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The meet-and-greets with Anna and Elsa at [[Disneyland]] and [[Epcot]] had been initially sponsored by [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]] as short-term temporary attractions starting from November 2013 to promote the film, but in February 2014, [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]] decided to extend them indefinitely in response to unprecedented demand.<ref name="Tully">{{cite news|last=Tully|first=Sarah|title="Frozen" characters draw unprecedented lines at Disneyland|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/line-602644-wait-minutes.html|accessdate=March 10, 2014|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> By the beginning of March, wait time was reportedly as long as four or five hours to see Anna and Elsa, which fueled outside speculation about whether Disney Parks would respond with additional ''Frozen''-specific attractions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bevil|first=Dewayne|title=Could Disney's 'Frozen' play bigger role in theme parks? |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-03-01/the-daily-disney/os-disney-frozen-theme-parks-20140301_1_theme-parks-disney-world-arendelle|accessdate=April 6, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> After wait times at [[Norway (Epcot)|Norway pavilion]] in [[Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot reportedly reached six hours,<ref name="Ryan">{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Joal|title=Frozen Out: One Reporter's Tortured Quest to Meet Disneyland's Anna and Elsa|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/frozen-out--one-reporter-s-tortured-quest-to-meet-disneyland-s-anna-and-elsa-203635415.html|work=Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=April 27, 2014 |date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> in mid-April the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greets were finally moved to Princess Fairytale Hall at [[Magic Kingdom]], where park guests could use the new FastPass+ reservation system (part of Disney's [[MyMagic+]] project) to bypass the lengthy wait time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brigante|first=Ricky|title="Frozen" characters find new home at Walt Disney World as FastPass+ cuts wait to meet Anna and Elsa – when it works|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/04/frozen-characters-find-new-home-at-walt-disney-world-as-fastpass-cuts-wait-to-meet-anna-and-elsa-when-it-works/|accessdate=April 21, 2014|newspaper=Inside the Magic|date=April 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fickley-Baker|first=Jennifer|title='Frozen' Anna & Elsa Arrive at Princess Fairytale Hall Today|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/04/frozen-anna-elsa-arrive-at-princess-fairytale-hall-today/|accessdate=April 21, 2014|newspaper=Disney Parks Blog|date=April 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel.com]] commented on the phenomenon, "Word has it that those characters are like [[the Beatles]] now, attracting large crowds of screaming females."<ref name="Berr" /> However, as of April 2014, there have not been any plans for Anna and Elsa to join the [[Disney Princess]] line-up, though [[Disney Store]] confirmed that it was still possible the characters would be added to that franchise in the future.<ref name="rickyapr22" /> In September 2014, a FastPass system was added to the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greet at Disneyland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disneyland Frozen Meet and Greet Adds FastPass Reduces Line to 10 Minutes|url=http://disneydose.com/frozen-fastpass-disneyland/#axzz3CDNxYvVX|publisher=Disney Dose|accessdate=September 3, 2014|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>
The meet-and-greets with Anna and Elsa at [[Disneyland]] and [[Epcot]] had been initially sponsored by [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]] as short-term temporary attractions starting from November 2013 to promote the film, but in February 2014, [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]] decided to extend them indefinitely in response to unprecedented demand.<ref name="Tully">{{cite news|last=Tully|first=Sarah|title="Frozen" characters draw unprecedented lines at Disneyland|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/line-602644-wait-minutes.html|accessdate=March 10, 2014|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> By the beginning of March, wait time was reportedly as long as four or five hours to see Anna and Elsa, which fueled outside speculation about whether Disney Parks would respond with additional ''Frozen''-specific attractions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bevil|first=Dewayne|title=Could Disney's 'Frozen' play bigger role in theme parks? |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-03-01/the-daily-disney/os-disney-frozen-theme-parks-20140301_1_theme-parks-disney-world-arendelle|accessdate=April 6, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> After wait times at [[Norway (Epcot)|Norway pavilion]] in [[Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot reportedly reached six hours,<ref name="Ryan">{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Joal|title=Frozen Out: One Reporter's Tortured Quest to Meet Disneyland's Anna and Elsa|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/frozen-out--one-reporter-s-tortured-quest-to-meet-disneyland-s-anna-and-elsa-203635415.html|work=Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=April 27, 2014 |date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> in mid-April the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greets were finally moved to Princess Fairytale Hall at [[Magic Kingdom]], where park guests could use the new FastPass+ reservation system (part of Disney's [[MyMagic+]] project) to bypass the lengthy wait time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brigante|first=Ricky|title="Frozen" characters find new home at Walt Disney World as FastPass+ cuts wait to meet Anna and Elsa – when it works|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/04/frozen-characters-find-new-home-at-walt-disney-world-as-fastpass-cuts-wait-to-meet-anna-and-elsa-when-it-works/|accessdate=April 21, 2014|newspaper=Inside the Magic|date=April 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fickley-Baker|first=Jennifer|title='Frozen' Anna & Elsa Arrive at Princess Fairytale Hall Today|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/04/frozen-anna-elsa-arrive-at-princess-fairytale-hall-today/|accessdate=April 21, 2014|newspaper=Disney Parks Blog|date=April 20, 2014}}</ref> [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel.com]] commented on the phenomenon, "Word has it that those characters are like [[the Beatles]] now, attracting large crowds of screaming females."<ref name="Berr" /> However, as of April 2014, there have not been any plans for Anna and Elsa to join the [[Disney Princess]] line-up, though [[Disney Store]] confirmed that it was still possible the characters would be added to that franchise in the future.<ref name="rickyapr22" /> In September 2014, a FastPass system was added to the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greet at Disneyland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disneyland Frozen Meet and Greet Adds FastPass Reduces Line to 10 Minutes|url=http://disneydose.com/frozen-fastpass-disneyland/#axzz3CDNxYvVX|publisher=Disney Dose|accessdate=September 3, 2014|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> On November 13 2014, prior to "A Sparkling Christmas" Evert, Anna and Elsa began meet-and-greet sessions at [[Hong Kong Disneyland]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong Disneyland launches “Disney Paint the Night” Parade from October 2014|url= http://www.darrensim.com/2014/08/15/hong-kong-disneyland-launches-disney-paint-night-parade-october-2014/}}</ref>


