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Lacey Chabert Stars in Hallmark’s Disney-Set Holiday Film

Recent on-camera interviews underline the film’s use of real Walt Disney World locations, signaling coordinated access and cross-promotion between Hallmark and Disney.

Overview

  • This week Chabert told Live! With Kelly and Mark that she cried when she learned she was cast and described staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge while filming for about a month.
  • Production took place on location at Walt Disney World, with multi-week shoots that included Toy Story Land and other park settings filmed during the holiday-season shoot window.
  • The story follows Lindsey, played by Chabert, who visits Walt Disney World with her extended family and unexpectedly runs into Philip, played by Travis Van Winkle.
  • Hallmark has placed Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True in its Countdown to Christmas programming and will make the film available on Hallmark+ the day after its broadcast, although no premiere date has been announced.
  • The project leans on Chabert’s Hallmark star power and on-site Disney access to appeal to family audiences, with supporting turns from Richard Kind and Christy Carlson Romano that add nostalgic crossover interest.