Megan Hilty replaces Kristin Chenoweth as Rosetta. Both actresses have previously played the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, with Kristin as the original Glinda and Megan Hilty playing her in Los Angeles after her Broadway run.
It was originally intended as the last of five feature-length films in the Tinker Bell series of direct-to-DVD 3D animated films, with the title Tinker Bell: Race through the Seasons, and a release date in 2012. However, the movie was rescheduled and retooled as a TV special instead of a film-length movie.