8 New Restaurant Options in the Candlelight Processional Dining Package!
Book online beginning October 29, 2024. Advance reservations are highly recommended.
A fan favorite part of the annual EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, the Candlelight Processional is a nightly event at the America Gardens Theatre featuring a live orchestra, massive choir of Disney cast members and local youth, and a celebrity narrator telling the Christmas Story through a mix of dramatic readings and music.
This event is incredibly popular – some people plan their entire trip around seeing a specific celebrity narrator. So it’s no surprise when people start to line up hours in advance of a show because seating is first come, first served. Unless… you book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package. The dining package guarantees a seat for each member of your party.
So How Does It Work?
The package includes reservation options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with guaranteed seating for one of three Candlelight Processional shows. Showtimes are each night at 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM. (As always, subject to changes, cancellations and weather delays.)
A Dining Package reservation at any of the participating restaurants includes an entrée and dessert, or a full buffet (where applicable)—as well as a nonalcoholic beverage, or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older. The exception is at Spice Road Table where you get 2 small plates, a shared tagine, a shared dessert platter and a beverage.
If you aren’t able to book an advanced reservation for the dining package, there is a same-day option at Regal Eagle Smokehouse – no reservation needed. There’s a limited number of these available, so we recommend checking first thing when you get to the park.
Limited Availability
There’s a limited number of seats in the America Gardens Theatre, which means there are a limited number of reserved seats available for the dining packages each day. The Candlelight Processional is incredibly popular and reservations for some of the fan-favorite narrator nights will fill up almost immediately.
If the night for your favorite narrator fills up, don’t panic! Setup a MouseWatcher alert to be notified immediately if a reservation opens up.
Participating Restaurants & Prices
| Biergarten Restaurant | Adult: $71.00 Child: $38.00 |
| Chefs de France | Adult: $66.00 Child: $37.00 |
| Coral Reef Restaurant | Adult: $78.00 Child: $32.00 |
| Garden Grill Restaurant | Adult: $71.00 – Breakfast Child: $43.00 – Breakfast Adult: $84.00 – Lunch & Dinner Child: $52.00 – Lunch & Dinner |
| La Crêperie de Paris | Adult: $53.00 Child: $27.00 |
| La Hacienda de San Angel | Adult: $86.00 Child: $37.00 |
| Le Cellier Steakhouse | Adult: $104.00 Child: $42.00 |
| Nine Dragons Restaurant | Adult: $65.00 Child: $28.00 |
| Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue (same-day dining packages only) | Adult: $41.00 Child: $24.00 |
| Rose & Crown Dining Room | Adult: $66.00 Child: $29.00 |
| Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya | Adult: $105.00 Child: $60.00 |
| Spice Road Table | Adult: $61.00 Child: $24.00 |
| Teppan Edo | Adult: $105.00 Child: $60.00 |
| Tutto Italia Ristorante | Adult: $75.00 Child: $28.00 |
| Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria | Adult: $63.00 Child: $27.00 |
Child (ages 3 to 9)
Celebrity Narrator Schedule:
- 11/29 – 11/30 Josh Gad
- 12/1 – 12/2 Nico Santos (NEW)
- 12/3-12/5 Chrissy Metz
- 12/6 – 12/7 Whoopi Goldberg
- 12/8 – 12/10 Tituss Burgess (NEW)
- 12/11 – 12/12 Brendan Fraser
- 12/13 – 12/14 Ralph Macchio (NEW)
- 12/15 – 12/16 Gary Sinise
- 12/17 – 12/18 Neil Patrick Harris
- 12/19 – 12/21 Pat Sajak
- 12/22 – 12/23 Gloria Estefan
- 12/24 – 12/26 Edward James Olmos
- 12/27 – 12/28 Sterling K Brown
- 12/29 – 12/30 Jodi Benson