Evolution of Elsa's "Let It Go" Frozen Dress Transformation Magic In Disney Parks! - DIStory Ep. 30
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- One of the most iconic moments of Frozen is Elsa's magical dress transformation during Let It Go! As Elsa started making her way into the parks in 2014, she delivered a magical dress quick change that got better with every new show or performance. Check out all the different ways Disney has used quick change magic to bring the Frozen spectacle to life!
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major props to the girl that had the rip cord fail, she kept singing without hesitation
A true pro.
Yes, she did so good, just kept going. Like, I would've been like, CRAP
She actually lands in a Theatre Fail video, which ends up getting reacted by none other than the actor who plays Hans on Broadway. And gets praised for it.
yeah, not her fault
Well, yeah... That's what actors do...
I bet the last Elsa felt like such a boss
Her voice is incredible, she should absolutely feel like a boss!
My voice like elsa
@Emily Yu nah my voice is like a broken woman singer :/ I do not have a high note but I get the high note sometime :/
😂 why does this comment make me laugh 😂😂
Her name is Cassie Levy!
Sad that broadway released yesterday that frozen wont return to broadway.
wait WHAT
Man....I was really looking forward to go seeing it sometime :(
@@breebiebreeb The North America tour is still (currently) planned to go forward once it's safe to do so- and the West End production will now open next year I believe. But yeah it's awful that the Broadway production closed :(
@@elizabethr5270 don't forget Germany.
@@elizabethr5270 don't forget Germany.
Man some of those Elsa wigs are absolutely criminal 😂
Ikr, they're so ugly 🤢
I really want someone to just snatch one of there wigs off. Lol
@@probablynooneimportant9452 The Broadway wig and the Paris wigs are my favourite.
they be halloween store cosplay wigs
Party City level.
I gasped so loud at the Broadway transformation 😍 now that was magical! Too bad I’ll never get to see it in person 😭
They have a clip of Ciara Renee's performance if you look for it
I got CHILLS-
It only isnt coming back to New York. It is going back on world tour
Honestly like it was so goood!
I'm so sad its closing...
After seeing all those previous transformations (especially the failure at the Hyperion).... not gonna lie, I teared up at the Broadway one. My theatre heart couldn't handle it
Ikr! If only every costume change could be like that
Quick changes wouldn't be painful.
Onyx Alagasia but it would be painful for the transformation to fail on stage
My thoughts exactly. Caissie Levy is fantastic.
literally same, i was like "why am i CRYING"
I actually flipped shit seeing the Broadway transformation that was amazing
If he never told me I would've never been able to figure it out :p
It was magical. Like wait, WHAT?! did it just- HOW?!
The Broadway quick change is the best way he one ever bc u don’t see the costume come off her
You went or just watched it because I didn’t go to Broadway ;( it was to far away
that broadway quick-change added about 10 years to my life
Well I'm not gonna watch it then
@@marsp5636
OOF 😂🤣🤣🤣
If it's gonna add 10 years to my life, I'll just watch it 10 times.
I actually saw it on broadway and it changed my life
7:37 she looked so worried when it didn't work, i feel so bad!
Ikr? But as a person, I say that's good enough.
same
I just want to hug that lovely person. She must've gotten so much hate for this. :'(
@@AP-ex6qz ikr :(
Is it a bad thing that I don’t feel bad LOL
Also the Broadway dress has Swarovski crystals on it😏😏😏
It hurts to see the Broadway show go. I've been working there since Broadway previews. It hurts that we weren't able to properly say goodbye.
Super honoured I got to experience the top tear Elsa quick change almost every night.
When this whole covid stuff is over go see one of the many productions that are coming! US Tour, West End, Japan, Australia, or Germany! Every production that comes out gets a little more magical. So far no 2 productions are exactly the same and I'm determined to see them all
I'm really going to miss it 💙❄
Zachary Skurka That is so cool!
Sorry for the pun.
@@Hessed3712 Haha! *cool*
That was only in New York
We’re you an usher?
