Disney World just announced the Celebrity Narrators for the Candlelight Processional for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays! The festival runs from November 27th to December 30th, and while it’s one of the shorter festivals, it turns EPCOT into a total winter wonderland with great food, entertainment, and TONS of cookies.
EPCOT Candlelight Processional
This might be one of the best lineups we have ever seen, and not to be dramatic, but it includes Jason Kelce — it’s definitely going to be the most popular of the season.
Here’s the full list of Celebrity Narrators for the Candlelight Processional. There are even a few “to be announced” spots, which makes us excited about who’s to come!
- Nov. 27 & 28 – Auli‘i Cravalho
- Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 – Gary Sinise
- Dec. 2 & 3 – To Be Announced
- Dec. 4 & 5 – Whoopi Goldberg
- Dec. 6 & 7 – Robin Roberts (NEW)
- Dec. 8 & 9 – Jason Kelce (NEW)
- Dec. 10 – 12 – Neil Patrick Harris
- Dec. 13 & 14 – To Be Announced
- Dec. 15 & 16 – Lauren Daigle
- Dec. 17 – 19 – Ralph Macchio
- Dec. 20 & 21 – Henry Winkler
- Dec. 22 & 23 – Lacey Chabert (NEW)
- Dec. 24 & 25 – Jodi Benson
- Dec. 26 & 27 – Simu Liu
- Dec. 28 – 30 – Eva Longoria
Josh Gad narrating the 2024 Candlelight Processional
The narrators are joined by a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty, and a choir of more than 150 Disney Cast Members and community singers. Each narrator brings their own unique touch as they tell the story of Christmas with tons of great songs. It’s truly magical and is a staple of our holiday trip to EPCOT.
Candlelight Processional
Performances are held nightly at 4:45 PM, 6:30 PM, and 8 PM at the America Gardens Theatre. It can get super busy, especially for more popular narrators, so we recommend grabbing a dining package for guaranteed seating. Dining packages aren’t open just yet, but you’ll be able ot start booking on October 14th.
Candlelight Processional
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i’m sorry but no Kelces PLEASE!!! They are just attention grabbers to people, that’s all they are.
Oh my gosh! So many good ones! Hard to choose which night to go! Love Gary, Whoopi, NPH, Henry, Jodi. Glad to see Robin and Lacey added. I’m sure the others will be good. Now is they would just bring back the Osborne Lights or something similar.
Jason and his family go to WDW with their children a lot. I’m sure that’s why they picked him. Plus, a lot of visitors are from NY, NJ, and PA. It’s what the people want.
Which ones are considered the popular narrators?
Can I make a dining reservation now to secure a seat ? My son and I did this once a long time ago and it was pure magic. We have annual passes but it’s been so long since I did this I don’t remember how I pulled it off for Christmas Day lol I’d love to see Gary Sinise or Ralph Macchio !
Not me watching The Outsiders while reading the list (Ralph Macchio)
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To Jacqueline: Family members with AP and DVC say to get a dining reservation package with reserved seating as soon as possible bc they go quickly and while the show is free, unreserved seating is hard to get. They say people start sitting a long time (hour or more) before the start of the show to hold seats, there are long lines, and those who don’t sit are standing in crowds which makes it difficult to walk around that area of Epcot. Reserved dining with guaranteed seating, they say, is the way to go! When you go onto that Disney World web page, a customer service person usually pretty quickly pops up asking if you need help. Good luck!
We saw John Stamos a few years ago…it was so special and we were very lucky! No interest in Kelce either. I would love to see Henry, Lacey, or Neil Patrick Harris.