{"id":107816,"date":"2025-11-12T19:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107816"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:19:51","slug":"derek-hough-to-host-the-wonderful-world-of-disney-holiday-spectacular-airing-monday-december-1-on-abc-and-next-day-on-hulu-and-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/12\/derek-hough-to-host-the-wonderful-world-of-disney-holiday-spectacular-airing-monday-december-1-on-abc-and-next-day-on-hulu-and-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Hough to Host &#8220;The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular&#8221; Airing Monday, December 1, on ABC and Next Day on Hulu and Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring Showstopping Performances by Gwen Stefani, Nicole Scherzinger, Trisha Yearwood, and More, With Narration From Ginnifer Goodwin.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107817\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Holiday-Spectacular-750x930.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Plus, a Special Look at the New Movie &#8216;<em><strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; With the Film&#8217;s Cast From Pandora &#8211; The World of Avatar at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and a Celebration of the New Disney Movie, &#8216;Zootopia 2,&#8217; Introduced by the Film&#8217;s Star Ke Huy Quan From Disneyland Resort<\/p>\n<p>Including a Closer Look at the New 4D Show <em><strong>Zootopia: Better Zoogether!<\/strong><\/em>, From Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom Theme Park With Actor Nate Torrence<\/p><div id=\"morty-3654870101\" 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<p>Hosted by Derek Hough, <em><strong>&#8220;The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> returns for its 10th year, featuring dazzling new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, and Aulani, a Disney Resort &amp; Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii. 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