Disney World has announced the celebrity narrators for the 2025 edition of the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT.
The list includes over a dozen narrators, including Ralph Macchio, Gary Sinise, Brendan Fraser and Ashley Eckstein. It also includes eight first-timers: Constance Wu, Jennifer Garner, Leslie Uggams, Henry Winkler, Lauren Dangle, Joel David Smallbone, Brie Larson and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
The Candlelight Processional is a retelling of the Christmas story with a celebrity narrator, 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The performances are part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, which begins on Nov. 28 this year.
Performances happen three times nightly—at 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.—at the America Gardens Theatre.
The full 2025 Candlelight Processional narrator list, which is subject to change, is as follows:
- Nov. 28-29: Constance Wu
- Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Jordan Fisher
- Dec. 3-4: Jennifer Garner
- Dec. 5-6: Ashley Eckstein
- Dec. 7-8: Ralph Macchio
- Dec. 9-10: Leslie Uggams
- Dec. 11-13: Marlee Matlin
- Dec. 14-15: Henry Winkler
- Dec. 16-17: Lauren Daigle
- Dec. 18-19: Gary Sinise
- Dec. 20-22: Brendan Fraser
- Dec. 23-24: Luis Fonsi
- Dec. 25-26: Joel David Smallbone
- Dec. 27-28: Brie Larson
- Dec. 29-30: Sheryl Lee Ralph
The Candlelight Processional is included with EPCOT admission. Bookings for dining packages, which included reserved seating for the show, go on sale Oct. 14.
Performances are part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, which begins on Nov. 28 this year. The festival also includes food kiosks serving seasonal dishes inspired by holiday traditions from around the world.
