: Date of Birth: November 20, 1946 [age 42] at South Carolina, USA
Pat Carroll: Date of Birth: May 5, 1927 [age 62] at Louisiana, USA
Jason Marin: Date of Birth: July 25, 1974 [age 15] at New York, USA
Kenneth Mars: Date of Birth: April 4, 1935 [age 54] at Illinois, USA
Buddy Hackett: Date of Birth: August 31, 1924 [age 65] at New York, USA
Paddi Edwards: Date of Birth: December 9, 1931 [age 57] at Wiltshire, England
Ben Wright: Date of Birth: May 5, 1915 [age 74] at London, England
Edie McClurg: Date of Birth: July 23, 1951 [age 38] at Missouri, USA
Rene Auberjonois: Date of Birth: June 1, 1940 [age 49] at New York, USA
Will Ryan: Date of Birth: November 13, 1939 [age 50] at California, USA
Hercules (1997)
Tate Donovan: Date of Birth: September 25, 1963 [age 33] at New Jersey, USA
Josh Keaton: Date of Birth: February 8, 1979 [age 18] at California, USA
Susan Egan: Date of Birth: February 18, 1970 [age 27] at California, USA
Danny DeVito: Date of Birth: November 17, 1944 [age 52] at New Jersey, USA
James Woods: Date of Birth: April 18, 1947 [age 50] at Utah, USA
Bobcat Goldthwait: Date of Birth: May 26, 1962 [age 35] at New York, USA
Matt Frewer: Date of Birth: January 4, 1958 [age 39] at Washington D.C., USA
Rip Torn: Date of Birth: February 6, 1931 [age 66] at Texas, USA
Samantha Eggar: Date of Birth: March 5, 1939 [age 58] at London, England
Barbara Barrie: Date of Birth: May 23, 1931 [age 66] at Illinois, USA
Hal Holbrook: Date of Birth: February 17, 1925 [age 72] at Ohio, USA
Paul Shaffer: Date of Birth: November 28, 1949 [age 47] at Ontario, Canada
Amanda Plummer: Date of Birth: March 23, 1957 [age 40] at New York, USA
Carole Shelley: Date of Birth: August 16, 1939 [age 57] at London, England
Paddi Edwards: Date of Birth: December 9, 1931 [age 65] at Wiltshire, England
Charlton Heston: Date of Birth: October 4, 1923 [age 73] at Illinois, USA
Patrick Pinney
Lillias White: Date of Birth: July 21, 1951 [age 45] at New York, USA
Vaneese Y. Thomas
Cheryl Freeman
LaChanze: Date of Birth: December 16, 1961 [age 35] at Florida, USA
Roz Ryan: Date of Birth: July 7, 1951 [age 45] at Michigan, USA
Corey Burton: Date of Birth: August 3, 1955 [age 41] at California, USA
Jim Cummings: Date of Birth: November 3, 1952 [age 44] at Ohio, USA
Keith David: Date of Birth: June 4, 1956 [age 41] at New York, USA
Mary Kay Bergman: Date of Birth: June 5, 1961 [age 36] at California, USA
Kathleen Freeman: Date of Birth: February 17, 1919 [age 78] at Illinois, USA
Bug Hall: Date of Birth: February 4, 1985 [age 12] at Texas, USA
Kellen Hathaway: Date of Birth: October 29, 1986 [age 10] at California, USA
Wayne Knight: Date of Birth: August 7, 1955 [age 41] at New York, USA
Aaron Michael Metchik: Date of Birth: April 22, 1980 [age 17]
Chicken Little (2005)
Zach Braff: Date of Birth: April 6, 1975 [age 30] at New Jersey, USA
Garry Marshall: Date of Birth: November 13, 1934 [age 70] at New York, USA
Don Knotts: Date of Birth: July 21, 1924 [age 81] at West Virginia, USA
Patrick Stewart: Date of Birth: July 13, 1940 [age 65] at Yorkshire, England
Amy Sedaris: Date of Birth: March 29, 1961 [age 44] at New York, USA
Steve Zahn: Date of Birth: November 13, 1967 [age 37] at Minnesota, USA
Joan Cusack: Date of Birth: October 11, 1962 [age 43] at New York, USA
Wallace Shawn: Date of Birth: November 12, 1943 [age 61] at New York, USA
Harry Shearer: Date of Birth: December 23, 1943 [age 61] at California, USA
Fred Willard: Date of Birth: September 18, 1939 [age 66] at Ohio, USA
Catherine O'Hara: Date of Birth: March 4, 1954 [age 51] at Ontario, Canada
Patrick Warburton: Date of Birth: November 14, 1964 [age 40] at New Jersey, USA
Adam West: Date of Birth: September 19, 1928 [age 77] at Washington, USA
Mark Walton: Date of Birth: October 24, 1968 [age 37] at Utah, USA
Mark Dindal: Date of Birth: 1960 [age 44-45] at Ohio, USA
Dan Molina
Joe Whyte: Date of Birth: April 18, 1961 [age 44] at California, USA
Sean Elmore
Evan Dunn
Matthew Josten: Date of Birth: September 8, 1997 [age 8] at California, USA
Kelly Hoover
Will Finn
Dara McGarry: Date of Birth: October 14, 1964 [age 41] at Tennessee, USA
Mark Kennedy
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Birthday Months + Death Months
Huell Howser (October 18, 1945 — January 6, 2013) (Winnie the Pooh & Tinker Bell's Summer Rescue, California's Gold)
Patty Andrews (February 16, 1918 — January 30, 2013)
Richard Briers (January 14, 1934 — February 17, 2013) (The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles, Peter Pan)
Richard Griffiths (July 31, 1947 — March 28, 2013) (Withnail and I, The History Boys, Harry Potter)
Phil Ramone (January 5, 1934 — March 30, 2013)
Jane Henson (June 16, 1934 — April 2, 2013) (The Muppets)
Jean Sincere (August 16, 1919 — April 3, 2013) (Glee, Roxanne, The Incredibles)
Roger Ebert (June 18, 1942 — April 4, 2013) (Chicago Sun-Times, Siskel & Ebert)
Annette Funicello (October 22, 1942 — April 8, 2013) (The Mickey Mouse Club)
Jonathan Winters (November 11, 1925 — April 11, 2013) (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Mork & Mindy)
Richard LeParmentier (July 16, 1946 — April 15, 2013) (Star Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Octopussy)
Ray Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 — May 7, 2013)
Arthur Malet (September 24, 1927 — May 18, 2013) (Mary Poppins, Halloween, The Black Cauldron, In the Heat of the Night, Anastasia)
Jean Stapleton (January 31, 1923 — May 31, 2013) (All in the Family, You've Got Mail)
James Gandolfini (September 18, 1961 — June 19, 2013) (The Sopranos, In the Loop, Crimson Tide)
Eileen Brennan (September 3, 1932 — July 28, 2013) (The Last Picture Show, Private Benjamin, Clue)
Lee Thompson Young (February 1, 1984 — August 19, 2013) (The Famous Jett Jackson, Friday Night Lights, Rizzoli & Isles)
Virginia Dinning (March 29, 1924 — October 14, 2013)
Nigel Davenport (May 23, 1928 — October 25, 2013)
Marcia Wallace (November 1, 1942 — October 25, 2013) (The Simpsons, The Bob Newhart Show)
Toby Bluth (July 11, 1940 — October 31, 2013) (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Smurfs)
Diane Marie Disney (December 18, 1933 — November 19, 2013)
Jane Kean (April 10, 1923 — November 26, 2013) (The Honeymooners)
Paul Walker (September 12, 1973 — November 30, 2013) (The Fast and the Furious, Pleasantville, Joy Ride)
Eleanor Parker (June 26, 1922 — December 9, 2013) (The Sound of Music, Detective Story)
Peter O'Toole (August 2, 1932 — December 14, 2013) (Ratatouille, Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, Troy)
James Avery (November 27, 1945 — December 31, 2013) (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
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Peter Pan
100+ matches: Peter Pan, Wendy Darling
85 matches: Captain Hook
65 matches: Mr. Smee
54 matches: John Darling, Michael Darling
39 matches: Mr. George Darling
29 matches: Mrs. Mary Darling
10 matches: Indian Chief
5 matches: Narrator

18 matches: Peter Pan
14 matches: Wendy Darling
12 matches: John Darling
11 matches: Captain Hook
8 matches: Michael Darling
5 matches: Mr. Smee
3 matches: Mr. George Darling
1 match: Mrs. Mary Darling, Narrator, Mermaid 1, Mermaid 2, Mermaid 3
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Frozen
100+ matches: Anna, Tinker Bell, Elsa, Periwinkle, Kermit the Frog, Manny, Sid, Constantine, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven
99 matches: Dominic Badguy
94 matches: Ellie
88 matches: Hans
87 matches: Miss Piggy, Diego
68 matches: Walter
67 matches: Fozzie Bear
60 matches: Jean Pierre Napoleon
59 matches: Crash
58 matches: Nadya
57 matches: Sam the Eagle
55 matches: Dewey
51 matches: Scrat, Clank
49 matches: Eddie
43 matches: Bobble
42 matches: Lord Milori
41 matches: Fawn
31 matches: Rosetta, Cretaceous & Maelstrom
28 matches: Scooter, Duke
26 matches: Fairy Mary
25 matches: Gonzo
22 matches: Iridessa
21 matches: Sled, Fast Tony
20 matches: Queen Clarion
19 matches: Young Elsa
18 matches: Animal
17 matches: Silvermist
15 matches: Spike, Gliss, Young Anna
14 matches: Receptionist
13 matches: Vidia, Grand Pabbie, Oaken, Healing Fairy, Kai
12 matches: Rowlf, Floyd Pepper, King Agnarr
11 matches: Reading Fairy, Prison King
10 matches: Lone Gunslinger Vulture, Bulda
9 matches: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
8 matches: Statler
7 matches: Gerda
6 matches: Beaker, Waldorf, Danny Trejo
5 matches: Link Hogthrob, Miss Poogy, Sweetums
4 matches: Pepé the Prawn, the Swedish Chef, Lew Zealand, Slush, Big Papa, Spanish Dignitary
3 matches: Foo-Foo, Beauregard, Dr. Teeth, Crazy Harry, Bishop, Maximum Security Prisoner
2 matches: Rizzo the Rat, the Newsman, Bobo, Big Mean Carl, Baby Boss, Janice, Bobby Benson, Teen Elsa, Minister of Summer, Minister of Autumn, Minister of Spring
1 match: Zoot, Leprechauns, Pops, Robin the Frog, Camilla, Uncle Deadly, Irish Dignitary
no matches: Terence, Lips, Wayne, '80s Robot

20 matches: Dominic Badguy
19 matches: Kristoff, Constantine
17 matches: Anna, Kermit the Frog, Manny
13 matches: Eddie
12 matches: Ellie
9 matches: Sid, Olaf, Miss Piggy, Clank
8 matches: Tinker Bell, Walter, Fozzie Bear
7 matches: Periwinkle, Crash, Fairy Mary
6 matches: Diego, Fawn, Iridessa, Duke's Thug 2
5 matches: Sam the Eagle, Nadya, Bobble, Lord Milori, Rosetta, Sled
4 matches: Jean Pierre Napoleon, Dewey, Queen Clarion, Silvermist, Kai
3 matches: Elsa, Duke, Gonzo, Animal, Young Anna, Rowlf, Gerda, Miss Poogy, Troll 1, Troll 2
2 matches: Young Elsa, Floyd Pepper, King, Lone Gunslinger Vulture, Lew Zealand, Maximum Security Prisoner, Ashley, Aardvark Dad, Traffic Vulture, Soldier 1, Duke's Thug 1, Soldier, Guard 1, Guard 2
1 match: Hans, Scooter, Receptionist, Danny Trejo, Link Hogthrob, Sweetums, Beauregard, Dr. Teeth, Rizzo the Rat, Minister of Spring, Zoot, Young Kristoff, Freaky Male, Flying Zucchini Brothers, Baby Band, Captain, Macrauchenia, Start Boy 1, Start Boy 2, Muppet Prisoner, Mini-Sloth, Troll Kid, Troll Kid, Troll 3, Soldier 2, Guard 3, Guard 4, Molehog Grandpa, Sailor
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Monsters University
100+ matches: Mike Wazowski, James P. Sullivan
69 matches: Scott "Squishy" Squibbles
58 matches: Don Carlton
50 matches: Dean Hardscrabble
36 matches: Johnny Worthington
35 matches: Professor Knight, Brock Pearson
33 matches: Art
30 matches: Claire Wheeler
26 matches: Randy Boggs
21 matches: Terri Perry
20 matches: Ms. Sherrie Squibbles
19 matches: Terry Perry, Chet Alexander
16 matches: Young Mike
11 matches: Mrs. Karen Graves
7 matches: Frank McCay
5 matches: Carrie Williams
3 matches: Referee, Slug Student
1 match: Roz, the Abominable Snowman

16 matches: Brock Pearson
13 matches: Mike Wazowski
10 matches: Claire Wheeler
7 matches: Don Carlton
5 matches: Squishy
4 matches: Professor Knight
3 matches: James P. Sullivan, Terri Perry, Chet Alexander, Tour Guide, Monster
2 matches: Dean Hardscrabble, Johnny Worthington, Art, Randy Boggs, Female Monster on PA, Female Monster, Ranger 5
1 match: Ms. Sherrie Squibbles, Terry Perry, Young Mike, Mrs. Karen Graves, Roz, JTC President (Big Red), Scream-Can Professor, Male Scarer Supervisor, Little Monster 1, Little Monster 2, Little Monster 3, Mother, Father, Coach, Fay, Male Dorm Proctor, Fear Tech Dummy 1, Fear Tech Dummy 2, Fear Tech Dummy 3, Security Guard, Female Teenager 1, Male Teenager 1, Male Teenager 2, Female Teenager 2, Male Teenager 3, Little Monster, Male Door Technician, Girl 1, Girl 2, Girl 3, Girl 4, Male Camp Counselor, Ranger 1, Ranger 2, Ranger 3, Ranger 4, Ranger 6, Male Ranger, Forest Ranger, Dispatch on Radio
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Planes
30 matches: Dusty Crophopper
23 matches: Skipper
21 matches: Chug, Brent Mustangburger
7 matches: Dottie, Colin Cowling
6 matches: El Chupacabra
4 matches: Bravo
3 matches: Roper, Sparky, Female Reporter
2 matches: Rochelle, Bulldog, Ripslinger
1 match: Ishani, Echo, Ned, Plane, Plane 1, Plane 2, Forklift, Tower Controller, Photographer, PA Announcer, Male Reporter, Race Official, Jigsaw Three, Jigsaw Four, Official, Car
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
100+ matches: Dusty Crophopper, Blade Ranger
67 matches: Maru
52 matches: Cad Spinner
48 matches: Lil' Dipper
45 matches: Mayday, Chug
32 matches: Sparky
30 matches: Skipper
27 matches: Dottie
26 matches: Windlifter
20 matches: Dynamite
19 matches: Pulaski
16 matches: Harvey, Patch
15 matches: Drip
14 matches: Winnie
13 matches: Ol' Jammer, Secretary of the Interior, Cabbie
11 matches: Avalanche
9 matches: Leadbottom
8 matches: Andre the Concierge Pitty, Ryker
6 matches: Blackout, Steve
4 matches: Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, Brent Mustangburger, Brodi
1 match: Pinecone

18 matches: Blade Ranger
17 matches: Dusty Crophopper
10 matches: Skipper
9 matches: Patch
7 matches: Maru
6 matches: Chug
5 matches: Mayday, Dynamite
4 matches: Lil' Dipper, Cad Spinner, Leadbottom, Ol' Jammer, Drip, Pulaski
2 matches: Dottie, Sparky, Winnie, Harvey, Secretary of the Interior, Cabbie, Blackout, Brodi
1 match: Avalanche, Concierge Pitty, Brent Mustangburger, Propwash Tower, Bar Truck, Citizen, Announcer, Car
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A Bug's Life
20 matches: Flik
13 matches: Slim
11 matches: Dot
9 matches: Atta
8 matches: Heimlich
7 matches: Ant 1
5 matches: Hopper, Rosie
4 matches: The Queen, P.T. Flea, Ant 2
3 matches: Molt, Francis, Thorny, Male Ant, Female Ant, Ant 3
1 match: Gypsy, Mr. Soil, Grasshopper 1, Grasshopper 2, Fly, Harry, Bug 1, Bug 2, Bug 3, Bug 4, Bug 5, Bug 6, Bug 7, Thud, Ant 4, Ant 5, Grasshoppers, Warriors, Grasshopper
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Months
