{"id":2157037,"date":"2025-11-14T18:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2157037"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:44:56","slug":"news-celebrity-narrarator-swap-just-announced-for-candlelight-processional-in-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/news-celebrity-narrarator-swap-just-announced-for-candlelight-processional-in-epcot\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Celebrity Narrarator Swap Just Announced for Candlelight Processional in EPCOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you had Christmas plans at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/epcot\/epcot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPCOT<\/a> this year, you\u2019re going to want to hear about a change happening with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/epcot\/epcot-international-festival-of-the-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPCOT\u2019s Festival of the Holidays<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_748630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-748630\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-748630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival of the Holidays (2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Festival of the Holidays is just around the corner, as it begins on <strong>November 28th<\/strong>. The festival is filled with all kinds of food, beverages, holiday stories, and of course, the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/epcot-candlelight-processional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candlelight Processional<\/a><\/strong>!\u00a0Well, Disney just shared some major news around the beloved Candelight Processional.<\/p>\n<p>EPCOT\u2019s Festival of the Holidays is one of EPCOT\u2019s most beautiful festivals, and the Candlelight Processional is a big part of that. It\u2019s a performance featuring a mass choir of Cast Members and community singers, the Voices of Liberty, a 50-piece orchestra, and a <strong>celebrity narrator<\/strong> sharing the Christmas story.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_749161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749161\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-749161\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1-700x454.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-1-1536x995.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-749161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Gad performing at the 2024 Candlelight Processional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fun part about seeing the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2025\/09\/18\/disney-reveals-full-schedule-and-celebrity-narrator-lineup-for-candlelight-processional-in-epcot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of celebrities who will be narrating the show<\/a> is picking out which celeb you want to see live! Once the list gets dropped, we like to pick our celebrity and book our day right away. Well, if you were looking to see one celebrity in particular, you\u2019re going to need to change your plans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_749162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749162\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-749162\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-2-1536x950.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-749162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candlelight Processional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disney just announced that <strong>Jennifer Garner will no longer be doing the Candlelight Processional this year<\/strong>. She was originally supposed to be narrating the show on December 3rd and 4th.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_749163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749163\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-749163\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-749163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standby entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, Jennifer Garner will be replaced by <strong>Susan Egan<\/strong>, who will be taking those <strong>December 3rd and 4th<\/strong> dates. You may recognize Susan Egan, as she voiced Megara in Disney\u2019s animated classic, <em>Hercules<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_834039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-834039\" style=\"width: 935px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-834039\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan.jpg 935w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-626x625.jpg 626w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/susan-egan-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-834039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to see Susan Egan, but it is tough to see that Jennifer Garner won\u2019t be at EPCOT this holiday season. Lots of us were excited and planning to see her this year. Susan Egan will now be joining a long list of stars \u2014 take a look:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-0 list-container ms-lg-5\">\n<li class=\"list-item\">November 28th-29th \u2013 Constance Wu\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">November 30th-December 2nd \u2013 Jordan Fisher<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 3rd-4th \u2013 <strong>Susan Egan<\/strong> <em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 5th-6th \u2013 Ashley Eckstein<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 7th-8th \u2013 Ralph Macchio<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 9th-10th \u2013 Leslie Uggams\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 11th-13th \u2013 Marlee Matlin<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 14th-15th \u2013 Henry Winkler\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 16th-17th \u2013 Lauren Daigle\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 18th-19th \u2013 Gary Sinise<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 20th-22th \u2013 Brendan Fraser<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 23th-24th \u2013 Luis Fonsi<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 25th-26th \u2013 Joel Smallbone\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 27th-28th \u2013 Brie Larson\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-item\">December 29th-30th \u2013 Sheryl Lee Ralph\u00a0<em>(NEW)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Showtimes will be at 5 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:15 PM EST nightly at the America Gardens Theatre at the American Pavilion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_657250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657250\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-657250\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-america-gardens-theatre-candlelight-processional-stock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-america-gardens-theatre-candlelight-processional-stock.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-america-gardens-theatre-candlelight-processional-stock-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-america-gardens-theatre-candlelight-processional-stock-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-wdw-epcot-festival-of-the-holidays-america-gardens-theatre-candlelight-processional-stock-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-657250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candlelight Processional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for a travel agent to help with your vacation, we recommend our friends at<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mousefantravel.com\/?apid=AENN\"><b> Mouse Fan Travel.<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They\u2019re experts in the field with over 20 years of vacation planning experience, and they can help take a bunch of the stress out of the entire booking process for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tracking-card cysc-card\" data-card=\"cysc;mei_mousefantravel_mid\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mousefantravel.com\/?apid=AENN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MEI-Deals-CTA.png\" alt=\"Disney Vacation Planner\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait for the Festival of the Holidays! 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Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><button onclick=\"toggleComments()\" style=\"width: 100%;height:3em;\"> Post a Comment<\/button>        <\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '749639175507591');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source allears.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you had Christmas plans at EPCOT this year, you\u2019re going to want to hear about a change happening with EPCOT\u2019s Festival of the Holidays! 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