Evolution of Frozen's Olaf In Disney Theme Parks! DIStory Ep. 19! Disney Park History!

[@726berkshire]

For a character that was introduced 5 years ago, Olaf has seen almost as many evolutions as the other characters have had in decades. Nicely done video, Dan.

[@girliboi]

or else things are just better documented now that EVERYBODY has a camera phone.. keeping in mind for the first 40+ years of the parks, most parents were still carrying pre-digital cameras, with film that had to be purchased, then developed, etc, meaning ppl were considerably more selective with what they'd photograph.. i'm sure there were probably dozens of variations of older characters that there just isn't any documentation of online..

[@trainingittogether4581]

OMG ITS A STEAM ENGINE WITH A FACE NICE PROFILE PICTURE 726berkshire😃👍🏻

[@ericabishop8659]

Hi

[@AnvilPro100]

Huh. Never occurred how awful it would be if dirty kids stained the mascot outfits. Makes the whole idea of mascot costumes, especially white ones like Olaf, way more impressive to me

[@admiralcheesecake]

AnvilPro100 I imagine Olaf’s skin can be separated from the body pod for easy laundering, they must have loads of backups though.

[@Whatdoimakemyname]

I remember going to Disneyland the same week as frozen came out . My parents wanted me and my sisters to meet the frozen princess’s and watch frozen in-park. They found out the times when lines would be shortest.... but that meant meeting the characters before seeing the movie. I remember proudly walking up to Anna & Elsa, handing them my signature book and exclaiming “I don’t know who you are”

[@juliusroman8616]

How did they react?

[@emolgana]

i'm crying i love the ugly puppet olaf. he's trying his best :')

[@megj756]

Yah i agree

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Let's face it, the moment "Frozen" became a mega blockbuster (it still holds the world record for the highest grossing animated film ever), Disney thought that this was their ticket to more profit. It's like back in the 90s when the Disney Renaissance was happening and each movie was a blockbuster and Disney added attractions almost instantly to bring in the new generation that was loving movies like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin".

[@Stereo6400]

darthstarkiller1912 the classics are the best, no matter how many movies you make.

[@joeghost05]

For me Frozen was really boring, it had too much singing

[@carminecdinoproductions]

darthstarkiller1912 I want an Aladdin magic carpet roller coaster/dark ride hybrid ride along with a dark ride for The Lion King!

[@greendaylover4771]

Exactly the same thing that happened with The Lion King after it was released.

[@TheAverageActor]

The first costumed Elsa in this video, to me she looked pregnant. Like and comment if you agree. Edit: Oh jeez I’ve never gotten this many likes😂 thanks you guys so much!

[@InsideWedge]

I thought the same thing.

[@Elemiriel]

Yep, pretty sure she was in her last weeks of being able to play Elsa until after the baby came...

[@summersnow455]

Yep

[@littlebabyfortnite5458]

I’m afraid of going on cruise ships

[@pavloverboy]

I would like, but it's at 69

[@meraki101]

I think the Puppeteer should have been a cloud keeping Olaf cold so he won’t melt

[@spydersoup8447]

The problem with that is how are they going to design a cloud that hangs above him? Actually, they could just have a balloon cloud filled with helium that hangs above him.

[@avis7940]

He Dosent get the cloud till the end of the show. He melts multiple times in the show so if he already had the flurry cloud Elsa makes him it wouldn’t make sense

[@BrianChristopherRussell]

Me at 10:13: “Huh, that kinda looks like that shot I filmed that one time” Then I realized it WAS my shot and it made my day! Thanks Disney Dan for your awesome content, glad I could assist with B-Roll!

[@DistoryDan]

Thanks for making great content! Hope you didn't mind, it was just a tiny snippet. You rock Brian!

[@KazuhaEien]

Oh my!!!!

[@AutisticShyGuy]

...glad I could *Read more*

[@suerstrollo3184]

Omg that's awesome! Great job for making it in.

[@hyperspaceoddity7805]

What reslly strikes me the most in this video is how much frozen changed and took over...

[@sayoyos3472]

I love the Frozen Ever After Olaf. It's so close to his actual design and the movements are so fluid, it's unreal!