January: Jane Horrocks (Fairy Mary), Jemaine Clement (Prison King)
February: Josh Gad (Olaf), Ciarán Hinds (Pabbie, Grandpa), Josh Groban (Maximum Security Prisoner), Kathy Najimy (Minister of Summer), Jeffrey Marcus (German Dignitary), Chloe Grace Moretz (Newspaper Girl)
March: Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), Queen Latifah (Ellie), Santino Fontana (Hans), Timothy Dalton (Lord Milori), Megan Hilty (Rosetta), Rob Paulsen (Bobble), Chris Wedge (Scrat), Alan Tudyk (Duke), Maurice LaMarche (King), Lady Gaga (Herself), Celine Dion (Herself)
April: Matt Lanter (Sled), Jay Leno (Fast Tony), Jesse McCartney (Terence), Livvy Stubenrauch (Young Anna), Saoirse Ronan (Herself)
May: Idina Menzel (Elsa), Tina Fey (Nadya), Debby Ryan (Spike), Will Arnett (Lone Gunslinger Vulture), Spencer Lacey Ganus (Teen Elsa), Danny Trejo (Danny Trejo)
June: Mae Whitman (Tinker Bell), Lucy Hale (Periwinkle), Ricky Gervais (Dominic), Bill Barretta (Pepé, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Bobo, Big Mean Carl, Baby Boss, Carlo, Leprechaun), David Rudman (Scooter, Janice, Miss Poogy, Bobby Benson, Wayne), Peter Linz (Walter, Manolo), Stephen J. Anderson (Kai), Eva Bella (Young Elsa)
July: Kristen Bell (Anna), John Leguizamo (Sid), Eric Jacobson (Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Sam Eagle, Animal), Dave Goelz (Gonzo, Bunsen, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf), Pamela Adlon (Vidia), Anjelica Huston (Queen Clarion), Kari Wahlgren (Receptionist), Edie McClurg (Gerda), Robert Pine (Bishop), Jesse Corti (Spanish Dignitary)
August: Denis Leary (Diego), Ty Burrell (Jean Pierre), Grey DeLisle (Gliss), Thomas Lennon (Scribble), Benjamin Diskin (Slush), Tony Bennett (Himself), Dee Bradley Baker (Other Voices)
September: Steve Whitmire (Kermit, Foo Foo, Statler, Beaker, Lips, Rizzo, Link Hogthrob, Newsman), Salma Hayek (Herself), John DiMaggio (Minister of Autumn)
October: Jeff Bennett (Dewey, Clank), Matt Vogel (Constantine, Floyd, Sweetums, Pops, Robin, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, '80s Robot, Camilla, Uncle Deadly), Seann William Scott (Crash), Jodi Benson (Healing Fairy), Christoph Waltz (Himself), Zach Galifianakis (Hobo Joe), Steve Valentine (Minister of Spring)
November: Josh Peck (Eddie)
December: Ray Romano (Manny), Lucy Liu (Silvermist), Raven-Symoné (Iridessa), Ray Liotta (Big Papa)
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Main Cast
Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) – A tinker fairy of Pixie Hollow, Hollywood who is Periwinkle's older fraternal twin sister and the main protagonist of the film. Her names: Tink, Miss Bell. Her personality: Sassy, feisty, creative, talented, ambitious, intelligent, crafty, curious, envious, ultimately warm-hearted, reckless, fearless, affectionate, energetic, impulsive, temperamental, rebellious, smart, intuitive. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, fair skin, thin dirty blonde eyebrows, rosy cheeks, pink lips, strawberry-blonde hair, turquoise blue eyes, pudgy face, clear wings on her back, blonde shoulder-length hair in a bun with one bang in her head, light green strapless dress with a light green miniskirt, matching slip-on shoes with white puff-balls on the toes. In her winter gear, she wears a green jacket and earmuffs.
Anna (Kristen Bell) (pronounced Ah-na) – A summer solstice princess of Arendelle and Elsa's younger sister who is the main protagonist of the film. Inspiration: Gerda from the fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson. Her other names: Princess Anna, Feisty-Pants (referred by Kristoff; briefly). Her personality: Free-spirited, fearless, energetic, benevolent, warm, playful, bubbly, optimistic, clumsy, talkative, feisty, adventurous, naive, impressionable, impulsive, fun-loving, clever, enthusiastic, loving, selfless. Her appearance: Slender, 18 years old, fair skin, light freckles, rosy cheeks, pink lips, long strawberry-blonde hair, platinum blonde streak (formerly), turquoise blue eyes.
Periwinkle (Lucy Hale) – A frost fairy of the Winter Woods who is Tinker Bell's younger fraternal twin sister and one of the main protagonists of the film. Her other names: Peri, Miss Winkle. Her personality: Curious, fun-loving, bubbly, adventurous, excitable, nice, caring, sisterly, warm, friendly. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, fair skin, rosy cheeks, pink lips, light blonde hair with small Dutch curly braids and a small bang down her forehead, cyan blue eyes, cyan snowflake strapless dress with a mini skirt, clear wings, and cyan ballet flats with white pom-poms on her toes.
Elsa (Idina Menzel) (also known as The Snow Queen) – A winter solstice Snow Queen of Arendelle and Anna's older sister who is the deuteragonist of the film. Kai and the Snow Queen from the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale The Snow Queen. Her other names: the Snow Queen, Queen Elsa, Monster. Her personality: Elegant, powerful, caring, reserved, warm, playful, protective, well-bahaved, loving, compassionate, selfless, intelligent, independent, artistic, down-to-earth, benevolent, a perfectionist, peaceful, insecure (formerly). Her appearance: Slender, pale skin, light freckles, rosy cheeks, pink lips, long platinum blonde hair in a French braid, blue eyes, purple eye shadow.
Scrat (Chris Wedge) – A sabre-toothed squirrel.
Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) – A frog who is the Muppet Theater's director and the main protagonist of the film. His other names: Kermie (referred to by Miss Piggy), Uncle Kermit, Green Stuff, Frog, Mr. The Frog, Mr. Froggy. His personality: Cheerful, selfless, anxious, optimistic, loving, caring, wise, humorous, easily-frustrated, plucky, level-headed, excitable, sweet, humble, down-to-earth, snarky, smarmy, sarcastic, a wise guy at times. His appearance: Slender frog, handsome, green skin, white eyes with black stilted pupils, a pair of 4 fingers and thumbs, olive drab collar with 11 points.
Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson) – A diva pig who is the Muppets' break-out and "authentic superstar", Kermit's love interest, and the secondary protagonist of the film. Her other names: Piggy, Pig, Miss Pig, Mrs. Piggy, Mrs. The Frog. Her personality: Beautiful, over-bearing, funny, bossy, glamorous, aggressive, feisty, vain, short-tempered, a diva, demanding, impatient, vulnerable, sometimes sweet, innocent and excited. Her appearance: Slender yet obese fair pig, beautiful, blonde hair, blue eyes, lavender eyelids, black eyelashes, both red strapless dress and pumps, long opera gloves, white pearl necklace, matching ring on her left ring finger.
Constantine (Matt Vogel) – A frog who is the number one criminal and the main antagonist of the film. His other names: The World's Most Dangerous Frog, Number One. His personality: Evil, scheming, tricky, funny, cunning, smart, scary, menacing. His appearance: Slender, green skin, olive drab collar with 11 points, white eyes with black stilted pupils, black mole on his right face, Russian accent.
Kristoff Bjørgman (Jonathan Groff) – The ice harvester of Arendelle who owns a reindeer Sven and Anna's love interest and guide and the tritagonist of the film. His other names: Christopher (referred to by Anna, briefly), Sven (referred to by Olaf, formerly), Arendelle's Official Ice Master and Deliverer. His personality: Thrill-seeking, individualistic, intelligent, resourceful, protective, sweet, awkward, selfless, somewhat bashful, cool-acting, fearful (of water). His appearance: Tall muscular, fair skin, light freckles, blond hair, light brown eyes.
Sir Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) (pronounced Bædgee) – The tour manager of WGP Inc. who is the world's number two criminal, Constantine's accomplice and the secondary antagonist of the film. His other names: The Lemur, Number Two. His personality: Evil, scheming, tricky. His appearance: Light brown hair, green eyes. As a lemur: Gray and black tail, gray suit, gray ears.
Olaf (Josh Gad) – An enchanted snowman. Inspiration: Frosty the Snowman. His personality: Hapless, goofy, outgoing, innocent, creative, naïve, kind-hearted, affectionate, whimsical, optimistic, dreamy, giggly. His appearance: A snowman with three stone buttons, a carrot nose, stick arms, three twigs as hair, a buck tooth, magical disassemble body parts like a snowman.
Sven – A loyal reindeer who is Kristoff's companion. Inspiration: Bae the Reindeer (The Snow Queen), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. His personality: Loyal, sloppy, obedient, playful, lively, compassionate, helpful, impulsive, devoted, observant, clumsy, innocent, selfless, valiant. His appearance: Large tan reindeer with white fur around his neck and paws, 14-point antlers.
Crash & Eddie (Seann William Scott & Josh Peck) – Two twin brother possums and Ellie's adoptive brothers. His personality: Sarcastic, reckless, danger-loving. Their appearances: Two small possums with blue (Crash) and brown (Eddie) eyes and dark brown striped fur.
Hans Westergård (Santino Fontana) – The prince of the Southern Isles and the main antagonist of the film. His personality: Sopiopathic, manipulative, ambitious, furious, intelligent, observant, chivalrous, power-hungry, calculating, ruthless, pragmatic, cold-hearted, abusive, wicked, cruel, sadistic, arrogant, malicious, cunning, traitorous, charmless.
Jean Pierre Napoleon (Ty Burrell) – A French Interpol inspector agent who works with Sam the Eagle on finding Constantine. Inspiration: Inspector Jacques Clouseau (The Pink Panther). His appearance: Slender, fair, hazel eyes, black hair and mustache.
Nadya (Tina Fey) – A high-ranking Russian Gulag 38B prison guard and warden who is obsessed with Kermit the Frog. Her personality: Feisty, vain, tough, supportive, wise, clever, obsessed with Kermit. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, short brown hair, green eyes.
Lord Milori (Timothy Dalton) – The lord of the Winter Woods. His personality: Wise, knowledgeable, strong, strict, serious, kind, loving. His appearance: Slender, taller, frost sleeveless suit, ice pants, high leaf boots, and snowy owl-feathered cape covers his broken right wing, fair skin, silver hair, brown eyes. He falls in love with Queen Clarion.
Dewey (Jeff Bennett) – A keeper of all fairy knowledge and wisdom who is the owner of the Hall of Winter, and Milori's confidante. His other names: The Keeper. His personality: Humorous, sympathetic, sweet, intelligent, wise, heroic, rebellious. His appearance: Short, portly, elderly, green coat, fair skin, gray mustache and hair, aqua eyes, spectacles, Western accent.
Sled (Matt Lanter) – A frost sparrowman who is the snowy owl caretaker of the Winter Woods. His personality: Calm, smooth, loyal, heroic. His appearance: Fair skin, blueish-black hair, blue eyes, cyan outfit, clear wings on his back. He falls in love with Rosetta.
Spike (Debby Ryan) – A frost fairy and Periwinkle's best friend. Inspiration: The teen animation female of Japan. Her personality: Laid back, cautious, loyal, sarcastic, sassy. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, 21 years old, fair skin, short black hair with violet streaks, pink bow, purple eyes, rosy cheeks, pink lips, blue strapless dress with a mini skirt, blue panties, and blue boots. She is close friends with Vidia.
Gliss (Grey DeLisle) – A frost fairy and Periwinkle's second best friend. Inspiration: Barbie. Her personality: Energetic, welcoming, active, enthusiastic. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, blue strapless dress with a mini skirt, blue panties, and blue boots, fair skin, curly honey-blonde hair, blue eyes. She is close friends with Bobble.
The Duke of Weselton (Alan Tudyk) – The secondary antagonist of the film. His other names: The Little Dipper, the Duke of Weaseltown, Duke (according of the closing credits). His personality: Pompous, funny, snide, cowardly, paranoid, ignorant, greedy, stubborn, pretentious, sulky, conniving, supercilious. His appearance: Short, slender, pink skin, large pointy nose, gray mustache and toupee, blue eyes.
Cretaceous (Dee Bradley Baker) – A purple Metriorhynchus crocodile-like sea reptile and one of the main antagonists of the film. His appearance: Slender Metriorhynchus, faded purple scale, yellow eyes with red pupils.
Maelstrom (Dee Bradley Baker) – A teal Globidens lizard-like sea reptile and one of the main antagonists of the film. Their appearances: Obese Pliosaur, teal scale, yellow eyes with red pupils
Fast Tony (Jay Leno) – The giant armadillo who is the local con artist of the Winter Woods. His appearance: Slender armadillo, grayish-blue shell, peach skin, brown eyes
The Lone Gunslinger Vulture (Will Arnett) – A Teratornis vulture who is the secondary antagonist of the film. His appearance: Slender vulture, black feathers, pink skin, orange beak, yellow eyes with hazel pupils
Grand Pabbie (Ciarán Hinds) – The wise and elderly troll who is the leader of the tribe and shaman of the Winter Woods. His personality: Wise, powerful, fatherly, caring, harmonious. His appearance: An elderly, diminutive rock creature with a dark blond mane and eyebrows, gray skin texture, large ears, dark green attire covered in glowing yellow crystals with a flowing green cape.
Never Fairies/Muppets team
Fawn (Angela Bartys) – An animal fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends. Her personality: Feisty, clever, energetic, wily, humorous, prankish, tomboyish. Her appearance: Slender, orange-and-amber outfit, amber curl shoes, fair skin, light freckles, long braided light brown hair, amber eyes, clear wings on her back.
