For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration

For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
Elsa and Anna, as seen in the show
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Area	Street of America (2014–2015) Echo Lake (2015–Present) [1]
Coordinates	28°21′23.45″N81°33′34.59″W / 28.3565139°N 81.5596083°W / 28.3565139; -81.5596083 (Disney's Hollywood Studios)
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05)
Replaced	The American Idol Experience
Lightning Lane available
Disney California Adventure
Area	Hollywood Land
Coordinates	33°48′28″N117°55′06″W / 33.8078239°N 117.9182662°W / 33.8078239; -117.9182662 (Disney California Experience)
Status	Removed
Opening date	January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
Closing date	April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
Replaced	Muppet*Vision 3D
Replaced by	Mickey's PhilharMagic
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Name	Chantons La Reine des Neiges
Area	Frontierland
Status	Removed
Opening date	June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Closing date	January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)
Replaced	Tarzan: The Encounter
Hong Kong Disneyland
Name	Frozen Festival Show
Area	The Pavilion
Status	Removed
Opening date	June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
Closing date	October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)
Shanghai Disneyland Park
Name	Frozen: A Sing-Along Celebration
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
Opening date	June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Live stage show
Designer	Walt Disney Creative Entertainment
Theme	Frozen Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Christmastime; Florida)
Music	Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics), Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) & Christophe Beck (score)
Duration	30 minutes (Florida) [2] 20 minutes (Paris) [3]
Show hosts	Aria and Erik (Florida)
Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration is a musical show based on Disney Animation's 2013 computer-animated musical feature film Frozen and the songs from the film, located at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Shanghai Disneyland Park. It was also formerly hosted at Disney California Adventure, Disneyland Park in Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The show is presented as a recounting of the plot of Frozen as told by the official Arendelle historians. It includes appearances from Princess Anna of Arendelle, Kristoff and Queen Elsa of Arendelle.

Disney's Hollywood Studios version

The show premiered at the Premiere Theater in the Streets of America section of Disney's Hollywood Studios on July 5, 2014, during the 2014 Frozen Summer Fun. ^[4] The show moved into its current location at the Hyperion Theater in Echo Lake on June 17, 2015, ^[1] the former home of The American Idol Experience.

On July 25, 2020, since Walt Disney World reopened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all stage shows such as Finding Nemo - The Musical , Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular , Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage , and Festival of the Lion King had not returned due to a dispute between the Actors' Equity Association and Walt Disney World. ^[5] On September 26, 2020, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-along Celebration returned to Disney's Hollywood Studios, reopening on October 5, 2020. ^[6]

During the Christmas season, the show adds five minutes to include an appearance from Olaf singing "That Time of Year" from the 2017 animated featurette, Olaf's Frozen Adventure .

Disney's Jollywood Nights

On November 12, 2023, Disney's Hollywood Studios announced a new show, What's This? Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along, which would be performed evenings in the Hyperion Theater, during the new Disney's Jollywood Nights holiday event. The Frozen show would continue its regular schedule during the holidays.

Disney California Adventure version

On January 7, 2015, the Muppet*Vision 3D theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure began operating as the Crown Jewel Theater and presented the show as part of the park's "Frozen Fun" event. ^[7] Although the event officially ended on May 15, 2015, the venue held the Frozen sing-along show until April 17, 2016. It was then closed, and the theater was renamed the Sunset Showcase Theater with a movie preview in May 2016. Since April 2019, the Sunset Showcase Theater has been showing Mickey's PhilharMagic. ^{[8] [9]}

Disneyland Paris version

The stage is in The Chaparral Theater in Frontierland under Chantons La Reine des Neiges, the first version featuring Olaf. Shows run several times daily with separate French- and English-language presentations. ^[10] It first ran from June 1 to September 13, 2015, as the summer event, ^[11] but was scheduled to return on November 14, as part of the Christmas event. ^[a] However, due to a terrorist attack in Paris on November 13, 2015, both Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park were closed from November 14 until November 18. ^[12] The show ran with several seasonal breaks until January 2018, when it was eventually closed. The theatre now hosts The Lion King: Rhythm of the Pridelands.

Hong Kong Disneyland version

Hong Kong Disneyland features an almost identical show named Frozen Festival Show. ^[13] The stage is located in the "Black Box" space known as "The Pavilion," between Adventureland and Grizzly Gulch, also the former home of "The Revenge of the Headless Horseman," an exclusive walk-through attraction for the Haunted Halloween event from 2011-2014. It was run from June 11, 2015. Although the event officially ended on August 30, the show continued until October 4.

Shanghai Disneyland version

The stage is located in The Evergreen Playhouse in Fantasyland. ^{[14] [15]} This was the first Frozen sing-along show that would not open for a seasonal event. In November 2019, it featured songs from the sequel, Frozen II .

Notes

1. As of February 9, 2015, the official Disneyland Paris website does not feature the show. This does not mean the attraction closed on that day, but that it closed prior to or before that day.

References

1. Stacey, Russ. "Summer is the Best Time to Stay 'Frozen' at Disney's Hollywood Studios". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney Parks. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
2. "Disney's Hollywood Studios Map" (PDF).
3. "A fabulous Frozen Sing-Along and A Royal Welcome". Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
4. Brigante, Ricky (July 5, 2014). "Frozen Summer Fun event debuts at Walt Disney World as Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf appear in delightful new shows". Inside the Magic. Distant Creations Group, LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
5. "Actors' Equity Union Targets Disney With Social Media Video: "There's Nothing Magical About COVID-19"". www.blogmickey.com. July 25, 2020.
6. "New and Returning Entertainment Experiences Abound at Disney's Hollywood Studios". www.disneyparksblog.com. September 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
7. Slater, Shawn (December 5, 2014). "New 'Frozen Fun' Opens at Disneyland Resort January 7". DisneyParks Blog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
8. "New Stage Musical 'Frozen – Live at the Hyperion' Opens May 27, 2016, at Disney California Adventure Park". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
9. "For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration". Disneyland (Archive). Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
10. "Disneyland Paris Shows and Parades" (PDF). Disneyland Paris Resort. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
11. "Frozen Summer Fun is coming to Disneyland Paris: everything you need to know".
12. Szalai, Georg (November 15, 2015). "Paris Attacks: Disneyland Paris to Remain Closed Through Tuesday". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
13. "Hong Kong Disneyland proudly presents "Frozen" Village for this summer Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, and Kristoff lead 300 Guests in a magical "Let It Go" finale".
14. "Additional Details Of Shanghai Disneyland Revealed".
15. Smith, Thomas (January 12, 2016). "Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination". DisneyParks Blog. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

External links

• Walt Disney World Official Website
• Shanghai Disneyland Official Website