[@cringemcwinner159]

0:29 that kid dancing is amazing

[@pinkelephant3714]

That kid is my freind

[@cringemcwinner159]

@@pinkelephant3714 Wait, you actually know him?

[@pinkelephant3714]

@@cringemcwinner159 yes he goes to my school

[@cringemcwinner159]

@@pinkelephant3714 Thats crazy,

[@pinkelephant3714]

@@cringemcwinner159 yea

[@YMPictures]

R.I.P The Malestrom, one of the most underrated rides.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yeti Man I agree! Maybe Frozen Ever After should move to Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom or a different building in the Norway Pavilion next to Maelstrom!

[@offcenterprofilepicture6274]

@@carminecdinoproductions if they did that then the frozen one wouldnt get enough traffic.

[@ladyladiva5430]

I went on that one when I was young and I was really scared but it was a cool ride

[@Emisop]

You mean boring.

[@rintherenerous]

@@Emisop You don't get it, lad.

[@PKMN_Alexis29]

11:35 "You don't have much experience with heat!" Nope! 😄

[@brycevo]

They closed Muppet Vision for That snowman?! The last work Jim Henson did, was replaced by a shoehorned, cheap, rushjob musical cash in?! Then, they closed Aladdin the Musical for the same thing... I'm not stunned or bitter, not one bit.

[@DistoryDan]

Still at WDW

[@brycevo]

Disney Dan Thankfully. I was worried when Star wars and Pixar were getting built. But I'm closer to Disneyland

[@Inurantchan]

Replaced the incredibly popular maelstrom ride in Epcot too...I'm not bitter and sad that I'll never again get that awesome view over a waterfall/face a giant troll beast...nope, not at all. (It's a good ride though, but it really should have been a fantasyland ride..)

[@TheRcanmeananything]

I feel your pain. I live in California and I’m so heartbroken I can’t go to the Muppet Vision theater anymore. Stupid Frozen.

[@fusetunes]

thankfully the hyperion show is pretty well crafted! definitely agree the singalong was rushed, but at least one of the replacements is something of quality. :)

[@siinistar7953]

Decapitated Olaf is best Olaf.

[@pign919]

Weegeemaker 320 iOS like Olaf if he wasn’t in that movie

[@UnfinishedCombStudios]

Yes. Then it would be R rated and I wouldn't have to watch Frozen 3 times over for a school music assignment.

[@nostop3076]

Weegeemaker 320 I have a soap bottle that requires beheading him every time I use it.

[@laughtrack686]

The real reason most people clicked the video.

[@deadmemecentral2567]

Agreed

[@thewildebeest7794]

Evolution of Kevin Perjurer’s Brad Pitt wax figures next please.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

NO WAY!!!

[@robinkomin]

I actually really like the style they went with for the Olaf-puppet in Hong Kong. It kinda resembles that classic puppet-look from those old TV-shows!

[@ranearia]

Wow, for not being around for long Olaf has gone through alot of changes!

[@mushroomfusion245]

6:09 You think this is funny? In a cosmic sort of way yes. Well Mr. Funny Man, is this how you get your sick kicks? What it’s just an ordinary Olaf puppe-OH MY GOODNESS! SQUIDWARD!

[@Pop_Candyz]

That puppet one in that truck thing you mentioned is just... 😖

[@ellenbarrett7637]

Would you ever consider doing a DIStory on Buzz lightyear?

[@DistoryDan]

Very soon! ;)

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Ellen Barrett YEAH! Along with other Toy Story characters than Buzz Lightyear and the Toy Story Aliens!

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

That first Hong Kong Olaf puppet looks like one of those bootleg disney dolls you find in dollar stores

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

I have no pupppet

[@saltybonsai8369]

Ppftt true!!

[@adventurebon4219]

That olaf puppet looks like a abadonbed muppet from 1967

[@lettuce8279]

It looks like an offbrand Olaf you find in the clearance section of the dollar store, and it’s named “Happy Snowman”

[@jenniemeltzer9789]

Olaf on broadway will always hold my heart. My theater professor is married to Elsa(Cassie Levy) so the show became a big part of our lives as a department.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

How about the Evolution of The Lion King characters at Disney Parks? Please do it and make it happen!

[@SpiritKitten]

And I'm not bitter at all about losing the Maelstrom ride in Norway...not. at. All.

