Josh Gad, Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Titus Burgess and others will serve as narrators for Disney World's annual candlelight procession at EPCOT in 2024.

The extensive reader list also includes Chrissy Metz, Nico Santosi, Brendan Fraser, Ralph Macchio, Gary Sinise, Pat Sajak, Gloria Estefan, Edward James Olmos, Sterling K Brown and Jodi Benson. Check out the schedules for each reader below!

Every evening during the holiday season, a featured narrator tells the Christmas story at Epcot, telling the biblical story of a savior born in Bethlehem. Woven into the production are stirring songs of hope and joy, performed by an orchestra and large choir.

Lineup of readers for 2024

Josh Gad: 29-30 November
Nico Santos: 1st-2nd December
Chrissy Metz: 3rd-5th December
Whoopi Goldberg: 6th-7th December
Titus Burgess: 8th-10th December
Brendan Fraser: 11th-12th December
Ralph Macchio: 13-24. December
Gary Sinise: 15-16 December
Neil Patrick Harris: 17-18 December
Pat Sajak: 19-21 December
Gloria Estefan: 22-23. December
Edward James Olmos: 24-26. December
Steven Curtis Chapman: 24-26 December
Sterling K Brown 27-28 December
Jodi Benson: 29-30 December

Disney has announced that showtimes have changed this year to 5:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. This year, Burgess, Santos and Macchio appear as narrators of the procession for the first time. The Candlelight Processional is included in general admission to Epcot. Dining packages for the event will go on sale October 29th. Visitors can also enjoy 15 holiday-themed cuisines and experience various cultural traditions, such as meeting Barn Santa at the Norway Pavilion or Le Befana in Italy.

Gad is known for his roles on Broadway in The Book of Mormon and Gutenberg! The Musical, in addition to his on-screen and voice acting roles, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the Frozen series and more. Mel Brooks is an EGOT winner who created the Broadway musicals “The Producers” and “Young Frankenstein” based on his films.

Tituss Burgess is a Broadway performer who has appeared in Good Vibrations, Jersey Boys, The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls, and Moulin Rouge, among others! He also appeared in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and in the second season of Apple TV+’s musical parody series “Schmigadoon!” He will lend his voice to the upcoming animated musical “Spellbound,” coming to Netflix in November.

Known for iconic roles such as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris is a five-time Emmy Award® winner with notable guest appearances on shows such as American Horror Story and Glee. In addition to many theater appearances, he won a Tony Award® for his portrayal of Hedwig in the Broadway production of Hedwig and The Angry Inch. He recently appeared in Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Photo credit: Bruce Glikas and Genevieve Rafter-Keddy