Walt Disney World has released its lineup of celebrity narrators for the 2026 editions of Candlelight Processional, one of the holiday celebrations during Epcot International Festival of Holidays. There will be at least three newcomers, including broadcaster Robin Roberts, former NFL player Jason Kelce and actress Lacey Chabert, who stars in the upcoming Hallmark Channel Christmas movie filmed at Disney World.
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The event starts Nov. 27 with narrator Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the title character in the 2016 Disney film “Moana.” Also among the narrators will be frequent participants Gary Sinise, Neil Patrick Harris and Whoopi Goldberg. The program, featuring a live orchestra and mass choir, will be presented three times nightly through Dec. 30.
The narrator lineup, subject to change, includes:
Nov. 27-28: Auli’i Cravalho.
Nov. 29-Dec. 1: Gary Sinise.
Dec. 2-3: To be announced.
Dec. 4-5: Whoopi Goldberg.
Dec. 6-7: Robin Roberts.
Dec. 8-9: Jason Kelce.
Dec. 10-12: Neil Patrick Harris.
Dec. 13-14: TBA.
Dec. 15-16: Lauren Daigle.
Dec. 17-18: Ralph Macchio.
Dec. 20-21: Henry Winkler.
Dec. 22-23: Lacey Chabert.
Dec. 24-25: Jodi Benson.
Dec. 26-27: Simu Liu.
Dec. 28-30: Eva Longoria.
Candlelight Processional is included with regular Epcot admission. Disney offers multiple dining packages that include guaranteed seating for Candlelight Processional, which is staged at the theme park’s American Gardens Theater.
It will be Sinise’s 15th turn as narrator, the most years of any celebrity. Harris will serve for the 14th time, and it will mark Goldberg’s 13th Candelight. Chabert’s “Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True” premieres Nov. 28.
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