I'm seeing the show in Australia in January and can't wait!! 😆 Mind if I ask what your position was in the Frozen company or at the theatre?
I'm surprised that they haven't utilized magnets for the quick change. Aside from the cape, Elsa's ice dress isn't that different from her coronation dress in terms of style and fit.
Kasseroo they did for the broadway one!
When I played Elsa that’s what we did! Same for the Broadway production!
Elsa the linebacker XD
The ripcord itself doesn't look super awful to me, when it works. It's like she whips her hand across and transforms her outfit instead of just poof. The cloak flying away like in the movie was a nice feature.
Just seeing it in the Video makes me SICK!!!! Its HORRIBLE
@ _bro chill_
I got to perform with a local group as Elsa and we did a variation of that. instead of a ripcord there was Velcro. it only took about half a second so the lights could drop and come on with the music and nobody saw what happened.
It hurt to watch the failure 😣
Timestamp please
To be honest I was very underwhelmed by the costume change at the Hyperion when I first saw it. You could clearly see what she was doing. Broadway was a huge improvement.
Becau Broadway is magical
Even the second pass at the cruise ship was better! Should port it over.
I actually prefer the underneath dress, though!
@Bokuto Koutarou
Oww... :(
Wait could I have a timestamp
It’s not a Disney Dan video without Dan laughing hysterically in every part.
Exactly! 😂
Philip Kippel ok boomer
Philip Kippel
So if you laugh or ever tell a joke ever again. Then you made a big mistake and you are now very annoying forever...?
....
I mean, okay I guess?
I find his loud constant laugh rather unpleasant but hey it's still a spectacular vid so XD
@Philip Kippel I love his laugh, I find it infectious. I also feel that it makes his videos more enjoyable.
I was in the audience at the very first public performance of the Broadway cast. They previewed it in Denver. So at that point, nobody knew what to expect for “Let it Go”. When the dress transformation happened, everyone in the audience absolutely GASPED and SCREAMED!!! I could never forget the electricity that was in the air at the start of intermission! Just incredible!!!✨🌬
People are easily entertained, it seems.
@@MondoMiami 7 months have passed. Have your cynicism made you a husk of your formal cheery self yet?
@@MondoMiami people are rather cynical, it seems💅🏽
8:29 I actually think it's super beautiful! The dress "flows" down her body which looks to me much better than just "snap, different dress". It's also more like in the movie. And about the dress with the big shoulders: Yeah, it doesn't look good, but I think when you're in theatre, you don't recognize it, cause you're not that close.
Oh man, poor Elsa whose dress failed to go off...
I think you’re the one who best articulates what I like about that dress.
Yah, that Broadway transformation is perfect. No spinning, no pulling strings. She just naturally holds her arms back and woosh... it happens. Love the fact that she’s not doing it and that it just “happens”. And that it happens so quickly.
Would love to see a video like this about the history of Cinderella’s transformation dresses!
Especially the William Ivey Long Broadway costumes. I loved the change on Broadway
Watching this made me cry. I played Elsa in the musical version and it seriously saved my life. I’ve always loved Elsa and related to her a lot and I was in a really dark time before being cast as her. Being cast as her was seriously a dream come true. Me and the girl who played my Anna are best friends now too! I would get very emotional during the finale where I would look at her and sing “The magic one is you” because that’s seriously how I feel about that girl! She is my hero and got me through the worst time of my life. When we performed at JTF we even won an acting award because you could truly tell how much that cast loved each other and were so much like their roles! I’ve also met Caissie Levy, Ryan Mccartan, McKenzie Kurtz, Audrey Bennet, and Patti Murin who are from the Broadway production! I can tell you there is truly no experience more magical than singing Let It Go on stage! I would tear up a little every time i sang the first “Let it go” and the first little snowflake came out. It was just like a full circle moment from when Frozen first came out when I was in 5th grade and I had never seen myself in a princess like character before and finally I saw myself in Elsa. She made me realize that my pain and emotions aren’t wrong and I’m not broken because of them, they are my power. I cried the first time I saw her sing Let It Go and still do every time since. I used to sing Let It Go every day when I was younger and I definitely was NOT a singer than so it was cool to see that if I put my mind to it I could accomplish anything. Also when I went and saw Frozen 2 it was during our rehearsals and it just made me realize like WOW. I’ve actually gone here and I’ve done this and I’m literally living my dream. I don’t think it really hit me until seeing Elsa sing Show Yourself how far I’ve truly come. I miss playing Elsa so much and it was the biggest dream come true. I even bleached my hair I love her so much. I miss her a lot but I like to think I carry her with me every step of the way❄️💕
The Hyperion was always my least favourite version of the dress transformation. It just feels so 'unmagical'. Like, you could see what Elsa was doing. It doesn't feel seemless.