Fozzie Bear (Eric Jacobson) – The Muppet Theater's comedian bear. His personality: Funny, loyal, sweet, sensitive, loving, devoted, sometimes doubtful, insecure, shy, witty, wants to make people laugh. His appearance: Obese bear, handsome, orange fur, rose cherry nose, pink (later lavender) eyelids, white eyes with black pupils, brown eyebrows, brown pork pie hat with a chocolate band, white string tie with pink polka dots on it.
Rosetta (Megan Hilty) – A garden fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends. Her other names: Ro. Her personality: Intelligent, fashionable, glamorous, sweet, mature. Her appearance: Slender, rose petal dress in three shade, red shoes, fair skin, shoulder-length red hair with curl ends, green eyes, clear wings on her back, sweet southern drawl. She falls in love with Sled.
Walter (Peter Linz) – The orange Muppet and the Muppets' biggest fan. His personality: Sweet, slightly naïve, lacking self-confidence, a huge Muppet fan, helpful, shy, caring. His appearance: Short and slender humanoid, ochre skin, brown hair and eyebrows, thin black eyebrows, sienna eyelids, white eyes with black pupils, blue suit jacket with navy blue linings, blue button, and each pocket with blue linings on both sides, matching dress pants, white dress shirt, brown necktie, matching shoes with white trimmings.
Iridessa (Raven-Symoné) – A light fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends. Her nationally: African. Her other names: Dess, Dessa. Her personality: Clever, friendly, resourceful, a bit worrisome, humorous. Her appearance: Slender, sunflower petal dress, yellow shoes, dark skin, black hair in a round up-do, brown eyes, clear wings on her back.
Animal (Eric Jacobson) – A savage and frenzied monster and the drummer of the Electric Mayhem. His personality: Wild, primitive, playful, energetic, rude, crude, easily-angered, good-hearted. His appearance: Slender monster-like humanoid, fuzzy face, bushy eyebrow, sharp teeth, often wears ripped pants and a small shirt.
Silvermist (Lucy Liu) – A water fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends. Her nationally: East Asian. Her other names: Sil, Silv. Her personality: Fun, sweet, silly, sympathetic, absent-minded, innocent, optimistic, caring, loving. Her appearance: Slender, blue lily single-strapless dress, blue shoes, fair skin, long bluish-black hair, brown eyes, clear wings on her back.
The Great Gonzo (Dave Goelz) – The Muppet Theater's stuntman. His other names: Gonzo the Great, Great Gonzo. His personality: Weird, silly, crazy, adventurous, masochistic, big-hearted, romantic. His appearance: Slender blue "whatever", handsome, sky blue muzzle with a long matching hooked nose, indigo hair on top of his head, bug eyes, olive drab eyelids, a pair of 2 fingers and thumbs, crimson tuxedo suit with rose brims and a pair of buttons vertically on his coat and the other pair on each one of his coat wrists, crimson bowtie, black tuxedo shoes.
Vidia (Pamela Adlon) – A fast-flying fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends. Inspiration: Megara (Hercules). Her other names: Vi, Vid. Her personality: Kind, friendly, helpful, bold, protective, sassy, sexy. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, fair skin, rose lips, long purplish-black hair tied to a high ponytail with a dark purple band, lavender eyelids, gray eyes, dark purple vest with pink feathers, both dark purple pants and ballet flats, clear wings on her back.
Sam the Eagle (Eric Jacobson) – An eagle and CIA inspector agent who works with Jean Pierre Napoleon on finding Constantine. His personality: Patriotic, strict, stern, gets upset easily, often scowls at the other Muppets' antics. His appearance: Large, blue, bald, bushy eyebrow, fuzzy chest, fuzzy wings, stern expression, orange legs and claws.
Clank (Jeff Bennett) – One of a pair of bumbling tinker sparrow men and Tinker Bell's best friends. His personality: Crafty, bumbling, inventive, comedic. His appearance: Overweight, black hair, brown eyes, green leaves for clothing, Cockney accent.
Scooter (David Rudman) – The gofer of the Muppet Theater. His personality: Loyal, helpful, intelligent, friendly, often positive, slightly geeky, likes almost everything. His appearance: Slender humanoid with orange-colored skin and red hair, wears glasses and a green jacket.
Bobble (Rob Paulsen) – One of a pair of bumbling tinker sparrow men and Tinker Bell's best friends. His full name: Phineas T. Kettletree, Esquire. His personality: Crafty, bumbling, inventive, comedic. His appearance: Very slender, red hair, blue eyes, dewdrop goggles, leafy sleeveless top, knee-length pants, Scottish accent.
Rowlf the Dog (Bill Barretta) – A pianist dog. His personality: Multi-colored, musical, wise-cracking, sincere, friendly, laid back, philosophical, easy-going. His appearance: Slender brown dog, big floppy ears, black nose, sincere face.
Fairy Mary (Jane Horrocks) – A head tinker fairy. Her personality: Stressful, worrisome, comical, disorganized, faithful, appreciative. Her appearance: Plump, green leaves as clothing, fair, skin, auburn hair in a bun, amber eyes, pointy ears, clear wings on her back. She is close friends with Dewey and Scribble.
Camilla the Chicken (Matt Vogel) – A chicken who is Gonzo's girlfriend. Her personality: Feminine, sensitive, loving, tough at times. Her appearance: Slender white chicken, beautiful, orange beak, red wattle and comb, blue eyelids, black eyelashes.
Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston) – The queen of Pixie Hollow. Her personality: Kind, friendly, motherly, supportive. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, taller, long light shimmering pale yellow dress, tiara, fair skin, light brown hair in an up-do style, blue eyes. She falls in love with Lord Milori.
Foo Foo (Steve Whitmire) – Miss Piggy's dog. Her appearance: Small white poodle
Fairy Gary (Jeff Bennett) – A head pixie dust keeper. His personality: Comical, laid back, humorous. His appearance: Obese, brown hair and eyebrows, huge large nose, mustachioed, kilt, Scottish accent.
Statler & Waldorf (Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz) – Two "grouchy but dapper" gentlemen. Their personalities: Funny, grumpy, critical, rude, wise-cracking, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, sometimes nice and appreciative. Their appearances:
*Statler: Slender, elderly, half bald, fair skin, gray eyes, both matching hair and eyebrows, hooked (Jew-style) nose, prominent chin, black suit with vertical gray hairlines consisting of a jacket with 3 matching buttons vertically on the right side and a pair of 3 matching buttons vertically on each cuff side, white dress shirt with clear cufflinks, black vest with matching 3 buttons vertically on the right side, both matching necktie with small blue dots and dress shoes with matching shoelaces.
*Waldorf: Obese, elderly, half bald, fair skin, blue eyes, both white hair and eyebrows, mustachioed, droopy eyes, brown suit consisting of a jacket with 3 chocolate buttons vertically on the right side and a pair of 3 matching buttons vertically on each cuff side, white dress shirt with clear cufflinks, brown vest with 3 chocolate buttons vertically on the right side, crimson necktie with small orange football-shaped prints with lavender lining on the inside and white center with very small black dot, dark brown dress shoes with matching shoelaces.
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Dave Goelz) – A scientist of Muppet Labs. His personality: Eccentric, inventive, smart, bungling, well-meaning, benevolent, a futurist. His appearance: Obese humanoid, honeydew-shaped head, green skin, timberwolf scientist jacket, white dress shirt, red necktie, olive drab vest, navy blue pants, both black dress shoes and spectacles.
Beaker (Steve Whitmire) – Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's lab assistant. His personality: Poor, funny, long-suffering, sweet, smart, shy, introverted, panicked, nervous. His appearance: Slender humanoid, red hair, pink skin, orange nose, bulgy eyes, white scientist coat, black necktie.
Dr. Teeth (Bill Barretta) – The keyboardist and the leader of the Electric Mayhem. His personality: Hip, cool, musical. His appearance: Green humanoid with a gold tooth and orange beard, dresses in crazy, flamboyant outfits, sunglasses.
Floyd Pepper (Matt Vogel) – A bassist of the Electric Mayhem. His personality: Hip, groovy, cool, musical, outspoken, sarcastic. His appearance: A humanoid that looks like something from The Beatles' album "Sgt. Floyd Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Janice (David Rudman) – The hippie-like guitarist of the Electric Mayhem. Her personality: Groovy, musical, hip, talented, laid back. Her appearance: Slender woman with long blonde hair; oftens wears a pink tank top, shorts and sandals.
Zoot (Dave Goelz) – A saxophone player of the Electric Mayhem. His personality: Lazy, cool, jazzy, musical, quiet, often tired. His appearance: Slender blue humanoid with sunglasses, usually wears a yellow shirt, a blue hat and sandals.
Lips (Steve Whitmire) – The trumpet player of the Electric Mayhem
The Swedish Chef (Bill Barretta) – A chef that speaks in mock Swedish. His personality: Hungry, funny, aggressive, sensitive. His appearance: Slighly obese humanoid, Chef's outfit, toque, mustache, bow tie, apron.
Lew Zealand (Matt Vogel) – The boomerang fish thrower. His personality: Wacky, dopey, excitable, fun-loving. His appearance: Slender orange humanoid, messy brown hair, mustache, ringmaster outfit and boots.
Rizzo the Rat (Steve Whitmire) – An inner-city rat. His personality: Sly, prankish, hungry, cowardly, witty, sarcastic, a trickster. His appearance: Slender brown rat, black oval nose, red jacket, yellow cap.
Pepé the King Prawn (Bill Barretta) – A "scheming and sassy" Latino king prawn. His personality: Sly, scheming, feisty, flirtatious, easily frustrated at times.
Robin the Frog (Matt Vogel) – A small frog who is Kermit's nephew. His personality: Kind, clever, smart, adventurous. His appearance: Small and slender green frog.
Link Hogthrob (Steve Whitmire) – A "bumb, pompous" pig and the captain of the "Pigs in Space" spaceship Swinetrek. His personality: Pompous, macho, not-too-bright, cowardly, childlike, shy at times. His appearance: Macho-looking pig with blonde hair and a cleft chin.
Sweetums (Matt Vogel) – A large, hairy, full-sized ogre-like Muppet. His personality: Genial, sensitive, aggressive, mischievious, fun-loving, helpful, grumpy at times, good-hearted. His appearance: Tall ogre, shaggy brown fur, both orange egg-shaped nose and bottom lip, 2 bottom sharp teeth, thick black eyebrows, yellow eyes, pink circles, light gray skin, tattered clothing, cream rope-like sash, barefoot.
Beauregard (Dave Goelz) – A mole and the "sweet but dim-witted" stagehand and janitor of the Muppet Theater. His personality: Lovable, slow-witted, good-hearted, not-too-bright, strong, loyal, sensitive. His appearance: Large brown mole with a big nose, cream hat, plaid shirt, brown belt, ecru slacks, barefoot.
'80s Robot (Matt Vogel) – A R.O.B.-like robot who is Kermit's butler. His personality: Loyal, helpful, hard-working. His appearance: Small and slender toy robot model
Crazy Harry (Matt Vogel) – A crazed Muppet pyro-technician. His personality: Crazy, funny, maniacal, musical. His appearance: Unkempt-looking humanoid with gray skin, wild eyes and messy black hair.
The Newsman (Steve Whitmire) – A bespectacled newsman. His appearance: Portly humanoid with brown hair, glasses and wears a 1970's-style suit and tie
Uncle Deadly (Matt Vogel) – A sinister blue dragon/crocodile-like monster who is the wedding pipe organ player. His personality: Spooky, scary, slightly sinister, ominous, a ham actor. His appearance: Blue skin, scary face, pointy fingers, black eyes with green dots, tattered and torn clothing
Bobo the Bear (Bill Barretta) – A realistic-looking bear Muppet. His personality: Jovial, bumbling, loyal, sarcastic, nervous, tough at times, hungry, good-hearted. His appearance: Obese brown bear with beady eyes and shaggy fur
Bobby Benson (David Rudman) – A shady-looking man who leads the Baby Band
Miss Poogy (David Rudman) – A Miss Piggy-like character and one of a street-based Muppet tribute band and the Gulag inmate.
Big Mean Carl (Bill Barretta) – A shaggy monster who is the Gulag inmate. His personality: Mean hungry. His appearance: Large shaggy monster with green-ish fur, big yellow eyes, a pink nose and green lips
Terence (Jesse McCartney) – A pixie dust keeper and Tinker Bell's friend who is one of the main protagonists of the film. His personality: Kind, helpful, caring, brave, adventurous, hard-working. Appearance: Handsome, slender, acorn cap, brown pants, tan shirt, brown vest, brown shoes, fair skin, blond hair, blue eyes, clear wings on his back.
Minister of Spring (Steve Valentine)
Minister of Summer (Kathy Najimy)
Minister of Autumn (John DiMaggio)
Minister of Winter (Gail Borges)
Pops (Matt Vogel) – The Muppet Theater doorman who is the Gulag inmate.
Supporting cast
Gustav – A gatekeeper bird of the giant sequoia tree boat in London. His appearance: Slender gatekeeper bird, blue feathers, orange beak, hazel eyes.
Oaken (Chris Williams) – The owner of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna. His personality: Good-natured, helpful, sweet, unafraid, strict, firm, sensitive. His appearance: Burly, large, fair skin, pink nose, strawberry-blond hair, sideburns and a mustache, light blue eyes.
King Agnarr (Maurice LaMarche) – The king of Arendelle, Winter Woods and Anna and Elsa's father. His personality: Loving, drastic, fearful.
Queen Iduna (Jennifer Lee) – The queen of Arendelle, Winter Woods and Anna and Elsa's mother: Her personality: Loving, drastic, fearful. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, brunette hair, blue eyes, fair skin, pink gown, necklace
Slush (Benjamin Diskin) – A hippie glacier fairy. His personality: Mellow, odd, calm, clever. His appearance: Blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin
Kai & Gerda (Stephen J. Anderson and Edie McClurg) – Two servants to the royal family of Arendelle. His personality: Kind, loyal, helpful.
Bulda (Maia Wilson) – A troll, Grand Pabbie's daughter, and Kristoff's adoptive mother. Her personality: Protective, meddlesome, loving, family-loving, motherly.
Prison King (Jemaine Clement) – The Gulag inmate who is the leader of the inmates
Marshmallow (Paul Briggs) – A giant snowman and the personal guard of the Hall of Winter. His personality: Rough, fierce, protective, loyal, territorial. His appearance: Gigantic muscular snowman/beast, ice fangs and claws, blue glowing eyes, ice 'armor' covering parts of his body.
Scribble (Thomas Lennon) – A person employed at the Book Nook in Germany.
Healing Fairy (Jodi Benson) – A doctor at the Fairy Urgent Care in Germany. Her appearance: Fair skin, brown hair, blue eyes, white coat
Receptionist (Kari Wahlgren) – A person employed at the Fairy Urgent Care
Minor cast
Stu (Tom Fahn) – A Glyptodon who is Fast Tony's partner
Cliff (Lewis Cleale) – A troll, Grand Pabbie's son, and Kristoff's adoptive father. His personality: Well-meaning, meddlesome, loving, loud.
