Disney Releases Glimpse At 'Frozen Fever' Followup To Hit Film

(CBS SF) – Walt Disney Animation Studios has released five photos from their upcoming short film "Frozen Fever." The animated short is planned to screen in front of Disney's upcoming live action version of "Cinderella," due out in theaters on March 13th.

The highly anticipated short revolves around preparations for Anna's birthday party. When Elsa, ironically, comes down with a bad cold. Which causes her magical powers go a little haywire.

The original cast of "Frozen" Idina Menzel as "Elsa," Kristen Bell as "Anna," Jonathan Groff as "Kristoff" and Josh Gad as "Olaf" all return to voice their famous roles. "The gang is back together. And literally it's like we never went away," Josh Gad (Olaf) told USA Today. "Every day we're reminded of 'Frozen' in our lives. So it feels like a continuation of a saga that has many parts still untold. It felt like coming home again after a short absence."

In the YouTube video above, "Frozen" directors' Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee give a behind the scenes look at "Frozen Fever" and check out the photos below:

"Frozen Fever" (credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios)

"Frozen Fever" (credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios)

"Frozen Fever" (credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios)

"Frozen Fever" (credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios)

"Frozen Fever" (credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios)

"Frozen Fever" also features a brand new song by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the husband-and-wife duo behind the Academy Award winning hit "Let It Go."

So far, "Frozen" earned over $1.27 billion worldwide.