EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional Dining Package - Tutto Italia Ristorante

The Experience

The Candlelight Processional Dining Package at Tutto Italia Ristorante pairs a full Italian trattoria dinner in EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion with guaranteed reserved seating at one of the Candlelight Processional performances held each evening during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. The Italy Pavilion sits near the midpoint of the World Showcase promenade, making Tutto Italia one of the more conveniently located restaurants in the dining package lineup relative to the America Gardens Theatre.

What’s Included

• Full a la carte dining experience at Tutto Italia Ristorante — classic Italian trattoria fare including antipasto, fresh pasta, secondi, and a dessert menu that rotates seasonally
• Candlelight Processional reserved seating voucher issued by your server before you leave the restaurant, granting access to the dedicated dining package viewing section at the America Gardens Theatre
• No additional charge for the reserved seating — the voucher is included with the cost of the meal

Check the Disney website at time of booking for current per-adult and per-child pricing during the Festival of the Holidays season.

What Is the Candlelight Processional?

The Candlelight Processional is EPCOT’s signature holiday tradition, running from mid-November through the end of December during the Festival of the Holidays. A celebrity narrator retells the Christmas story on stage at the America Gardens Theatre alongside a 50-piece live orchestra and more than 400 voices in a massed choir. Multiple performances take place each evening. The rotating roster of celebrity narrators — past guests have included Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey, and many others — draws some of the most passionate advance planning of any EPCOT seasonal event.

Without a dining package, getting a seat requires arriving at the America Gardens Theatre 60 to 90 minutes before showtime on busy December dates. The reserved section included in the dining package eliminates that wait, putting you in a dedicated viewing area with a clear sightline to the stage.

How It Works

1. Book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package reservation at Tutto Italia Ristorante through the Disney World app or Disney dining reservation system
2. Dine at your reserved time during the Festival of the Holidays season
3. Receive your Candlelight Processional reserved seating voucher from your server at the conclusion of your meal
4. Walk from the Italy Pavilion to the America Gardens Theatre — allow approximately 5 to 7 minutes, as the Italy Pavilion sits relatively close to the theatre on the World Showcase lagoon
5. Check in at the reserved section entrance before showtime with your voucher

Tutto Italia Setting

Tutto Italia Ristorante occupies the ground floor of a building in EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion, a piazza-like space modeled on the architecture of Venice, Rome, and Florence. The dining room is warm and traditionally decorated, with a menu that reflects the classic Italian-American trattoria tradition rather than highly regional or contemporary Italian cooking. The approach — reliable antipasto, well-executed pasta dishes, satisfying secondi — makes it an accessible and broadly appealing choice within the dining package lineup.

The Italy Pavilion’s central position in the World Showcase means Tutto Italia guests can easily browse the festival’s international holiday kitchens and marketplace booths on both sides of the pavilion before or after the meal.

Dining Plan Information

The Candlelight Processional Dining Package at Tutto Italia Ristorante does not accept Disney Dining Plan credits for this package configuration. The meal must be paid out of pocket at current Tutto Italia menu pricing. The $$ price range reflects a mid-tier cost relative to other Candlelight Processional participating restaurants.

Standard Tutto Italia Ristorante reservations outside the dining package context use 1 Table-Service credit per person with the Disney Dining Plan; the package version with the reserved seating voucher operates separately.

About EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional Dining Package - Tutto Italia Ristorante

Tutto Italia Ristorante is one of the longest-tenured table-service restaurants in the Italy Pavilion, operating alongside Via Napoli as the pavilion’s two primary sit-down dining options. Where Via Napoli focuses on wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, Tutto Italia covers the broader scope of the Italian trattoria menu — pasta, risotto, meat and fish secondi, and antipasto starters that work well for both solo diners and larger groups with varied tastes.

For the Candlelight Processional Dining Package, Tutto Italia offers a familiar and comfortable base. The menu is not adventurous, but it is well-executed, and the price point at $$ makes it one of the more budget-conscious options in the program — particularly attractive compared to Signature Dining options like Le Cellier, which require a higher per-person outlay. For families who want reserved Candlelight Processional seats without paying Signature Dining prices, Tutto Italia is a sensible choice.

The Candlelight Processional is highly seasonal — demand is concentrated almost entirely in November and December, peaking sharply in mid-December when popular narrators coincide with the busiest park attendance period. Booking as early as possible when the season’s narrator lineup is announced is the most reliable strategy for securing preferred dates.