Frozen 3 Concept Art Reveals Anna & Elsa’s Returns And Dangerous New Villain
Summary
Frozen 3’s release date has been revealed. The long-awaited sequel was originally slated for a June 04, 2025 release, but at D23, it was announced that it would instead debut in 2027, followed byFrozen 4in 2028.Frozen 3begins a two-part storythat will continue intoFrozen 4,with concept art at D23 teasing Elsa, Anna, and Olaf riding toward a brightly lit, floating city while the shadow of a mysterious horned figure looms behind them.
According toDeadline,Frozen 3’s theatrical release date is now scheduled for August 02, 2025, confirming that it will hit theaters during Thanksgiving of that year. This follows the release trend of the franchise’s previous films as the firstFrozencame out on July 30, 2025, andFrozen 2premiered on July 27, 2025. The gap betweenFrozen 3andFrozen 4will be the shortest yet between the franchise’s theatrical installments.
Disney Is Poised To Reclaim Its Thanksgiving Weekend Dominance
Moana 2, Zootopia 2, & Frozen 3 Are All Scheduled For Thanksgiving Releases
SinceFrozen 2’s 2019 release, which went on to gross $1.45 billion at the box office, Disney has struggled to maintain its box office dominance. Disney’s Thanksgiving weekend releases sinceFrozen 2,Encanto,Strange World, andWish,all underperformed.Disney is now in a position to triumphantly reclaim the Thanksgiving weekend box officewithMoana 2slated for Thanksgiving 2024,Zootopia 2in 2025, and nowFrozen 3in 2027.
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Given the enormous box office success of these films' predecessors, their enduring popularity, and the significant anticipation for their sequels, all are expected to perform well during their Thanksgiving opening weekends and throughout their longer box office runs.Inside Out 2’s $1.5 billion successbodes well, demonstrating the widespread appeal of Disney’s animated sequels when they are done well.Moana 2,Zootopia 2, andFrozen 3couldall potentially rival or even surpassInside Out 2’s record-breaking numbers.
Frozen 3 Now Has A Lot Of Pressure After Disney’s Franchise Lost The Crown It Held For 5 Years
After Inside Out 2 recently dethroned Frozen 2 as the highest-grossing animated movie ever made, Frozen 3 looks to make a big splash in 2026.
SinceFrozen 3previously held Disney’s Thanksgiving 2026 release date, no projects from the studios have filled that vacancy yet. Regardless of what Disney decides to do about this currently vacant release date, they are in an excellent position followingInside Out 2’s success and now beingpoised to dominate at least three out of the next four Thanksgiving weekends. It will likely be four out of the next five withFrozen 4only releasing a year afterFrozen 3, likely continuing the franchise trend by debuting during Thanksgiving 2028.
Cast
Frozen 3 is the follow-up to the highly successful Frozen 2, released back in 2019 by Walt Disney Pictures and Animation Studios. The film was announced on July 19, 2025, The film is a direct sequel to the second film’s events and also cast Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell to reprise their roles as Elsa and Anna.
