Arendale Castle

Outside of the Castle

**Arendale Castle** is the home to Elsa and Anna. It first appeared in episode 7 of season 4 and is the main location for season 5. The castle is located in Arendale near the docks.

## Background

The castle was created by DisneylandSims on the gallery and was placed in Bridlington Bay, on the coast, representing the kingdom of Arendale from the movie *Frozen*.

## Current

Aurora Rose moved here with her husband Philip, in episode 7 of season 4, where they also welcomed their twin daughters Anna and Elsa. It is located right on the beach of Arendale. In the final episode of season 4, Aurora and Philip invited her "aunts" Fauna, Flora and Merryweather over to have some "well needed teenage time". The five teenagers had a snowball fight outside in the entrance of the castle grounds. Anna and Elsa then aged up here later that day.

In the first episode of season 5, Queen Aurora and King Philip were preparing their daughters for their upcoming birthdays and were seen playing with them in the snow in the courtyard again. Anna and Elsa's birthdays were held in the dinning room and Elsa later struck Anna in the head with her magic, making the parents want to separate the sisters.

In episode 2, after the events of Elsa striking Anna with her magic, Aurora and Philip decide to lock the castle gates so that no one can go in and out apart from the staff. Elsa isolates herself in her room from Anna and even her parents after she accidentally freezes her dad, now worried she will hurt other people. As the years go by, Anna and Elsa celebrate their teenage birthdays separately and by the time Anna and Elsa are 15, Aurora and Philip decide to go on a 2-week voyage to find answers to Elsa's magic. However, Aurora and Philip perish at sea during a storm, leaving both Anna and Elsa devastated and for Elsa to be the next in line for the throne.

In episode 3, three years after the loss of Queen Aurora and King Philip, Elsa's coordination to become queen was held at the castle. Anna and Elsa's relatives came to visit and Anna met Prince Hans not long before the ceremony, who she fell in love with. The two instantly decided to get married and Anna wanted to introduce Hans to Elsa after the ceremony was finished ad ask her for her blessing. However, Elsa refused to allow Anna to marry Hans as she "couldn't marry a man she just met". This caused the sisters to argue and Elsa accidentally revealed her magic powers to the entire kingdom. Terrified of what she has done, Elsa fled the castle and Arendale itself and everyone shocked.

## Places of Interest

* **Arendale Chapel:** Where King Philip and later Elsa was crowned the rulers of Arendelle.
* **Elsa's Bedroom:** Where Elsa sleeps. After she hit Anna with her magic, the King and Queen relocated Elsa to this room until she garnered complete control over her powers. During the isolation, this was where Elsa mostly stayed and hardly ever came out.
* **Anna's Bedroom:** Where Anna sleeps. Anna and Elsa used to share this room until their parents decided to separate them to ensure Anna's safety. Anna's bedroom is pink, a shown in the Frozen short film, *Frozen Fever*.
* **The King and Queen's Quarters:** Where King Philip and Queen Aurora slept until they died.
* **The Library:** |Where Elsa practices holding the scepter and orb but freeze the candle and jewellery box. Also where Hans locks Anna and leaves her to freeze to death until Olaf comes to her rescue and later, where Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven hold a game of charades.
* **The Ballroom:** Where the balls are held.
* **The Council Chamber:** Where meetings are held.
* **The Hallways:** One of the biggest areas in the castle.
* **The Portrait Room:** Where Anna talks to the paintings and pictures for the company.
* **The Garden:** Where Anna roams around and sees her Goose and gosling friends.
* **The Courtyard:** Where the crowd of people hangs during the coronation and at the end where Elsa creates an ice rink. Also where the start of the holidays takes place and later, where the surprise birthday party for Anna is held at on her 18th birthday.
* **The Great Hall:** Where Anna and Elsa used to play in with Elsa's magic snow. Then on Elsa's coronation, there was a party until Elsa accidentally exposes her powers. Elsa's throne is there too, though when King Philip and Queen Aurora are ruling, two thrones were present in the room.
* **The Balcony:** Where Hans and Anna spend time with each other.

## Trivia

* It was built by DisneylandSims on the gallery.
* It is located in Brindleton Bay.
* It is based on the same castle from the movie.
* Elsa was locked away in her room for years after striking Anna with her magic as young kids.
* It has 3 floors and about 10 rooms throughout the 3 floors.
* It is right on the beach.
* DisneylandSims made 2 versions of this build; one with the walls and one without. Clare chose the one with the walls because she liked it was the "best of both worlds", after comparing it with another build.
* It is featured in the fifth season and for 2 episodes in season 4.
* The castle is the second within the Disney Princess Challenge, the first being Aurora's Castle from season 4 of the challenge.
* In the movie, the owners are King Agnarr and Queen Iduna until their deaths, whilst in the Sims it is owned by King Philip and queen Aurora Rose.
* Clare refers to Bridlington Bay as Arendale to match the movie and the castle.
* Servants and a butler/maids were hired to work here.
* Although they don't live here, Fauna, Flora and Merryweather were hired to be nannies for Anna and Elsa.
* Anna and Elsa share a bedroom as toddlers like they do at the start of the movie, however, after Elsa accidentally strikes Anna with her magic, their parents force the sisters to sleep in different rooms and Elsa is "isolated" from Anna for 13 years.
* The name 'Arendelle' is based on the Norwegian town of Arendal, which is located southwest of the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
* The scene where Elsa and Anna were playing in the Great Hall by turning it into a winter wonderland with Elsa's winter magic in the ballroom may also be a hint towards the ending, when after being accepted by the citizens and visitors for her magical nature, she turns the courtyard into an ice rink, even saying if their ready, being only slightly different between the two times: "Ready?" as a child, and "*Are you* ready?" as an adult.
	+ The Great Hall is also where Anna learns about Elsa's winter magical nature once again, along with the citizens and the visitors. While as children it would be a happy experience, as adults it would be a terrifying experience for the citizens, visitors, Anna, and more importantly for Elsa.
* In the Sims, the location is actually Brindleton Bay but it is referred to as Arendale as that is the prime location for the *Frozen* franchise.
* The castle was left to Anna and Elsa after their parents perish at sea in episode 2.
* Elsa's Ice Palace is located on the island with the lighthouse, representing the North Mountain.
* Elsa's coronation was held at the castle in episode 3.
* Whilst Elsa's bedroom is white, as shown in the first movie, Anna's is pink, which is shown in the Frozen short film, *Frozen Fever*.

## References

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1. ↑ Arendale Castle - Disney Wiki