New Lego Frozen Special on Disney Plus | News
We finally have brand new Frozen content outside of the movies! In my previous post I mentioned that the Disney store description of a new Frozen toy set changed from Animals of Arendelle being a short form series to a short, still most likely about the sisters saving Animals of Arendelle. Now, I don't know if this concept has been changed into this Lego special or if it's an actual short coming up later but regardless what we have coming is still something new we can really enjoy to watch, with just over 2 years until Frozen 3.
Title, release, and other details
The short, titled 'Lego Frozen: Operation Puffins' will be in the form of a Lego animation like a previous Frozen special, 'Lego Frozen: Northern Lights' special series. Unfortunately, the northern lights one is not on Disney plus but since this new one is set to be released on Disney plus on October 24th, maybe the Northern Lights shirt will also be. It's unknown for sure why the Northern Lights Lego series was removed. Rumour has it that the licensing agreement between Disney and Lego expired or changed but if so, now that has been updated to give us a brand new series.
The original actors, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Alan Tudyk will be reprising their roles as Elsa, Anna, Olaf and the Duke of Weslton. Jonathan Groff as Kristoff will most likely return too.
I got the info from The Disney Beat and DTVA News who most likely got it from the Disney Press website, which reveals all the films and series slated to release next month, in October!
The plot for this new series goes as:
“After the events of Frozen, Anna and Elsa want to start fresh in Arendelle, and make the castle feel a bit more comfortable. While they struggle to break free of the bounds of tradition, the Duke of Weselton has other plans for their beloved home alongside a flock of menacing puffins. LEGO Disney Frozen: Operation Puffins starts streaming October 24 only on Disney+.”
Why after Frozen 1 and not Frozen 2?
So yes, it's set after Frozen, and before Frozen 2. A lot of content post Frozen 2 has been set after Frozen 1. The Winter Festival short-form series or episode rather, was originally thought it be set after Frozen 2 with the dolls having styles of F2 Epilogue Elsa and Anna, but it was set after Frozen 1, having that be their first winter festival celebration together since the gates reopened.
I mean there's a lot they can do with the sisters together, with the situation they were left at from the end of Frozen 1. Frozen 2 had the separated with newfound roles, so the adventures wouldn't always be together and Anna would be busy with Queen duties. Yes there are comics that feature stories set after Frozen 2, but I don't think they do well and probably confuse fans with Elsa's status as Queen/ Princess and where she lives, etc. But on a positive note, I do think Frozen 3 will definitely change the status of Frozen 2's ending. We need more content outside of the movies that focus on the after events of the movie, and I think now that we know Frozen 2's ending isn't the end of the franchise, more possibilities and grounds can be explored and changed for the better. Disney clearly knows that Frozen 1 gave us much more ground to explore with the sisters together and their firsts since the gates opened being explored, so hopefully Frozen 4 will be left off with open possibilities for adventures that can become specials and shorts.
But yes it's great to see new content for Frozen in general, especially in animation be it 3d or lego-fied. We all did say we wanted a short before Frozen 3 to keep us fed, so this seems like the perfect thing to do just that. And it's really nostalgic to have Alan Tudyk back as the Duke. He may be a villain but he was definitely iconic (just like Hans was and is!).
Lego Frozen Northern Lights was so fun and creative! It brought out so much humour from the characters and a new epic journey and nods to Frozen 1. I hope we do get more Lego Frozen specials content after Frozen 3/4. I'm just excited as a Frozen fan to see this! It's something fun and entertaining to watch and talk about while we wait for an even crazier epic journey in Frozen 3.
Before I finish off this post, I just want to give a shout-out to the Anonymous who mentioned to me, in an Ask, about the tik tok video about a girl who was talking about a Frozen promotional material with puffins. This was probably it. Thank you for letting me know in advance even though I had no clue that it actually was something! Please do keep an eye out on that tik toker in case she reveals any other leaks and info.
