Disney World guests planning a holiday visit to EPCOT this year have an unusual reason to feel good about their budget: two popular dining packages are actually cheaper in 2026 than they were in 2025. The reductions apply to the Candlelight Processional Dining Packages at Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya and Teppan Edo, both in EPCOT's Japan Pavilion.
The Candlelight Processional is one of EPCOT's most beloved seasonal traditions, pairing a celebrity narrator with a choir and orchestra to tell the Christmas story during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Because performances draw sizable crowds, standby lines can stretch long — especially when a high-profile narrator is on the schedule. A dining package sidesteps that uncertainty by bundling a meal at a participating restaurant with guaranteed seating at a performance later the same day.
For 2026, Shiki-Sai is priced at $85 per adult and $40 per child, down from $99 and $50 in 2025 — a drop of roughly 14% and 20%, respectively. Teppan Edo's reductions are even larger: $89 per adult and $40 per child, compared with $110 and $60 last year, representing cuts of about 19% for adults and a full third for children. A family of two adults and two children would save $48 at Shiki-Sai and $82 at Teppan Edo compared with 2025 pricing.
Beyond those two restaurants, Disney has confirmed 16 total participating locations for 2026, with adult prices ranging from $43 at Regal Eagle Smokehouse to $109 at Le Cellier Steakhouse. Reservations for all Candlelight Processional Dining Packages open October 14. Guests looking to save on their broader Walt Disney World holiday visit may want to factor these package changes into their planning early.
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Disney has not publicly explained the reasoning behind the reductions at the two Japan Pavilion restaurants. The company did report a 1% dip in domestic theme park attendance during its second fiscal quarter of 2026, though it also described Walt Disney World as having a strong third quarter. Whatever the cause, price decreases of this size are uncommon at Disney World. This story was reported by Inside the Magic.
