This is the final film written by Audrey Wells before her death in 2018. The film is dedicated to her.
This animated film uniquely has a credited costume designer; haute couture designer Guo Pei designed Chang'e's outfits.
At 27 min, the cartoonish rocket landing in the right eye of the stylized Moon is a nod to the black and white French movie Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - English title A Trip to the Moon - by renowned director Georges Méliès.
Glen Keane's first involvement with an animated film that doesn't involve Mel Shaw, following his death in 2012 after Frozen (2013) and Big Hero 6 (2014) were released posthumously.