Danny Trejo (Danny Trejo) – A fictional version of the actor who is the Gulag inmate
Big Papa (Ray Liotta) – The Gulag inmate who is a fan of Boyz II Men
Bishop (Robert Pine) – The clergy at Elsa's coronation.
Manolo & Carlo Flamingo (Peter Linz and Bill Barretta) – Two flamingoes
Fiona (Dee Bradley Baker) – Dewey's pet snowy lynx
Ashley (Ariel Winter) – A beaver
Mini-Sloths (Clea Lewis) – Smaller sloths who worship Sid and call his "Fire King".
Piranhas (Dee Bradley Baker)
German Dignitary (Jeffrey Marcus) – One of the visitors in Arendelle, representing their respective countries
Irish Dignitary (Tucker Gilmore) – One of the visitors in Arendelle, representing their respective countries
Spanish Dignitary (Jesse Corti) – One of the visitors in Arendelle, representing their respective countries
Cameos
Andy and Randy Pig
Babies
Bull
Flying Zucchini Brothers
Hobos
Ice Age Creatures
Kangaroo
Leprechauns
Penguins
Snowy Owls
Afghan Hound
Angel Marie
Annie Sue
Armadillo
Behemoth
Beautiful Day Monster
Black Dog
Blind Pew
Blustering Bellowpane Monster
Bubba
Bulls
Cactus
Calico
Captain Pighead
Carter
Cockatoo
Croaker
Dead Tom (as Thomas Blood)
Dr. Julius Strangepork
Droop
Frackles
Frogs
Geri and the Atrics drummer
Gorillas
Gramps
Howard Tubman
J.G.
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy's offspring
Koala
Mahna Mahna
Marvin Suggs
Mildred Huxtetter
Muppaphone
Muppets Tonight Band drummer
The Mutations
Nigel
Old Tom
One-Eyed Jack
Pigs
Pigeon
Pokey
Quongo
Rats
Shark
Sheep
Snowths
Spamela Hamderson
Spotted Dick
Thingy-Thing
Thog
Trumpet Girl
Unicorn
Walleye Pike
Wayne & Wanda
Whatnots
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Main Cast
Mae Whitman – Tinker Bell, a tinker fairy and Periwinkle's older fraternal twin sister who is the main protagonist of the film.
Kristen Bell – Anna, a summer solstice princess of Arendelle and Elsa's younger sister who is the main protagonist of the film.
Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog, a frog who is the Muppet Theater's director and the main protagonist of the film.
Lucy Hale – Periwinkle, a frost fairy and Tinker Bell's younger fraternal twin sister who is one of the main protagonists of the film.
Idina Menzel – Elsa, a winter solstice Snow Queen of Arendelle and Anna's older sister who is the deuteragonist of the film.
Ray Romano – Manny, a wooly mammoth and one of the main protagonists of the film
John Leguizamo – Sid, a lazy, but caring ground sloth and one of the main protagonists of the film
Denis Leary – Diego, a smilodon and one of the main protagonists of the film
Matt Vogel – Constantine, a frog who is the number one criminal, Kermit's dead ringer, and the main antagonist of the film.
Jonathan Groff – Kristoff, the ice harvester who owns a reindeer Sven and Anna's love interest and the tritagonist of the film.
Ricky Gervais – Sir Dominic Badguy, the tour manager of WGP Inc. who is the world's number two criminal, Constantine's henchman, and the secondary antagonist of the film.
Eric Jacobson – Miss Piggy, a diva pig who is the Muppets' break-out and "authentic superstar", Kermit's love interest, and one of the secondary protagonists of the film
Josh Gad – Olaf, a comic-relief enchanted snowman
Seann William Scott – Crash, one of two twin brother opossums and Ellie's adoptive brothers
Josh Peck – Eddie, one of two twin brother opossums and Ellie's adoptive brothers
Queen Latifah – Ellie, a wooly mammoth and Manny's love interest
Santino Fontana – Hans, the prince of the Southern Isles and the main antagonist of the film
Ty Burrell – Jean Pierre Napoleon, a French Interpol inspector agent
Timothy Dalton – Lord Milori, the lord of the Winter Woods
Tina Fey – Nadya, a high-ranking Russian Gulag 38B prison guard and warden
Jeff Bennett – Dewey, the Keeper of all fairy knowledge
Lucy Liu – Silvermist, a water fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends
Eric Jacobson – Fozzie Bear, the Muppet Theater's comedian bear; Sam the Eagle, an eagle and CIA agent; Animal, a savage and frenzied monster and the drummer of the Electric Mayhem; Baby Band
Raven-Symoné – Iridessa, a light fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends
Peter Linz – Walter, the orange Muppet and the Muppets' biggest fan; Manolo, one of two flamingoes; Baby Band, Penguins
Megan Hilty – Rosetta, a garden fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends
Dave Goelz – The Great Gonzo, the Muppet Theater's stuntman; Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, a scientist of Muppet Labs; Zoot, a saxophone player of the Electric Mayhem; Beauregard, a mole and the "sweet but dim-witted" stagehand and janitor of the Muppet Theater; Waldorf, one of two "grouchy but dapper" gentlemen; Baby Band, Penguins
Pamela Adlon – Vidia, a fast-flying fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends
David Rudman – Scooter, the gofer of the Muppet Theater; Janice, the hippie-like guitarist of the Electric Mayhem; Miss Poogy, a Miss Piggy-like character and one of a street-based Muppet tribute band and the Gulag inmate; Bobby Benson, a shady-looking man who leads the Baby Band; Wayne, a snobby singer; Baby Band
Angela Bartys – Fawn, an animal fairy who is one of Tinker Bell's best friends
Bill Barretta – Rowlf the Dog, a pianist dog; Dr. Teeth, the keyboardist and the leader of the Electric Mayhem; Pepé the King Prawn, a "scheming and sassy" Latino king prawn; The Swedish Chef, a chef that speaks in mock Swedish; Bobo the Bear, a realistic-looking bear Muppet; Big Mean Carl, a shaggy monster who is the Gulag inmate; Baby Boss, Carlo, one of two flamingoes; Leprechaun Security Guard, Lead Muppet Hobo, Penguins
Matt Vogel – Floyd Pepper, a bassist of the Electric Mayhem; Sweetums, a large, hairy, full-sized ogre-like Muppet; Pops, the Muppet Theater doorman who is the Gulag inmate; Robin the Frog, a small frog who is Kermit's nephew; Lew Zealand, the boomerang fish thrower; Crazy Harry, a crazed Muppet pyro-technician; '80s Robot, a R.O.B.-like robot who is Kermit's butler; Camilla the Chicken, a chicken who is Gonzo's girlfriend; Uncle Deadly, a sinister blue dragon/crocodile-like monster who is the wedding pipe organ player; Baby Band
Steve Whitmire – Foo Foo, Miss Piggy's dog; Statler, one of two "grouchy but dapper" gentlemen; Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's lab assistant; Lips, the trumpet player of the Electric Mayhem; Rizzo the Rat, an inner-city rat; Link Hogthrob, a "bumb, pompous" pig and the captain of the "Pigs in Space" spaceship Swinetrek; The Muppet Newsman, a bespectacled newsman; Penguins
Chris Wedge – Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel.
Matt Lanter – Sled, a frost sparrowman who is the snowy owl caretaker
Debby Ryan – Spike, a frost fairy who is Periwinkle's best friend
Grey DeLisle – Gliss, a frost fairy who is Periwinkle's secondary best friend.
Rob Paulsen – Bobble, one of a pair of bumbling tinker sparrow men and Tinker Bell's best friends
Jeff Bennett – Clank, one of a pair of bumbling tinker sparrow men and Tinker Bell's best friends.
Jane Horrocks – Fairy Mary, a head tinker fairy
Alan Tudyk – The Duke of Weselton, the visiting dignitary and the secondary antagonist of the film; Cholly, a mammal with a bad case of gas.
Ciarán Hinds – Grand Pabbie, the wise and elderly troll who is the leader of the tribe and shaman
Will Arnett – The Lone Gunslinger Vulture, a Teratornis vulture and the secondary antagonist of the film
Jay Leno – Fast Tony, the giant armadillo who is a local con artist of the Winter Woods
Dee Bradley Baker – Cretaceous & Maelstrom, a purple Metriorhynchus crocodile-like and teal Globidens lizard-like sea reptiles and main antagonists of the film; Fiona, Dewey's pet snowy lynx; Sitron, Prince Hans' fjord horse; Snowy Owls; Bookworm; Wolves; Piranhas
Jemaine Clement – Prison King, the Gulag inmate who is the leader of the inmates
Anjelica Huston – Queen Clarion, the queen of Pixie Hollow
Chris Williams – Oaken, the owner of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna
Jodi Benson – Healing Fairy, a doctor at the Berlin Urgent Care
Kari Wahlgren – Receptionist, a fairy employed at the Berlin Urgent Care
Thomas Lennon – Scribble, a reading fairy employed at the Berlin library
Benjamin Diskin – Slush, a glacier fairy
Jesse McCartney – Terence, a pixie dust keeper and Tinker Bell's friend
Stephen J. Anderson – Kai, one of the two servants to the royal family of Arendelle
Maia Wilson – Bulda, a troll who is Grand Pabbie's daughter and Kristoff's adoptive mother
Lewis Cleale – Cliff, a troll who is Grand Pabbie's son and Kristoff's adoptive father
Edie McClurg – Gerda, one of the two servants to the royal family of Arendelle
Robert Pine – Bishop, a clergy at Elsa's coronation
Maurice LaMarche – King Agnarr, the king of Arendelle who is Anna and Elsa's father
Jennifer Lee – Queen Iduna, the queen of Arendelle who is Anna and Elsa's mother
Livvy Stubenrauch – Young Anna, Little Bird
Eva Bella – Young Elsa
Spencer Lacey Ganus – Teen Elsa
Tyree Brown – Young Kristoff
Paul Briggs – Marshmallow, a giant snowman and the personal guard of Elsa's ice palace
Danny Trejo – Danny Trejo, a fictional version of the actor who is the Gulag inmate
Ray Liotta – Big Papa, the Gulag inmate who is a fan of Boyz II Men
Kathy Najimy – Minister of Summer
John DiMaggio – Minister of Autumn
Steve Valentine – Minister of Spring
Jesse Corti – Spanish Dignitary, one of the visitors of Arendelle, representing their respective countries
Jeffrey Marcus – German Dignitary, one of the visitors of Arendelle, representing their respective countries
Tucker Gilmore – Irish Dignitary, one of the visitors of Arendelle, representing their respective countries; Molehog Grandpa, Shovelmouth Male
Christoph Waltz – Himself, he appears doing a waltz with Sweetums
Salma Hayek – Herself, she partakes in Gonzo's "Running of the Bulls" act
Saoirse Ronan – Herself, she appears as a ballerina dancing to The Nutcracker with two Mutations
Frank Langella – Beefeater Vicar, a minister who presides over the wedding of Constantine and Miss Piggy
Emily Hahn – Ashley, a little beaver girl
Raymond Ochoa – James, an aardvark kid
Stephen Root – James' Father
Noah Johnston – Billy, a little Glyptodon
Zach Galifianakis – Hobo Joe
Lady Gaga – Herself, she was seen during the "We're Doing a Sequel" song
Tony Bennett – Himself, he was seen during the "We're Doing a Sequel" song
Josh Groban – Maximum Security Prisoner, the Gulag inmate who spends the majority of the film locked in a sweatbox
Celine Dion – Miss Piggy's Fairy Godmother
Tom Hiddleston – The Great Escapo, a Gulag inmate
Tom Fahn – Stu, a Glyptodon who is Fast Tony's lackey; Male Ox
Joseph Bologna – Mr. Start
Hugh Bonneville – Irish Journalist, a journalist who is bribed by Dominic Badguy to write a glowing review of the Muppets' performance
Sean Combs – Himself, he is seen gambling with Pepé in the train
Rob Corddry – First Assistant Director, the assistant director of Muppets & Fairies Ever After
Mackenzie Crook – Prado Museum Security Guard #1
Peter DeSève – Condor Chick
Debi Derryberry – Diatryma Mom
James Edmund Godwin – Traffic Vulture
Dan Gerson – Glyptodon
Tom Hollander – Irish Journalist, a journalist who is bribed by Dominic Badguy to write a glowing review of the Muppets' performance
Toby Jones – Prado Museum Security Guard #2
Clea Lewis – Female Toad, Dung Beetle Mom
Ross Lynch – Young Florist, he provides the flowers for the wedding of Constantine and Miss Piggy
James McAvoy – United Parcel Service Guy
Chloë Grace Moretz – Newspaper Delivery Girl
Hornswoggle – Gulag 38B Prisoner
Usher Raymond – Wedding Usher
Miranda Richardson – Berliner at Window
Til Schweiger – German Cop
James Sie – Freaky Male, Elk Dad
Mindy Sterling – Female Ox
Renée Taylor – Mrs. Start
Russell Tovey – Champagne Deliveryman, he delivers the champagne to Constantine and Miss Piggy's wedding
Nick Jameson – Lord Steward
Annie Lopez – Troll Kid
Katie Lowes – Frog
Mona Marshall – Mother with Baby
Raymond S. Persi – Percy/Persi
Kath Soucie – Maryland Caller
Louise Gold – Annie Sue, Kangaroo
Nigel Plaskitt – Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechauns
Mak Wilson – Koala, Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechauns
Warrick Brownlow-Pike – Baby Band, Penguins, and Chickens
Andy Heath – Baby Band, Penguins
Andrew Spooner – Baby Band
Olly Taylor – Baby Band
Colin Purves – Bull
Tyler Bunch – Hobo Muppet
Kevin Carlson – Andy Pig
Nathan Danforth – Chickens
Alice Dinnean – Chickens
Mike Quinn – Randy Pig
Jerry Nelson – Muppet Show Announcer (his last role since his death in August 23, 2012)
Caroll Spinney – Oscar the Grouch, a green Grouch and a film's cameo
Additional Voices (Fairies of every talent, warm fairies, winter fairies, studio crew, castle servants, soldiers, palace guards, trolls, coronation party guests, Duke's thugs, theater guests in Berlin, Madrid and Dublin; police officers, Gulag 38B prisoners and guards, mammals of the Winter Woods, mini-sloths, wedding guests, passengers)
Ava Acres, Stephen Apostolina, Annaleigh Ashford, Kirk Baily, Dee Bradley Baker, Jenica Bergere, David Boat, Paul Briggs, Tyree Brown, Reed Buck, Woody Buck, June Christopher, Lewis Cleale, Wendy Cutler, Terri Douglas, Jeff Fischer, Eddie Frierson, Jean Gilpin, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Bridget Hoffman, Nick Jameson, Daniel Kaz, John Lavelle, Jennifer Lee, Patricia Lentz, Annie Lopez, Katie Lowes, Mona Marshall, Dara McGarry, Scott Menville, Adam Overett, Paul Pape, Courtney Peldon, Jennifer Perry, Raymond S. Persi, Jean-Michel Richaud, Lynwood Robinson, Trenton Rogers, Carter Sand, Jadon Sand, Katie Silverman, Kath Soucie, Pepper Sweeney, Shane Sweet, Fred Tatasciore, Josie Trinidad.
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Villains' Defeats/Deaths/Despairs
Constantine: Gets arrested and sent to the Gulag 38B prison.
