bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɹˈaɪts tə ðə ɹˈæŋkɪn slˈæʃ bˈeɪs lˈaɪbɹɛɹi wʌz splˈɪt ˌɪntʊ tˈuː pˈɑːɹts wˈʌn ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈɔːl pɹədˈʌkʃənz pɹˈaɪɚ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈɔːl pɹədˈʌkʃənz fɹʌm ðæt pˈɔɪnt ˈɑːnwɚd ˈæftɚ ðə kˈʌmpəniz dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, fɹˈɔstiz wˈɪntɚ wˈʌndɚlənd wʌz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fɹˈɔsti ðə snˈoʊmən spˈɛʃəl.
Because the ownership of the television rights to the Rankin/Bass library was split into two parts (one including all productions prior to 1974 and one including all productions from that point onward) after the company's dissolution in 1987, Frosty's Winter Wonderland was separated from the original Frosty the Snowman special.