{"id":105850,"date":"2025-09-23T19:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=105850"},"modified":"2025-09-23T19:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:16:29","slug":"prep-landing-the-snowball-protocol-premieres-this-thanksgiving-november-27-on-disney-channel-and-next-day-on-disney-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/23\/prep-landing-the-snowball-protocol-premieres-this-thanksgiving-november-27-on-disney-channel-and-next-day-on-disney-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Prep &#038; Landing: The Snowball Protocol&#8221; Premieres This Thanksgiving, November 27, on Disney Channel and Next Day on Disney+ [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_105853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105853\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105853 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-poster.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-poster-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unwrap the ultimate holiday event this season with the return of fan-favorite elves in <em><strong>&#8220;Prep &amp; Landing: The Snowball Protocol,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> a brand-new Christmas special that will reach families everywhere across Disney+, Disney Channel, ABC and Freeform. Debuting Thanksgiving, November 27, on Disney Channel @ 7:00PM EST\/PST, and available the next day on Disney+, later in the season the elves will make their way to ABC and then to Freeform&#8217;s iconic &#8220;25 Days of Christmas&#8221; holiday programming event, making it the must-watch family event of the holidays.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/weu8LBPBE-0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Marking the franchise&#8217;s return after more than a decade, <em>&#8220;Prep &amp; Landing: The Snowball Protocol&#8221;<\/em> is the fourth installment in a series of popular animated holiday specials featuring Christmas elves from an elite organization tasked with preparing homes worldwide for Santa&#8217;s arrival. The new special follows Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne, whose holiday mission goes awry, leaving Wayne convinced he&#8217;s in major trouble with Santa and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps. Magee, the North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center Coordinator and lover of eggnog lattes, brings along her pet arctic seal pup Nog to the office &#8211; kicking off endless hijinks.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3696750002\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105852\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105852 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-20250923a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-20250923a.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prep-and-Landing-Snowball-Protocol-20250923a-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Original voice cast reuniting for the special include Dave Foley as Wayne, a world-weary but dedicated Prep &amp; Landing elf, alongside Sarah Chalke as Magee, the ambitious and eggnog latte-obsessed Command Center Coordinator, and Derek Richardson as Lanny, Wayne&#8217;s loyal friend and ever-agreeable partner. They will be joined by new cast members Manny Jacinto as Renato, the most sought-after massage therapist and holistic healer in the North Pole; Dulc\u00e9 Sloan as Janice, a clerk at the North Pole Post Office; and Danny Pudi as Chef Geoff, the master chef at the Fruitcake Factory. Rounding out the cast is Christopher Swindle as The Big Guy, a.k.a. 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