Dice Productions

Dice Productions (originally founded as Audrey Wells Animation Studios) is an American animation studio founded in 2011 by Audrey Wells and based in San Diego, California. It is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, a segment of The Walt Disney Company. They debuted in 2012 with the short film Dylan Dice, which was acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Dylan Dice garnered Disney's attention, and Disney bought Audrey Wells Animation Studios in September 30, 2013, and later renamed it to Dice Productions in December 13 of that same year.

Dice's first film was Vanellope's Adventures on October 21, 2016. Their first sequel, Vanellope's Adventures 2, was released on December 8, 2017. Kenya Kes Remington is the studio's highest-grossing film, with a total of 1.918 billion worldwide. All seventeen feature films produced by Dice have currently grossed a total of $18.001 billion worldwide.

Dice's most recent release was Vanellope & Friends: Mermaid Ocean on August 22, 2025. Its upcoming slate of films includes Vortex Vanellope on October 21, 2026, Critters 4 on April 9, 2027, Vanellope's Adventures in Outer Space on October 8, 2027, Vanellope's Adventures in Sugar Rush Speedway on April 28, 2028, Front Desk on August 11, 2028, Vanellope's Adventures in A Dinosaur's World on February 9, 2029, Zoob: Galax-Z on October 5, 2029, Super Vanellope on April 5, 2030, Kitty on October 18, 2030, A Vanellope Valentine's Day on February 14, 2031, Kenya Kes Remington 2 on August 1, 2031, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse on October 8, 2032,"Seeing" in the Dark on November 23, 2033, and Bea Wolf on August 4, 2034. Additionally, two untitled original films are scheduled to be released on October 5, 2035 and May 9, 2036 while five untitled Vanellope & Friends sequels are scheduled to be released on March 5, 2032, March 4, 2033, April 14, 2034, May 11, 2035, and October 24, 2036.

History

2011-present

Dice Productions was founded and based in San Diego, California on October 25, 2011 as Audrey Wells Animation Studios. After the release of the short film Dylan Dice in 2012, Disney's attention was attracted by Audrey Wells Animation Studios, which was then purchased by Disney on September 30, 2013 for a total of $1.7 billion and later renamed Dice Productions in December of that same year.

The first film from Dice was Vanellope & Friends, which started the studio's flagship series, the Vanellope & Friends franchise.

Films

Released

1. Vanellope's Adventures
2. Critters
3. Vanellope's Adventures 2
4. Vanellope's Adventures 3
5. Magic Tree House
6. Vanellope's Adventures 4
7. Critters 2
8. Vanellope's Adventures 5
9. Vanellope's Easter Egg Hunt
10. Vanellope & Stephen Curry
11. Zoob
12. Vanellope's Adventures 8
13. Magic Tree House 2
14. Critters 3
15. A Vanellope Halloween
16. Kenya Kes Remington
17. Vanellope's Adventures in Mermaid Ocean

Upcoming

1. Vortex Vanellope
2. Critters 4
3. Vanellope's Adventures in Outer Space
4. Vanellope's Adventures in Sugar Rush Speedway
5. Front Desk
6. Vanellope's Adventures in A Dinosaur's World
7. Zoob: Galax-Z
8. Super Vanellope
9. Kitty
10. A Vanellope Valentine's Day
11. Kenya Kes Remington 2
12. Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
13. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
14. Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
15. "Seeing" in the Dark
16. Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
17. Bea Wolf
18. Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
19. TBA
20. TBA
21. Vanellope Ever After

