Evolution of Elsa's "Let It Go" Frozen Dress Transformation Magic In Disney Parks! - DIStory Ep. 30 

I bet the last Elsa felt like such a boss

major props to the girl that had the rip cord fail, she kept singing without hesitation

Man some of those Elsa wigs are absolutely criminal 😂

Sad that broadway released yesterday that frozen wont return to broadway.

I actually flipped shit seeing the Broadway transformation that was amazing

I gasped so loud at the Broadway transformation 😍 now that was magical! Too bad I’ll never get to see it in person 😭

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

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.

It’s not a Disney Dan video without Dan laughing hysterically in every part.

7:37 she looked so worried when it didn't work, i feel so bad!

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.

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 💙❄

that broadway quick-change added about 10 years to my life

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.

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!!!✨🌬

Never expected to hear "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the background of a discussion about Cats, but here we are.

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 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."

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.

I'm just so bummed that they stopped the Broadway show now, I never got to see it 😭😭

Lmfao “Elsa the linebacker” had me rolling 😂

Would love to see a video like this about the history of Cinderella’s transformation dresses!

"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.

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...

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.

1:14 that looks JUST like what I imagined a real Anna would look like 😍

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❄️💕

Why do I love Dan laughing at his only jokes so much?

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😂

Anyone else find the big crowds weird now? Like big crowds seem abnormal?

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.

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

I really love her dress on broadway, it's not so 'cartoon' you know.

"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

caissie levy could be wearing a target elsa dress and still make my jaw drop in awe HER TALENT

11:36 That musical version of Let it Go brought tears to my eyes. This is magic. Spectacular.

You should try to do evolution of Scooby Doo in theme parks!

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

7:40 i’m ashamed to say i cackled lmao. poor girl, at least she kept going

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.

7:40 rip this Foul thing off me

“Walk over to the hole.” Lmao 😂😂

I went to the frozen broadway, it was so good. I had goosebumps multiple times

I can't stop laughing at your laughter! It's so contagious!

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

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😂🤭

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

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

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 : 3

7:41 I can FEEL her embarrassment...

The Broadway transformation legit gave me chills idk why but it was rlly good :)))

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!

I genuinely would love to be able to make a Broadway worthy transformation dress some day

Jerry Orbach is up in heaven laughing his ass off at the last 30 seconds of this video.

Why did the broadway Elsa make me cry?! That was so good!

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.

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 😩❄️💔

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!

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

Y'all need to see the whole video of Frozen on Broadway! Everything is just absolutely amazing!

*"The hills are alive with sounds of Elsaaa"* Wait

"Posessed by an iced spaghetti demon" : I'm still laughing :'D

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing the entire original cast on Broadway in May 2018. BEST. SHOW. EVER!

The Caissie Levy (10:24) performance is my favorite to watch/listen to on RU-vid. Love it.

I could listen to you narrate all day! Had me rolling 😂😂😂. Linebacker Elsa?! I died 😂😂😂

Frozen on Broadway is closedddddddddddd!

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!

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.

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

You got to believe it. Elsa is the most beautiful looking and MOST BEAUTIFUL OVERALL woman I've ever seen. I love her overall.

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!

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.

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!

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!

Broadway transformation and dress (and singer) all are so beautiful.... :D

Why was I in tears when I saw the Broadway one?!?! Like not bawling, but a little teary eyes and in awe 😭

What about the frozen 2 dress?!??? That’s the best one 😭💔

I’m simple I see Cassie Levy I click

The Broadway version of her dress is so beautiful!! You can tell the utmost detail and care is put into it!

The Elsa on Broadway one literally gave me chills! An amazing piece of stagecraft

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

Can you please do evolution of the three caballeros? I mainly want to see Jose carioca

the broadway one was the best by far. i nearly screamed when i saw that transformation.

I have no idea how I got here, but this is fun. Broadway was the best, but I don’t mind Elsa the linebacker.

Great now I have let it go stuck is my head 🤣🤣🤣

That song is magic i am 16 but still become a little boy of 6 or 7 years when i hear that song

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

Elsa the linebacker. Thank you 🤣

The one on Broadway was my personal favorite

I love this guy! His jokes, constructive yet humorous criticism, the little memes and clips he puts in. Gahhh, subscribed!

I love all of Elsa’s Let It Go Transformations 🥰❄️

The Broadway transformation was WAAAYY better than any other quick change that elsa has had!

While I absolutely hate the Hyperion coronation dress, the actual ice dress is gorgeous.

When Elsa pulls the rip court out, and it fails, it Take a longer time so it looks like the movie because in the movie, she SLOWLY changes the clothing.

I clicked on this not expecting anything but I loved this and the narration was spot on with the jokes etc

Ahhh that third parachute change is so tricky when you have to sing this! I LOVE the latest it's so freakin' magical.. LOVE!