If you were anywhere near a child, a karaoke machine or a car radio in 2014, you know the words to Let It Go whether you wanted to or not. Frozen became one of the biggest animated films ever made, and its sequel did nearly as well, but the songs are only part of why it stuck. The story of two sisters in the kingdom of Arendelle, one hiding a secret and one desperate to reconnect, hits close to home for anyone who's ever felt shut out or shut in. Add a talking snowman and a reindeer who acts like a golden retriever, and you've got a cast that covers almost every personality in your family.
The Sisters at the Center
Elsa spends most of her childhood behind a closed door, trying to keep her ice powers under control and terrified of hurting anyone. When she finally lets go on that mountain, she builds an ice palace in a single song. Elsa types are thoughtful, private and powerful, often more capable than they believe, and they tend to carry the weight of everyone's expectations without asking for help.
Anna is the opposite in nearly every way. She talks to paintings, gets engaged to a man she met that morning and climbs a frozen mountain in a summer dress to bring her sister home. She's optimistic, clumsy, brave and endlessly loyal. Anna types lead with their hearts, forgive quickly and refuse to give up on the people they love, even when those people keep closing the door.
The Friends Who Steal Every Scene
Kristoff is an ice harvester who grew up with trolls and seems to prefer his reindeer to most humans. He's grumpy at first, practical and very good in a snowstorm, but under all that is one of the softest hearts in Disney history. Kristoff types are dependable, honest and a bit awkward with feelings, and his dramatic eighties power ballad in Frozen 2 proves they have more of them than they let on.
Sven is the reindeer with the carrot habit and the loyal heart. He can't talk, though Kristoff happily does his voice for him, and he still manages to be the most sensible member of the group. Sven types are easygoing, affectionate and steady, the friend who'll walk with you through any blizzard as long as there are snacks.
Olaf is pure joy in snowman form. He dreams about summer, gives warm hugs and asks big questions about life with the confidence of a five-year-old. Olaf types are curious, funny and kind, and they can lift the mood of a room just by walking in, even if they lose their nose on the way.
About That Prince
Then there's Hans, the charming prince from the Southern Isles who sings a duet about love being an open door and turns out to have very different plans. He's one of the biggest twists Disney ever pulled on an audience. Hans types are ambitious, polished and good at reading what people want to hear. Not every Hans is a villain, of course. Plenty are simply strategic people who like a plan and hate feeling like the thirteenth sibling in line, but it's worth being honest with yourself about how you go after what you want.
The fun part is that most of us have a bit of each of them. You might be an Anna with your friends and an Elsa at work, or an Olaf until someone takes the last cookie.
The quiz asks how you'd spend a snow day, what your hidden talent is, how you handle a sibling fight and what you'd sing at karaoke. Answer honestly and see who you'd be in Arendelle. And if you don't love your result, you know what to do with it.