Dominic Badguy: Gets arrested and sent to prison.
Hans: Gets punched off of the ship by Anna, imprisoned for his crimes and sent back to the Southern Isles to receive punishment from his 12 big brothers for his behavior.
The Duke of Weselton and his thugs: He and his thugs are sent back to Weselton with a proclamation that Arendelle will forever no longer do business with him in the trade.
Cretaceous & Maelstrom: Gets killed when Manny swims out of their way, causing the boulder to fall onto them, freeing Ellie from the cave; become sushi for the mini-sloths.
Lone Gunslinger Vulture: Gets beaten up by geysers and survives to eat Cretaceous & Maelstrom as sushi.
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Places/locations
Never Land
Pixie Hollow
Pixie Dust Tree
Arendelle
The Winter Woods
Ice Castle
Boundary
Snowflake Depot
The Hall of Winter
Pixie Dust Well
The Frost Forest
The Valley of the Living Rock
Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna
The North Mountain
Glacier Fountain
Willow Meadow
Misty Charm
Mini-Sloths' Camp
Siberia, Russia
Gulag 38B
North Atlantic Ocean
Pixie Dust Rigs
Berlin, Germany
Hauptbahnhof Station
National Berlin Theater
National Treasure Museum
Hole in the Wall Club
Canal
Tinkers' Nook
Fairy Urgent Care
The Book Nook
Boundary
Madrid, Spain
Atocha Station
Teatro Cofidis
Museo del Prado
Local Police Station
Dublin, Ireland
Trinity Station
Dublin Theatre
Irish National Bank
Garden Gnome Warehouse
River Liffey
Boundary
London, England
The Tower of London
The Sequoia Boat
Pixie Dust Tree
Minefield
Boundary
Hollywood, California, USA
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Production
Development
Origins
Walt Disney Productions first began exploring a possible live action/animation biography film of author and poet Hans Christian Andersen sometime in late 1937 before the December premiere of its film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length hand-drawn animated film ever made. In March 1940, Walt Disney suggested a co-production to film producer Samuel Goldwyn, where Goldwyn's studio would shoot the live-action sequences of Andersen's life and Disney's studio would animate Andersen's fairy tales. The animated sequences would be based on some of Andersen's best known works, such as The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor's New Clothes. However, the studio encountered difficulty with The Snow Queen, as it could not find a way to adapt and relate the Snow Queen character to modern audiences. Even as far back as the 1930s and 1940s, it was clear that the source material contained great cinematic possibilities, but the Snow Queen character proved to be too problematic. After the United States entered World War II, the studio began to focus on making wartime propaganda, which caused development on the Disney–Goldwyn project to grind to a halt in 1942. Goldwyn went on to produce his own live-action film version in 1952, entitled Hans Christian Andersen, with Danny Kaye as Andersen, Charles Vidor directing, Moss Hart writing, and Frank Loesser penning the songs. All of Andersen's fairy tales were, instead, told in song and ballet in live-action, like the rest of the film. It went on to receive six Academy Award nominations the following year. Back at Disney, The Snow Queen, along with other Andersen fairy tales (including The Little Mermaid), were shelved.
Later efforts
In the late 1990s, Walt Disney Feature Animation started developing a new adaptation of The Snow Queen after the tremendous success of their recent films during the Disney Renaissance era (1989 - 1999), but the project was scrapped completely in late 2002, when Glen Keane reportedly quit the project and went on to work on another project which became Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn (2010). Even before then, Harvey Fierstein pitched his version of the story to Disney's executives, but was turned down. Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, Dick Zondag and Dave Goetz reportedly all tried their hand at it, but failed. After a number of unsuccessful attempts from 2000 to 2002, Disney shelved the project again. During one of those attempts, Michael Eisner, then-chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, offered his support to the project and suggested doing it with Oscar-winning director John Lasseter at Pixar Animation Studios after the then-expected renewal of Pixar's contract with Disney. But negotiations between Pixar and Disney collapsed in January 2004 and that contract was never renewed. Instead, Eisner's successor Bob Iger negotiated Disney's purchase of Pixar in January 2006 for $7.4 billion, and Lasseter was promoted to chief creative officer of both Pixar and Disney Animation.
The next attempt started in 2008, when Lasseter was able to convince Chris Buck (who co-directed the 1999 film Tarzan for the studio) to return to Walt Disney Feature Animation from Sony Pictures Animation (where he had recently co-directed the Oscar-nominated 2007 film Surf's Up); that September, Buck pitched several ideas to Lasseter, one of which was The Snow Queen. Buck later revealed that his initial inspiration for The Snow Queen was not the Andersen fairy tale itself, but that he wanted "to do something different on the definition of true love." "Disney had already done the 'kissed by a prince' thing, so I thought it was time for something new," he recalled. It turned out Lasseter had been interested in The Snow Queen for a long time; back when Pixar was working with Disney on Toy Story in the 1990s, he saw and was "blown away" by some of the pre-production art from Disney's prior attempts. Development began under the title Anna and the Snow Queen, which was planned to be traditionally animated. According to Josh Gad, he first became involved with the film at that early stage, when the plot was still relatively close to the original Andersen fairy tale and Megan Mullally was going to play Elsa. By early 2010, the project entered development hell once again, when the studio again failed to find a way to make the story and the Snow Queen character work.
Revitalization
On December 22, 2011, following the success of Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn, Disney announced a new title for the film, Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, and a release date of November 27, 2013. A month later, it was confirmed that the film would be a computer-animated feature in stereoscopic 3D, instead of the originally intended hand-drawn animation. Anderson-Lopez and Lopez joined the project and started writing songs for Frozen in January 2012. On March 5, 2012, it was announced that Buck would be directing, with Lasseter and Peter Del Vecho producing.
After Disney decided to advance The Snow Queen into development again, one of the main challenges Buck and Del Vecho faced was the character of the Snow Queen, who was then a villain in their drafts. The studio has a tradition of screening animated films in development every twelve weeks, then holding lengthy "notes sessions" in which its directors and screenwriters from different projects provide extensive "notes" on each other's work.
Buck and Del Vecho presented their storyboards to Lasseter, and the entire production team adjourned to a conference to hear his thoughts on the project. Art director Michael Giaimo later acknowledged Lasseter as the "game changer" of the film: "I remember John saying that the latest version of The Snow Queen story that Chris Buck and his team had come up with was fun, very light-hearted. But the characters didn't resonate. They aren't multi-faceted. Which is why John felt that audiences wouldn't really be able to connect with them."
The production team then addressed the film's problems, drafting several variations on The Snow Queen story until the characters and story felt relevant. At that stage, the first major breakthrough was the decision to rewrite the film's protagonist, Anna (who was based on the Gerda character from The Snow Queen), as the younger sibling of Elsa, thereby effectively establishing a family dynamic between the characters. This was unusual in that relationships between sisters are rarely used as a major plot element in American animated films, with the notable exception of Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002). To fully explore the unique dynamics of such relationships, Disney Animation convened a "Sister Summit," at which women from all over the studio who grew up with sisters were asked to discuss their relationships with their sisters.
In January 2012, after the critical and commercial successes of Tinker Bell & Looney Tunes, Muppets & Fairies Ever After and Tinker Bell's Summer Rescue; Walt Disney Animation Studios negotiated a deal with Buck to direct and write a fifty-third feature and it will share with Frozen a year later. It was confirmed that the film would be a computer-animated feature in stereoscopic 3D, animation, and live action, similar to the previous films. Taking on the form of a caper, the film was inspired by both The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppets Take Manhattan as well as the Disney animated classics and the Disney Renaissance films.
Writing
In March 2012, Jennifer Lee, one of the screenwriters of Wreck-It Ralph, was brought in as the film's screenwriter by Del Vecho. Lee later explained that as Wreck-It Ralph was wrapping up, she was giving notes on other projects, and "we kind of really connected with what we were thinking."
According to Lee, several core concepts were already in place from Buck and Del Vecho's early work, such as the film's "frozen heart" hook: "That was a concept and the phrase ... an act of true love will thaw a frozen heart." They already knew the ending involved true love in the sense of the emotional bond between siblings, not romance, in that "Anna was going to save Elsa. We didn't know how or why." Lee said Edwin Catmull, president of Disney Animation, told her early on about the film's ending: "First and foremost, no matter what you have to do to the story, do it. But you have to earn that ending. If you do, it will be great. If you don't, it will suck."
Before Lee was brought on board, another screenwriter had made a first pass at a script, and Anderson-Lopez and Lopez tried to write songs for that script but none worked and all were cut. Then "the whole script imploded," which gave the songwriters the opportunity "to put a lot of their DNA" into the new script that Lee was writing. The production team "essentially started over and ... had 17 months," which resulted in a very "intense schedule" and implied "a lot of choices had to be made fast."
The earlier versions differed sharply from the final version. In the original script the songwriters first saw, Elsa was evil from the start; she kidnapped Anna from her own wedding to intentionally freeze her heart, then later descended upon the town with an army of snowmen with the objective of recapturing Anna to freeze her heart properly. By the time Lee came in, the first act included Elsa deliberately striking Anna in the heart with her freezing powers; then "the whole second act was about Anna trying to get to Hans and to kiss him and then Elsa trying to stop her." Buck revealed that the original plot attempted to make Anna sympathetic by focusing on her frustration as being perceived as the "spare" in relation to the "heir," Elsa. The original plot also had different pacing, in that it was "much more of an action adventure" than a musical or a comedy.
One major breakthrough was the composition of the song "Let It Go" by songwriters Lopez and Anderson-Lopez, which forced the production team to reconceptualize and rewrite Elsa as a far more complex, vulnerable, and sympathetic character. In The Daily Telegraph's words, instead of the villain envisioned by the producers, the songwriters saw Elsa as "a scared girl struggling to control and come to terms with her gift." Lee recalled: "Bobby and Kristen said they were walking in Prospect Park and they just started talking about what would it feel like to be Elsa. Forget villain. Just what it would feel like. And this concept of letting out who she is, that she's kept to herself for so long, and she's alone and free, but then the sadness of the fact that the last moment is she's alone. It’s not a perfect thing, but it's powerful." Del Vecho explained that "Let It Go" changed Elsa into a person "ruled by fear and Anna was ruled by her own love of other people and her own drive," which in turn caused Lee to "rewrite the first act and then that rippled through the entire movie. So that was when we really found the movie and who these characters were."
Another major breakthrough was developing the plot twist that Prince Hans would be revealed as the film's true villain only near the end. Hans was not even in the earliest drafts, then at first was not a villain, and after becoming one, was revealed to be evil much earlier in the plot. Del Vecho said, "We realized what was most important was if we were going to make the ending so surprising, you had to believe at one point that Hans was the answer ... when he's not the answer, it's Kristoff ... If you can get the audience to leap ahead and think they have figured it out, you can surprise them by turning it the other way." Lee acknowledged that Hans was written as "sociopathic" and "twisted" throughout the final version. For example, Hans mirrors the behavior of the other characters: "He mirrors Anna and he's goofy with her ... The Duke of Weselton is a jerk, so he's a jerk back. And with Elsa he's a hero." It was difficult to lay the foundation for Anna's belated turn to Kristoff without also making Hans' betrayal of Anna too predictable, in that the audience had to "feel ... her feeling something but not quite understanding it ... Because the minute it is understood, it deflated." At one point, Anna openly flirted with Kristoff upon first meeting him, but that was changed after Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn pointed out that it would confuse and annoy viewers since Anna was already engaged to Hans.
Lee had to work through the issue of how to write Anna's personality, in that some of her colleagues felt Anna should be more dysfunctional and co-dependent, like Vanellope von Schweetz in Wreck-It Ralph. Lee disagreed with that position, but it took her almost a year to figure out how to convincingly articulate "this is what Anna's journey is. No more than that. No less than that." In the end, Lee successfully argued Anna's journey should be presented as a simple coming-of-age story, "where she goes from having a naive view of life and love – because she's lonely – to the most sophisticated and mature view of love, where she's capable of the ultimate love, which is sacrifice." Lee also had to let go of some ideas that she liked, such as a scene portraying Anna and Elsa's relationship as teenagers, which did not work because they needed to maintain the separation between Anna and Elsa.
To construct Anna and Elsa's relationship as sisters, Lee found inspiration in her own relationship with her older sister. Lee said her older sister was "a big inspiration for Elsa," called her "my Elsa" in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, and walked the red carpet with her at the 86th Academy Awards. Lee explained, "having to ... lose each other and then rediscover each other as adults, that was a big part of my life."
The production team also turned Olaf from Elsa's obnoxious sidekick into Anna's comically innocent sidekick. Lee's initial response to the original "mean" version of Olaf had been, "Kill the f-ing snowman," and she found Olaf by far "the hardest character to deal with."
The problem of how exactly Anna would save Elsa at the film's climax was solved by story artist John Ripa. At the story meeting where Ripa pitched his take on the story, the response was silence until Lasseter said, "I've never seen anything like that before," which was followed by a standing ovation.
Along the way, the production team went through drafts where the first act included far more detail than what ended up in the final version, such as a troll with a Brooklyn accent who would have explained the backstory behind Elsa's magical powers, and a regent for whom Lee was hoping to cast comedian Louis C.K. After all those details were thoroughly "over-analyzed", they were excised because they amounted to a "much more complex story than really we felt like we could fit in this 90-minute film." As Del Vecho put it, "the more we tried to explain things at the beginning, the more complicated it got."
In June 2012, the film was originally commissioned under the title Pixie Fairies & Muppets: The Global Winter Woods.
In September 20, 2012, the title of the film was changed from Pixie Fairies & Muppets: The Global Winter Woods to Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret.
Following Lee's extensive involvement in Frozen's development process and her close work with director Buck and songwriters Lopez and Anderson-Lopez, studio heads Lasseter and Catmull promoted her to director of the film alongside Buck in August 2012. Her promotion was officially announced on November 29, 2012, making Lee the first woman to direct a full-length animated motion picture produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. She primarily worked on story while Buck focused on animation. Lee later stated that she was "really moved by a lot of what Chris had done" and that they "shared a vision" of the story, having "very similar sensibilities".
By November 2012, the production team thought they had finally "cracked" the puzzle of how to make the film's story work, but according to Del Vecho, in late February 2013, it was realized that the film still "wasn't working", which necessitated even more rewriting of scenes and songs from February through June 2013. He explained, "we rewrote songs, we took out characters and changed everything, and suddenly the movie gelled. But that was close. In hindsight, piece of cake, but during, it was a big struggle." Looking back, Anderson-Lopez joked she and Lopez thought at the time they could end up working as "birthday party clowns" if the final product "pulled ... down" their careers and recalled that "we were really writing up until the last minute." In June (five months before the already-announced release date), the songwriters finally got the film working when they composed the song "For the First Time in Forever", which, in Lopez's words, "became the linchpin of the whole movie."
That month, Disney conducted test screenings of the half-completed film with two audiences (one made up of families and the other made up of adults) in Phoenix, Arizona, at which Lasseter and Catmull were personally present. Lee recalled that it was the moment when they realized they "had something, because the reaction was huge." Catmull, who had instructed Lee at the outset to "earn that ending," told her afterwards, "you did it".