The real magic are the dressers that have to bulid that costume every show 😉😉
The dress itself is probably my favorite though
Never expected to hear "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the background of a discussion about Cats, but here we are.
When they first did cats. The author wanted cat like humans and that's what the people who did Broadway and that's what the movie did. But of course a bunch of dead base has an issue like they have issues every single movie is seriously why are you even bother watching these movies if you're not going to like it or complainant better or demand that they are change which is really ridiculous and you're entitled if you say anything about it. Even the Marvels and DC Comics are kind of getting slammed up fans demand that certain characters and actors play these characters like Captain Marvel there are like several different characters that took on that title. You have to look at the title as a torch that gets passed individual Carol Danvers is a white woman Marvel is actually a white man Monica Ram it's a black woman who also said the title and it goes on and on but Captain Marvel is actually a title not a character not a person is a title. Superman is a person Batman it's a person Ant Man it's also a title that two people uphold. The Flash is a title that two people uphold. Captain America three people at hold. Black Canary was created from a white woman so if they're going to have an issue of it. May as well change the actress who plays Black Canary in birds of prey. Nicholas fury is a white man but a black actor plays him. Dream a white woman but a transgender woman play her. she isn't transgender if you actually dig into her character. Monica rambeau got more famous for being Spectra than she ever did as Captain Marvel.
I'm just so bummed that they stopped the Broadway show now, I never got to see it 😭😭
Its only stopping in New York
Maggie Graepel which is broadway
@@maggiegraepel2729 LOL do u know where broadway is
gluten free bleach I think what Maggie Graepel means is that, whilst the show is cancelled on Broadway, the other productions of the show (i.e. West End, US Tour, Australia etc. which are the same standard as Broadway) are set to continue as soon as it is safe to do so, meaning that the original commenter may still be able to see the show. Also, a lot of cities in the US often refer to their theatre scenes as “Broadway in [insert city here]” so I can understand the confusion...
@@maggiegraepel2729 You do know where Broadway is right? Broadway = NEW YORK
1:14 that looks JUST like what I imagined a real Anna would look like 😍
I feel so bad for the live performers when their rip cord doesn't work correctly. Cause you can see in her face she's like "OH COME ON."
"They knew what they had even before it came out was magic" didn't they think it was going to be a flop? They had so little faith in the product going in they treated all marketing before the film's release as more of a joke. Elsa and Anna in Disney Infinity are evidence of this. They saw so little interest they chose Lone Ranger over Frozen. Many Disney reps even came out afterward saying the Frozen phenomenon was not expected and it came as a surprise it caught on like wildfire in the public eye.
The parks were prepped. They had Frozen events in park before the movie even opened.
Disney Infinity is a whole other story. I’m actually working on a video about that now.
@@DistoryDan Looking soooo forward to it! Disney Infinity was a huge part of my life. Collected all the figures and playsets pretty much as soon as they came out. Just about bawled my eyes out when they announced that it was discontinued, especially with all the awesome concepts that had been floating around 😭
"Frozen" was made to cash-in on the success of "Tangled". They expected it to make the same amount of money. And, well, the rest is history.
