Josh Groban and Benjamin Bratt are set to make their first appearances as narrators for EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional during the 2026 International Festival of the Holidays.
Bratt, who voiced Ernesto de la Cruz in Pixar’s Coco, is scheduled to narrate Dec. 2 and 3 at the America Gardens Theatre. Groban will take the stage Dec. 13 and 14.
Other first-time narrators on Disney’s announced schedule include Robin Roberts on Dec. 6 and 7, Jason Kelce on Dec. 8 and 9, and Lacey Chabert on Dec. 22 and 23. The narrator for Nov. 27 and 28 had not yet been announced.
Returning narrators include Gary Sinise, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Lauren Daigle, Ralph Macchio, Henry Winkler, Jodi Benson, Simu Liu and Eva Longoria.
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The Candlelight Processional is in its 32nd year at EPCOT. The holiday presentation pairs a celebrity narrator’s retelling of the Christmas story with the Voices of Liberty, a 51-piece orchestra and a choir of more than 150 Disney cast members and community singers.
Three performances are planned nightly at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served and may fill quickly. Disney also plans to offer Candlelight Processional Dining Packages, which include a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant and reserved seating; reservations are scheduled to open Oct. 14 for guests planning Walt Disney World tickets.