Casting
Actress Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) was cast as the voice of Anna on March 5, 2012. Lee admitted that Bell's casting selection was influenced after the filmmakers listened to a series of vocal tracks Bell had recorded when she was young, where the actress performed several songs from The Little Mermaid, including "Part of Your World". Bell completed her recording sessions while she was pregnant, and subsequently re-recorded some of her character's lines after her pregnancy, as her voice had deepened. Bell was called in to re-record dialogue for the film "probably 20 times," which is normal for lead roles in Disney animated films whose scripts are still evolving. As for her approach to the role of Anna, Bell enthused that she had "dreamed of being in a Disney animated film" since she was four years old, saying, "I always loved Disney animation, but there was something about the females that was unattainable to me. Their posture was too good and they were too well-spoken, and I feel like I really made this girl much more relatable and weirder and scrappier and more excitable and awkward. I'm really proud of that."
Idina Menzel (Wicked), a Broadway veteran, was cast as Elsa. Menzel had formerly auditioned for Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn, but did not get the part. However, Tangled's casting director, Jamie Sparer Roberts, preserved a recording of Menzel's performance on her iPhone, and on the basis of that, asked her to audition along with Bell for Frozen. Before they were officially cast, Menzel and Bell deeply impressed the directors and producers at an early table read; after reading the entire script out loud, they sang "Wind Beneath My Wings" together as a duet, since no music had been composed yet. Bell had suggested that idea when she visited Menzel at her California home to prepare together for the table read. The songwriters were also present for the table read; Anderson-Lopez said "Lasseter was in heaven" upon hearing Menzel and Bell sing in harmony, and from that moment forward, he insisted, "Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel have to be in the movie!" Lee said, "They sung it like sisters and what you mean to me, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house after they sang." Between December 2012 and June 2013, Mae Whitman, Steve Whitmire, Lucy Liu, Eric Jacobson, Raven-Symoné, Dave Goelz, Megan Hilty (replacement for Kristin Chenoweth), Bill Barretta, Pamela Adlon, David Rudman, Angela Bartys, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Jane Horrocks, Jesse McCartney, and Anjelica Huston will reprise their roles while the casting of additional roles was announced, including Lucy Hale (American Idol) as Periwinkle the snow fairy and Tinker Bell's fraternal twin sister, Ray Romano as Manny the woolly mammoth, John Leguizamo as Sid tha ground sloth, Denis Leary as Diego the saber-toothed tiger, Queen Latifah as Ellie the female woolly mammoth, Jonathan Groff (Glee) as Kristoff the ice harvester and Anna's love interest, Ricky Gervais (Night at the Museum) as Dominic/Number Two, Josh Gad (The Book of Mormon, Ice Age: Continental Drift) as Olaf the enchanted snowman, Timothy Dalton (James Bond) as Lord Milori of Winter, Santino Fontana (Broadway's Cinderella) as Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, Tina Fey (30 Rock) as Gulag prison guard Nadya, Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Sled the winter sparrowman, Ty Burrell (Modern Family) as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, Alan Tudyk (Ice Age, Wreck-It Ralph) as the Duke of Weselton, and Chris Williams (director of Bolt) as Oaken of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post & Sauna. Bret McKenzie returns as Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Robert Lopez joined the project and started writing songs for the sequel. Joel McNeely and Christoph Beck return to compose the sequel, while John Powell (Bolt, How to Train Your Dragon) was hired to help them compose the film.
A 48-second sneak peek clip (starring Tinker Bell and her sister, Periwinkle) was released on March 19, 2013 and the second teaser trailer (starring Olaf the snowman and Sven the reindeer) for the movie was released on June 19, 2013 in movie theaters with Monsters University. In the same day, more cast were announced including Jeff Bennett (who also voiced Clank) as Dewey the Keeper of all knowledge, Matt Vogel (who voiced the other Muppet characters) as Constantine/Number One, the world's most dangerous frog, Seann William Scott & Josh Peck as Ellie's two opossum brothers, Crash & Eddie, Debby Ryan (Wizards of Waverly Place) and Grey DeLisle (who previously voiced Lyria and Viola) as Peri's close friends, Spike and Gliss, Jay Leno (The Jay Leno Show) as Fast Tony the armadillo, Will Arnett (The LEGO Movie) as the Lone Gunslinger Vulture, and Jemaine Clement (Rio, Despicable Me) as the Prison King.
An official trailer was released on September 26, 2013; showing with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2; and a fourth and final trailer, which included scenes and songs from the film, was released on October 22, 2013.
Animation
Similar to Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn, Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret employed a unique artistic style by blending together features of both computer-generated imagery (CGI) and traditional hand-drawn animation. From the beginning, Buck knew Giaimo was the best candidate to develop the style he had in mind – which would draw from the best Disney hand-drawn classics of the 1950s, the Disney Little Golden Books, and mid-century modern design – and persuaded him to come back to Disney to serve as the art director for Frozen. Buck, Lasseter, and Giaimo were all old friends who had first met at the California Institute of the Arts, and Giaimo had previously served as the art director for Disney's Pocahontas (1995), which Buck had worked on as a supervising animator.
To create the look of Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, Giaimo began pre-production research by reading extensively about the entire region of Scandinavia and visiting the Danish-themed city of Solvang near Los Angeles, but eventually zeroed in on Norway in particular because "80 percent" of the visuals that appealed to him were from Norway. Disney eventually sponsored three research field trips. Animators and special effects specialists were dispatched to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to experience walking, running, and falling in deep snow in a variety of types of attire, including long skirts (which both female and male personnel tried on); while lighting and arts teams visited an Ice Hotel in Quebec City, Quebec to study how light reflects and refracts on snow and ice. Finally, Giaimo and several artists traveled to Norway to draw inspiration from its mountains, fjords, architecture, and culture. "We had a very short time schedule for this film, so our main focus was really to get the story right but we knew that John Lasseter is keen on truth in the material and creating a believable world, and again that doesn't mean it's a realistic world – but a believable one. It was important to see the scope and scale of Norway, and important for our animators to know what it's like," Del Vecho said. "There is a real feeling of Lawrence of Arabia scope and scale to this," he finished.
During 2012, while Giaimo and the animators and artists conducted preparatory research and developed the film's overall look, the production team was still struggling to develop a compelling script, as explained above. That problem was not adequately solved until November 2012, and the script would later require even more significant revisions after that point. As a result, the single "most daunting" challenge facing the animation team was a short schedule of less than 12 months to turn Lee's still-evolving shooting script into an actual film. Other films like Pixar's Toy Story 2 had been successfully completed on even shorter schedules, but a short schedule necessarily meant "late nights, overtime, and stress." Lee estimated the total size of the entire team on Frozen to be around 600 to 650 people, "including around 70 lighting people, 70-plus animators," and 15 to 20 storyboard artists.
Del Vecho explained how the film's animation team was organized: "On this movie we do have character leads, supervising animators on specific characters. The animators themselves may work on multiple characters but it's always under one lead. I think it was different on Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn, for example, but we chose to do it this way as we wanted one person to fully understand and develop their own character and then be able to impart that to the crew. Hyrum Osmond, the animator on Olaf, is quiet but he has a funny, wacky personality so we knew he'd bring a lot of comedy to it; Anna's animator, Becky Bresee, it's her first time leading a character and we wanted her to lead Anna." Acting coach Warner Loughlin was brought in to help the film's animators understand the characters they were creating. In order to get the general feeling of each scene, some animators did their own acting. "I actually film myself acting the scene out, which I find very helpful," said animation supervisor Rebecca Wilson Bresee. This helped her discover elements that made the scene feel real and believable. Elsa's supervising animator was Wayne Unten, who asked for that role because he was fascinated by the complexity of the character. Unten carefully developed Elsa's facial expressions in order to bring out her fear as contrasted against Anna's fearlessness. He also studied videos from Menzel's recording sessions and animated Elsa's breathing to match Menzel's breathing. Head of Animation, Lino DiSalvo, said, "The goal for the film was to animate the most believable CG characters you've ever seen."
Regarding the look and nature of the film's cinematography, Giaimo was greatly influenced by Jack Cardiff's (1914-2009) work in Black Narcissus. According to him, it lent a hyper-reality to the film: "Because this is a movie with such scale and we have the Norwegian fjords to draw from, I really wanted to explore the depth. From a design perspective, since I was stressing the horizontal and vertical aspects, and what the fjords provide, it was perfect. We encased the sibling story in scale." Ted D. McCord's (1900-1976) work in The Sound of Music was another major influence for Giaimo. It was also Giaimo's idea that Frozen should be filmed in the CinemaScope aspect ratio, which was approved by Lasseter. Giaimo also wanted to ensure that Norway's fjords, architecture and rosemaling folk art, were critical factors in designing the environment of Arendelle. Giaimo, whose background is in traditional animation, said that the art design environment represents a unity of character and environment and that he originally wanted to incorporate saturated colors, which is typically ill-advised in computer animation. For further authenticity, a live reindeer named Sage was brought into the studio for animators to study its movements and mannerisms for the character Sven.
Another important issue Giaimo insisted on addressing was costumes, in that he "knew from the start" it would be a "costume film." To realize that vision, he brought in character designer Jean Gillmore to act as a dedicated "costume designer". While traditional animation simply integrates costume design with character design and treats clothing as merely part of the characters, computer-generated animation regards costume as almost a separate entity with its own properties and behaviors – and Frozen required a level of as-yet untried detail, down to minutiae like fabrics, buttons, trim, and stitching. Gillmore explained that her "general approach was to meld the historic silhouettes of 1840 Western Europe (give or take), with the shapes and garment relationships and details of folk costume in early Norway, circa 19th century." This meant using primarily wool fabric with accents of velvet, linen, and silk. During production, Giaimo and Gillmore "ran around" supplying various departments with real-world samples to use as references; they were able to draw upon both the studio's own in-house library of fabric samples and the resources of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts' costume division in Fullerton, California. The film's "look development artists" (the Disney job title for texture artists) created the digitally painted simulation of the appearance of surfaces, while other departments dealt with movement, rigging and weight, thickness and lighting of textile animation.
During production, the film's English title was changed from The Snow Queen to Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, a decision that drew comparisons to another Disney film, Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn. Peter Del Vecho explained that "the title Frozen came up independently of the title Tangled. It's because, to us, it represents the movie. Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret plays on the level of ice and snow but also the frozen relationship, the frozen heart that has to be thawed. We don't think of comparisons between Tangled and Frozen, though." He also mentioned that the film will still retain its original title, The Snow Queen, in some countries: "because that just resonated stronger in some countries than Frozen. Maybe there's a richness to The Snow Queen in the country's heritage and they just wanted to emphasize that."
Technology development
The studio also developed several new tools to generate realistic and believable shots, particularly the heavy and deep snow and its interactions with the characters. Disney wanted an "all-encompassing" and organic tool to provide snow effects but not require switching between different methods. As noted above, several Disney artists and special effects personnel traveled to Wyoming to experience walking through deep snow. Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, a professor from the California Institute of Technology, was invited to give lectures to the effects group on how snow and ice form, and why snowflakes are unique. Using this knowledge, the effects group created a snowflake generator that allowed them to randomly create 2,000 unique snowflake shapes for the film.
Another challenge that the studio had to face was to deliver shots of heavy and deep snow that both interacted believably with characters and had a realistic sticky quality. According to principal software engineer Andrew Selle, "Snow's not really a fluid. It’s not really a solid. It breaks apart. It can be compressed into snowballs. All of these different effects are very difficult to capture simultaneously." In order to achieve this, software engineers used advanced mathematics (the material point method) and physics, with assistance from mathematics researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles to create a snow simulator software application called Matterhorn. The tool was capable of depicting realistic snow in a virtual environment and was used in at least 43 scenes in the film, including several key sequences. Software engineer Alexey Stomakhin referred to snow as "an important character in the film," therefore it attracted special attention from the filmmakers. "When you stretch it, snow will break into chunks. Since snow doesn't have any connections, it doesn't have a mesh, it can break very easily. So that was an important property we took advantage of," explained Selle. "There you see Kristoff walking through and see his footprints breaking the snow into little pieces and chunk up and you see Anna being pulled out and the snow having packed together and broken into pieces. It's very organic how that happens. You don't see that they're pieces already – you see the snow as one thing and then breaking up." The tool also proved to be particularly useful in scenes involving characters walking through deep snow, as it ensured that the snow reacted naturally to each step.
Other tools designed to help artists complete complicated effects included Spaces, which allowed Olaf's deconstructible parts to be moved around and rebuilt, Flourish, which allowed extra movement such as leaves and twigs to be art-directed; Snow Batcher, which helped preview the final look of the snow, especially when characters were interacting with an area of snow by walking through a volume, and Tonic, which enabled artists to sculpt their characters' hair as procedural volumes. Tonic also aided in animating fur and hair elements such as Elsa's hair, which contains 420,000 computer-generated strands, while the average number for a real human being is only 100,000. The number of character rigs in Frozen is 312 and the number of simulated costumes also reached 245 cloth rigs, which were far beyond all other Disney films to date. Fifty effects artists and lighting artists worked together on the technology to create "one single shot" in which Elsa builds her ice palace. Its complexity required 30 hours to render each frame, with 4,000 computers rendering one frame at a time.
Besides 3D effects, the filmmakers also used 2D artwork and drawings for specific elements and sequences in the film, including Elsa's magic and snow sculptures, as well as freezing fountains and floors. The effects group created a "capture stage" where the entire world of Frozen gets displayed on monitors, which can be "filmed" on special cameras to operate a three-dimensional scene. "We can take this virtual set that's mimicking all of my actions and put it into any one of our scenes in the film," said technology manager Evan Goldberg.
Scandinavian and Sámi inspiration
The setting was principally based on Norway, and the cultural influences in the film come from Scandinavian culture. Several landmarks in Norway appear in the film, including the Akershus Fortress in Oslo, the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, and Bryggen in Bergen. Numerous other typical cultural Scandinavian elements are also included in the film, such as stave churches, trolls, Viking ships, a hot spring, Fjord horses, clothes, and food such as lutefisk. A maypole is also present in the film, as well as the brief appearance of runes in a book that Anna and Elsa's father opens to figure out where the trolls live. A scene where two men argue over whether to stack firewood bark up or bark down is a reference to the perennial Norwegian debate over how to stack firewood properly. The film also contains several elements specifically drawn from Sámi culture, such as the usage of reindeer for transportation and the equipment used to control these, clothing styles (the outfits of the ice cutters), and parts of the musical score. Decorations, such as those on the castle pillars and Kristoff's sled, are also in styles inspired by Sámi duodji decorations. During their field work in Norway, Disney's team, for inspiration, visited Rørosrein, a Sámi family-owned company in the village Plassje that produces reindeer meat and arranges tourist events. Arendelle was inspired by Nærøyfjord, a branch of Norway's longest fjord Sognefjorden, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; while a castle in Oslo with beautiful hand-painted patterns on all four walls served as the inspiration for the kingdom's royal castle interior.
The filmmakers' trip to Norway provided essential knowledge for the animators to come up with the design aesthetic for the film in terms of color, light, and atmosphere. According to Giaimo, there were three important factors that they had acquired from the Norway research trip: the fjords, which are the massive vertical rock formations, and serve as the setting for the secluded kingdom of Arendelle; the medieval stave churches, whose rustic triangular rooflines and shingles inspired the castle compound; and the rosemaling folk art, whose distinctive paneling and grid patterns informed the architecture, decor, and costumes.
