Harrison Ford to Promote New STAR WARS Land in Disneyland Special

(Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.)

I don't know this for a fact, but it seems fairly likely that the main reason Harrison Ford returned to the Star Wars universe was so his character could finally be killed off. He's been wanting that to happen since the end of The Empire Strikes Back, and was famously not pleased with George Lucas's decision to keep Han Solo alive at the end of Return of the Jedi (a decision that we can't 100% say was made specifically to sell more toys, but we'll just say that Lucas benefitted tremendously in that department, so draw your own conclusions).

Whatever his motivations, Ford looked like he was having a great time in J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens, and I'm sure the folks at Disney are hoping he brings a bit of that same spark to their upcoming TV special The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60, which will celebrate the theme park's sixtieth anniversary. Ford is being brought in to give viewers a look at new details of the Star Wars Lands that are being built in the California and Florida parks, but it remains to be seen whether he'll be excited enough about this to bring any passion to it or if his presence there is simply to entice more people to tune in. I can't really imagine Ford being excited about much of anything if he's not playing a role — in person, the man is very measured and surprisingly soft-spoken — so I wouldn't be surprised if he just reads the teleprompter, rolls out of there, and collects his check for showing up.

Derek Hough is hosting the special, which airs from 8pm-10pm EST on ABC on February 21st, and also features appearances from Elton John and Josh Gad. Remember to set your DVRs if you want to check it out.