On July 5, 2014, [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] at Walt Disney World launched a "Frozen Summer Fun" program which was to run through September 1, and which included a daily parade, sing-along show, dance party, and fireworks show; an indoor ice skating rink and a merchandise shop; and ''Frozen'' décor throughout the theme park.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brigante|first1=Ricky|title=Frozen Summer Fun event debuts at Walt Disney World as Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf appear in delightful new shows|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/07/frozen-summer-fun-event-debuts-at-walt-disney-world-as-anna-elsa-kristoff-and-olaf-appear-in-delightful-new-shows/|accessdate=July 10, 2014|work=Inside the Magic|publisher=Distant Creations Group, LLC|date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> In response to strong demand, Disney Parks subsequently announced on August 7 that ''Frozen Summer Fun'' would be extended to September 28.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wynne|first1=Sharon Kennedy|title='Frozen' still hot at Disney theme park, celebration extended|url=http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/travel/florida/frozen-still-hot-at-disney-theme-park-celebration-extended/2192016|accessdate=August 7, 2014|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
On July 5, 2014, [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] at Walt Disney World launched a "Frozen Summer Fun" program which was to run through September 1, and which included a daily parade, sing-along show, dance party, and fireworks show; an indoor ice skating rink and a merchandise shop; and ''Frozen'' décor throughout the theme park.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brigante|first1=Ricky|title=Frozen Summer Fun event debuts at Walt Disney World as Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf appear in delightful new shows|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/07/frozen-summer-fun-event-debuts-at-walt-disney-world-as-anna-elsa-kristoff-and-olaf-appear-in-delightful-new-shows/|accessdate=July 10, 2014|work=Inside the Magic|publisher=Distant Creations Group, LLC|date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> In response to strong demand, Disney Parks subsequently announced on August 7 that ''Frozen Summer Fun'' would be extended to September 28.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wynne|first1=Sharon Kennedy|title='Frozen' still hot at Disney theme park, celebration extended|url=http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/travel/florida/frozen-still-hot-at-disney-theme-park-celebration-extended/2192016|accessdate=August 7, 2014|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>

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Frozen franchise
Films and television
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Video game(s)
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Radio program(s)Let It Go (radio single by Idina Menzel)
Soundtrack(s)Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2013)

Frozen is a Disney media franchise based on the 2013 American animated feature, Frozen, which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho, with songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officer John Lasseter served as the film's executive producer.

