Turns out Anna had jokes. While Frozen may be Disney’s icy tale of love, sisterhood, and self-empowerment, one of its lead stars just revealed the movie isn’t quite as squeaky-clean as fans thought.
Kristen Bell, the voice of Anna and self-professed Disney superfan, recently confirmed that a double entendre made it into the final cut of the film — and yes, she did it on purpose.
“We slid it under the radar,” Bell said with a grin. “It almost didn’t make it in.”
The line in question comes from the cheerful early number “For the First Time in Forever,” where Anna sings:
“For years I’ve roamed these empty halls / Why have a ballroom with no balls?”
Let’s just say… that’s not the kind of Disney lyric most parents were expecting to hear while their kids twirled around in Anna costumes.
Disney’s Chill Hit Had a Bit of Heat
Frozen, released in 2013, became a cultural juggernaut — and not just because of its songs. The film introduced audiences to the isolated yet powerful Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel) and her ever-hopeful sister Anna (Kristen Bell), two royals from the kingdom of Arendelle caught between magic, family bonds, and the occasional ice monster.
The breakout hit “Let It Go” earned Disney an Oscar and parents everywhere a headache. Meanwhile, the movie hauled in over $1.2 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing animated feature of all time (at the time).
But now that we know Anna wasn’t just delivering heartfelt ballads and chocolate-fueled optimism? Fans may never hear the soundtrack the same way again.
‘Why Have a Ballroom With No Balls?’
According to Bell, the cheeky lyric made the team nervous, especially as executives began raising eyebrows.
“It almost didn’t make it in,” she told Vanity Fair. “But then we were like, ‘What are you talking about? That’s not what it means. Don’t be a perv.’”
Whether you took it innocently or not, the line clearly stayed — and Bell’s delivery only makes it better now that you know what she was getting at.
Disney may be known for its strict family-friendly image, but even the House of Mouse apparently lets a few snowballs fly under the radar when the joke’s good enough.
Even the Most Iconic Song Almost Got Cut
In the same interview, Bell revealed another surprising fact: “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” — arguably one of the most beloved Disney songs in modern memory — was almost scrapped entirely.
“It was not in the first Frozen up until about a couple of months before we released it,” Bell said. “There’s a formula to Disney movies.”
That formula, she explained, involves structuring musical numbers in a very specific order — much like the way Beauty and the Beast opens with Belle walking through town and meeting the townsfolk. In Frozen, the original opener was “Frozen Heart,” a song sung by ice harvesters that sets up the central theme of emotional coldness.
Still, “Snowman” was saved at the eleventh hour — and the movie is all the better for it.
Living the Disney Dream… With a Twist
For Bell, playing Anna wasn’t just a job. It was the kind of dream she’d been manifesting since childhood.
“They’re so formidable in your life when you’re young, and I was obsessed with them,” she said of Disney movies.
“I remember sitting in my living room on my little old boombox, like, recording myself singing The Little Mermaid, in case I ever needed that tape.”
When she landed the role, Bell knew exactly what she wanted to bring to it: not just a likable princess, but a relatable one — someone girls could look up to not just for grace, but for goofiness and strength.
“I would do anything they asked me to,” she said, “but what I should be valiantly striving for is to create a character that I really needed to see when I was 11 years old.”
Mission accomplished.
The Frozen Empire Only Grows
After the original film’s meteoric success, Frozen II hit theaters in 2019 and raked in $1.45 billion, proving Disney’s Arendelle wasn’t melting anytime soon. The second movie leaned into deeper emotional themes, touching on heritage, change, and courage — while still delivering catchy songs, stunning visuals, and more Olaf than anyone asked for (in the best way).
And with Frozen 3 officially on the horizon, currently set to release on November 24, 2027, fans can expect even more magical storytelling — and maybe, just maybe, another blink-and-you’ll-miss-it adult joke if Bell has her way.
