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Disney Adds ‘Frozen’ Experiences to Disneyland, California Adventure Theme Parks
Disney’s California Adventure is getting “Frozen” over. The Anaheim theme park will add “Frozen Fun” in January, providing themed experiences tied to the blockbuster toon.
Frozen Fever Release Date Announced! Disney Short to Be Shown Before Cinderella in Theaters
Disney has just announced details about their plans to release Frozen Fever!
It turns out that the studio will unveil the new short in theaters on March 13, 2015, in front of their upcoming live-action flick, Cinderella.
Idina Menzel Says ‘Frozen 2’ Is ‘in the Works’
If you’re not quite ready to “let it go,” you won’t have to.
“Frozen” star Idina Menzel told The Telegraph that a Disney sequel is on the horizon.
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ beats Barbie as top toy for girls, survey says
Sorry, Barbie. You’ve had a long reign as the top toy for girls. But you’ll have to ‘Let it Go.’
Anna and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen” join Code.org
Code.org is expecting more than 15 million kids to participate in its “Hour of Code” programming event this December. It may get even more with help from Anna and Elsa, the heroines of Disney’s mega hit “Frozen.”
Kohl’s and Disney Interactive Engage Families with Black Friday Campaign
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announces today, in collaboration with Disney, that America can decide which aspiring singers and “Frozen” fans will be included as part of a Kohl’s holiday commercial to air during the American Music Awards at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 23, on ABC.
Nearly 4,000 adults and children submitted videos of themselves singing along to the Oscar®-winning anthem “Let it Go” in Kohl’s Sing Your Heart Out contest. The videos were submitted on www.disney.com/frozenfriday and through the Disney Applause app available on iOS and Android. Starting at 10 a.m. PST Nov. 10, and continuing through 9:30 p.m. EST Nov. 23, America can vote for their favorite of 10 finalists online at www.disney.com/frozenfriday.
On Sunday, Nov. 23, the finalist with the most votes will have their performance air in a Kohl’s commercial during the American Music Awards.
A one-stop shop for everything “Frozen,” Kohl’s and Kohls.com offer a full assortment of product, including a wide variety of exclusive styles, inspired by the Disney phenomenon this holiday season. From essential toys and apparel to unexpected home and electronics goods, customers will be excited to discover “Frozen” for the entire family at incredible savings. Customers are encouraged to share their favorite “Frozen” finds with @Kohls using #FrozenFunAtKohls.
Big Freeze Continues as Disney Reveals More Than 3 Million Frozen Dresses Sold
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) announced that more than 3 million Disney Frozen Elsa and Anna role-play dresses have been sold at Disney Store and mass retailers in North America alone in less than a year, making it the latest property to join Disney’s list of blockbuster franchises.
The Frozen phenomenon shows no signs of abating with Elsa and Anna leading costume sales at all Disney Store locations in North America by double digits. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2014 Halloween Consumer Top Costumes Survey, an estimated 2.6 million children planned to dress up as one of Disney’s Frozen characters this Halloween.
In addition to success at retail, Frozen was identified by well-known toy experts Jim Silver and Chris Byrne of toy review website TTPM as one of the hottest properties this holiday season. Frozen products have landed on every major holiday toy list released by national retailers, toy industry organizations and media outlets with the Disney Frozen Snow Glow Elsa doll by Jakks Pacific being identified on six major lists including TTPM’s Most Wanted List, Kmart’s Fab 14, Toy Insider Hot 20, Toys “R” Us Fab 15 Hot Toy List, Walmart’s Kid-Approved 2014 Holiday Toy List and Parents magazine Top Toys of 2014.
“The powerful connection families around the world have with Frozen and its characters is truly a phenomenon that has only continued to grow over the last 12 months,” said Paul Gainer, executive vice president, Disney Retail, Disney Consumer Products. “This holiday season Disney Consumer Products has expanded product categories and doubled our presence at retail to meet the strong demand for everything Frozen. The big freeze looks set to continue.”
Frozen is also resonating outside of the toy aisle. Since Frozen’s release in 2013, Disney Publishing Worldwide and its licensees have published more than 800 Frozen print titles globally and more than 35 e-books in the U.S. The Disney Karaoke: Frozen app has reached no. 1 in the iPad Entertainment Downloads category in more than 100 countries around the world and “Let it Go” has been played in the app 3.2 million times since its launch in May 2014. Additionally, “Disney Frozen: Free Fall” is Disney Interactive’s top-grossing, most-downloaded app of the year. Millions of people continue to play the mobile game each day, logging an average of 147 million daily play time minutes each day.
Disney Consumer Products is also launching 16 new Frozen-themed food and health product categories between fall 2014 and spring 2015, including fresh apples and grapes, juice, yogurt, bandages and a complete oral care line. New Frozen products are also being developed to celebrate the Frozen Fever short from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which will debut in spring 2015.
