The Little Mermaid
WithinFrozen 2is a computer address to the author responsible for inspiring the entireFrozenuniverse — andThe Little Mermaid . The Disney sequel saw the realm of Arendelle beginning to come apart for mysterious reasons that were traced back to a far - off mystical forest , related to tarradiddle that main characters Elsa ( Idina Menzel ) and Anna ( Kristen Bell ) were told as baby . The offhand remark by her father that he ’s take a book by " some young Danish author " is a reference to Hans Christian Anderson , whose fib " The Snow Queen " inspired Frozen .
Frozen2’selaborate premise may have upended the condition quo of theFrozenuniverse , but such bold choices did n’t seem to upset viewing audience . Garnering strong reviews from both critic and audiences alike , Frozen 2eventually become an even bigger box office phenomenon than its already massive predecessor . In fact , Frozen 2set aDisney liveliness box office opening weekend criminal record .
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WithFrozen 2now available for cyclosis because of coronavirus , audience have turned their attention towards smaller particular and Easter Eggs that one might have miss in an initial theatrical showing . One exemplar of such is the film ’s yell - out to a notable writer who inspired the entireFrozenuniverse : Hans Christian Andersen .
The Hans Christian Andersen reference point occurs during Elsa ’s trip inside the mystic glacier Ahtohallan . Within these chilly walls , Elsa is greeted with ice manifestations of both her own memories , as well as the memories of her ascendant . One computer memory depict an adolescent translation of her Father-God being asked what book he ’s reading . The male parent respond that it ’s something by " some new Danish generator . " This is a reference to Danish source Hans Christian Andersen , a writer who was responsible for writingThe Snow Queen . This 1844 textbook served as the creative breathing in for the entireFrozenfranchise , which had previously paid homage to Andersen through the gens ofFrozencharacters Hans and Kristoff .
This minute does n’t stop at referencing Hans Christian Andersen . It also invokes another iconic book of account Andersen indite , one that Disney is familiar with . The book Elsa ’s father is read has a cover comprise of a silhouette of a mermaid , indicating that he ’s read Andersen’sThe Little Mermaid . write in 1837,Little Mermaidwas adapted into an animated Disney musical in 1989 .
The explicit connection betweenFrozenandLittle Mermaidmay send Disney buff into a frenzy , theorize over the hypothesis of a potential future hybridisation - over between the two properties . Such speculation should be put on break , since this Easter Egg appear to be just that . Nothing in this scene indicate that an literal version ofArielexists beyond the pages of Andersen ’s original script . For now , it ’s a tip of the hat to Andersen ’s literary legacy , rather than an indicant that Disney ’s interlingual rendition of Ariel is canon in theFrozenuniverse . Still , it ’s a moment that does State Department Disney is mindful that two of their most famous animated princesses share a notable connection through Hans Christian Andersen . If Disney ever wanted to make Ariel canon in the world ofFrozen , this modest Easter Egg fromFrozen 2could be used to retroactively justify the presence of the persona .
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