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Soundtrack (November 25, 2013)
The songs for Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret were written and composed by Bret McKenzie and the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, both of whom had previously worked with Walt Disney Animation Studios on Winnie the Pooh & Tinker Bell's Midsummer Rescue (2011), with Christophe Beck (Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn), Joel McNeely, who scored the three Disney Revival-themed films; and John Powell (Bolt) composing its score. It was revealed on September 13, 2013, that Sámi musician Fjode Fjellheim's Vuelie would be the film's opening song (right before the Muppets' We're Doing a Sequel), as it contains elements of the traditional Sámi singing style joik. The music producers recruited a Norwegian linguist to assist with the lyrics for a Old Norse song written during Elsa's coronation, and also traveled to Trondheim, Norway to record the Norwegian all-female girl choir, Cantus, for a piece inspired by traditional Sámi music.
For the orchestral film score, composer Christophe Beck gave homage to the Norway- and Sápmi-inspired setting by employing regional instruments, such as the bukkehorn, and traditional vocal techniques, such as kulning. Recording took place at Abbey Road Studios in London with a 120 piece orchestra, a 100-voice choir, including native Norwegian Christine Hals, and a wide array of ethnic instruments, including Celtic harp, Uilleann pipes, penny whistle, and violin soloist Máiréad Nesbitt. Beck worked with Lopez and Anderson-Lopez on incorporating their songs into arrangements in the score. The trio's goal "was to create a cohesive musical journey from beginning to end."
The info for the Secret of the Wings soundtrack, released by Intrada Records, will be coming soon.
Tracks
Let It Go (Single Version) – Demi Lovato
The Great Divide – The McClain Sisters
We're Doing a Sequel – Kermit the Frog & The Muppets (featuring Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga)
Frozen Heart – Ice Harvesters
Do You Want to Build a Snowman? – Anna (in young, teen, and adult ages)
We'll Be There – Sydney Sierota
For the First Time in Forever – Anna & Elsa
Love is an Open Door – Anna & Hans
Let It Go – Elsa
I'm Number One – Constantine & Dominic Badguy
The Great Divide, Part 1 – The McClain Sisters
The Big House – Nadya (featuring Josh Groban)
Reindeers Are Better Than People – Kristoff
I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) – Constantine
The Muppet Show Theme – Los Muppets
In Summer – Olaf
Interrogation Song – Jean Pierre Napoleon, Sam the Eagle, and the Muppets
Sid's Sing-a-Long – Sid & Mini-Sloths
The Great Divide, Part 2 – The McClain Sisters
For the First Time in Forever (Reprise) – Anna & Elsa
Something So Right – Miss Piggy, Kermit, Celine Dion, and the Muppets
Fixer Upper – Bulda, Olaf, & Trolls (with Kristoff)
Working in the Coal Mine – Prison King & Inmates
Food Glorious Food – Lone Gunslinger Vulture & Vultures
Together Again – The Muppets (featuring Josh Groban)
Vuelie (featuring Cantus) – Fjode Fjellheim
The Intro
Elsa & Anna
The Trolls
The World's Most Dangerous Frog
Let's Do It
Coronation Day
Hans
Hole in the Wall Club
Dominic Badguy
Froggy Canal
Making the Snowflake Baskets
A Whole Other World Over There
The Waterpark
Helping the Animals Cross
Tink Crosses the Border / They're Sparkling
Something Did Happened
Wingology
Fast Tony's Doomsday Stuff / The Eviscerator
Everything is Melting
The Vulture of Doom
Migration
Heimr Àrnadalr
Queen Elsa of Arendelle
Coronation Band Suite
Winter's Waltz
Sorcery
Royal Pursuit
Tink Makes a Winter Coat
Sam Meets Jean
Tink Sneaks into the Snowflake Basket
The Winter Woods / A Bumpy Landing
Tink Meets Dewey and Peri
Born of the Same Laugh
Lord Milori Visits
Peri Shows Tink the World
Secret Lemon Juice Writing
Back in the Gulag
It Had to Be Snow
Oaken's Sauna
Onward and Upward
Wolves
The North Mountain
Colonel Blood's Key
Call of a Mammoth
Sad Manny and Possums
Manny and Ellie Meet
Meet Olaf
Traveling with Possums
10 Ton Mammoth & A 9 Ton Possum
Attack from Below the Ice
Travel by Map
Extreme Possum
Who Will Join Me On the Dung Heap?
Log Moving
Ellie Remembers
Foggy Balance
Goodnight Sweet Possums
Kidnapped!
Sacrificing the Fire King
Goodnight Danny Trejo
I Wish I Could Go There
The Lynx Rescue / Going Home
Tinker Bell's Secret
Hands for Hans
Following Dominic
Discovered
Thin Air
The Snowmaker
My Amphibian Prince
We Were So Close
Your Rule Will Not Keep Us Apart
Marshmallow Attack!
Cliff Diving
Conceal, Don't Feel
Queen Clarion and Lord Milori
You Complete Me
The Proposal
Without Kermit
The Love Experts
Only an Act of True Love
Summit Siege
Elsa Imprisoned
No One Noticed
The Boat and the Geysers
Return to Arendelle
Hans' Kiss
Treason
The Freeze is Coming
Infiltrating the Tower
Babies
Wedding Interruptus
The Frost is Like a Blanket
The Dam Breaks
Some People Are Worth Melting For
Ellie Gets Trapped
Whiteout / Manny to the Rescue
What an Action Sequence! / Frosting the Tree
Rescues All Around
The Freeze is Upon Us
Scrat to the Rescue / Piggy Smooth
The Great Thaw (Vuelie Reprise) (featuring Cantus) – Fjode Fjellheim
The Water Recedes
The Tree is Saved / The Broken Wing
We're Sorry Kermit
Mammoths
With the Herd
Into the Sunset
Epilogue
The Pearly Gates ("Adagio" from Spartacus)
CPR
Toads' Sing-a-Along
End Credit Score
Quotes
"They've Ordered a Sequel" – Walter & Statler & Waldorf
"My Name First ____ Your Name" – Constantine & Dominic Badguy
"The Casa Grande" – Kermit, Nadya, Prison King, Danny Trejo, and Big Papa
"Stick with Me" – Constantine & Miss Piggy
"Answer Some Questions" – Jean Pierre Napoleon
"Oh Foo Foo, It's Always Been a Fight" – Miss Piggy & Foo Foo
"We're Goin' Underground" – Kermit
"The Gulag Finale" – Kermit
Other Songs
Long Train Runnin' – The Doobie Brothers
Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) (Los del Río tune) – Miss Piggy & The Flamingos
End Of The Road (Boyz II Men tune) – Prison King, Big Papa, and Danny Trejo
Moves Like Jagger (Christina Aguilera version) – Scooter & The Penguins (featuring Pepé the King Prawn)
I Hope I Get It – Prison King, Nadya, Big Papa, Gulag 38B prisoner, and Danny Trejo (featuring Josh Groban)
My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion tune from Titanic) – Miss Piggy
Classical Music
Strauss the Younger: Blue Danube
Bizet: Carmen Suite No .1 - Les Toreadors
Tchaikovsky: "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky: "Pas De Deux" from Swan Lake
Wagner: "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin"
Handel: "Water Music-Alla Hornpipe"
Handel: "La Réjouissance" from Music for the Royal Fireworks
Bach: "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring"
Muppet Performers:
Steve Whitmire: Kermit the Frog, Statler, Beaker, Lips, Rizzo the Rat, Link Hogthrob, Foo Foo
Eric Jacobson: Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
Dave Goelz: The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Waldorf
Bill Barretta: Pepé the King Prawn, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, the Swedish Chef, Carlo Flamingo
David Rudman: Scooter, Janice, Miss Poogy, Bobby Benson
Matt Vogel: Constantine, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Camilla
Peter Linz: Walter, Manolo Flamingo
Cast
Kristen Bell: Anna
Idina Menzel: Elsa
John Leguizamo: Sid
Jonathan Groff: Kristoff
Ricky Gervais: Dominic Badguy
Josh Gad: Olaf
Santino Fontana: Hans
Ty Burrell: Jean Pierre Napoleon
Tina Fey: Nadya
Will Arnett: Lone Gunslinger Vulture
Jemaine Clement – Prison King
Maia Wilson: Bulda
Katie Lopez: Young Anna
Agatha Lee Monn: Teen Anna
Lady Gaga: Herself
Tony Bennett: Himself
Celine Dion: Herself
Josh Groban: Maximum Security Prisoner
Ray Liotta – Big Papa
Danny Trejo – Danny Trejo
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Release
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was released theatrically in the United States on November 27, 2013, and it was accompanied by the Mickey Mouse slapstick animated short, Get a Horse! The film's premiere was at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on November 19, 2013, and has a five-day limited release, starting from November 22, before going into wide release.
Prior to the film's release, Lopez and Anderson-Lopez's "Let It Go" and "In Summer" were previewed at the 2013 D23 Expo; Idina Menzel performed the former live on stage. A teaser trailer was released on June 18, 2013, followed by the release of the official trailer on September 26, 2013. Frozen was also promoted heavily at several Disney theme parks including Disneyland's Fantasyland, Disney California Adventure's World of Color, Epcot's Norway pavilion, and Disneyland Paris' Disney Dreams! show; Disneyland and Epcot both offered meet-and-greet sessions involving the film's two main characters, Anna and Elsa. On November 6, 2013, Disney Consumer Products began releasing a line of toys and other merchandise relating to the film in Disney Store and other retailers.
On January 31, 2014, a sing-along version of Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was released in 2,057 theaters in the United States. It featured an extended cut featuring scenes not shown in theaters, on-screen lyrics, and viewers were invited to follow the bouncing snowflake and sing along with the songs from the film.
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Home media
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was released for digital download on February 23, 2014, on Google Play, the iTunes Store, and Amazon Video. It was subsequently released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 18, 2014. A sing-along edition of Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was released on a single-DVD on November 18, 2014.
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Video games
A video game based on the film was released on November 12, 2013 for two Nintendo consoles, Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as for the PC platform by Disney Interactive Studios.
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Books
The books based on the new movie comes to stores (Barnes & Noble, Borders, Powell's Books) on October 1, 2013. It includes:
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Little Golden Book
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: The Junior Novelization
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Read-Along Storybook and CD
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Look and Find
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Movie Storybook
The Art of Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret
New Friends (Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret) (Step into Reading)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: The Essential Guide
A Magical Discovery (Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret) (Color Plus Card Stock)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Ultimate Sticker Book
One Sparkly Adventure (Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret) (Hologramatic Sticker Book)
A Perfect Match (Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret) (Pictureback(R))
Dare to Freeze (Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret) (Golden First Chapters)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: The Great Escape
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret: Reusable Sticker Book
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Toys
The merchandise is also in stores (Disney Store, Disney Parks, Target, Fred Meyer's, Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble), including:
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive Mega Figurine Playset (Anna, Tinker Bell, Kermit the Frog, Manny, Elsa, Periwinkle, Sid, Diego, Scrat, Miss Piggy, Walter, Constantine, Kristoff, Ellie, Dominic Badguy, Olaf, Sven, Crash & Eddie, Hans, Jean Pierre Napoleon, Nadya, Lord Milori, Gliss, Spike, Sled, Dewey, Fawn, Rosetta, Iridessa, Silvermist, Vidia, Fozzie Bear, Animal, the Great Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, Fast Tony, Cretaceous & Maelstrom)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Tinker Bell & Periwinkle (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Anna & Elsa (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Kermit the Frog & Constantine (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Manny & Scrat (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Kristoff & Hans (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Sid & Diego (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Olaf & Sven (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 3-Pack Ellie, Crash, and Eddie (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 3-Pack Dominic Badguy, Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Nadya (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 3-Pack Dewey, Lord Milori, and Sled (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 2-Pack Gliss & Spike (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret Exclusive 6 Inch Action Figure 3-Pack Cretaceous, Maelstrom, and Fast Tony (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Scrat Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 7" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Elsa Plush Doll - Frozen - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Tinker Bell Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Kermit the Frog Plush - The Muppets - 16" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Manny Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 16" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Olaf Plush - Frozen - 12" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Anna Plush Doll - Frozen - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Sid Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 15" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Constantine Plush - The Muppets - 16" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Periwinkle Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Diego Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 15" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Ellie Plush Doll - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 16" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Maelstrom Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 14" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Cretaceous Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 14" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Crash & Eddie Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 7" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Sven Plush - Frozen - 14" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Kristoff Plush Doll - Frozen - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Spike Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Gliss Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Fast Tony Plush - Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret - 15" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Sled Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Miss Piggy Plush - The Muppets - 19" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Scooter Plush - The Muppets - 13" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Rowlf the Dog Plush - The Muppets - 13" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Sam the Eagle Plush - The Muppets - 17" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Rosetta Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
The Swedish Chef Plush - The Muppets - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Animal Plush - The Muppets - 17" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Silvermist Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Fawn Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Rizzo the Rat Plush - The Muppets - 12" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
The Great Gonzo Plush - The Muppets - 17" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Iridessa Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Walter Plush - The Muppets - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Fozzie Bear Plush - The Muppets - 15" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Vidia Plush Doll - Never Fairies - 18" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Beaker Plush - The Muppets - 17" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Pepé the King Prawn Plush - The Muppets - 12" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Camilla the Chicken Plush - The Muppets - 7" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Foo Foo Plush - The Muppets - 7" (Disney Store, Disney Parks)
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret The Winter Woods Playset (Small 3-Inch packs includes Ice Vehicle to be used on the Winter Woods Playset that is sold separately. Tinker Bell and the other fairy gang return in another incredible adventure with the Ice Age gang. Tink meets her sister; an ice fairy named Periwinkle. The world's fair are coming to an end, and the herd are delighting in their new world: a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits. But when Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the miles of melted ice will flood the world's fair, they must warn everyone and somehow figure out a way to escape the coming deluge. Kids can slip, slide, spin out and crash the Ice Slider vehicle through the challenges of an iceberg. Their favorite characters (Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, Ellie, Crash & Eddie) sit atop the vehicle while kids launch them though a 360-degree loop, trigger-activated water spouts, icebreaker and an avalanche too! Vehicle features a spring-loaded pull-back motor that can perform spin-outs. Includes one Ice Slider vehicle, two character figures (Sid & Cretaceous) and accessories. MUPPETS & FAIRIES' WINTERY SECRET & 2013 Walt Disney Animation Studios. All Rights Reserved) (Disney Parks, Target, Fred Meyer's, Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble)
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Reception
Box office
Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret earned $400.7 million in North America, and an estimated $873.5 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1.274 billion. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline.com estimated that the film madea profit of over $400 million. It is the nineth highest-grossing film (and was the fifth-highest at its peak), the highest-grossing animated film, the highest-grossing 2013 film, the highest-grossing Walt Disney Pictures release, and the fourth-highest-grossing film distributed by Disney. The film earned $110.6 million worldwide in its opening weekend. On March 2, 2014, its 101st day of release, it surpassed the $1 billion mark, becoming the eighttenth film in cinematic history, the seventh Disney-distributed film, the fifth non-sequel film, the second Disney-distributed film in 2013 (after Iron Man 3), and the first animated film since Toy Story 3 to do so. Bloomberg Business reported in March 2014 that outside analysts had projected the film's total cost at somewhere around $323 million to $323 million to $350 million for production, marketing, and distribution, and had also projected that the film would $1.3 billion in revenue from box office ticket sales, digital downloads, discs, and television rights.
