2014年9月2日,在美国广播公司播送《冰雪奇缘的幕后故事:一部迪士尼经典的诞生(英语:The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic)》的同时,迪士尼动画工作室的首席创意总监约翰·拉塞特宣布短片将在不久之后上映,其中包括一首新插曲[11]。《综艺》杂志也在当天透露短片定名为《Frozen Fever》[12],且原电影的导演克里斯·巴克、珍妮佛·李和编剧彼得·德維寇均回归参与制作[13][14][15]。同年12月3日,有传言称艾米·斯克里布纳加入剧组成为联合制片人,而短片将于2015年3月13日与同厂发行的《灰姑娘》一同上映[16][17]。导演在15年元旦前夕接受联合通讯社采访时说:“无论是动画角色、配音员,还是音乐都带有一种魔力。我不确信观众是否能欣赏这部作品,但我们全然又感受到了那股成功的气息。真是乐趣无穷[18]。”
本短片于2015年3月13日作为《灰姑娘》的加演片在美国剧院首映[16]。2015年8月11日在Disney Movies Anywhere网站发行数字高清版[20],之后收录于同月18日发行的“迪士尼动画工作室短片集合”蓝光光碟中[21]。9月15日再收录于《灰姑娘》的蓝光光碟、DVD和数字高清版中[21]。2015年11月9日仅收录本短片的DVD发行,并在Tesco商店的协助下面向全英售卖[22]。
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