If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably watched Frozen about 100 million times by now. You might have found every hidden easter egg and know every song lyric by heart, but do you know these amazing behind-the-scenes facts? Read on to find out, and don’t miss Frozen Weekend March 26 and 27 on Freeform!
1. 50 people worked on the technology for the scene where Elsa builds her ice palace. One frame of the scene took 30 hours to render.
2. The animators held a “Sister Summit” to understand what sisterly relationships are like.
3. In one version of the film, Hans gifted Anna a snow globe after the coronation, but the idea was dropped for narrative streamlining.
4. There was originally a dressing room in between Anna and Elsa’s bedrooms.
5. The official crest of Arendelle is called a crocus.
It’s a symbol of rebirth and spring. And this whole time we thought it was just a pretty flower.
6. The Duke of Weselton was originally conceived as a royal handler to Anna and Elsa, but as the story progressed, filmmakers changed his character’s role.
7. Chris Williams, who voiced Oaken, went on to direct Big Hero 6!
8. The Snow Queen, the Hans Christian Andersen story on which Frozen is based, was first put into development by Walt Disney in 1939.
9. When Anna becomes completely frozen, you can see Elsa’s signature snowflake on her iris.
10. Disney artists had to take a crash course in meteorology to learn about snow.
11. When Santino Fontana auditioned for the role of Hans, he sang “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story.
12. Elsa has more strands of hair than Rapunzel.
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