Josh Gad was filmed in a First Order officer uniform from Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge, with a crew in tow. It could be his next Disney cast member video.
The voice of Olaf just joined the First Order.
Josh Gad was spotted in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland this week, dressed as a First Order officer from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, WDW News Today reported Tuesday, Nov. 10.
A video posted to Instagram by a guest shows Gad walking through the land with a film crew around him.
What was Josh Gad doing at Galaxy’s Edge?
Filming something, but Disney hasn’t said what. The guest who posted the video wrote that Gad was “filming a commercial,” according to WDWNT.
In the clip, Gad stops to give a young fan a fist bump before getting back to work. The guest said the child had stepped past the filming boundary.
Neither Gad nor Disney had commented on the shoot as of Tuesday morning.
Who are the First Order officers at Rise of the Resistance?
They’re cast members who play stern officers inside the attraction. On Rise of the Resistance, guests are “captured” by the First Order, and officers in First Order uniforms bark orders as riders are marched through a Star Destroyer.
It’s one of the most in-character jobs at Disneyland. The officers stay in role the whole time, so seeing the guy who sang “In Summer” in that uniform is a fun twist.
Has Josh Gad worked as a Disney cast member before?
Yes, several times. Gad has made a habit of trying out park jobs in videos shared by Disney Parks:
Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland
Disneyland Railroad conductor
Kilimanjaro Safaris guide at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Haunted Mansion caretaker at Disneyland, released in October 2025
Storybook Land Canal Boats storyteller at Disneyland, released in March 2026
In the Storybook Land video, he didn’t know the script and made up the spiel as he went, Laughing Place reported.
Is the Galaxy’s Edge video part of the same series?
Disney hasn’t confirmed it. The guest called it a commercial, and Gad’s earlier cast member videos were all shared on Disney Parks’ channels. If this one follows the pattern, fans could see a First Order Gad in a future Disney Parks video.
Who is Josh Gad?
An actor and comedian best known to Disney fans as the voice of Olaf in Frozen and Frozen 2. He also played LeFou in the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast.
Disney named Gad a Disney Legend in 2022, according to Laughing Place.
When did Rise of the Resistance open at Disneyland?
On Jan. 17, 2020. The ride opened first at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida on Dec. 5, 2019.
It’s still one of the most popular rides at both parks, and lines often run long.
When did Galaxy’s Edge open at Disneyland?
On May 31, 2019. The Florida version at Hollywood Studios followed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Both lands are set in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. Along with Rise of the Resistance, guests can fly the Millennium Falcon on Smugglers Run, build a lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop and put together a droid at the Droid Depot.
What’s happening at Galaxy’s Edge right now?
Oga’s Cantina remains one of the land’s busiest spots on both coasts. In Florida, Oga’s at Hollywood Studios recently started offering drinks to go from a separate line.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
WDW News Today, Ashley Gale (Nov. 10, 2026), the Galaxy’s Edge sighting, the guest video and caption, and Gad’s past cast member roles
Laughing Place, Tony Betti (March 11, 2026), the Storybook Land video and Gad’s Disney Legend honor
Mickey Visit (Oct. 2, 2025), Gad’s earlier cast member jobs
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