Pauly Shore (playing "Weasel") was paid 5 million US dollars to appear in this film, primarily due to his lingering popularity in places like Uzbekistan, Yemen, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In contrast, fellow cast member John Heder ("Boogey") was paid a take-it-or-leave-it of only $10,000.
The American voice cast for the film features Haylie Duff and Jon Heder, reuniting after Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Napoleon Dynamite (2012).
[2022 English version] This is Haylie Duff's second animated princess role, after her portrayal of Princess Lucinda in Die Suche nach dem Weihnachtsmann (2003).