Hallmark Channel just released the first official trailer for Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True, and the first-ever Hallmark and Disney Parks movie collaboration finally has footage to match the hype that started with that April poster reveal. You can watch the new trailer below, or it will air on the Hallmark Channel Christmas in July this Saturday during Christmas Under Construction.
The trailer opens on Cinderella Castle wrapped in holiday lights before introducing Lacey Chabert as Lindsey, whose dream family Christmas trip to Walt Disney World hits a snag the moment she realizes her worst recent first date, Philip, played by Travis Van Winkle, is staying in the room next door at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. From there, the footage moves through Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, mixing genuine holiday decor and crowds with the two families repeatedly bumping into each other, along with glimpses of Richard Kind and Christy Carlson Romano in the mix.
If you are already planning how to celebrate once the movie hits, we just rounded up the newest Holiday Ever After merchandise, including the Loungefly collection, Vera Bradley, Corkcicle, Spirit Jerseys, and more.
This trailer is the moment the hype around this movie stops being speculative. We had the cast, the poster, and the location details for months, but seeing Lindsey and Philip’s families actually colliding in front of Cinderella Castle is what sells the premise. It also confirms this isn’t a green-screen Disney movie the way some past park tie-ins have leaned; the production clearly spent real time and real park access to make this look like an actual Walt Disney World Christmas, and that authenticity is going to matter to the audience that has been waiting on this crossover since December.
Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True will premiere later this year during Hallmark Channel’s 17th annual Countdown to Christmas. For more on the film as new details arrive, including the full merchandise lineup, visit Fantasy Land News at fantasylandnews.com, and join the Realm at fantasylandnews.com/the-realm.
Hallmark Channel ‘Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True’ Trailer Released
