Additional Narrators Announced for EPCOT's 2026 Candlelight Processional

Additional Narrators Announced for EPCOT’s 2026 Candlelight Processional

October 8, 2026

Disney Experiences, Parks, Walt Disney World Resort

Things are gearing up for the Festival of the Holidays at EPCOT. One of the highlights of this annual holiday celebration is the Candlelight Processional. Recently, details about the Candlelight Processional were shared by Walt Disney World. This included a list of celebrity narrators who will be telling the Christmas story with the help of an incredible orchestra, choir, and trumpeters. This week, additional narrators were added to the narrator lineup.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Josh Groban and Benjamin Bratt will be joining the list of narrators for this year’s Candlelight Processional. Benjamin Bratt will be in the Candlelight Processional on December 2-3. Josh Groban will be appearing on December 13-14. For both, it will be their first time narrating the Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World Resort. For Bratt, it isn’t the first time he has been associated with a Candlelight Processional, however. In 2025, he narrated the original Candlelight Procession at Disneyland on the first weekend of December. Video of his performance can be seen here:

The lineup for the Candlelight Procession at EPCOT is now nearly full. There are still the first two dates of this annual tradition remain to be announced. Here is the lineup as it is known currently:

2026 Candlelight Processional Celebrity Narrators

Nov. 27 & 28 – To Be Announced
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 – Gary Sinise
Dec. 2 & 3 – Benjamin Bratt (NEW)
Dec. 4 & 5 – Whoopi Goldberg
Dec. 6 & 7 – Robin Roberts (NEW)
Dec. 8 & 9 – Jason Kelce (NEW)
Dec. 10 – 12 – Neil Patrick Harris
Dec. 13 & 14 – Josh Groban (NEW)
Dec. 15 & 16 – Lauren Daigle
Dec. 17 – 19 – Ralph Macchio
Dec. 20 & 21 – Henry Winkler
Dec. 22 & 23 – Lacey Chabert (NEW)
Dec. 24 & 25 – Jodi Benson
Dec. 26 & 27 – Simu Liu
Dec. 28 – 30 – Eva Longoria

What do you think of the addition of Benjamin Bratt and Josh Groban to this list? Are you going to see either of them in this annual tradition? Which narrator are you most excited about? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!

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