Disney has finalized the 2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional narrator lineup, with Jordan Fisher taking the opening nights on November 27th and 28th. Auli’i Cravalho’s exit earlier this month left those dates listed as to be announced. Every night of the festival now has a celebrity narrator, with Fisher opening and Eva Longoria closing things out on December 30th. Here’s the latest.
2026 EPCOT Candlelight Processional Narrators: Final Lineup
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Jordan Fisher’s dates on the festival’s opening weekend
- The final 2026 narrator schedule, with the five first-time narrators marked
- Showtimes, seating, and Candlelight Processional Dining Package details
The first two nights of the festival were the only open spots on the Candlelight Processional schedule after Auli’i Cravalho exited on October 6th for November 27th and 28th. Jordan Fisher now fills the spot on those dates. With that change, the schedule now has a celebrity narrator for every night from the festival’s first evening through December 30th, and it includes five first-time narrators.
Final 2026 Candlelight Processional Narrator Schedule
Fisher opens the festival on November 27th and 28th, and Gary Sinise follows from November 29th through December 1st. Here is the full schedule as Disney now lists it, with the first-time narrators marked.
- Nov. 27 & 28: Jordan Fisher
- Nov. 29-Dec. 1: Gary Sinise
- Dec. 2 & 3: Benjamin Bratt (NEW)
- 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: Josh Groban (NEW)
- 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
Benjamin Bratt, Robin Roberts, Jason Kelce, Josh Groban, and Lacey Chabert are this year’s five first-time narrators. Bratt and Groban joined in the October 6th update, which filled the two other open dates. Gary Sinise, Whoopi Goldberg, and Neil Patrick Harris are among the returning names.
Candlelight Processional Showtimes and Dining Packages
Candlelight Processional is performed three times nightly at America Gardens Theatre, at 4:45pm, 6:30pm, and 8:00pm. Those showtimes are 15 minutes earlier than in 2025 to match EPCOT’s 9pm park close during the festival. The Festival of the Holidays opens November 27th and closes December 30th.
Seating without a dining package is first come, first served, and it fills up fast on popular narrator nights. A dining package guarantees a seat by pairing a meal at one of sixteen table-service restaurants with a same-day show. Regal Eagle Smokehouse also offers a same-day option on a very limited first-come, first-served basis. Booking opened on October 14th. Disney says packages are subject to availability and may not be available on every date.
Story So Far
- Sept. 8: Disney announced the original narrator lineup, with three first-time narrators and two date windows still to be announced.
- Sept. 8: Disney released dining package restaurants and pricing for sixteen table-service restaurants and a same-day option.
- Sept. 28: Candlelight Processional showtimes moved 15 minutes earlier to match EPCOT’s 9pm park close.
- Oct. 6: Disney added Benjamin Bratt and Josh Groban and removed Auli’i Cravalho, leaving the opening nights to be announced.
- Oct. 14: Disney opened Candlelight Processional Dining Package booking.
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