By Courtney Potter
Unwrap the ultimate holiday event this season with the return of fan-favorite elves Lanny and Wayne in Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol—a brand-new Christmas special debuting on Thanksgiving, November 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel and available the next day on Disney+. Later in the season, the elves will sleigh their way to ABC, and then to Freeform’s iconic “25 Days of Christmas” holiday programming celebration. Check out the new teaser trailer for the special, below:
Marking the franchise’s return after more than 10 years, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol is the fourth installment in a series of beloved animated holiday specials featuring Christmas elves from an elite organization tasked with preparing homes worldwide for Santa’s arrival. The new special once again follows Lanny (voiced by Derek Richardson) and Wayne (voiced by Dave Foley), whose mission goes awry—leaving Wayne convinced he’s in major trouble with Santa, and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps! But that’s not all: Magee (voiced by Sarah Chalke), the North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center Coordinator and lover of eggnog lattes, brings along her ridiculously adorable pet arctic seal pup Nog—short for Commodore Charles Eggnogginton III—to the office… kicking off endless shenanigans.
Original voice cast members Richardson, Foley, and Chalke are joined by new cast members Manny Jacinto as Renato, the most sought-after massage therapist and holistic healer at the North Pole; Dulcé 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. Santa.
Longtime keepers of the Prep & Landing flame Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton return to their roles as executive producers. And here’s more good news—previous specials Prep & Landing (2009), Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010), and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) are all currently available to stream on Disney+!