To date, the franchise includes various Disney theme park attractions, merchandise, video games, books, an ice skating show, a television crossover, and a Frozen-inspired tour of Norway (the country which served as visual inspiration for the film). Disney has also announced that it is working on a Broadway stage musical adaptation and a short animated film.

Musical adaptation

In January 2014, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger stated that Disney Theatrical Productions is in early development of a Broadway stage musical adaptation of Frozen.[1][2][3] No specific date has yet been set for this adaptation. "We're not demand­ing speed," Iger said. "We're demand­ing excellence."[1][4] A microsite for the stage adaptation has been launched by Disney, where users can sign up to receive email updates on the musical.[5]

During the Walt Disney Company's 2014 first-quarter earnings conference call on February 5, 2014, Iger congratulated "all those involved with Frozen" and reiterated that it would "be going to Broadway."[6]: 4  He also noted that Frozen "has real franchise potential" and predicted that "You will see Frozen in more places than you've certainly seen today."[6]: 8, 13 

At the end of March 2014, Del Vecho confirmed that there had been "discussions on how we can support the [film's] characters at other locations [and] [w]e are also discussing making a theatrical [musical] version of Frozen, but these things take time."[7] In late June, Anderson-Lopez and Lopez said there will be a musical based on Frozen within "a few years".[8]: 45:40 

In an October 2014 interview, Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatrical Group, disclosed that discussions about a musical had begun even before the film was released almost a year earlier.[9] After watching Frozen at a pre-release midnight screening, he texted Lasseter at 1:30 a.m. with "When can we start?" and got a call back from Lasseter within 60 seconds.[9] Schumacher explained: "My job is to corral the writers of the movie. I'm already talking to directors, and I have a design concept, and we have to begin to fashion this idea. It doesn't need to be fast. It needs to be great."[9]

Merchandise

In the February earnings call, Iger alluded to "high demand for Frozen merchandise," which was expanded upon by Disney senior executive vice president and chief financial officer Jay Rasulo: "Over the most recent quarter...if I had to pick out a single item, I would say Frozen items were the single most demanded items at Disney Stores."[6]: 4, 22  In March 2014, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Disney had sold almost 500,000 Anna and Elsa dolls, with a 5,000 limited-edition run selling out online in only 45 minutes in January.[10] Demand only increased further after the mid-March home video release; toy industry expert Jim Silver explained home video enabled children to "watch it over and over again" and "fall in love" with the film's characters.[11] Chris Buck mentioned in an April 2014 interview that the directors had not bought anything for themselves "thinking it wouldn't be a problem, and now everything's sold out!"[12]

By mid-April, U.S. consumer demand for Frozen merchandise was so high that resale prices for higher-quality limited-edition Frozen dolls and costumes had skyrocketed past $1,000 on eBay, both Disney and its licensees had arranged for air freight to rush fresh inventory to retailers besieged by desperate parents, and some of those parents had begun publicly venting their frustration through social media outlets such as the Disney Store's Facebook page.[11][13][14][15][16] Needham & Co. analyst Sean McGowan compared the situation to the 1980s Cabbage Patch Kids craze, where "the demand is ... driven by the scarcity because of the social status attached to being able to find it."[17] Fed up with the shortage, some parents took a "do it yourself" approach, and others went for custom-made replicas on crafts sites like Etsy.[14][16] Similar shortages of Frozen merchandise were reported during spring 2014 in the United Kingdom,[18][19] Canada,[20] Australia,[21][22] New Zealand,[23] France,[24] and Singapore.[25]

