Takes place a few years after the first movie, although there is no mention of these events and this could be seen as a stand-alone movie.
Has none of the same voice actors and actresses from the original Fern Gully.
Originally going to be released direct-to-video in the United States in December 1997 to commemorate the first film's 5th anniversary, but instead it was pushed back for March 1998 to not compete against other VHS releases of Christmas films like Jingle All the Way, A Christmas Carol, Annabelle's Wish, and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
Dan Castellaneta was considered to replace Robin Williams for the role of Batty before Matt K. Miller was selected.