Epcot’s Frozen Ever After Animatronics to Receive a Refresh in Early 2026
Disney has announced that the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Audio-Animatronics on Frozen Ever After will receive a fresh update early next year. These pioneers in the world of all-electric Audio-Animatronic figures will be refreshed in a style similar to those at Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen. Disney shared the image below for an example.
Here is the complete excerpt from the Disney Parks Blog regarding this announcement.
In the heart of the Norway pavilion at EPCOT, Frozen fanatics have been sailing through the story of Princess Anna and Queen Elsa on Frozen Ever After since it debuted in 2016. It is full of Audio-Animatronics figures – from Sven and Kristoff, an ice-skating Olaf, Marshmallow and a whole herd of Snowgies, and of course, Anna and Elsa.
Many of these figures were groundbreaking in the world of Audio-Animatronics – not just as part of the first Frozen attraction, but also as the first attraction to have all-electric Audio-Animatronics figures, and the first to combine electric motors and 3D printing. That’s a lot of firsts!
To build the attraction and make it feel like the enchanted Frozen story, it all came down to one wrist. Elsa is known for her magical, ice-forming hand gestures; for her Audio-Animatronics figure to handle the fluid movements just like Elsa does on screen, Imagineers needed enough space to run cables and motors down her arms and hands. They figured out how big Elsa’s wrist needed to be and scaled everything else in the attraction to match.
Since then, Walt Disney Imagineering couldn’t “let it go” (sorry, I had to) and has built upon that very technology of all-electric motors, 3D printing, and scaling for every figure they produce – from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, to Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival at Tokyo DisneySea, and World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland.
And, in a full circle moment of innovation, the Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff Audio-Animatronics figures will soon receive new updates after ten years of delighting fans in Frozen Ever After. Taking inspiration from the advancements seen in figures at World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland, the Frozen Ever After figures will face the future of Audio-Animatronics (see what I did there?)
Early next year, this investment will bring a more true-to-film look for these beloved characters. Just looking at the photos from Hong Kong Disneyland, I can tell we’re in for a treat here at Walt Disney World!
End Excerpt: Disney Parks Blog
In case you missed it, Disney also announced a targeted summer opening for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and they shared a sneak peek at the new Clawhauser Audio-Animatronics figure opening soon at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
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