Originally began as a television series in 2020, with plans for the series to air on Disney+. In February 2024, the series was transformed into a theatrical sequel.
This is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to be produced in Univisium 2:1.
Dwayne Johnson's fourth animated film, after Planet 51 (2009), Moana (2016), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022).
Releasing the same year as Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024), similar to how the first Moana (2016) was released the same year as Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) eight years prior.