[@attiahfogle4236]

I am too. The frozen ride is Awful!!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Spirit Kitten I’m not bitter about it either!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Tia Fogle YEAH! They could’ve built a new Frozen ride in a much different show building that’s across from the Maelstrom ride and its show building so it could be a proper ride retelling of the film’s story! I want that to happen and they should also put in a carousel with reindeer, polar bears, and other animals!

[@figment1988]

same here, but now that there are much worse things out there (i.e. Universal's Fast and Furious Supercharged, and more recently, Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy at Disney Hollywood Studios), the ride isn't so bad.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

figment1988 Those two horrible attractions should be replaced! I wanna see a better Fast and the Furious dark ride!

[@haileykramer8017]

Do yiu think you could do my favorite character Stitch next.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Fandom Random YES! STITCH!

[@gwynfromRARE]

STIIIIIIIITCH

[@SouheibHawamdah]

YAS OHANA MEANS FAMILY

[@summersnow455]

Yes please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@benjaminmoua78]

Stitch fluffy!

[@bennybotros2082]

that was awesome, i did not realize olaf did so much would you ever consider doing lumiere and/or cogsworth?

[@carminecdinoproductions]

benny botros YEAH! Along with all of the other Beauty and the Beast characters!

[@mkcmamma]

YES I WILL

[@pavloverboy]

I wanna like but it's at 69

[@luxjya]

I remember frozen fun so well. I remember they had sleds that you could ride down a big pile of show. I even got to meet Olaf while I was there.

[@memethyst]

frozen on broadway looks so cool, i really wanna see it. the way they have the puppeteer on stage in themed outfits reminds me a lot of lion king on broadway.

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Olaf's human puppeteer with the blue swoop of hair and tail coat was friggin' adorable. I love that iteration!

[@josephmilsark123]

Now that FROZEN is now on Broadway, what's the fate of the production at the Hyperion Theater? If the Hyperion theater production closes, I know what could go in its place. NEWSIES!!

[@DistoryDan]

It will stay there for a solid 10 years or so. They dumped a ton of cash into it, and it’s a huge population absorber.

[@dangasp23]

Olaf: HELLO! My Name Is Me: ELDER PRICE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU - Olaf: Olaf And I like warm hugs Me: oh... Sorry I'm obsessed with Broadway Imagine Olaf in BOM

[@pauliinakoskinen6763]

The evolution of Disney on Ice would be interesting! And woah Olaf has got many changes over the past 5 years! Good video again! :)

[@MundyMedics]

12:22 scary to imagine that's an animatronic! the motion and eyes are incredible

[@cloudy3th986]

8:16, when you said that, Olaf looked like he was saying that. Perfect Timing xD

[@hyperspaceoddity7805]

I can't help but feel like Olaf is patronizing, overmarketed, and just tries too hard to be cute and lovable. Great work on the video though!

[@ddiazdd27]

Hyperspace Oddity Hell no! That's only the minions. They are used for every movie trailer for universal and it's annoying.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

idk idc YEAH! Give the Minions a break and give the mascot role to another character like a pretty-much underrated character!

[@hyperspaceoddity7805]

I still feel like he could go down that path if they're not careful.

[@Jaheartsjonas]

I agree, to me he's Disney's version of a minion... Far from the best sidekick/comedic character they've done

[@AlzMarioWolfe]

So true.

[@yeetyeet1469]

I remember when Frozen came out. I was 7 years old. I would watch it over and over and over and over and over. I would sing let it go Non-Stop.

[@jaschabull2365]

We've been getting quite a few recents so far. 2 CGI characters in a row. I vote the next video features a character with long history and segues from the snowman perfectly by giving us the history of Snow White. Who's with me?

[@gavi3]

I love how the Olaf puppeteers costume in the broadway musical of frozen even has the orange Pom Pom on top to symbolize a carrot nose. Subtle but it definitely adds to the theme of the costume.

[@kkstar1297]

Wow after only just being released nearly five years ago, we never knew that Olaf’s looks had gone through so many modifications. I loved all of the designs. Except for the Hong Kong puppet show what was up with that? Anyway I got to go to Disney World nearly two years ago just so I could check out that ride, and I absolutely loved the designs for the characters. I always thought that animatronics were creepy. But that was just pretty cool. Thanks for the video. Could you do all the other characters from Frozen please? I’d love to see their revolutions too.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

kkstar 12 Evolutions actually...

