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(source) In part 8 of our 10-part anniversary series, we take a look at the newspapers and articles that have been featured in the franchise so far and see we can learn from them. 🗞️

The Arendelle Times

The very first time (to our knowledge) an Arendelle newspaper is mentioned in the franchise is in chapter 2 of the 6th Anna & Elsa-chapter book The Arendelle Cup (Erica David) from late 2015. In the book, Anna and Elsa welcome contestants of the annual sled race known as the Arendelle Cup and note that defending champions Sivoy and Suqi from the island kingdom Tikaani have arrived. They have read all about the sibling duo in the village newspaper, the Arendelle Times.

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The Southern Isles Gazette, Vol. XXI, No. 1122

1st version Some of the first proper pieces of “Frozen news” appeared at EPCOT World Showcase in June 2016 when Frozen themes, shops and attractions were added to the park’s Norway Pavilion. At the new Frozen Ever After boat ride, visitors could find a fragment of a page from a newspaper called the Southern Isles Gazette. It features an article about Prince Hans and how he was struck by an unexplained extreme weather phenomenon. This is a reference to his short cameo in Frozen Fever (2015) where he is hit by Elsa’s massive snowball. From the article, we learn that Anna’s birthday happened on a Tuesday.

Below it are two ads, one for the Den Dulk, Winter & Co., a hardware store for “great adventurers” that sell fine cloaks, and one for Southern Isles Apples that appear to be the nation’s “most enjoyed export.” As pointed out by Main Street Gazette, “Den Dulk” is most likely a reference to Michel den Dulk, a Senior Concept Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering who worked on the re-design of the Maelstrom ride into Frozen Ever After. The page is labeled as volume 21, number 1122, which would indicate that the gazette is on its 21st publishing year and that this was the 1122nd (!) issue for the year. That’s a ridiculous number, obviously. Maybe it has some other meaning that we’re just missing 😂 Or perhaps it’s the total number of issues since the newspaper started? In that case, assuming that the gazette had 52 weekly (except in its first year) plus 3 special issues per year, it would have reached no. 1122 by the 25th week (around Anna’s birthday at June 21st) of its 21st year.

2nd version At some point during 2016, the news clipping was either relocated or replaced by a second version. This new page has some additional text added to the bottom. It reveals that the fine cloaks are sold at the hardware store has “very reasonable prices.” A cool Easter egg is that the article on the left edge appears to be about the Frozen Ever After boat ride itself.

Below the newspaper, you can also find a flyer depicting the Duke of Weselton who is described as being banned from all commercial activity within Arendelle and not allowed to set his foot in the kingdom. From the flyer, we also learn that Arendelle is divided into provinces and waterways.

Other things found on the same billboard include ads for the Frosty Fisherman, various inventions by Oaken, “summer ice” from Kristoff and an announcement about Kristoff performing songs with his lute at the Royal Arendelle Playhouse.

The full billboard actually reveals that the different “plates” were indeed rearranged early on (the pics above and below are from 2016), as you can see the outline of the previous placements along the bottom. The Kristoff-ad appears to have been kept on the same side. Perhaps the park staff were afraid people would try prying them off the board and had to secure them more tightly? It’s possible some were actually stolen which would explain why the new Southern Isles Gazette-plate has a slightly different design.

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Miscellaneous clippings and flyers from A year with Elsa & Anna

These pages are from the anthology book A year with Elsa & Anna (and Olaf, too!) (Matthew Sinclair Foreman & Erica David) from 2016). In this book, we are treated with news about the births of Princess Elsa and Anna, information about the annual Spring Flower Show (April 27th-may 7th) and Harvest festival (September 20th) as well as a random page with plenty of interesting offers. Also, making weather forecasts in Arendelle seems tricky… Also, in this book it appears Arendelle is using cents as part of their currency?

