Walt Disney World has updated the 2026 Candlelight Processional narrator schedule at EPCOT, adding two new celebrities to previously unfilled dates while removing one previously announced narrator.
Benjamin Bratt will now serve as narrator for the December 2 and 3 performances, and Josh Groban has been added for December 13 and 14. Both performers are new additions to this year’s lineup and take over dates that Disney had previously listed as To Be Announced.
Disney has also made a change to the opening weekend. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in Disney’s animated Moana, was originally scheduled to narrate the November 27 and 28 performances; however, she has since been removed from the schedule, and both dates are now listed as To Be Announced.
Here’s the complete updated schedule of celebrity narrators for this year’s Candlelight Processional:
- November 27 & 28: To Be Announced
- November 29 – Dec. 1: Gary Sinise
- December 2 & 3: Benjamin Bratt (New)
- December 4 & 5: Whoopi Goldberg
- December 6 & 7: Robin Roberts (New)
- December 8 & 9: Jason Kelce (New)
- December 10 – 12: Neil Patrick Harris
- December 13 & 14: Josh Groban (New)
- December 15 & 16: Lauren Daigle
- December 17 – 19: Ralph Macchio
- December 20 & 21: Henry Winkler
- December 22 & 23: Lacey Chabert (New)
- December 24 & 25: Jodi Benson
- December 26 & 27: Simu Liu
- December 28 – 30: Eva Longoria
Performances are scheduled three times each evening at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. at the America Gardens Theatre.
The Candlelight Processional is included with regular EPCOT park admission. Seating is first-come, first-served.
This year marks the Candlelight Processional’s 55th anniversary at Walt Disney World and 32nd year of the tradition at EPCOT. The performance combines a 51-piece orchestra, the Voices of Liberty, a choir of more than 150 Disney Cast Members and community singers, and a celebrity narrator who delivers a retelling of the Christmas story.
Guests looking to secure a spot for the show can purchase a Candlelight Processional Dining Package, which includes a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant and guaranteed access to a reserved seating area. Depending on the restaurant, dining options can include breakfast, lunch, or dinner, with offerings such as an entrée and dessert or a buffet, as well as a beverage. Alcoholic drinks are available to guests ages 21 and older where offered.
Candlelight Processional Dining Packages go on sale beginning October 14, 2026.
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