Jordan Fisher will open this year’s Candlelight Processional at EPCOT. Disney named him the narrator for November 27 and 28, the first two nights of the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, which fills the last open spot on the schedule.
Those two dates had been up in the air since Auliʻi Cravalho dropped out earlier this month, when Disney added Josh Groban and Benjamin Bratt to the lineup and left opening weekend to be announced. Disney Parks shared the news on social media Friday.
Jordan Fisher has joined the Candlelight Processional narrator lineup 🕯️✨
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) October 23, 2026
Fisher is no stranger to the America Gardens Theatre stage. He narrated the show at EPCOT last year too, from November 30 through December 2, 2025. This time he gets to kick off the season.
The Full 2026 Narrator Schedule
With Fisher in place, every night of the festival now has a celebrity narrator. The final lineup runs like this:
- November 27 and 28: Jordan Fisher
- November 29 to December 1: Gary Sinise
- December 2 and 3: Benjamin Bratt
- December 4 and 5: Whoopi Goldberg
- December 6 and 7: Robin Roberts
- December 8 and 9: Jason Kelce
- December 10 to 12: Neil Patrick Harris
- December 13 and 14: Josh Groban
- December 15 and 16: Lauren Daigle
- December 17 to 19: Ralph Macchio
- December 20 and 21: Henry Winkler
- December 22 and 23: Lacey Chabert
- December 24 and 25: Jodi Benson
- December 26 and 27: Simu Liu
- December 28 to 30: Eva Longoria
Bratt, Roberts, Kelce, Groban and Chabert are all first-time narrators at EPCOT this year. Eva Longoria closes out the run on the festival’s final nights.
How To See The Show
Candlelight Processional plays three times a night at the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure pavilion, at 4:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., every night from November 27 through December 30. Those times are 15 minutes earlier than last year, because EPCOT closes at 9 p.m. during the festival.
Seating without a package is first come, first served. If you want a guaranteed seat for Fisher’s nights, the Candlelight Dining Package pairs a meal at one of 16 table-service restaurants with a reserved seat for a same-day show. Booking opened October 14, and Disney says packages are subject to availability and may not be offered on every date. Regal Eagle Smokehouse also offers a same-day option on a very limited, first-come, first-served basis.
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