Critical response
Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret opened to highly positive reviews, with critics praising its visuals, themes, musical numbers, screenplay, and voice acting (especially that of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad) while several comparing it favorably to the films of the Disney Renaissance, particularly The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. Some journalists felt that the film's success marked a second Disney Renaissance. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 89% based on reviews from 216 critics, with an average score of 7.7/10, classifying it as "Certified Fresh". The site's consensus reads: "Joyful, beautifully animated, fast-paced, and smartly written, Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret adds another worthy entry to the Disney canon that is stocked with singalong songs to look as iridescently gorgeous as the winter wonderland." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top "generally favorable reviews" from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 74 based on 43 reviews. Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was named the seventh best film of 2013 by Richard Corliss of Time and Kyle Smith of the New York Post. CinemaScore gave Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret an "A+" on an A+ to F scale, based on polls conducted during the opening weekend.
Rating
The film was rated PG: "Parental Guidance Suggested." (for some mild action, rude humor, peril, language, and thematic elements) by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
Perceived LGBT parallels
Several viewers outside the film industry, such as evangelical pastors and commentators, argued that Frozen promotes normalization of homosexuality, while others believed that the main character, Elsa, represents a positive image of LGBT youth, viewing the film and the song "Let It Go" as a metaphor for coming out. These claims were met with mixed reactions from both audiences and the LGBT community. When asked about perceptions of a homosexual undertone in the film, Lee said, "We know what we made. But at the same time I feel like once we hand the film over, it belongs to the world, so I don't like to say anything, and let the fans talk. I think it's up to them." She also mentioned that Disney films were made in different eras and were all celebrated for different reasons, but a 2013 film would have a "2013 point of view".
Accolades
Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret was nominated for various awards and won a number of them, including several for Best Animated Feature. The song "Let It Go" was particularly praised. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes at the 71st Golden Globe Awards and won for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to win in this category. It also won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go"), the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), five Annie Awards (including Best Animated Feature), and two Critics' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go"). It received other similar nominations at the Satellite Awards, and various critics' groups and circles. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, the Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media and was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (with credits going to Christophe Beck as composer); the song "Let It Go" won the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media, with credits going to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez as songwriters and Idina Menzel as performer.
Best Animated Feature – Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Best Picture – Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Best Original Song – "Let It Go" – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Best Sound Editing – Gary Rydstrom
Best Adapted Screenplay – Characters from the November release Frozen by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, Peter Pan and Wendy Darling from Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie, Disney Fairies characters from Tinker Bell and Secret of the Wings written by Bradley Raymond and Peggy Holmes, The Muppets and the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted characters created by Jim Henson, James Bobin and Nicholas Stoller, characters from Ice Age: The Meltdown by Carlos Saldanha
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Cultural impact
During the spring and summer of 2014, several journalists observed that Frozen was unusually catchy in comparison to the vast majority of films, in that many children in both the U.S. and the UK were watching Frozen so many times that they now knew all the songs by heart and kept singing them again and again at every opportunity, to the distress of their hapless parents, teachers, and classmates. Among the celebrities who have disclosed that they are the parent of a Frozen-obsessed child are UK prime minister David Cameron as well as actors Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner and Vince Vaughn. When Terry Gross brought up this phenomenon with songwriters Lopez and Anderson-Lopez in an April 2014 interview on NPR, they explained there was simply no way they could have known how popular their work on Frozen would become. They were "just trying to tell a story that resonated" and "that didn't suck."
In May, columnist Joel Stein of Time magazine wrote about his young son Laszlo's frustration with the inescapable "cultural assault" of Frozen at preschool and all social and extracurricular activities, and how he had arranged for a Skype call with lead actress Bell after Laszlo began asking why the film was made. When Laszlo asked whether Bell knew when she made Frozen that it would take over kids' lives, she replied: "I did not know that people would not let it go. No pun intended." In a December 2014 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lee acknowledged that she had transitioned from thanking people when they expressed their appreciation for Frozen to having to apologize when they said "we're still listening to those songs" (with their children). Lee also said that she used the film and its strong female characters to inspire her own daughter, who had experienced bullying at school, and admitted that she herself as a child was bullied as well; thus, they had managed to be true to themselves like Anna and Elsa.
In a 2014 mid-year report of the 100 most-used baby names conducted by BabyCenter, Elsa was ranked 88; it was the first time the name had appeared on the site's chart. Sarah Barrett, managing director of the site, explained that while the film's popular heroine is called Anna, "Elsa offers a more unique name and is also a strong female role model." Many parents revealed that their choices of name were "heavily influenced" by the siblings. Vice president of Disney UK Anna Hill later commented that "We're delighted that Elsa is a popular name for babies and it's lovely to hear that for many families, it is actually their siblings who have chosen it," and that "Elsa's fight to overcome her fears and the powerful strength of the family bond" were relatable to many families. On 2014 year-end lists issued by Google, Frozen was the most searched movie of 2014. On the Google Play Store, Frozen and its soundtrack album were also named Movie of the Year and Album of the Year respectively, i.e. the best-selling title in their respective areas. Frozen was also the second most illegally downloaded film title of 2014 via BitTorrent file sharing protocol, with around 30 million downloads. Elsa has become very popular in the cosplaying community. One of the best cosplayers currently, Anna Faith, is well known for cosplaying as Elsa at charities, comic-cons, and other events.
After Disney announced in March 2015 that a feature-length sequel was in development, Agence France-Presse and the Toronto Star both published stories gently mocking the horror of parents everywhere at the news that another Frozen "sensory and financial assault" was in the pipeline.
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Franchise
In January 2014, Iger announced that Frozen would be adapted into a Broadway stage musical. In the space of a single business quarter, Iger went from speaking of Frozen's "franchise potential" (in February 2014) to saying that it was "probably" one of Disney's "top five franchises" (in May 2014). The film's massive popularity resulted in an unusually severe merchandise shortage in the United States and several other industrialized countries in April 2014, which caused resale prices for higher-quality limited-edition Frozen dolls and costumes to skyrocket past $1,000 on eBay. By the time the merchandise shortage was finally resolved in early November 2014 (nearly a year after the film's release), Disney had sold over three million Frozen costumes in North America alone. Wait times for the meet-and-greets at Disney Parks soon regularly exceeded four hours and forced management in February 2014 to indefinitely extend what was originally intended as a temporary film promotion. Disney Parks later put on a temporary event (Frozen Summer Fun) at Disney's Hollywood Studios, then announced on September 12, 2014, that the Maelstrom ride at Epcot's Norway pavilion would be closed and replaced with a Frozen-based attraction to open in early 2016. By August 2014, the publisher Random House had sold over 8 million Frozen-related books. Tour operators, including Adventures by Disney, added more Norway tours in response to rising demand during 2014.
Meanwhile, the producers of Once Upon a Time (made by Disney-owned ABC Studios) independently conceived of and obtained authorization from both ABC and Disney for a Frozen-inspired crossover story arc in the show's fourth season, which was first revealed at the end of the show's third season in May 2014, which was broadcast in fall 2014. On September 2, 2014, ABC broadcast The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic, a one-hour "making of" television special. At the end of the special, Lasseter announced that the production team would be reuniting to make Frozen Fever, a short film which debuted in theaters with Walt Disney Animation Studios' Never Muppetational Pirate and Disney's Cinderella on March 13, 2015. On September 4, 2014, Feld Entertainment's Disney on Ice presented the world premiere of a touring ice skating show based on the film at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Sequel
In November 2014, Idina Menzel claimed that a feature-length sequel was in development. However, on December 1, when the subject came up again during an interview on the Today show on the NBC network, she said, "You know, I have no idea. I just assumed that because it's so successful that's what they're up to!" On March 12, 2015, Disney officially announced that a feature-length sequel to Frozen was in development with Buck and Lee returning as directors, and Del Vecho returning as producer. In a May 2015 interview, Buck said, "We have lots of things to figure out but at least we know where we are going."
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Short film
In 2014, after the release of Muppets Most Wanted, Disney has scheduled Pixie Party Plaza, a 6-minute short animated film, featuring characters from the 2013 film, Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret. It was released theatrically on July 18, 2014, with Planes: Fire & Rescue. The short pick up where the sequel has left off, with Pixie Hollow becoming reunited with the Winter Woods and Tinker Bell and Periwinkle being reunited. The cast consists of Mae Whitman, Lucy Hale, Debby Ryan, Grey DeLisle, Jane Horrocks, Lucy Liu, Jeff Bennett, Raven-Symoné, Matt Lanter, Jesse McCartney, Megan Hilty, Rob Paulsen, Pamela Adlon, and Angela Bartys. Dieter Hartmann compose the score for Pixie Party Plaza, with its rock 'n' roll song, "This Party's Out of Sight". Unlike the other feature-length Disney Fairies films (which are both rated G by the MPAA), Disco Plaza received the rating of PG: "Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children" from the MPAA for some reckless behavior. Thus, it is the first Disney Fairies short to receive a PG rating from the MPAA (unlike all of the previously-released Disney Fairies shorts, which were rated G by the MPAA) and also the Disney animated short film to have been designated that rating after 1990's Roller Coaster Rabbit. In the short, Tink, Peri, the Never Fairies, and her friends in Winter organizes a party, but no one shows up. To solve the problem, they use door stations to steal visitors from the biggest party going on at the Pixie Dust Tree.
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DVD Details
Front
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Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret
Dominic Badguy, Jean Pierre Napoleon, Nadya, Vidia, Beaker, Iridessa, Foo Foo, Miss Piggy, Silvermist, Walter, Rosetta, Fozzie Bear, Fawn, Animal, The Great Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, Pepé the King Prawn, Kermit the Frog, Kristoff, Tinker Bell, Sven, Olaf, Periwinkle, Constantine, Hans
"#1 Animated Film Of The Year" – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
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Bonus Extras: "The Great Divide" Music Video Performed by McClain Sisters, "Let It Go (End Credit Version)" Music Video Performed by Demi Lovato
"An Instant Classic!" – Leonard Maltin
Two Frogs! Sisters! Pig! Tourists! Intrigue! Music! Magic! Mayhem! Madness! Muppets! From the creators of Wreck-It Ralph, Walt Disney Animation Studios invites you on an incredible journey to an amazing new world, presenting a chilly twist on one of the most humorous and heartwarming stories ever told. "Disney Animation's best since The Lion King" will take your breath away and melt your heart.
Join Tinker Bell, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal and the entire Muppet and Pixie Hollow gang as they head out on the European tour. But for mayhem which follows the Muppets, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper, and the Winter Woods is strictly off limits. Now Kermit is behind bars at the mercy of prison warden Nadya (Tina Fey), and the World's Number One Criminal, Constantine–a dead ringer for Kermit–has taken his place. A mysterious force draws Tinker Bell to cross the border into this unknown world and she discovers a secret that will change her life forever. She comes face-to-face with a frost fairy named Periwinkle (Lucy Hale), the only fairy who can help unlock the secret of their wings. Fearless optimist Anna (Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with an ice trader Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister, Elsa (Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a naive snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad). Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.
With fun and laughter, they form a magical connection and make an astonishing discovery...they're more than friends, they're sisters! As Constantine and his dastardly sidekick Dominic (Ricky Gervais) plot the robbery of the century, they are pursed by Sam Eagle and Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon (Ty Burrell). When the world is threatened, this perfect pair must work together to save their two worlds. Will Constantine get away his nefarious scheme? Will Kermit escape in time to save the day? Will Tinker Bell and Periwinkle save sisterhood? Disney's Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret will make you believe in the unbreakable bonds of most wanted friendship and sisterhood, and will change Oslo forever.
BLU-RAY FEATURE FILM: 1080p High Definition. Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1. Audio English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Descriptive Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish.
DVD FEATURE FILM: Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 - Enhanced for 16x9 Televisions. English 5.1 and DVS 2.0 Dolby Digital; Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks. English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles (Applies To Film Content Only)
Feature Running Time: Approx. 124 Minutes / Color / Digitally Mastered.
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G: "General Audiences-All Ages Admitted."
2014 DVD Release

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Kermit the Frog
Anna & Elsa
Tinker Bell & Periwinkle
The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rowlf the Dog, and Scooter / Constantine & Dominic Badguy
Tinker Bell at the boundary / Tinker Bell in the basket at the Winter Woods
Sven, Anna, and Kristoff
Sam the Eagle & Jean Pierre Napoleon / Kermit the Frog, Big Papa, Prison King, and Danny Trejo
Fiona, Dewey, Tinker Bell, and Periwinkle / Vidia, Periwinkle, and Tinker Bell
Olaf / Grand Pabbie
Sweetums, Uncle Deadly, Camilla the Chicken, Pepé the King Prawn, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, Kermit the Frog, Walter, Scooter, Animal, Miss Piggy, Foo Foo, Bobby Benson, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, and Zoot
Tinker Bell & Periwinkle
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November 27, 2013 – After a year off, the animation studio's film series picks back up with today's wide release of Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, the 53rd film in Disney's animated classics canon which loosely fashions Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale The Snow Queen into a Broadway-style musical adventure. After a childhood accident, Anna grows up not knowing her sister Elsa has powers. The Muppet gang embark on a world tour in Europe near choice theft targets, but diabolical fugitive Constantine switches places with Kermit the Frog. Tinker Bell ventures into the forbidden Norwegian valley and discovers a winter fairy named Periwinkle. From the creators of Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn and Wreck-It Ralph and original songs by Winnie the Pooh & Tinker Bell's Midsummer Rescue's Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn' Bret McKenzie, the film features the lead voice cast of Mae Whitman, Kristen Bell, Lucy Hale, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ricky Gervais, Josh Gad, Queen Latifah, Santino Fontana, Ty Burrell, Timothy Dalton, Tina Fey, and Debby Ryan. The feature is preceded by Get a Horse!, a new Mickey Mouse animated short that's partly in the style of his earliest cartoons.
January 10, 2014 – Disney has announced Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret will hit DVD and Blu-ray combo pack on March 18th. The smash hit musical adventure, the animation studio's biggest earner since The Lion King, will be released as a single-disc DVD, a Blu-ray + DVD, a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy and a Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy. The film will also be available in Digital HD form on February 23rd.
March 16, 2014 – Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret hits stores this week on the heels of its extraordinary box office success. Walt Disney Animation Studios' 53rd feature and fourth rare sequel to the smash hit predecessors, this musical adventure tells the story of two sisters (Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel), one with ice-producing powers divide them and also takes the colorful gang on a world tour in Europe. Tinker Bell ventures into the forbidden Winter Woods, where her wings mysteriously begin glowing and Kermit switches places with a fugitive criminal, who teams with their manager (Ricky Gervais) to target the crown jewels and other European treasures. Tink proceeds to discover why while making a dear friend. Chill out with our thorough Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy combo pack review right now.