30 Days of Disney on Freeform with Special Sneak Peek at Rise of the Resistance
This September Freeform will be celebrating “30 Days of Disney” by airing beloved movies from Disney, Marvel, and Pixar. Each week will be themed to highlight the best of Disney villains, singalongs, pirates, and heroes.
Freeform will also give viewers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the new lands at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California with a two-hour special, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge—Adventure Awaits, premiering Sunday, September 29, at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the immersive and exclusive television event will invite audiences to explore the epic new lands and learn more about how this new planet of Batuu came to life. With celebrity guests including Kaley Cuoco, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Leno, Sarah Hyland, Miles Brown, and more, Walt Disney Imagineers and Disney cast members will share how they brought Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to life with fascinating insider details.
The special will follow Harris as he meets up with Key for some laughs in Oga’s Cantina and takes a tour of Batuu; Hyland will learn about the tensions between the First Order and the Resistance and create her own droid at the Droid Depot; Leno will explore Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, inside and out, and Cuoco will take a special peek inside the highly anticipated and out-of-this-world attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, opening December 5, 2019, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and January 17, 2020, at Disneyland park.
“30 Days of Disney” will also feature the Freeform premieres of Iron Man, Disney’s Pete’s Dragon, Newsies: The Broadway Musical, and Tomorrowland, as well as a special airing of the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 3. Throughout the month, Freeform will present a special Disneyland photo series with influencers celebrating Disney bounding culture. On-air and on social media, Freeform will also showcase some of the biggest fans showing their Disney love, with short content featuring Disney bounding, cosplay, and more.