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Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

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Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne panic when their holiday missions go awry, leaving Wayne thinking he’s in BIG trouble with Santa and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps.
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Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast Dec 4
there are few modern animation that are cuter than Prep and Landing Go to Full Review
Liz Kocan Decider Dec 2
With its TV-G rating, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol is great, kid-friendly holiday entertainment. While it’s likely not going to enter the pantheon of annual holiday re-watches, it’s the ideal show for the under-10 crowd. Go to Full Review
Rob Owen Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Dec 1
Unfortunately, this new story strays from the initial concept of elves who work to prepare the way for Santa, instead focusing more on the characters and their lives when not on the clock, which is not as magical or entertaining. Go to Full Review
Fernanda Camargo Common Sense Media Nov 25
3/5
Where previous stories in this universe felt like uncovering another layer of a shared winter wonderland, this special also touches on summer and romance—and almost misses the mark of the season. Go to Full Review
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Natalie B @NatalieBrown 5d Our kids grew up loving the original two Prep and Landings. This one is absolutely terrible and has totally ruined the series. Full of Disney woke agenda that makes no sense and the plot is simply stupid. Very non-Christmas. We wasted our lives cringing through this show with no laughs or smiles. See more Tim P @Timmay Dec 27 We look forward to the show as a family love the previous iterations and thought that this was going to be another instant classic. It was everything but it is absolute AI garbage slop See more Jay W Dec 23 This is the direct to DVD sequel era of the "Prep & Landing" series. This feels like the scrapped remains of a ditched Disney+ TV series. The "short" is set up like a clip show with two distinct halves. Neither one of the stories is all that funny nor heartwarming. It might be entertaining for little kids, but not much else. See more dustination P @dustination Dec 20 The animation is nice. The voice acting is pretty good. The story is so-so. It's basically a collection of short stories tied together rather than an all-new adventure. It's an ok way to pass the time, but don't expect a story that's up to par with previous entries. See more S S @SShol Dec 11 I love the first two specials, but this one seems like a completely different genre. There’s barely any Christmas in this Christmas special, Santa seems darker than previous specials, and there’s no joy in the Wayne character this time around. It’s a set of shorts combined halfheartedly with a musical number (?) and it seems like a random episode of office mates, not a Prep & Landing special after so long. Would not rewatch this third one, and will (very easily) forget it was even created See more Jacob B Dec 9 Well, at least Disney's heavy focus on sequels has resulted in revivals of IPs that have languished in obscurity. Too bad Prep & Landing 3 isn't that good with a framing device that seemingly exists to set up a TV show (not helping is that, unlike its predecessors, this was produced by Disney TV Animation, not WDAS) and the segments being quite weak in their own right. The animation and voice acting are okay and I guess there are some well-intentioned lessons but this feels like it exists for the sake of content for Disney+ subscribers. And yet, they still haven't added the preceding specials on the service, SMH. The framing device having its bait-and-switch telegraphed doesn't help. Also, was I supposed to call Wayne lazy in the second segment? Seems to me like he just wanted to relax but is being harassed for simply not wanting to participate. Having rules is one thing but bothering him for simply sunbathing? Encourage groupthink much, Disney? The things I watch to get my Xmas fix. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne panic when their holiday missions go awry, leaving Wayne thinking he’s in BIG trouble with Santa and accidentally revealing other merry mishaps.
Distributor
Disney Channel
Production Co
Disney Television Animation
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 28, 2025
Runtime
27m
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