In a mid-April interview, Disney Store Vice President Jonathan Storey admitted that although Disney had high expectations for the film, "demand went even higher than they thought it ever would."[26] He also promised that more Frozen merchandise would be delivered to Disney Store locations immediately through regular shipments, and that new products were being developed for release throughout the year.[26] By the end of April, Disney Parks had imposed a five-item limit at its stores, while Disney Store had imposed a two-item limit, restricted the release of the most popular items to store opening on Saturday mornings, and required guests to enter into a lottery on those mornings just for the chance to purchase the very popular Elsa costumes.[27][28]

During The Walt Disney Company's 2014 second-quarter earnings call on May 6, 2014, Iger said Frozen "is definitely up there in terms of, probably, our top five franchises,"[29] and that the company will "take full advantage of that over the next at least five years."[30] He also explained Disney was still working on the musical, as well as publishing, interactive, and theme park projects.[29] Rasulo disclosed that nine of the ten best-selling items at Disney Store in the second quarter were Frozen-related.[29]

In response to demand from private art collectors for official Frozen-inspired fine art, the first batch of 10 artworks approved by Disney Fine Art went on sale on May 8, 2014 at an art gallery in Sacramento, California.[31]

A few days earlier, on May 1, 2014, it had been reported that Disney Consumer Products was developing a comprehensive program of new Frozen merchandise for 2014 and 2015, which would include additional role play and plush items as well as "home décor, bath, textile, footwear," sporting goods, consumer electronics, and pool and summer toys (the last two to come in summer 2015).[32] On June 25, 2014, DCP presented a "holiday fair" to journalists in New York City for the 2014 Christmas and holiday season, which included numerous Frozen-related items.[33] MTV News warned parents to prepare to "'[l]et it go,' and by 'it' we mean 'your money.'"[33] In early August, Fortune reported that Frozen could hit $1 billion in merchandise sales just in the U.S. market alone (that is, excluding sales of the actual film itself) by the end of 2014, with about half of that amount coming from toys.[34] Advertising Age reported at the start of September that the Frozen brand would be expanding soon to even more kinds of products, such as backpacks, fruit, juice, yogurt, bandages, and oral care.[35]

In late September, film reviewer Kyle Smith of the New York Post wrote about how Disney had sent him an early DVD copy of Frozen almost a year earlier for him to review, and as a result had cost him approximately $900 in merchandise.[36] He explained, "Frozen has turned my sweet daughters into mad merch-munching dragons who get all the hungrier the more we feed them."[36]

On October 9, 2014, Iger acknowledged at a conference on new media in San Francisco that demand for Frozen costumes "has been crazy since the movie came out, crazier than we ever anticipated, because, who knew?"[37] He added that Disney was now "definitely prepared" to meet consumer demand.[37] Around the same time, the National Retail Federation published a survey projecting that Frozen costumes would be the fourth most popular category of children's costumes for Halloween 2014, in that about 2.6 million American children were expected to dress up as Frozen characters.[38] The Fresno Bee estimated that with all the accessories released for Halloween 2014, it would cost about $94 to fully costume a girl as Elsa.[38]

At the start of November, it was reported that the shortage of Frozen merchandise was finally over, and Disney and its licensees had "adapted to a new reality where demand for Frozen merchandise seems unquenchable."[39] Disney announced that it had sold over three million Frozen costumes in North America alone, of which Elsa was the no. 1 best-selling Disney costume of all time, followed by Anna at no. 2.[40] Walmart was ready for the 2014 Christmas and holiday season with about 700 distinct Frozen-related items of merchandise in stock.[40] The "Frozen juggernaut" was cited as a major reason for a significant decline during 2014 in sales figures for other toy brands, including Hello Kitty[41] and Barbie.[42] The Holiday Top Toys Survey conducted by United States' National Retail Federation pointed out that 20 percent of parents asked planned to buy Frozen-related merchandise for their girls, comparing to 16.8 percent of Barbie, making Frozen toys the no. 1 "holiday wish lists of girls", a position which Barbie had held for 11 years.[43] New York Times reporter Binyamin Appelbaum compared Disney's spectacular success with the Frozen merchandise brand to the pharmaceutical industry, in the sense that the actual consumer of the product is usually not the person who is stuck with the bill: "After all, who wants to say no to their princess?"[44]

