🎄🎁Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol — The Elves Return After a Decade in Disney’s Most Chaotic Christmas Mission Yet!

“One mission. Zero chill. Total elf meltdown.”

Grab your cocoa, cozy up under those Christmas lights, and get ready — because the world’s most beloved festive elves, Lanny and Wayne, are FINALLY back after more than ten years, and this time the stakes are frostbitten, frantic, and fantastically chaotic.

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol premieres November 27 on Disney Channel, with a Disney+ release the very next day. This brand-new animated special brings back the same nostalgic magic that made the original holiday trilogy a classic, with a hilarious new mission, brand-new characters, and a seal pup so cute he’ll melt your Christmas spirit into a puddle.

Let’s unwrap everything inside this long-awaited holiday event.

🛷✨ What Is The Snowball Protocol About?

Disney returns to its spy-elf universe with a story packed full of:

• Wrong turns

• North Pole chaos

• Failed missions (plural)

• Holiday mishaps

• A seal pup who steals EVERY scene

The story focuses on Wayne, who becomes convinced that Santa is about to fire him after a Prep & Landing mission goes horribly, comically wrong.

In his panic, Wayne accidentally reveals a whole history of past blunders — setting up a hilarious flashback adventure through the elves’ biggest fails.

Meanwhile, Magee, the caffeine-fueled Command Center queen, has brought her pet Arctic seal pup Nog to work… and things unravel spectacularly from there.

This special mixes the charm of past Prep & Landing classics with brand-new hijinks — all wrapped in that warm Disney holiday glow.

🧝‍♂️🧝‍♂️ Lanny & Wayne Are Back — And So Is the Classic Prep & Landing Magic

The iconic duo returns with the same lovable energy:

🟢 Wayne (Dave Foley)

A weary, overworked elf who is constantly one misstep away from a North Pole HR meeting.

🔴 Lanny (Derek Richardson)

His cheerful, overly eager partner: pure Christmas positivity in elf form.

Together, they’re the ultimate “holiday disaster-but-we-love-them” team.

This time, though, the chaos hits historic levels.

❄️🐾 Meet Nog — The Cutest New Disney Character of 2025

Who steals the show?

Not Santa. Not the elves.

A seal pup named Nog, short for Commodore Charles Eggnogginton III.

Nog becomes:

• The emotional heartbeat of the special

• The #1 reason kids will beg for new Christmas merch

• The adorable engine behind half the chaos

Think Baby Yoda — but fluffier and with fins.

Disney KNOWS what they’re doing.

⭐ Voice Cast: The Holiday Dream Team Returns

Returning Legends

• Dave Foley as Wayne

• Derek Richardson as Lanny

• Sarah Chalke as Magee

New North Pole Icons

• Manny Jacinto as Renato — the hyper-popular North Pole massage therapist

• Danny Pudi as Chef Geoff — the Fruitcake Factory mastermind

• Dulcé Sloan as Janice — your new favorite Post Office queen

• Christopher Swindle as Santa — stepping into the big boots

This cast is STACKED — witty, warm, and perfectly chaotic.

🕵️‍♂️🎬 What Makes This Special Different From the Other Prep & Landing Films?

✔ A bigger, funnier, more frantic mission

This is the elves’ messiest night yet.

✔ Flashbacks reveal secrets from Wayne’s past

We get a full retrospective of his holiday “fails.”

✔ New locations inside the North Pole

Fruitcake factories. Post office cellars. Seal pup nursery rooms.

✔ The tone mixes holiday comedy with spy-movie energy

It’s like Mission: Impossible, but with glitter and gumdrops.

✔ The production is next level

Disney Television Animation uses modern CGI while keeping the classic Prep & Landing look.

After ten years of waiting, Disney delivered.

🎄📺 Where & When to Watch Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

🗓️ Premiere Date:

November 27, 2025 — Disney Channel

💻 Streaming:

November 28, 2025 — Disney+

📡 Additional Airings:

• ABC

• Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas event

No matter where you’re watching from, this special will find you.

🧁🎁 Why Fans Are Hyped for This Return

⭐ A decade-long wait is finally over

Kids who watched the original in 2009 now get to share the sequel with their kids.

⭐ Holiday nostalgia hits different

Prep & Landing was a Christmas staple — and this brings that era back.

⭐ Nog the seal is primed to go viral

Guaranteed memes, GIFs, TikToks, merch.

⭐ It’s packed with heart

The series has always balanced comedy with warmth — and this one explores self-worth, second chances, and believing in yourself.

⭐ Perfect for families

At 22 minutes, the pacing is tight, funny, and bursting with holiday cheer.

🎁 Final Thoughts — The Elves Are Home

for Christmas

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol is the perfect holiday comeback — heartfelt, hilarious, nostalgic, and joyfully chaotic in every way fans hoped for.

Whether you’ve grown up with Wayne and Lanny or you're meeting them for the first time, this special is guaranteed to earn a yearly spot on your holiday watchlist.

Make some cocoa. Dim the lights.

And get ready for elves, chaos, and pure Christmas magic.

🎄✨ Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol — premieres November 27!