Prep & Landing

Prep & Landing
GenreAnimated television special
Written by
Story byChris Williams
Directed by
  • Kevin Deters
  • Stevie Wermers-Skelton
Starring
Music byMichael Giacchino
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDorothy McKim
CinematographyRob Dressel
EditorWilliam J. Caparella
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Budget$14 million
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)

Prep & Landing is an American animated television special, based on an idea by Chris Williams at Walt Disney Animation Studios and developed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton into a half-hour Christmas special. The first installment in the Prep & Landing series, it first aired on December 8, 2009, on ABC.

The special was released online the next day, along with an original one-minute short film Tiny's Big Adventure. A sequel, Operation: Secret Santa, aired on December 7, 2010, reprising the original cast with the addition of Betty White as Mrs. Claus. The second half-hour Christmas TV special, Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice aired on December 5, 2011, on ABC. A third half-hour special, to be produced at Disney Television Animation, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol was announced at Annecy 2024 for a 2025 release.