[@katie.cookie6349]

I’m scared of that puppet Olaf Edit: thank you so much Dan for liking my comment!

[@terror_tonic]

never had any idea character design so simple could have so much thought put into it! gotta say i looooove the puppertier design with the snow miser look- esp with the orange glasses? amazing. the showmanship style suit, the glam, its like olafs dream as a little performer as a human,,, so pretty. and the full white pupperier outfit is rlly cool too- a human snowman! so cute! but also gives the idea of a human made of of magical snow hehe

[@notcamryn]

Dan can u do evolution of Disney princess and prince

[@kittyfan91]

Disney Dan, Please do the Evolution of Duffy and Friends in Disney Theme Parks!

[@Hessed3712]

Aaron Van Cleve I love this idea!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Hessed3712 Me too! Duffy the Disney Bear!

[@villainousvalerie9924]

Just saw the musical ! Olaf also does have a decapitated state in the musical as well, when they fall off the cliff. His abdomen, torso, and head are detached, spread out on the stage, and definitely a different puppet than the one attached to the actor. Anna picks up his head and operates his mouth while Olaf's actor says the lines from off stage. His "butt" also is remote controlled and finds it way off stage followed by Anna and Kristoff throwing his head and torso off stage for the actor to return. It was SO cute and so well done.

[@ks5331productions]

6:04 Your description of Olaf perfectly aligns with the general quality of Disneyland HK.

[@TheTwistedDemon]

When I went to Disney on Ice for the first time, Olaf’s Head fell off It was amazing lmao

[@girlinthewoods5675]

Lily SnowFlake I don't think that I will ever get to experience it...your very lucky to see a once in a life time😂😂

[@kiddomoroll]

I never liked Frozen, but I love Olaf and I can’t wait to meet him soon!

[@mygeekfamilycotton]

The parade of lights in Disneyland Paris had an Olaf animatronic in the Frozen Float too. I found him quite nicely done and lifelike.

[@candacesons]

I would LOVE to see Stitch next 💙💙💙

[@puggyproductions906]

I did a Frozen jr. musical one summer and for Olaf we just used a onesie for his costume. Problem with that is where we were preforming was a very warm place.

[@97Felipee]

My favorite ones are the animatronics in Frozen ever after and the Hyperion one! Those are great!

[@yagirl1014]

I love the Broadway Olaf the most but I’m also very biased! I just think the puppet and costume are both soooooo gorgeous! I also love the animatronic on Frozen Ever After

[@kisharidley7451]

Olaf is the best snowman ⛄️

[@corgitime2008]

The head sticking out of Sven’s back is a little... unsettling to say the least

[@KazuhaEien]

Olaf is my favorite Frozen character!

[@leahhadley6779]

So interesting! Who knew there were so many different versions! I LOVE the puppets towards the end, but the animatronic in the ride is insane!

[@MattSurge]

I remember Disney was doing a live action play of frozen with the actor who played Olaf, and the Olaf actor said these lines: In the winter I like to cuddle, But in the summer I like to be a..... and then this guy in the audience said: A PUDDLE! And then Olaf flipped out at that guy. It was pretty funny!

[@KazuhaEien]

Do the evolution of Guardians of the Galaxy at Disney parks, I love those movies!

[@spriteroo9372]

0:29 man that boy was into that song 😂

[@lesleywoolard]

IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS?! THAT'S COOL LONG!!!

[@NumeroLetter]

At 2:26, it looks like Elsa has a little baby bump! How adorable!!

[@thesisterlycousins1428]

0:30= yup,that boy there, he has the highest frozen fever from all of the kids there singing...hahaha that boy must have liked that movie a lot!

[@bradleylorren]

I look forward to seeing these videos!! I’ve never been to any Disney theme park so I’m living through them!

[@unofficialfoxy9181]

They should keep the walk around Olaf Puppet! It gives me life

[@maxtheblackbear8072]

Disney Dan you and TpmVids are the BEST Disney Facts i ever seen :) i love your video so much :D

[@harasen_haras5]

Imagine a robot looking like Olaf that can walk around freely, balance properly and interact with guests. Maybe be remote controlled by a performer who can see the guests through tiny cameras.

