EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional Dining Now Open To Book, Several Celebrity Narrators Announced!

June 30, 2016

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A huge part of the holiday season at Walt Disney World is the Candlelight Processional. Every year guests wait for Candlelight Processional Dining packages to open. This morning several of this year’s celebrity narrators have been confirmed and Candlelight Processional Dining has officially opened. Candlelight Processional will run from November 25 – December 30, 2016.
The narrator list is not yet complete, so please keep an eye out on TMSM as well will share more information as is it announced! Disney tends to announce more narrators as we get closer to the holiday season.


The current confirmed narrators are as follows.

  • 11/25-27 – Steven Curtis Chapman
  • 11/28-12/1 – Neil Patrick Harris
  • 12/2-12/3 – Whoopi Goldberg
  • 12/4-12/12 – TBA
  • 12/13-12/15 – Meredith Vieira
  • 12/16-12/18 – TBA
  • 12/19-12/21 – Joe Morton
  • 12/22-12/27 – TBA
  • 12/28-12/30 – Cal Ripken, Jr.

Shows take place 3 times per day at 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM, except on December 4, 2016 when shows take place at 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM only. Celebrity narrators, dates and other entertainment are subject to change without notice.

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This year several locations will be offering breakfast, and Disney is requiring guests to eat  2 hours to the show. This year’s Candlelight Processional dining locations include:

  • Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room United Kingdom Pavilion
  • Coral Reef Restaurant The Living Seas
  • Biergarten Restaurant Germany Pavilion
  • The Garden Grill* The Land Pavilion
  • Nine Dragons Restaurant China Pavilion
  • Restaurant Marrakesh Morocco Pavilion
  • Spice Road Table Morocco Pavilion
  • San Angel Inn Restaurante Mexico Pavilion
  • Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria  Italy Pavilion
  • Chefs de France France Pavilion
  • Tokyo Dining Japan Pavilion
  • Teppan Edo Japan Pavilion
  • Tutto Italia Ristorante Italy Pavilion
  • La Hacienda de San Angel Mexico Pavilion
  • Akershus Royal Banquet Hall* Norway Pavilion
  • Trattoria Al Forno* England Pavilion
  • Captain’s Grille* England Pavilion

Candlelight Processional dining packages include appetizer, entrée, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage at select Epcot full-service restaurants (or one full buffet where applicable). All dining packages include guaranteed seating for the Candlelight Processional. Dining Packages do not include theme park admission—separate park admission is required.  Locations marked with a * will also serve a Breakfast Dining Package.

Candlelight Dining Packages for breakfast start at $27 plus tax per person for adults and $14 plus tax per person for children, ages 3-9. Candlelight Dining Packages for lunch and dinner start at $47 plus tax per person for adults and $20 plus tax per person for children, ages 3-9.

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Michele Atwood Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Main Street Mouse
Michele Atwood is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Main Street Mouse, one of Florida's leading Disney and theme park news sources since 2010. A credentialed Disney Partner and media professional, Michele serves as a theme park contributor and insider for Fox 35 Orlando and WDBO radio covering Disney and Central Florida attractions. Michele has also contributed to the Orlando Sentinel, WESH 2, and Spectrum News 13. Michele is the published author of four books — "Moving to Main Street U.S.A.," "How Many Sleeps Till Disney?," "How Many Sleeps Till Disneyland?" and "Daydream Believing: Confessions of a Grown Up Princess" and is co-owner of the House of Mouse Expo and Lost Princess Apparel. With over a decade of hands-on coverage of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Central Florida theme parks, Michele brings firsthand expertise and media access to every story she covers.



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