Walt Disney World announced returning entertainment for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays and celebrity narrators for the Candlelight Processional.
The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth is from November 29 through December 30, 2024.
Holiday Storytellers
Seasonal legends and stories come alive in World Showcase with Holiday Storytellers like the mischievous Barn Santa in the Norway pavilion, La Befana in the Italy pavilion, a Chinese lion for Lunar New Year, and a Hanukkah Storyteller between Morocco and France.
JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season in an All-New Location
JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season features uplifting Gospel, R&B, and holiday songs. Join the choir in their new location at CommuniCore Plaza, replacing “Celebración Encanto.” The holiday show will happen four times a day.
Candlelight Processional
The beloved Candlelight Processional tells the story of Christmas through a performance featuring a celebrity narrator, a mass choir of Disney cast members and young singers from the community, a 50-piece orchestra, herald trumpets, and the Voices of Liberty. Showtimes this year have adjusted to 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
Celebrity Narrators
These celebrity narrators will lead the Candlelight Processional at America Gardens Theatre:
- 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
Candlelight Processional Dining Packages include a meal at one of fifteen eateries, ranging from Garden Grill Restaurant in The Land to Le Cellier Steakhouse in the Canada pavilion. The packages have options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with guaranteed seating for one of three Candlelight Processional shows. You can book your dining package starting October 29.
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the Nico Santos fellow–is it the Filipino-American actor or the German Singer?