I guess they used the parks as the marketing device instead of the commercials. Disney gets%41 of its revenue from the parks, and 60 million people go each year.
@@DistoryDan Disney definitely thought that Frozen was going to Flop. They even told Disney Stores not to order as much merchandise for it because they didn't think the sales were gonna be there. This is why that Christmas time after the movies came out, it was near impossible to find any of the dolls or costumes. The only reason why Frozen was in the parks before the movie came out is because they were trying to advertise the movie, The World of Color Winter Dreams was literally one big ad for Frozen. I partially blame Disney marketing team since their tv ads centered on olaf and sven which is why it seemed like the movie was going to flop since a lot of people didn't realize it was a Disney princess movie.
So sad that Frozen isn’t returning to broadway in the fall. It was an amazing show. Having said that though... I do wish she took the crown off on broadway. Like. Make it foam. Hold it on with a strong magnet...
Its only not returning to New York
Maggie Graepel that’s what they said. broadway
Wait is it the one that Ryan McCartan just got into that's closing?
It's because of the pandemic
And now Broadway isn’t returning to Broadway in the fall💁🏽♂️
Lmfao “Elsa the linebacker” had me rolling 😂
7:40 rip this Foul thing off me
For the frozen live transformation is the funniest thing ever. It's like we recreated the Cinderella transformation gown but failed so badly at it.
Me: Why is the roll-over preview for this video the original recording of Cats???
Video: 3:28
Me: ....Ok then.
Ok I just need someone to fix her damn wig and not make it look like it’s falling off the actors head or at least realistic😂
Why do I love Dan laughing at his only jokes so much?
Because his laughter is infectious.
Really? I hated it tbh...
Here I stand in the light of day! Let the storm rage on!!! The cold never bothered me anyway. Shame it won't be returning to Broadway, I was hoping it would survive the pandemic
But it will always be my favorite song from frozen
@@gryffindorgirl1009 samee
Anyone else find the big crowds weird now? Like big crowds seem abnormal?
Yeah lol. I look at crowds and I’m like where’s all y’alls masks??
11:36 That musical version of Let it Go brought tears to my eyes. This is magic. Spectacular.
caissie levy could be wearing a target elsa dress and still make my jaw drop in awe HER TALENT
"mom I want elsa"
"we have Elsa at home"
*elsa at home **6:30*
The Broadway dress transition is PURE MAGIC. I’m kind of a frozen the musical fangirl and I make it a point to tell absolutely everyone I can how beautiful and seamless Elsa’s costume change is. It literally just like falls through the floor. It’s jaw dropping live. I get chills
I remember the first time I saw her Broadway transformation I kept rewatching it over and over and I couldn’t figure out what had happened and then it clicked...it was magic.
Or you know, a trap door but the fact that I couldn’t figure it out blew my mind
I really love her dress on broadway, it's not so 'cartoon' you know.
Yeah, a lot of cartrron to live action make that mistake. It's ok for the dress to look different LOL.
I heard that Frozen will be going to Japan- so I’m interested to see how it is handled there :0
But God- some of these wigs are absolutely monstrous.
I went to the frozen broadway, it was so good. I had goosebumps multiple times
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Out of these my favorite has to be the Disneyland Paris one. (10:00 mark roughly) I like how it's an actual dress transformation instead of the outer layer just being ripped away to reveal the second dress, while at the same time not making the initial coronation dress look too bulky.
Oof, the broadway costume change actually got me a little choked up. That’s the Disney Magic she needed and deserved
7:40 i’m ashamed to say i cackled lmao. poor girl, at least she kept going
It's impressive, for sure, that she was able to keep her composure at all, let alone keep going. I hope she got a well-earned bonus and commendation for her keep-calm-carry-on attitude that night from whoever her boss was.
You should try to do evolution of Scooby Doo in theme parks!
