Disney UnveilsFrozen 3Release Date of Thanksgiving 2027

Mar. 15, 2025

‘Frozen’ movie poster.Photo:Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett

Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett

It’s about to be aFrozenwinter come 2027!

The third installment in the hit franchise will be released in theaters on Nov. 24, 2027, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The news comes over a year after Disney CEOBob Igerannounced plans to have Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna (Kristen Bell), and their friendsreturn forFrozen 3during a call with investors in February 2023.

This is the first update fans have received about the animated musical franchise since Iger shared in November 2023 that aFrozen 4is also in the works.

Both installments will come over a decade since the firstFrozenfilm hit theaters in 2013. Its sequel,Frozen 2, arrived six years later in 2019.

Samantha Barks appears at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024.Jesse Grant/Getty

Jesse Grant/Getty

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“Every morning last week they carved out space for me to work with the creative team on it, and I am blown away and I am so excited,” said Lee, perVariety.

Josh Gad, who voices Olaf the snowman,also teased what’s to come in the franchiseduring an appearance onThe Viewin November.

“I could share things with you, but Disney would literally escort me out of the building with armed security. No, apparently there are twoFrozensequels in development right now — surprise! Equally surprised — and I know Jennifer Lee, who wrote and directed the first two, is hard at work with the team right now, “said Gad, 43.

“I’ve heard a little bit and I can tell you guys, it’s pretty mind-blowing what’s coming. It’s pretty exciting,” he continued.

Another thing on the horizon for theFrozenfranchise is the upcoming Disney+ debut ofits stage adaptation.

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“For the first time in forever… the hit musical FROZEN, filmed LIVE onstage featuring Samantha Barks as Elsa, is coming to#DisneyPlusin 2025! ❄️” arecent announcementon various of Disney’s social media pages reads.

source: people.com