Disney is expanding its Emmy Award-winning animated franchise, Prep & Landing, with the new special, “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol.“ Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne panic when their holiday missions go awry, leaving Wayne thinking he’s in BIG trouble with Santa and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps.
The official trailer and poster for the fourth installment, returning after more than a decade, dropped today, promising “many merry mishaps” as Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne prepare homes for Santa.
- Streaming Date: The special streams on Disney+ on November 28, following its Thanksgiving Day premiere on Disney Channel on November 27 (7:00 p.m. EST/PST).
- Network Premieres: Catch it on ABC on Sunday, November 30 (9:00 p.m. EST/PST), and as part of Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” on December 13.
- Cast: Dave Foley (Wayne), Sarah Chalke (Magee), and Derek Richardson (Lanny) return, joined by new voices Manny Jacinto, Dulcé Sloan, Danny Pudi, and Christopher Swindle as The Big Guy, a.k.a. Santa.
Even More Disney’s Prep & Landing Coming!
The holiday event extends beyond the new special:
- New Shorts: Look for “Chibi Tiny Tales” and “How Not To Draw” shorts focused on Prep & Landing coming to YouTube, Disney Channel, and Disney+.
- Official Single: The song “Where Would We Be Without Magee” will be available on digital platforms on November 21.
- Merchandise: A limited-edition collection from Toddland will be available soon on toddland.com.
Families can already stream the previous specials—Prep & Landing (2009), Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010), and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)—on Disney+ now.