Since the movie came out would be nice to see
I agree
Frozen broadway is underrated and was robbed of its time on Broadway. The songs are beautiful, (the second cast specifically) is super diverse, the choreography, honestly 😘🤌 chef's kiss
Frozen on Broadway is honestly the best I've seen. I went to go see it at the Pantages Theater with my theater class + extra students who wanted to go so about over 50 kids packed in a theater XD
Let it go was the act Finale and ngl i cried on how amazing it was it was, I still have my Playbill AND my ticket :
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Am I the only one who noticed in the movie version makeup magically appears on elsas face sometime during the course of the song
I have two favorite costume changes. The Broadway one and the 7:37 one. I can’t decide which one I would rather watch😂🤭
Disney: has a cruise ship called the Disney Dream
Disney: has a show on their cruise ships called Disney Dreams
Disney: doesn't have the show called Disney Dreams on the Disney Dream
I saw it on Broadway and it was great. There was a collective gasp from the audience, followed by cheers and applause. We may not agree upon a lot in this world at times, but Elsa’s quick change… unanimous!
“Walk over to the hole.” Lmao 😂😂
I can't stop laughing at your laughter! It's so contagious!
Why did the broadway Elsa make me cry?! That was so good!
The Broadway transformation legit gave me chills idk why but it was rlly good :)))
7:41 I can FEEL her embarrassment...
Ikr😂
Had a similar thing happen in Peter Pan in high school. The lost boys had just built Wendy’s house for her (we had panels held together with hooks), well one didn’t hook just right and the house literally imploded while she was admiring it and thanking the boys. 😳
*"The hills are alive with sounds of Elsaaa"*
Wait
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing the entire original cast on Broadway in May 2018. BEST. SHOW. EVER!
I was a set designer for a production of Frozen Jr. and our Elsa's coronation dress was basically held up by magnets. We had dancers representing snow so they created a ring around her that hid two other snow dancers that would tear off the dress from the bottom. It happens in a split second and honestly it was pretty cool to see her cause the snow dancers would break open as she stepped forward revealing her other dress. She still had the awkward shoulder fitting on her coronation dress cause she had her cape stuffed up there, but for a small community theater it was a great reveal.
I genuinely would love to be able to make a Broadway worthy transformation dress some day
Frozen on Broadway is closedddddddddddd!
Y'all need to see the whole video of Frozen on Broadway! Everything is just absolutely amazing!
Seeing the Elsa transformation at the Denver first run of the show had me floored. I've never seen anything like it. It was smooth, perfect and just as magical as what the video shows. The projection mapping with the stage and the ice was all done phenomenally!
Personally I prefer the Hyperion version 😂😂 I love the ending where she poses and the light goes off in a bang, it gives me chills everytime 😩❄️💔
I have never been this early and I don't know what to write I'm not very creative
Edit: Okay that Broadway one is stunning and I wish I could get changed that quick
I had the AMAZING opportunity to see Frozen on Broadway and it was SPECTACULAR 😍
Her quick change was almost quite literally magical, not to mention the dress itself is beautiful.
The evolution is crazy they've gotten better year by year. That's what I'd like to call ' Fantasy ' ❄ The real magic always happens behind the stage
Personally, my favorite costume, is the one at the Hyperion! I know that the actresses can’t get it to transform at times, but that’s what makes it so different. I personally wished that they don’t do a blackout on her, because people want to see it happen. And it’s a stage show, so there is always a way something happens, and if they saw her pull the string, and it just suddenly release, people are at awe, and leave wondering how they did it! definitely a magical moment!
I’m simple
I see Cassie Levy
I click
Underrated glitter burst with the broadway quick change. It's not overdone and it's not meant to obscure the pull-away, it just gives it such a "magic" feel.
The Elsa on Broadway one literally gave me chills! An amazing piece of stagecraft
Jerry Orbach is up in heaven laughing his ass off at the last 30 seconds of this video.
"Posessed by an iced spaghetti demon" : I'm still laughing :'D
The Caissie Levy (10:24) performance is my favorite to watch/listen to on TH-cam. Love it.
The Broadway version of her dress is so beautiful!! You can tell the utmost detail and care is put into it!