Theme parks

The meet-and-greets with Anna and Elsa at Disneyland and Epcot had been initially sponsored by The Walt Disney Studios as short-term temporary attractions starting from November 2013 to promote the film, but in February 2014, Disney Parks decided to extend them indefinitely in response to unprecedented demand.[45] By the beginning of March, wait time was reportedly as long as four or five hours to see Anna and Elsa, which fueled outside speculation about whether Disney Parks would respond with additional Frozen-specific attractions.[46] After wait times at Norway pavilion in Walt Disney World's Epcot reportedly reached six hours,[47] in mid-April the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greets were finally moved to Princess Fairytale Hall at Magic Kingdom, where park guests could use the new FastPass+ reservation system (part of Disney's MyMagic+ project) to bypass the lengthy wait time.[48][49] Jezebel.com commented on the phenomenon, "Word has it that those characters are like the Beatles now, attracting large crowds of screaming females."[13] However, as of April 2014, there have not been any plans for Anna and Elsa to join the Disney Princess line-up, though Disney Store confirmed that it was still possible the characters would be added to that franchise in the future.[26] In September 2014, a FastPass system was added to the Anna and Elsa meet-and-greet at Disneyland.[50] On November 13 2014, prior to "A Sparkling Christmas" Evert, Anna and Elsa began meet-and-greet sessions at Hong Kong Disneyland. [51]

On July 5, 2014, Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World launched a "Frozen Summer Fun" program which was to run through September 1, and which included a daily parade, sing-along show, dance party, and fireworks show; an indoor ice skating rink and a merchandise shop; and Frozen décor throughout the theme park.[52] In response to strong demand, Disney Parks subsequently announced on August 7 that Frozen Summer Fun would be extended to September 28.[53]

On August 19, 2014, it was initially announced that Elsa & Anna's Boutique (replacing Studio Disney 365) would open mid-September in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort. The opening date was later changed to October 6, 2014 and the store name was changed to "Anna & Elsa's Boutique". The location includes products inspired by Anna, Elsa, and Olaf.[54][55][56][57] Anna & Elsa's Boutique promptly drew a line of curious consumers on its first day of operation, although Disney management was reportedly attempting to gauge consumer response before considering similar stores at other Disney locations.[58]

On September 12, 2014, Walt Disney World announced that a Frozen attraction is scheduled to open in early 2016 at Epcot's World Showcase in the Norway pavilion, replacing the park's Maelstrom ride. The attraction will feature the kingdom of Arendelle with music and scenes from the film, as well as meet-and-greets with Anna and Elsa.[59][60][61]

Possible sequel and short film

When asked about future sequels, Del Vecho explained in March that Buck, Lee and he "work very, very well together, so I believe we will be developing a new project. But I don't know what that is right now."[7] In late April, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn said that "we haven't really talked about a sequel" because the studio's current priority is the planned Broadway musical, which will require "four or five" additional songs to be written by Lopez and Anderson-Lopez.[62][63] When asked in May about a sequel, Iger said that Disney would not "mandate a sequel" or "force storytelling", because to do so would risk creating something not as good as the first film.[64] (In the same interview, Iger also expressed the hope that the Frozen franchise "is something that is kind of forever for the company" similar to The Lion King, which drew a skeptical response from host David Faber: "Bob, forever, really? Really? I mean forever is a long time."[64]) In June, Lee confirmed that Lasseter had expressly granted her and Buck the freedom to explore whatever they were "passionate about": "We don't know what it is yet ... We’re actually going to start from scratch. It’ll be something completely brand new."[65]

On August 5, 2014, Variety reported that Lee had selected her next project: a screenplay adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle’s 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time, for which Disney already holds the film adaptation rights.[66] However, Lee will continue to participate in Disney Animation's development process (i.e. giving notes on other projects, the same process by which she became involved with Frozen in the first place).[66]