[@Happymali10]

2:45 I will never understand why people just shrug off wait-times like that as perfectly fine and appropriate.

[@raedyn_jay5972]

0:30 that one kid in the red shirt ME WHEN A GOOD SONG COMES ON

[@clementinecity]

0:28 That kid in the red shirt is going to be a really good singer or actor.

[@elinaflinn7695]

Omgggg I saw my dad in the line for meeting Elsa and Anna!!! I remember years ago when I got to meet them 😂

[@Herowebcomics]

He is so cute in most of his forms!

[@Ireton06]

Very interesting, he's still popular Can't wait for more, think a trip to Wonderland's Distory is in the cards??

[@gwynfromRARE]

Great video!!! Can you do stitch next? He’s my favorite costume character!!!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Animation Nation YEAH! Stitch from the Lilo and Stitch franchise along with Lilo and his cousins!

[@matthewgresham7060]

0:29 the kid in the Mickey Mouse shirt was so invested in the song xD

[@mirandahamilton5420]

They need to reopen Aladdin😭😭. That play was my childhood. It honestly was my favorite part of going there.

[@loljustice31]

To me Olaf always looked exactly like the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, teeth and all. Why does no one see this? O_o

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Rainy Jane I wanna see a video on the evolution of the Alice in Wonderland characters like the Mad Hatter along with Alice and other characters!

[@littlebabyfortnite5458]

That kid at 0:29 had a lot of passion in dat song doe! 😂 (red shirt boy :3)

[@thefirstconcerto]

9:18 oh, I remember going to Hong Kong Disney land and watching that. The lines took forever to get into the theatre. And I needed glasses but, I left them at home. The reason I needed glasses is because the translations of the words they were saying that I could not understand were at the side of the theatre. We tried to zoom in with a phone in the camera app, but it kept going blurry and it was annoying.

[@SeriouslyCreepy]

Very cool to see! Hadn't thought of his!

[@iscloudy3922]

The only time I ever hated Frozen was when they closed Aladdin. I need more Genie jokes!

[@RageElectrix]

Frozen Ever After is definitely my favorite Olaf!

[@redcuisine8245]

i stood in line for *2 hours* to meet *anna* and *elsa* at disneyland when i was *yoUng*

[@harrisonnewtonn]

I saw frozen the musical in April and really think that’s the best stage Olaf. His organic look and string like connections between the feet body and head are much more enjoyable and fluid then the Hyperion.

[@miguelviera3962]

I like how you put a picture of Josh Gad in Book of Mormon and said Olaf was innocent. Then hasa diga eebowai started playing in my head

[@DistoryDan]

;)

[@justanerdyhobbitgirl]

RIP Maelstrom and Disneyland muppet vision and Aladdin musical :(

[@Dollznvibez]

I was seven when I saw Frozen in theaters and I am now 12 and Frozen is still so popular

[@sarahfields288]

Kid in the Red tshirt was loving it during the singing lol

[@leovargha]

I love Josh Gadd but Kristoff ftw. You gotta love Groffsauce.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

i recently went on a cruise on the disney fantasy ship, and the frozen show had an olaf puppet that works like the one used in frozen: live at the hyperion at disney california adventure; the person behind him even looked similar to that show's actor with a dark outfit

[@windmillfortheland3926]

FIVE YEARS?!?!?!

[@Kadzuku]

I'd love to see a history of some of the Disney princesses!

[@aidenarendse8406]

ALL OF IT LOOKS COOL

[@seaskulls]

0:29 that little boy was so into the singing i love it 😂

[@sugerplumzzz9557]

I love distory im a huge Disney fan!!!!!!!💖💖💖

[@Kim-dw6gu]

This was fantastic and so well made!

[@alisppcheyenne3217]

I love the one that stands up by itself

[@Bubbles2cute4u]

Hi dan! Just subscribed! I love this idea of telling the story of character costumes!!! So cleaver

[@HopePapernacky]

2:52 I remember this one! I saw it! Right in the childhood

[@hiptoraymond]

I watched frozen in the theatre... it made me cry the next time I saw it Frozen was my first movie seen