"The Princess and the Frog" wiwit diproduksi kanthi judhul "The Frog Princess". Filem kasebut nyatet bali Disney menyang animasi tradisional, amarga filem kuwi minangka filem animasi tradisional pisanan saka studio wiwit "Home on the Range" (2004). Rekan-rekan sutradara Ron Clements lan John Musker, sutradara filem Disney kang paling suksès ya iku "The Little Mermaid" (1989) lan "Aladdin" (1992), bali menyang Disney kanggo nyutradarani "The Princess and the Frog" . Studioné bali menyang format musik musik Broadway sing kerep dipigunakaké sajroné Disney Renaissance, lan fitur musik sing ditulis dening komposer Randy Newman, kondhang amarga keterlibatan musikal ing filem Pixar kaya ta "A Bug's Life" (1998), "Monsters Incorporated" (2001) "Cars" (2006), lan "Toy Stories" (1995, 1999, lan 2010). Filem kasebut uga nandhani bali filem animasi Disney animasi sing adhedhasar crita sing misuwur wiwit "Disney Renaissance".