Mark your calendars for the Holiday Season at EPCOT! The Epcot International Festival of the Holidays will return for the season on November 18th through December 30, 2018!
Epcot Festival of the Holidays
And, of course, the Candlelight Processional, returns along with it — albeit with a different start date from the Festival itself, as was the case in 2017.
Candlelight Processional
The Candlelight Processional is a special presentation where the Christmas story is told by a celebrity narrator while a 50-piece orchestra and choir accompany the re-telling, and — for the first time ever — it will make its 2018 debut on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018.
It’s always a fun day when Candlelight Processional Dining Packages and the list of celebrity narrators is announced for the season, and we look forward to sharing that information as soon as it’s announced!
The Epcot Festival of the Holidays includes several more lovely Holiday traditions, such as special entertainment including Holiday Storytellers sharing seasonal celebrations from around the globe.
Father Christmas in the United Kingdom Pavilion
And we can’t wait to find out what they’ll be serving at the 2018 Holiday Kitchens!
Alsace Holiday Kitchen in Epcot’s France Pavilion
Even if it’s not quite time to Deck the Halls, it’s never too early to start your planning if you are celebrating the Season in Disney World! We can’t wait to keep you posted on all the festive details along the way!
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Will the Candlelight Processional run every night from Thanksgiving to December 30th? Or is it just a few nights a week? Thanks for all your great info!!
We’ll be in WDW during the CP scheduled dates, are the dining packages available at the 180 day reservation mark, or some latter date ???
Do they do the candlelight processional every night during that time or is it a weekly thing?
Brandie, in years past, Candlelight Processional was performed every night.
Mike, last year’s Candlelight Processional Dining Packages went on sale at the end of June, and we expect to see a similar timeline this year. We will post as soon as the packages are available for booking — and we’ll send out the news ASAP via our DFB Newsletter, too!
Kate, in years past, Candlelight Processional has been performed three times a night, every night.
Is it correct that if you are using dining credits it takes 2 credits for the Candlelight ?
Scott, in the past that has been the case, yes. We don’t expect that to change this year.
When are the reservations for the Candlelight Processional typically released? I have already made my dinner reservations for when we are there the beginning of December and was surprised that the option to reserve the candlelight processional wasn’t available yet. Thanks!
Denise, great question! Last year, Candlelight Processional dining package booking opened June 30, so we would expect to see an announcement soon! We’ll post on DFB as soon as we hear that booking is open, and if you’re not already getting the DFB Newsletter, consider signing up because we’ll send out the booking info there as soon as we get it!
Do they announce the candlelight narrators before the packages are available for booking? I am waiting to see who going to be there before I book my dining reservations, but I don’t want to miss out completely.
Thanks
Stephanie, we do usually see the release of some narrators prior to the release of the dining packages. We will post as soon as we hear anything!