Across The Walt Disney Company Frozen continues to make an impact with the continuation of the Disney On Ice Frozen show, a new Frozen-themed attraction coming to Epcot and a Frozen Broadway show in development. At Disney parks and resorts across the world, Elsa and Anna are eager to meet guests. At the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, Queen Elsa will use her powers to transform Cinderella Castle into an ice palace every night starting in early November and characters from Frozen will also be incorporated into the park’s Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. At Disneyland Resort, guests can be transformed into their favorite Frozen character at Anna and Elsa’s boutique in Downtown Disney. A new Frozen-themed event displaying Elsa’s magical powers will begin at Tokyo Disney Resort early next year.
Consumers can find Frozen merchandise at Disney Store, DisneyStore.com and all major retailers.
Top 10 Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2014: ‘Frozen’ Costumes Freeze Out ‘TMNT’
This year, the costume mania award goes to . . . Hollywood! The frenzy over Walt Disney Pictures’ 2013 film Frozen has continued well into 2014. Data released by SLI Systems (SLI.NZ), a worldwide e-commerce acceleration provider for mid- to large-size Internet retailers and B2B sites worldwide, found consumers conducted over one million site searches this Halloween season for Frozen-related queen, princess and snowman characters, making it the most-searched category in the study. Other popular films, including Paramount Pictures’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT), Despicable Me’s “Minions,” Maleficent, and Book of Life also saw activity making 2014’s Top 15 List.
SLI studied site search activity across 17 costume retailer websites based in the U.S., UK and Australia, analyzing a total of more than 80 million consumer searches taking place between Sept 1 and Oct 26, 2013 and between Sept 1 and Oct 26, 2014. Combined, the e-commerce sites studied have monthly revenue of approximately $20M.
“Our data team compared the most popular site search terms across costume retailer e-commerce sites using our Learning Search service during the 2013 and 2014 Halloween seasons,” said Shaun Ryan, CEO, SLI Systems. “Disney’s Frozen-themed costume searches simply ‘freeze out’ all competition, including Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT), in Halloween 2014. In fact, ‘Frozen’ received 122% more search activity than ‘TMNT’ this year, and nearly 160% more search activity than any movie in 2013 – the most popular film-related costume search being ‘Batman’ in 2013.”
The Top 15 Most-Searched Costume Themes of 2014, in order:
(seven are movie themes)
1. Frozen – 1,192,000 (includes searches Elsa, Olaf & other characters)
2. Zombie – 863,000
3. Ninja – 863,000
4. Pirate – 796,000
5. Clown – 659,000
6. Witch – 588,000
7. Vampire – 565,000
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT) – 536,000
9. Book of Life – 308,000 (includes searches for “day of the dead”)
10. Flapper – 277,000
11. Batman – 251,000
12. Despicable Me – 233,000 (78% of related searches for minion characters)
13. Maleficent – 227,000
14. Monster High – 206,000
15. Star Wars – 148,000
Taubman to Bring Disney’s Frozen Phenomenon to 10 U.S. Cities
In celebration of Disney’s Frozen Sing-Along Edition DVD releasing on November 18, a special Frozen experience is being offered exclusively within 10 Taubman malls across the U.S. from November 6-December 24.
The highest-grossing animated film of all time, Frozen will take center stage in unique, interactive Ice Palaces inside of each mall where guests can sing “Let it Go” just like Elsa, or one of many other songs from the Sing-Along Edition DVD release. In addition, they can see special scenes from the Academy Award® winning movie, create a Frozen handprint, take a photo with Olaf on his ice throne, measure yourself against the “Are you as tall as Sven and Olaf” feature and much more.
Rounding out this special holiday experience, each Ice Palace will have a Frozen gift shop*. Inside, guests can purchase the original Frozen DVD, Disney’s Frozen Sing-Along DVD and other great Frozen merchandise, including dress up items and snuggly plush toys.
“We are committed to bringing our shoppers the very best interactive experiences,” said Taubman Vice President of Sponsorship and Center Marketing Glenda Cole. “Every child who fell in love with Frozen will delight in playing in a magical snowfall in the Ice Palace while singing along to the beloved songs on the new Disney Frozen Sing-Along Edition DVD.”
Participating centers will also offer the opportunity to visit with Santa Claus. Extending the Frozen experience, those who visit Santa will receive a complimentary Disney Frozen “Look and Find” book.
From Colorado to Connecticut and Miami to Michigan, the Taubman malls featuring the exclusive Frozen Ice Palaces will be:
- Cherry Creek Shopping Center (Denver, Colo.)
- Dolphin Mall (Miami, Fla.)
- Fair Oaks (Fairfax, VA.)
- Great Lakes Crossing Outlets (Auburn Hills, Mich.)
- International Plaza (Tampa, Fla.)
- The Mall at Short Hills (Short Hills, NJ)
- Sunvalley (Concord, Calif.)
- Twelve Oaks Mall (Novi, Mich.)
- University Town Center (Sarasota, Fla.)
- Westfarms (Hartford, Conn.)
*Gift shop not available at The Mall at Short Hills
