Warwick Davis in 2017The final two names have been added to the Candlelight Processional narrator list! December 11 and 12 will feature Chita Rivera. Her career dates back almost 70 years, and her many honors include the Kennedy Center Honors Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The narrator December 19 through 21 will be Warwick Davis. While he is perhaps best known as Wicket the Ewok (among other roles) in the Star Wars franchise, he also played Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter series, the title role in Willow, and dozens of other parts. Davis is also one of the funniest men that I have ever seen.
The Candlelight Processional is one of the highlights of the Christmas Season at Walt Disney World. It takes place three times a night at Epcot. A celebrity narrator will read the Biblical Christmas story, backed by a mass choir and an orchestra. The choir is made up in part of local students and Cast Members. There are still two openings on the narrator list. I’ll update it again when we have more names. Remember, narrators can and do change sometimes.
Here’s the list:
Ming-Na Wen – November 29 through December 1
Neil Patrick Harris – December 2 through 5
Whoopi Goldberg – December 6 and 7
Isabella Rossellini – December 8 through 10
Alton Fitzgerald White – December 11 and 12 This is a change
Gary Sinise – December 13 through 15
Pat Sajak – December 16 through 18
Warwick Davis – December 19 through 21
Steven Curtis Chapman – December 22 through 24
Edward James Olmos – December 25 and 26
Marlee Matlin – December 27 and 28
Lisa Ling – December 29 and 30