On September 2, 2014, during the ABC airing of The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic, Lasseter announced a Frozen short film with a new song will be released in the future.[67] On the same day, Variety announced that the short would be released in spring 2015 under the title Frozen Fever, with Lee and Buck returning as directors, Del Vecho producing and a new song by Lopez and Anderson-Lopez. The summary of the short is as follows: "[I]t's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk." Olaf, the snowman, also will make an appearance in the film.[68][69][70] In a mid-October interview, Idina Menzel revealed that the cast had already recorded their vocal tracks: "We just worked on a short for Frozen."[71] On December 3, 2014, it was announced that Aimee Scribner will be a co-producer and that Frozen Fever will debut in theaters with Disney's Cinderella on March 13, 2015.[72][73]

Television

The film will play a factor in the fourth season of a television series produced by Disney-owned ABC Studios, Once Upon a Time. On May 11, 2014, the conclusion of the show's third season finale revealed a new storyline that will incorporate elements from Frozen, centering around the arrival of Elsa, the Snow Queen, after her urn was accidentally thrust into the time-traveling portal from the Enchanted Forest back to present-day Storybrooke. The show's executive producers later explained that Disney had not asked them to do a crossover.[74][75] Rather, they fell in love with Frozen when it premiered in November, saw it three more times, then developed a story idea in February and successfully pitched it to ABC Studios, the ABC network, and then Disney brand management.[74][75][76] The producers shared that "their writers' room was "basically a 'Frozen' appreciation room" and they would be "completely honored" if the original movie stars wanted to reprise their roles.[77][78] Producer Adam Horowitz said that they were not going to "redo" the film: "We're very aware of what we think makes this character from 'Frozen' so special and we want to honor that and make sure that what we do is in the universe of [what] everyone fell in love with this past year."[77]

On June 7, 2014, TVLine reported that Anna and Kristoff would also appear in the show alongside Elsa, casting had begun for all three characters, and that Elsa would appear in approximately nine episodes.[79][80] By the first week of July, it had been confirmed that the show's producers had cast Georgina Haig as Elsa, Elizabeth Lail as Anna, and Scott Michael Foster as Kristoff.[81][82] Later on July 22, TVLine announced the appearance of Hans in the third episode of this series' Season 4,[83] and on July 28, actor Tyler Jacob Moore was announced to have been cast in this role.[84] On the same day, John Rhys-Davies was cast as the voice of rock troll Pabbie.[85] A first look at a Frozen scene from the show's fourth season was screened at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, which depicted a story line taking place after the animated film's events.[86]

On August 13, 2014, it was announced that a one-hour special titled The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic would air September 2, 2014 on ABC. It featured interviews with some of the cast and the creative team of the film, footage from Norway that inspired the look of Frozen, announcements of what is next for the franchise, and a preview of Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff's appearance in Once Upon a Time. The special also included a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios' upcoming film Big Hero 6.[87][88][89]

Publishing

The publisher Random House initially released five Frozen-related titles for English-speaking markets in conjunction with the film's release. By June 29, 2014, all five ranked among the Nielsen Top 20 bestselling books of 2014 in the U.S. market.[90] By August, those five titles had collectively spent 148 weeks on USA Today's list of the top 150 bestselling books in the United States,[91] and Random House had sold over 8 million Frozen-related books.[92] That month, Random House announced a new series of four books by Erica David to be released in 2015; its two first installments, Anna & Elsa #1: All Hail the Queen and Anna & Elsa #2: Memory and Magic, which extends the plot beyond the events shown in the film as the sisters get to know each other, will be released on January 6, 2015.[93][94] They further plan to release three or four Frozen books a year in the future.[95][96]

Ice skating show

On May 20, 2014, it was reported that Feld Entertainment's Disney on Ice was planning an ice skating show based on Frozen with assistance from the film's producers and directors, and that the show would start touring in September 2014 starting in Orlando, Florida with a cast of 39.[97][98] The show's world premiere was presented on September 4, 2014 at Orlando's Amway Center.[99][100] Feld Entertainment disclosed in November that they had sold 250,000 tickets on the day they first became available and expected that over one million people would have seen the Frozen show by the end of 2014.[101]

Norway tourism

By June 2014, the film's reliance on Norway for visual inspiration had resulted in a significant increase in tourism in that country, with a 37% increase in tourists from the United States in the first quarter of 2014 (in comparison to the previous year's first quarter).[102][103] Tour operators (including Adventures by Disney) responded by adding more Norway tours.[102]

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