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[]
- Vanellope's Adventures
- Critters
- Vanellope's Adventures 2
- Vanellope's Adventures 3
- Magic Tree House
- Vanellope's Adventures 4
- Critters 2
- Vanellope's Adventures 5
- Vanellope's Easter Egg Hunt
- Vanellope & Stephen Curry
- Zoob
- Vanellope's Adventures 8
- Magic Tree House 2
- Critters 3
- A Vanellope Halloween
- Kenya Kes Remington
- Vanellope's Adventures in Mermaid Ocean
Upcoming[]
- Vortex Vanellope
- Critters 4
- Vanellope's Adventures in Outer Space
- Vanellope's Adventures in Sugar Rush Speedway
- Front Desk
- Vanellope's Adventures in A Dinosaur's World
- Zoob: Galax-Z
- Super Vanellope
- Kitty
- A Vanellope Valentine's Day
- Kenya Kes Remington 2
- Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
- Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
- "Seeing" in the Dark
- Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
- Bea Wolf
- Untitled Vanellope's Adventures film
- TBA
- TBA
- 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 |