Josh Gad was spotted at Disneyland on Monday, and he was not there just to ride. Video of the sighting shows the voice of Olaf in costume, surrounded by a film crew holding big white lighting umbrellas over him.
In the clip, Gad wears a dark gray, officer-style uniform with a peaked cap, a silver belt buckle and tall black boots, with a round badge near the collar and an emblem on the cap. The look closely resembles the officers of the First Order who appear in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and the rockwork behind the crowd fits that land, though nobody involved has said where in the park it was filmed or what it was for.
Josh Gad was spotted at Disneyland today
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What The Video Shows
Gad points sharply at a young boy wearing sunglasses and a backpack, then leans in close as the boy walks up to him. Crew members hold the white umbrellas overhead and just to the side, and light stands sit on the pavement nearby. A small crowd watches from behind them on what looks like a sunny afternoon, with guests in T-shirts and sunglasses taking in the scene. It ends with the boy grinning as he walks away from the encounter.
A Familiar Scene In Galaxy’s Edge
First Order officers and stormtroopers are a regular sight in Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, where they patrol Black Spire Outpost and stop guests in character to question them about the Resistance. Gad pointing at the boy and pulling him in for a closer look plays a lot like one of those encounters, just with a famous face under the cap and a film crew around him.
Disney has not said what Gad was filming, or when the footage might show up.
Gad has a long history with Disney. He voices Olaf in Frozen and Frozen II, played LeFou in the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast, and is back as Olaf in Nat Geo’s The Real Frozen, as we covered when the Frozen voice cast was confirmed for the nature series. He has also popped up at Disney parks overseas, including a visit where Josh Gad met the Olaf animatronic at World of Frozen in Disneyland Paris.
If Disney shares what the shoot was for, we will have the answer soon. Until then, it is a fun look at one of Disney’s most recognizable voices hamming it up for a young fan at Disneyland.
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