EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional Dining Package - Le Cellier Steakhouse

The Experience

The Candlelight Processional Dining Package at Le Cellier Steakhouse pairs one of EPCOT’s most celebrated and sought-after dining experiences with guaranteed reserved seating at the Candlelight Processional during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Le Cellier’s wine-cellar setting — stone vaulted ceilings, low lighting, and a genuinely intimate atmosphere tucked beneath the Canada Pavilion — makes it the most atmospheric of the Candlelight Processional participating restaurants, and the one that turns the pre-show meal into a destination in its own right.

What’s Included

• Full a la carte dining experience at Le Cellier Steakhouse — Canadian-inspired steakhouse fare including the iconic Canadian cheddar cheese soup, signature beef preparations, and a strong dessert menu
• Candlelight Processional reserved seating voucher issued by your server at the conclusion of your meal, granting access to the dedicated dining package viewing section at the America Gardens Theatre
• No additional charge for the reserved seating — the voucher is bundled with your dinner at Le Cellier

As a Signature Dining location, Le Cellier carries a higher per-person cost than most other Candlelight Processional participating restaurants. Check the Disney website for current pricing during the Festival of the Holidays season.

What Is the Candlelight Processional?

The Candlelight Processional is EPCOT’s defining holiday tradition, running from mid-November through late December each year during the Festival of the Holidays. On the America Gardens Theatre stage, a celebrity narrator retells the Christmas story alongside a 50-piece live orchestra and a massed choir of more than 400 voices. The combination of soaring choral music, candlelit procession, and a rotating roster of celebrity guests — past narrators have included Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey, and many others — has made the Candlelight Processional one of the most emotionally resonant offerings in the Walt Disney World seasonal calendar.

Multiple performances are staged each evening, and the theatre reaches capacity on December dates well in advance of showtime. The dining package reserved section places guests in a dedicated viewing area without the need to arrive at the venue 60 to 90 minutes early.

How It Works

1. Book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package at Le Cellier Steakhouse through the Disney World app or Disney dining reservation system — this is a separate booking type from a standard Le Cellier reservation
2. Dine at your reserved time during the Festival of the Holidays season
3. Request your Candlelight Processional reserved seating voucher from your server before leaving the restaurant
4. Walk from the Canada Pavilion to the America Gardens Theatre — the Canada Pavilion sits at one end of the World Showcase, and the theatre is positioned near the American Adventure at the far end of the lagoon; allow 12 to 15 minutes for the walk around the promenade
5. Check in at the reserved section entrance with your voucher before the performance begins

Le Cellier Setting

Le Cellier is built into the lower level of the Canada Pavilion, accessible via a stairway that leads down into a dining room of stone arches, low vaulted ceilings, and warm amber lighting. The space genuinely evokes a Canadian wine cellar, and the atmosphere is more intimate and enclosed than almost any other EPCOT table-service restaurant. During the holiday season, the surrounding Canada Pavilion exterior features seasonal decorations that add to the sense of occasion before guests descend to the dining room.

Dining Plan Information

The Candlelight Processional Dining Package at Le Cellier Steakhouse does not accept Disney Dining Plan credits for this package configuration. The full meal must be paid out of pocket at Le Cellier’s current a la carte pricing. As a Signature Dining location, per-person costs are at the higher end of the Candlelight Processional restaurant range.

Standard Le Cellier reservations outside the dining package context historically require 2 Table-Service credits per person under the Disney Dining Plan; the package version with the Candlelight Processional voucher operates separately from standard dining plan usage.

About EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional Dining Package - Le Cellier Steakhouse

Le Cellier Steakhouse is one of the most consistently requested dining destinations in Walt Disney World, and during the Festival of the Holidays it becomes even harder to book as the Candlelight Processional package adds demand on top of the restaurant’s already-limited availability. The combination is the most premium option in the Candlelight Processional dining package lineup and, for many guests, the most memorable.

The restaurant’s signature Canadian cheddar cheese soup is arguably the most-discussed single dish in all of EPCOT dining — a rich, intensely flavored bisque that has remained on the menu through multiple renovations because guests order it every service. The steakhouse menu that follows — filet mignon, beef tenderloin preparations, Canadian-inflected accompaniments — delivers consistently across the dining package program’s calendar.

The Candlelight Processional itself is the most unpredictably moving entertainment experience at Walt Disney World. The scale of the choir, the quality of the orchestral accompaniment, and the selection of celebrity narrators combine to produce performances that draw visible emotion from audiences who arrived expecting a pleasant seasonal show. For guests who want both the best restaurant option and the best seat in the house for the Processional, the Le Cellier dining package accomplishes both goals — at a premium price point that reflects the quality of both experiences.

Demand spikes almost exclusively in December, particularly on dates featuring well-known narrators. Book at the earliest available window once the season’s narrator schedule is announced.