Side note: the harvest festival date can be used to determine the timeline for Frozen II. 🗞️

The Village Crown

The Village Crown is a newspaper appearing in the two novels Forest of Shadows (Kamilla Benko, 2019) and Polar Nights (Jen Calonita & Mari Mancusi, 2022). In Forest of Shadows, we meet self-proclaimed investigative reporter Wael who is openly critical of the royals’ way of managing the kingdom. He appears to be running the paper all on his own. In Polar Nights, the Village Crown is described as the official newspaper of Arendelle and that it’s released on a weekly basis. The paper has an archive that stretches back to the very first issue, which Olaf guesses must be around 60 years ago. 🗞️

Miscellaneous stuff from Arendelle: A Frozen Dining Adventure

A Frozen Dining Adventure is a Frozen-themed theatrical dining experience party, running aboard the Disney Wish cruise ship since 2022. The show is centred around Anna and Kristoff’s engagement party. Alongside several unique decors and set pieces in the style of the Arendelle Castle interior, you can find a billboard by the entrance with ads for fresh ice and the Frosty Fisherman, same design as in EPCOT. The EPCOT-flyer featuring the Duke of Weselton is here as well. Wandering Oaken’s Heart Party Planning Services is the event business hired by Anna and Kristoff for their party. The name was reused in Jen Calonita’s story Engaging Anna and Kristoff in the 2023 anthology book All is Found.

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Arendelle Daily Press, Vol. LII, No. 172

The Frozen-themed land “World of Frozen” in Hong Kong Disneyland opened in November 2023. In the Arendelle village-area, you can find a newsboard featuring the newspaper Arendelle Daily Press. From the article about preparations for “Summer Snow Day,” we learn that Wandering Oaken (his full name) has been appointed Entrepreneur of the year and that Anna and Elsa will be hosting a celebration for the people at the Ice Palace. Summer Snow Day is an annual event that honours Anna’s sacrifice to save her sister and the kingdom. There’s another article about Oaken’s new sleigh slide (one of the park attractions), a “reindeer-powered and snowman-operated” ride and some political news about Elsa’s attempts to improve relations with the Southern Isles royal family. Prince Hans is described as being “imprisoned” and still “recovering from injuries” after the snowball incident (which remains unsolved). The rest of the paper features ads for Kristoff’s ice business, the Golden Crocus Inn, Northern Delights, Tick Tock Toys, Oaken’s sleigh slide (shops and attractions in the park) and a weather forecast that looks just as unpredictable as the one in A year with Elsa and Anna, mirroring actual Norwegian mountain weather.

The newsboard stands just outside the Arendelle Daily Press “office” by the main square in Arendelle village, right next to the Golden Crocus Inn restaurant.

This newspaper has the volume number 52 and the issue number 172. The 172nd day of the year happens to be the 21st (20th if it’s a leap year) of June, aka Anna’s birthday! Since Summer Snow Day is said to be the day Anna saved her sister, which happened a couple of days after Coronation Day some time in July, the timeline doesn’t add up perfectly but the articles also imply they’re published before Summer Snow Say so there’s still some headroom. If the Daily Press doesn’t have an issue every Sunday, this issue would instead have a date closer to the second half of July, which would align perfectly with Coronation Day being in July! 🗞️

Miscellaneous stuff from Frozen Kingdom

Similar to “World of Frozen”, “Frozen Kingdom” is a Frozen-themed land in the Fantasy Springs-area in Tokyo DisneySea that opened in June 2024. This billboard doesn’t have much to offer in terms of news value but but does feature a redesigned ad for Kristoff and his lyrical lute, now said to be performing at the Shaky Ship Tavern (one of the parks restaurants). This time he’s accompanied by Olaf. Guests are also invited to enjoy a banquet at the castle (also a restaurant) or to audition for the Village Band. Oaken’s cold remedy is 50% discounted and you are welcome to eat at Oaken’s OK Foods (the third restaurant). Gerda and Kai are giving away Elsa’s old gloves for free at the castle and Kristoff is looking for a sitter for Sven. I guess he forgot he keeps Sven at the royal stables in the castle that has plenty of stable hands to care for the royal horses😄