Frozen

Image: Disney ParksIt’s approaching peak time for festive merriment, both for travelers packing for those winter trips and locals getting their holiday theme park fixes. Here’s what’s going on at Disney Parks, Universal Studios, Meow Wolf, and other immersive experiences just in time for the season of cheer. Things kicked off this past weekend with Marvel Studios star Brie Larson hosting Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional. There’s upcoming Christmas movie fun to be had in theaters with the 20th anniversary of Elf, and…

During 2023, the extent of Antarctica’s sea ice reached a record low. Credit: National Snow and Ice Data Centre, CC BY-SA As this year's UN climate summit (COP28) gets under way in Dubai, scientists studying Earth's frozen regions have been delivering an urgent call for action to policy makers. But is anyone listening? Throughout…

Walt Disney Animation Studios ushered in a new era with the release of 2013's Frozen, a film which opened second upon release but went on to become the highest-grossing animated film at the time. Frozen II followed in 2019 and was similarly successful—so of course, there’s now more sequels on the way, as well as immersive lands at Disney Parks around the world.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedCo-directed by Jennifer Lee (Disney Animation’s current chief creative officer and Wish co-writer) and Chris…

The Walt Disney Company is celebrating 100 years of animation, and part of that anniversary includes Wish, an animated movie that pays tribute to the magic that has has made the historic company shine for a century. Wish hit theaters over Thanksgiving weekend, and while critics are focusing on its disappointing opening at the box office, I think we should be talking about the legacy the movie could have if Disney got serious about it. After all, this new movie has all the pieces that made Frozen a franchise success; it…

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100 years of creating timeless magic is at the core of Wish, its latest feature now playing in theaters.Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&Dio9 recently sat down with Wish directors Fawn Veerasunthorn and Chris Buck to talk about the animation company’s effort to pay homage to everyone that came before and will continue Disney’s legacy, in a story that draws on the origins of the very wishes that brought the studio to life. The film, written by Jennifer Lee (Frozen) and…

From 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to 2023’s Wish, we’ve ranked all 62 films from the dream factory Is there a more recognizable brand on earth than Disney? The studio has, of course, gone far beyond the modest dreams of Walt and Roy Disney, who began the company 100 years ago sketching away in a garage. They could never have predicted their humble beginnings turning into an enormous corporation with thousands of films, shows, games, and more under its belt. Though…

Whether we like it or not, romance and the Disney Princess brand go hand-in-hand. Every princess needs a Prince Charming—unless your name is Elsa. Somehow, between two sequels and a million and one short films, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel) of the Frozen franchise has managed to avoid being tied down by anyone besides her sister, a vengeful prince, and a few angry spirits. But many fans of the Frozen franchise are hoping that whenever Frozen 3 makes its grand debut into theaters, Elsa will finally find her own one true…

Disney celebrates its legacy in Wish—a movie filled with the company’s own mythology that also has bold allegorical similitudes to its recent history, all weaved into a powerful fairytale.Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DWish was written by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ current steward Jennifer Lee (Frozen), alongside Allison Moore; their script harnesses the foundation Disney built alongside its legions of animators, writers, and really everyone on production over the past 100 years, sharing the…

Image: DisneyWith both the Writer’s strike at an end and SAG-AFTRA’s suspend as it heads to vote on its next contract, Hollywood is getting back into the swing of things: announcing things, way, way, way ahead of time for absolutely no rhyme or reason. Such is the case for Bob Iger, who decided to casually announce that Frozen 4 is in the works at Disney on Good Morning America today, during an interview for the launch of Disney Hong Kong’s Frozen-themed land. “‘Frozen 3 is in the works, and there might be a Frozen 4 in…

Frozen is one of the most popular things that the Walt Disney Company has created in its 100 years of existence, so it wasn’t actually a shock when it became one of the few Walt Disney Animation Studios projects to get a full theatrical sequel. When that movie became an even bigger hit than the first, we were all but expecting the announcement that Frozen 3 was coming. But it appears the studio isn’t going to wait for Frozen 3 to be a hit, as Frozen 4 is already in development.Hong Kong Disneyland is set to open the new…