Candlelight Processional Celebrity Narrator and Dining Package List for 2024

Posted on October 16th, 2024
  |  Mealtrip
Candlelight Processional Celebrity Narrator and Dining Package List for 2024 The Candlelight Processional is a holiday tradition at Epcot that takes place during the park's Festival of the Holidays. It's a full-scale 40(ish) minute production where a celebrity narrator tells the story of Christmas — recounting the biblical tale of a savior born in Bethlehem. The production features a 50-piece orchestra and a large choir.

This very popular annual show takes place nightly at 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM or 8:15 PM at the America Gardens Theatre at Epcot (that's 15 minutes earlier than last year).

The Candlelight Processional 2024 Narrator List
The following celebrity lineup will lend their talents to the performance (click on the little bio card to look up the celebrity)...

  • Josh Gad (bio )
    November 29 and 30, 2024
    (Friday and Saturday)
  • Nico Santos (bio )
    December 1 and 2, 2024
    (Sunday and Monday)
  • Chrissy Metz (bio )
    December 3, 4 and 5, 2024
    (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
  • Whoopi Goldberg (bio )
    December 6 and 7, 2024
    (Friday and Saturday)
  • Tituss Burgess (bio )
    December 8, 9 and 10, 2024
    (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday)
  • Brendan Fraser (bio )
    December 11 and 12, 2024
    (Wednesday and Thursday)
  • Ralph Macchio (bio )
    December 13 and 14, 2024
    (Friday and Saturday)
  • Gary Sinise (bio )
    December 15 and 16, 2024
    (Sunday and Monday)
  • Neil Patrick Harris (bio )
    December 17 and 18, 2024
    (Tuesday and Wednesday)
  • Pat Sajak (bio )
    December 19, 20 and 21, 2024
    (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
  • Gloria Estefan (bio )
    December 22 and 23, 2024
    (Sunday and Monday)
  • Edward James Olmos (bio )
    December 24, 25 and 26, 2024
    (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
  • Sterling K. Brown (bio )
    December 27 and 28, 2024
    (Friday and Saturday)
  • Jodi Benson (bio )
    December 29 and 30, 2024
    (Sunday and Monday)

(Celebrity narrators, dates and other entertainment are subject to change or cancellation without notice.)

Dining Packages
Technically, the Candlelight Processional is seated on a first-come, first-served basis. However, guests that have purchased a "Candlelight Processional Dining Package" get to wait in a special line on the side of the American Gardens Theater, while guests that did not purchase a dining package have to wait on the opposite side of the theater.

Before show time, all of the Candlelight Processional Dining Package guests are let into the theater first. Once all of the dining package guests are seated — any other guests in the "stand by" line are let in. Since capacity is limited, just getting into the "stand by" line, does not guarantee you'll get into the theatre to see the show on any given night. Guests that have purchased the Dining Package are guaranteed a seat.

Dining Packages and Prices
There are a total of 15 restaurants at Epcot offering Candlelight Processional Dining Packages at lunch and dinner for the 2024 season ... 14 of those restaurants advise guests to place advanced reservations. Each package includes:

  • An appetizer, entrée and dessert or one (1) full buffet (where applicable), along with a non-alcoholic beverage.
  • At Spice Road Table, Candlelight Processional Dining Package guest will recieve 2 small plates and one nonalcoholic beverage per person, plus a tagine and dessert platter for your party to share.
  • One (1) guaranteed seat per person to the Candlelight Processional held on the same day.

Remember — these prices are before tax and gratuity, so the actual out-of-pocket cost is going to be higher than what's published, based on the manditory sales tax, and whatever you tip your server.

Advanced Reservation Restaurants for 2024…

Advance reservations are highly recommended, as Dining Packages normally sell-out weeks in advance of any given show. Reservations can be made up to 60 days in advance ... beginning on October 29th, 2024. Reservations require a credit card guarantee. To enter Epcot, both a theme park reservation and valid theme park admission are required. Epcot admission is not included in the price of the dining package.

There is one restaurant in 2024 that is offering same-day Candlelight Processional Dining Packages, that would be the Regal Eagle Smokehouse.

Same-Day Candlelight Processional Dining Package Restaurants
  • Regal Eagle Smokehouse : Barbecue — American Adventure Pavilion
    • Adult $41.00   |   Child $24.00 (3-9)

To check availability for same-day dining packages, visit the Regal Eagle Smokehouse on the same day you want to see the Candlelight Processional. Same-day dining packages are subject to availability and MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE on peak dates.

For more information, or to purchase a Candlelight Processional Dining Package, please click here to visit the official Disney site page.

For more information about Epcot's International Festival of the Holidays, check out our Festival of the Holidays page here on Mealtrip.