But I think they have to realise why it became so popular. It wasn't the songs- most of which are forgettable- or the plot (which is really thin), or the wacky/comedy sidekicks, it was the subversion of the damsel/rescue trope.
I dunno, my niece and her friends (age 6) are obsessed with the songs and the costumes. Kids don't understand plot or tropes, kids love pretty colours, catchy songs and slapstick comedy, all of which Frozen has in spades. It spread like wildfire ,not because adults were watching it, or cared much about it, but because kids were, and talked about it to their friends. Frozen is essentially a disease spread across playgrounds.
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Don't get me wrong, I think out of all Disney movies it sends the best message, better than the others. I agree the plot is nothing although I think the songs are well written and catchy, but we're not the target audience. Those little six year old girls and other young kids are. Saying this, I think even Disney was surprised by its success.
But, the fact it is Disney will hamper any progression with regards to depictions of sexuality. Not that I'm suggesting the company is homophobic by any means, but they tend to stick to a tried and tested formula. Now Disney owns Star Wars and Marvel, which although are aimed at a more grown up audience, you'd still struggle to find them addressing more adult topics. There's talk about them making a Star Wars character gay, but Disney don't tend to go out of its comfort zone. They would never release anything R rated. They avoid sex/extreme violence/blood/bad language. I doubt we will ever see a gay character on Star Wars, and if we do, I highly doubt we will see them kiss their same-sex partner.
Basically, if Frozen was owned by another company (Dreamworks for example), I would imaging Elsa being allowed a girlfriend eventually. With Disney, I'm just not sure we will ever see them being that forward thinking, just purely because they're Disney.
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Ok, I just read there will be a lesbian couple in Finding Dory. Not main characters, just a couple in a scene with a pushchair, but it's a step in the right direction.
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