EPCOT Candlelight Processional 2024: Full Narrator Lineup Revealed

Oct 16, 2024 in "Candlelight Processional"

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Posted: Wednesday October 16, 2024 10:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Candlelight Processional at EPCOT returns for the 2024 holiday season, bringing festive cheer and a lineup of celebrity narrators to read the traditional Christmas story, accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and mass choir.

Held in the America Gardens Theatre, the Candlelight Processional has become a fan-favorite part of the holiday celebrations at Walt Disney World. Showtimes this year have adjusted to 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.

Neil Patrick Harris Candlelight Processional 2023

Several new faces will grace the stage this year, including Nico Santos, known for his roles in Superstore and Crazy Rich Asians, Tituss Burgess, known for his comedic roles and Broadway career, and Ralph Macchio, star of The Karate Kid franchise and Cobra Kai. Returning favorites include Josh Gad, Whoopi Goldberg, Brendan Fraser, and Gary Sinise, among others.

EPCOT's Candlelight Processional

Here's the complete narrator lineup for this year's event:

11/29 – 11/30 Josh Gad
12/1 – 12/2 Nico Santos (NEW)
12/3-12/5 Chrissy Metz
12/6 – 12/7 Whoopi Goldberg
12/8 – 12/10 Tituss Burgess (NEW)
12/11 – 12/12 Brendan Fraser
12/13 – 12/14 Ralph Macchio (NEW)
12/15 – 12/16 Gary Sinise
12/17 – 12/18 Neil Patrick Harris
12/19 – 12/21 Pat Sajak
12/22 – 12/23 Gloria Estefan
12/24 – 12/26 Edward James Olmos
12/27 – 12/28 Sterling K Brown
12/29 – 12/30 Jodi Benson

Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

The Candlelight Processional Dining Packages provide a great way to enjoy a meal at one of EPCOT's restaurants while securing reserved seating for the show.

Dining packages are available at 15 different EPCOT restaurants, offering a range of cuisines. Options include:

Chip 'N' Dale's Harvest Feast at Garden Grill Restaurant in The Land pavilion
Le Cellier Steakhouse in the Canada pavilion
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in the Norway pavilion

Packages are available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, giving guests flexibility in planning their day. Bookings for Candlelight Processional Dining Packages will open on October 29, and reservations are highly recommended, as this event is a holiday favorite and fills up quickly.

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DCBaker13 hours ago

More details have been released for The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, airing December 1 on ABC: Hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, ''The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular'' returns for its ninth year with a sparkling spectacle of new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko'Olina, Hawaiʻi. Narrated by Kristen Bell, who will share the tale of how the Disney Parks kicks off the most magical holiday ever, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" airs SUNDAY, DEC. 1, at 8:01 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and is available the next day on Hulu and Disney+. Performances include the following: - Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro – "Deck the Halls" / "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Auliʻi Cravalho – "Beyond" (from "Moana 2" in theaters Nov. 27) - Elton John – "Your Song" - John Legend – "Always Come Back" / "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies – "White Christmas" - Ava Max – "O Holy Night" / "1 Wish" - Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Imani Milele Choir – "Little Drummer Boy" - Carly Pearce – "Let It Snow" - Pentatonix – "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Anika Noni Rose – "Milele" (from "Mufasa: The Lion King" in theaters Dec. 20) - SEVENTEEN – "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" https://abc.com/news/25053aa3-b551-465d-b350-178720964326/category/1138628

wdwmagic17 hours ago

And December 13

HauntedPirate18 hours ago

wdwmagic18 hours ago

And Nov 21 is now sold out.

bmr159119 hours ago

Is this a sign of lower demand for the party as a whole or just an off night? Certainly parties not sellling out will be a point of concern for WDW. Maybe it could lead to improved offerings next year?

wdwmagic19 hours ago

Yeah this will be a first in a while if it doesn't sell out. There is still time though

DCBaker20 hours ago

Here's a look at the Annual Passholder hoodie, pin, magnet and ornament available during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays:

DisneyDreamer0821 hours ago

Interesting that tomorrow’s party still has availability. Has there been a Halloween or Christmas party that hasn’t sold out in recent years?

DCBaker1 day ago

December 12 is the next Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party date that has now sold out. Dates with tickets still available: November 21 and December 13, 15, 17 and 19.

Comped1 day ago

History and public sentiment disagrees with you on park based entertainment declining starting in the 1980s... If anything, up until that point non-third-party or atmospheric entertainment on both coasts was rather lacking - for 25+ years if you wanted to see any kind of Disney put on entertainment you were effectively limited to Kids of the Kingdom-style shows, all the way up until, really, MGM opened and things started to get experimented with in terms of stage shows (and even then it took until Dick Tracy in Diamond Double Cross to get anything close to the shows we see still being staged internationally). Things didn't start to decline until 2001 when Eisner shut down the "fiefdom" (his words not mine) that was Walt Disney Entertainment and brought all in park entertainment under operational control within each park instead of having an independent executive level part of the company dedicated to it and other live entertainment ventures. As someone who has written about this academically and otherwise, some of the only in-depth material really available on the subject of the history of Disney's live entertainment within the parks, I know about this far too much... It's really quite sad because DLE was neutered specifically because folks in park ops were unhappy entertainment was getting a good amount of money out of Eisner and his successors, and it's spiraled from there. And that's about 90% of your issue. If entertainment had priority again, we would see some really good efforts.

MisterPenguin1 day ago

One time use. It's how they get you to renew your AP every year to keep stencils in stock.

Bocabear1 day ago

It's a freebie...how durable does it need to be? Make a batch of cookies, use it and you are done... I think the days of very nice giveaways are long gone... Magnets, recipe cards...these sort of paper goods will be the new normal...but they don't really have to give away anything...we obviously continue to pay for our passes...

HauntedPirate1 day ago

And how useful is a thin paperboard stencil for making cookies? I think it says something about "reusable" on the envelope but I wonder how reusable they will end up being. At least the silicone stencils are washable.