Even though the filmmakers were still hard at work finishing the highly anticipatedFrozen IIin time for its November 22ndrelease date, they invited members of the media out to Walt Disney Animation Studios on September 6thto preview various parts of the film, as well as some of the new original songs. Directed byJennifer Lee(who’s also the Chief Creative Officer at WDAS) andChris Buck(Tarzan) and produced byPeter Del Vecho(who’s also Senior Vice President of Production, overseeing the production for all of the feature films at WDAS), the sequel to the highest grossing animated film of all time in worldwide box office will see Elsa (voiced byIdina Menzel), Anna (voiced byKristen Bell), Kristoff (voiced byJonathan Groff), Olaf (voiced byJosh Gad) and Sven set out on a dangerous journey to discover the answers to why she was born with magical powers, and they’ll learn whether those powers are enough to ensure their survival.

At an early preview day forFrozen 2held at Walt Disney Animation Studios, members of the media got to take part in a variety of presentations showcasing how the story developed, the evolution of Anna and Elsa, the production design, new locations and characters, and the new original song. Here is a collection of 20 things to know, from everything we learned about the highly anticipated sequel. And for recently revealed soundtrack details,click here.

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Frozen IIopens in theaters on November 22nd.

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