Drizella was supposed to be the stepsister to redeem herself but it was decided that Anastasia was better suited because she was less mean and warmed up in Cenerentola II - Quando i sogni diventano realtà (2002).
Considered to be a better effort than Cenerentola II - Quando i sogni diventano realtà (2002) and received far better reviews.
Initially it was considered to ignore the events from Cenerentola II - Quando i sogni diventano realtà (2002), but in the end, some characters created for the latter, appear on this movie.
All the main villains from Cenerentola (1950) have a darker personality in this movie. While they only humiliated or mistreated Cinderella in the original film, in this one they took extreme measures by even trying to kill her.
As in Cenerentola II - Quando i sogni diventano realtà (2002), the voices of Anastasia and Drizella are provided by the same performers who voice Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse, respectively: Tress MacNeille and Russi Taylor.