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15 fun facts about the new “Frozen” musical at Disneyland
A new theatrical adaptation based on “Frozen” opened May 27, 2016 at the Hyperion Theater at California Adventure in Disneyland.
“Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” has a cast of crew of more than 200, has six musical numbers and a 2,200 square foot video wall.
Here are some fun facts about the show from Disney:
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Kristoff takes Anna to the Trolls in a new theatrical interpretation
for the stage based on “Frozen” at the California Adventure in Disneyland.
Disney publicity photo by Scott Brinegar)
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1. More than 2,500 actors/vocalists and 1,000 dancers from across the country were auditioned for “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion.” From this group, 103 were selected to be part of the opening cast.
2. More than 1,000 costumes have been created for the show, along with 772 pairs of shoes.
4. All the scenic doors have been re-created from the animated feature. It took more than 1,500 hours to design, engineer and fabricate the 7 pairs of doors onstage.
3. Reindeer Sven’s mechanics allow the performer to connect with the character and bring Sven to life on stage.
4. All the scenic doors have been re-created from the animated feature. It took more than 1,500 hours to design, engineer and fabricate the 7 pairs of doors onstage.
5. The traditional Norwegian folk art painting known as Rosemaling (ROSE-mah-ling) has been used to adorn many of the set pieces and props in the show.
6. Kristoff’s sleigh is built on a motion base platform similar to a flight simulator.
7. Elsa’s staircase of ice is an automated set piece designed to swing the performer out into and over the first several rows of the audience. To create the staircase, Disney collaborated with partners who have engineered mega-spectacles for major concert events around the world.
8. There are 36 ice spikes built into the stage.
9. The chandelier is made up of 60 individual ice shards and has more than 500 points of light.
10. It took nearly 45,000 square feet of of custom-dyed fabric to create the “Aurora” curtain that encompasses the interior of the theater, almost completely surrounding the audience.
11.There are 117 moving lights.
12. 12 custom patterns were created for the moving lights, many of those designs based on original artwork from the film.
13. Large format projections cover up to 8,000 square feet of scenic surfaces in the theater.
14. The custom curved video wall covers 2,200 square feet, with more than 4 million pixels producing high-resolution video images.
15. The onstage video wall screen weighs 44,000 lbs, and the stage deck had to be reinforced with steel plates to secure it.
