History Trivia / OlafsFrozenAdventure

* FranchiseKiller: In an odd way. Due to the negative reception it had when paired with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', there have been no further shorts shown with Pixar movies to date.

* BreakingNewsInterruption: The December 2, 2021 airing of this special on Creator/{{ABC}} had its' timeslot pre-empted by an ABC News special about the Creator/AlecBaldwin incident on the set of ''Rust''. It would be rescheduled to December 8th.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before settling on a holiday special, other ideas for a short starring Olaf were tossed around:

* OutOfHolidayEpisode: Sirius XM's Disney Hits channel plays songs from this special even when it's not Christmas. To make matters more confusing, the song they play the most, "That Time Of Year", specifically mentions holiday traditions in its' lyrics.

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHoliday'', which aired on TV the same week this special was released into theaters. Despite doing well at the box office with [[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} the feature it was paired with,]] many people, both ''Frozen'' fans and normal viewers, despised the short because of its focus on Olaf instead of Anna and Elsa, and was way too long for a theatrical short, with some people either outright refusing to see ''Coco'' or arriving late in order to avoid the short. Eventually, theaters got the hint and removed the short after two weeks. Mexican audiences were so annoyed with it that theater chains pulled it after a week.
** Also, the short's merchandise failed to move off store shelves (both at the Disney Store and in normal retailers) and didn't sell as much as the ''Trolls Holiday'' merchandise or the merchandise of fellow Disney franchise ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''. This caused ''Trolls'' to reign victorious.

* GenreKiller: Seemed to become this for a little while. For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' - all had no accompanying short prior. This ended up being very short-lived as ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' both had shorts playing them during their respective runs. ''WesternAniamation/{{Soul}}'' also had a short announced to play with the film before its theatrical run was cancelled. That said, John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has definitely seemed to have made consistent shorts less of a priority for Disney.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Aside from Anna, Elsa and Olaf are the two most prominent characters in this Christmas themed short. They are played by Creator/IdinaMenzel and Creator/JoshGad respectively, who are both Jewish.

* GenreKiller: For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' - all had no accompanying short prior. Although this will be averted with ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'', it seems that the negative reception to ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', combined with John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has put a kibosh on shorts being consistently released with Disney animated films.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Aside from Anna, Elsa and Olaf are the two most prominent characters in this Christmas themed short. Creator/IdinaMenzel and Creator/JoshGad are both Jewish.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Both Menzel and Gad, who voice Elsa and Olaf respectively, are Jewish.

* ThrowItIn: Gad ad-libbed a lot of lines for Olaf.

** Olaf gets an evil twin named Loaf who has the personality of Creator/LarryDavid, making him Olaf's EvilCounterpart, being bitter and cynical.
** Olaf stars in a variety show.
** Olaf gets stuck in a crevasse for hours.
** Olaf befriends a large marshmallow.

* GenreKiller: For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' - all had no accompanying short prior. Although this will be averted with ''WesternAnimation/Onward'', it seems that the negative reception to ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', combined with John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has put a kibosh on shorts being consistently released with Disney animated films.

* GenreKiller: For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' - all had no accompanying short prior. It seems that the negative reception to ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', combined with John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has put a kibosh on shorts being consistently released with Disney animated films.

** Also, the short's merchandise failed to move off store shelves (both at the Disney Store and in normal retailers) and didn't sell as much as the ''Trolls Holiday'' merchandise or the merchandise of fellow Disney franchise ''Disney/{{Moana}}''. This caused ''Trolls'' to reign victorious.

* GenreKiller: For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' - all had no accompanying short prior. It seems that the negative reception to ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', combined with John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has put a kibosh on shorts being consistently released with Disney animated films.

* GenreKiller: For many years throughout the late 2000's and most of the 2010's, Disney was very gung-ho about the animated shorts programs from both Pixar and Disney proper. From 2010 to 2016, the only two releases from Pixar and/or Walt Disney Animation Studios to not have shorts attached were ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' [[note]]A short, ''Tick Tock Tale'', was ready to go with ''Tangled'' 's theatrical release but was pulled shortly before release[[/note]] and ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]Walt Disney Animation Studios simply didn't have a short ready to accompany the film's release due to working on two films in one year.[[/note]]. Following ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'''s release with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Disney seems to have gotten cold feet about shorts. Since ''Coco'', only ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has come to theaters with a short attached. The subsequent three animation releases from Disney - ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''Disney/Frozen2'' - all had no accompanying short prior. It seems that the negative reception to ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', combined with John Lasseter's departure from Disney and the rise of Creator/DisneyPlus, has put a kibosh on shorts being consistently released with Disney animated films.

* AscendedFanon:
** The original film left it ambiguous whether the family in Oaken’s sauna was his own or just customers. This short confirms it ''is'' his family, though it remains mum on the other half of the theory [[AmbiguouslyGay that the eldest man is Oaken’s husband]].
** Much of the fandom already assumed Arendelle was a part of Norway. This along with the criticism mentioned in the YMMV page gave Disney reason to just make it official.

** The original film left it ambiguous whether the family in Oaken’s sauna was his own or just customers. This film confirms it is his family, though it remains mum on the other half of the theory [[AmbiguouslyGay that the eldest man is Oaken’s husband.]]

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHoliday'', which aired on TV the same week this special was released into theaters. Despite doing well at the box office with [[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} the movie it was paired with,]] many people, both ''Frozen'' fans and normal viewers, despised the short because it focused on Olaf instead of Anna and Elsa and was way too long for a theatrical short, with some people either refusing to see ''Coco'' or arriving to showings of the film late in order to avoid the short. Also, the short's merchandise failed to move off store shelves (both at the Disney Store and in normal retailers) and didn't sell as much as the ''Trolls Holiday'' merchandise or the merchandise of fellow Disney franchise ''Disney/{{Moana}}''. This caused ''Trolls'' to reign victorious.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Both Idina Menzel and Josh Gad, who voice Elsa and Olaf respectively, are Jewish.

* ThrowItIn: Josh Gad ad-libbed a lot of lines for Olaf.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before settling on a Christmas special, other ideas for a short starring Olaf were tossed around:
** Olaf gets an evil twin named Loaf who has the personality of Larry David, making him Olaf's EvilCounterpart, being bitter and cynical.