Chita Rivera Replacing Edward James Olmos for Epcot's Candlelight Processional

Chita Rivera Replacing Edward James Olmos for Epcot’s Candlelight Processional

Epcot’s Candlelight Processional is returning this holiday season! Each night of the performance a celebrity narrator recounts the biblical tale of a savior born in Bethlehem. Disney previously announced the celebrity narrators but now Chita Rivera is replacing Edward James Olmos.

Make a date to watch the following celebrities lend their voices to the Candlelight Processional:

Simu Liu
November 25 and 26, 2022
Chita Rivera
November 27 through 29, 2022
Raul Esparza
November 30 and December 1, 2022
Whoopi Goldberg
December 2 and December 3, 2022
Isabella Rossellini
December 4 through December 6, 2022
Daymond John
December 7 and December 9, 2022
Josh Gad
December 10 through December 12, 2022
Gloria Estefan
December 13 and December 14, 2022
Neil Patrick Harris
December 15 through December 18, 2022
Mariska Hargitay
December 19 and December 20, 2022
Cal Ripken Jr.
December 21 through December 23, 2022
Marie Osmond
December 24 through December 26, 2022
Courtney Vance
December 27 and December 28, 2022
Angela Bassett
December 29 and December 30, 2022

Edward James Olmos was supposed to be the narrator November 27-29 but that spot is now being filled by Chita Rivera. Rivera is known for her roles in Broadway musicals including Anita in West Side Story.

You can see this show nightly at 5:15 PM, 7:00 PM or 8:30 PM at the America Gardens Theatre at EPCOT.

Will you be attending Epcot’s Candlelight Processional this year?

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