Filmography

Released films

Film	Release date	Directed by	Written by	Music by	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	Budget	Box office	MPA rating
Vanellope's Adventures	October 21, 2016	Audrey Wells Alicia Kirk Andre Svislotski Bosco Ng	Screenplay: Scott Alexander Larry Karaszweski Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely Story: Audrey Wells Alicia Kirk Andrei Svislotski Bosco Ng	Hans Zimmer John Powell	96%	89	$150 million	$575 million	G
Critters	August 25, 2017	Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer	Screenplay: David Reynolds Story: Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer David Reynolds		88%	76		$919 million
Vanellope's Adventures 2	December 8, 2017	Andrew Adamson	Screenplay: Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Story: Andrew Adamson Joe Ansolabehere Jill E. Blotevogel Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger	Harry Gregson- Williams	85%	70		$871 million
Vanellope's Adventures 3	April 20, 2018	Jimmy Hayward	Screenplay by: Michael Colton John Aboud III Brandon Sawyer Story by: Alan Schoolcraft Brent Simons Bob Tzudiker Noni White	Christophe Beck	77%	64	$175 million	$690 million	PG
Magic Tree House	October 10, 2018	Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby	Screenplay: Alexa Junge Will Osborne Jenny Laird Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Story: Cheryl Edwards Alexa Junge Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Jenny Laird Based on: Magic Tree House book series by Mary Pope Osborne	Hans Zimmer John Powell	98%	94	$200 million	$1.571 billion	G
Vanellope's Adventures 4	April 17, 2019	Audrey Wells Alicia Kirk Andrei Svislotski Bosco Ng	Screenplay Ashley Edward Miller Story: Audrey Wells Alicia Kirk Andre Svislotski Bosco Ng		100%	98		$1.828 billion	PG
Critters 2	August 30, 2019	Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer	Screenplay: David Reynolds Story: Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer David Reynolds		82%	68		$1.340 billion	G
Vanellope's Adventures 5	January 22, 2020	Andrew Adamson	Screenplay: Samantha Silver Joey Manderino Story: Andrew Adamson Evan Spiliotopoulos	Harry Gregson- Williams	85%	70	$150 million	$710 million
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt	April 16, 2021	Karey Kirkpatrick	Screenplay: John Whittington J. David Stern David N. Weiss Story: Karey Kirkpatrick John Whittington J. David Stern David N. Weiss		68%	57	$75 million	$291 million
Vanellope & Stephen Curry	February 4, 2022	Doug Sweetland	Screenplay: Jennifer Ventimilia Story: Stephen Curry Doug Sweetland Jennifer Ventimilia	Daniel Ingram	35%	38	$80 million	$370 million
Zoob	August 19, 2022	Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby	Screenplay: Alexa Junge Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Story: Cheryl Edwards Alexa Junge Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Based on: Zoob Builder toys by Lakeshore Learning Materials	Hans Zimmer John Powell	97%	92	$90 million	$1.626 billion	PG
Vanellope & Friends: Return to Adventure Camp	March 3, 2023	Alicia Kirk Andrei Svislotski Bosco Ng	Screenplay: Scott Alexander Larry Karaszweski Story: Alicia Kirk Andrei Svislotski Bosco Ng		85%	70	$200 million	$1.111 billion
Magic Tree House 2	August 23, 2023	Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby	Screenplay: Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Will Osborne Jenny Laird Story: Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Will Osborne Jenny Laird Based on: Magic Tree House book series by Mary Pope Osborne		82	68		$1.756 billion
Critters 3	April 19, 2024	Thor Freudenthal Philip LaZebnik	Screenplay: David Reynolds Story: Thor Freudenthal Philip LaZebnik Aaron Springer David Reynolds				$175 million	$1.202 billion	G
Vanellope & Friends: Halloween	October 18, 2024	Art Hernandez	Screenplay: Kristin Hahn Eyal Podell Jonathon E. Stewart Story: Art Hernandez Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman	Theodore Shaprio	68%	57		$667 million	PG
Kenya Kes Remington	April 25, 2025	Chris McKay	Screenplay Jared Stern John Whittington Story by Chris McKay Jared Stern John Whittington	Hans Zimmer John Powell	99%	95	$200 million	$1.918 billion	G

Upcoming films

Film	Release date	Directed by	Produced by	Written by	Music by
Vanellope & Friends: Oceans	August 22, 2025	Ash Brannon John Norton	David K. Lovegren David W. King Stephen Swofford	Screenplay Jennifer Ventilmilia Story Ash Brannon John Norton Jennifer Ventilmilia	Christophe Beck
Front Desk	April 17, 2026	Jennifer Yuh Nelson Alessandro Carloni		Screenplay Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Story Jennifer Yuh Nelson Alessandro Carloni Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Based on Front Desk by Kelly Yang	Mark Mothersbaugh
Vortex Vanellope	October 21, 2026	Mike Mitchell		Screenplay Seth Grahame-Smith Story Josh Klausner Darren Lemke Seth Grahame-Smith
Vanellope & Friends: Up in Outer Space	April 9, 2027	Ash Brannon John Norton		Screenplay Jennifer Ventilmilia Story Ash Brannon John Norton Jennifer Ventilmilia	Christophe Beck
Critters 3	August 6, 2027	Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer		Screenplay David Reynolds Story Thor Freudenthal Aaron Springer Tom J. Astle	Hans Zimmer John Powell
Vanellope & Friends: Big City Vacation	April 14, 2028	Chris McKay		Screenplay Jared Stern John Whittington Story Chris McKay Jared Stern John Whittington	Mark Mothersbaugh