I could listen to you narrate all day! Had me rolling 😂😂😂. Linebacker Elsa?! I died 😂😂😂
I've seen Mickey and the Magician and it was truly spectacular in person! I remember "Let it go" as the highlight! It also did a great job on including both english (for foreigners) and french (for kids) since the magician talked english and Mickey talked french but often repeated what the magician had said (like the magician said in english something like "can you clean my attic?" And Mickey responded in french "you want me to clean your attic?") and Mickey was also very clear in bodylanguage so non french speakers could understand what he meant when he wasn't repeating the magician. It was a great show!
Why was I in tears when I saw the Broadway one?!?! Like not bawling, but a little teary eyes and in awe 😭
Saw this in London, Samantha Barkes as Elsa. It was spectacular! The transformation was incredible, the same as Broadway and the whole thing stayed with me for weeks. Wonderful!
Haha! I’ve been to the Disneyland show multiple times and I can say that I keep a track record in my head of how good the transformation was with each visit because yeah, it’s rare for it to be perfect. It being as bad as the “bad one” in this video is VERY unusual though. Usually a bit of the skirt gets caught and she has to jiggle it out a little. But when it works right (which it did the first time I saw it) it is PERFECT and AMAZING!! Plus, you’re super~ far from the stage at the Hyperion so I have NEVER noticed “linebacker Elsa” until this video. Basically, these videos are bootlegged recordings that have been zoomed in so you’re seeing it as if you’re right next to her, which is not how it is when you watch the show.
I will say that since I loved the Hyperion transformation so much I was PSYCHED for the Broadway version. I thought it’d be even better so I looked it up and I HATED it! LOL It was probably a case of “they changed it, now it sucks.” But that plain stage with nothing on it except screens, screens, screens is so boring and lazy. If I wanted screens I’d watch the movie. The staircase! My gosh, the staircase MAKES Let It Go every time at the Hyperion. It’s gorgeous. I’d take “linebacker Elsa” and the occasional quick change flub any day if that’s what it takes to get the staircase!
The one on the cruise ship kind of looked like dry ice billowing down as the dress changes,, i kind of liked it in all honesty
I clicked on this not expecting anything but I loved this and the narration was spot on with the jokes etc
Thanks Jamie!
The entire Broadway production was special FX to the max! Loved it!
What about the frozen 2 dress?!??? That’s the best one 😭💔
They don't have frozen 2 shows...this is from the live shows not the actual movies
But yes it's a great transformation
You got to believe it. Elsa is the most beautiful looking and MOST BEAUTIFUL OVERALL woman I've ever seen. I love her overall.
which elsa? the one in the movie? cassie levy?
🤩ANY VERSION!!! IT IS STILL ELSA!!!
the broadway one was the best by far. i nearly screamed when i saw that transformation.
7:39 I cackled for a truly disturbingly long time I can’t even tell you how many times I rewound this
The one on Broadway was my personal favorite
Can you please do evolution of the three caballeros? I mainly want to see Jose carioca
The Broadway transformation actually gave me chills
The Broadway transformation was WAAAYY better than any other quick change that elsa has had!
Great now I have let it go stuck is my head 🤣🤣🤣
0:47 and here behind elsa we can see a young steve from blue's clues
sad i never got to see frozen on broadway :(
I'm almost a teen but I still watch Blue's Clues
Broadway transformation and dress (and singer) all are so beautiful.... :D
I saw the Broadway transformation in person and it's absolutely amazing!!!! It's so freaking good, I couldn't (in that moment) even begin to understand how that quick change was done haha
So Sad This Show Had To Close , It Was Also So Sad When Beetlejuice closed on Broadway. 😞😞😞😞😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭
While I absolutely hate the Hyperion coronation dress, the actual ice dress is gorgeous.
Right? The fabric flows so beautifully.
I love all of Elsa’s Let It Go Transformations 🥰❄️
i saw it on broadway last year and i can confirm it is just as magical if not better in person