New Disney short premieres with “Cinderella” next month

Feb 25, 2015 14:18 GMT  ·  By
Olaf the snowman can't help himself around Anna's birthday cake in “Frozen Fever”
   Olaf the snowman can't help himself around Anna's birthday cake in “Frozen Fever”

Disney’s biggest hit to date, “Frozen,” is getting a sequel of sorts next month: “Frozen Fever,” a 7-minute short film, will drop in theaters on March 13, running ahead of another Disney release, the live-action “Cinderella.”

Footage from the short has been released a short while ago on ABC’s Good Morning America, and is available for your viewing pleasure below.

“Frozen Fever” picks up after the events in the original film, and will aim to show a side of Elsa we haven’t seen before. With her sister Anna’s birthday drawing near, she wants to throw her the best party ever, but her plans come to an unexpected halt when she comes down with a cold.

Elsa’s powers make it so that her cold won’t be the kind you and I, or other mortals, get.

Fans can look forward to the entire team coming back for this short feature, which means that Idina Menzel will still voice Elsa, while Kristen Bell will return as Anna. Olaf the snowman (Josh Gad) will be back, as also will Kristoff (Jonathan Groff).

“Frozen Fever” is directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, with songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez back on the job as well.