2026 Candlelight Processional Dining Packages: All Prices

If you want a guaranteed seat at the Candlelight Processional this year, this is the page you need. The Candlelight Processional dining packages for 2026 range from $43 to $109 per adult across 16 EPCOT restaurants, and bookings open October 14, 2026.

Here is why this matters more than a normal dining reservation. Without a package, Candlelight seating at the America Gardens Theatre is first-come, first-served, and it fills up fast — especially for the popular narrators. A dining package converts a two-hour wait on a concrete step into a meal and a reserved seat.

Below is every participating restaurant, every price, what each package includes, and the one same-day option for people who did not plan ahead.

Quick Summary

• Bookings open October 14, 2026
• The Candlelight Processional runs November 27 through December 30, 2026
• Prices run from $43 per adult at Regal Eagle Smokehouse to $109 at Le Cellier
• 16 restaurants participate, with Garden Grill offering separate breakfast and lunch/dinner pricing
• Every package includes one guaranteed seat per person to a same-day performance
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse offers same-day packages with no advance reservation

What Every Package Includes

Each dining package includes one guaranteed seat per person to a same-day Candlelight Processional performance, plus a meal at a participating EPCOT restaurant.

At most restaurants that means an entrée and dessert, or a full buffet where applicable, plus a nonalcoholic beverage. Guests 21 and older can take an alcoholic drink instead.

Spice Road Table works differently. There you get 2 small plates, a shared tagine, a shared dessert platter, and a nonalcoholic beverage or alcoholic drink for guests 21 and over.

After your meal, the restaurant issues a seating badge with your date and showtime. Package holders enter the America Gardens Theatre through a separate queue.

One thing worth knowing: seating inside the reserved section is still first-come, first-served. The badge guarantees you a seat, not a specific seat. Arriving early still gets you the better spot.

Every Participating Restaurant and Price

Prices exclude tax and gratuity. Adult pricing applies to ages 10 and up, child pricing to ages 3 through 9.

• Akershus Royal Banquet Hall — Norway Pavilion — $87 adult / $59 child — 2 Table-Service Meals
• Biergarten Restaurant — Germany Pavilion — $75 adult / $40 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Chefs de France — France Pavilion — $89 adult / $37 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Coral Reef Restaurant — The Living Seas — $82 adult / $34 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Garden Grill Restaurant — The Land Pavilion — Breakfast: $73 adult / $46 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Garden Grill Restaurant — The Land Pavilion — Lunch/Dinner: $86 adult / $55 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• La Crêperie de Paris — France Pavilion — $59 adult / $31 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• La Hacienda de San Angel — Mexico Pavilion — $86 adult / $37 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Le Cellier Steakhouse — Canada Pavilion — $109 adult / $44 child — 2 Table-Service Meals
• Nine Dragons Restaurant — China Pavilion — $70 adult / $30 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse — American Adventure Pavilion — $43 adult / $26 child — Not eligible for Dining Plan
• Rose and Crown Dining Room — United Kingdom Pavilion — $68 adult / $31 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya — Japan Pavilion — $85 adult / $40 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Spice Road Table — Morocco Pavilion — $63 adult / $26 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Teppan Edo — Japan Pavilion — $89 adult / $40 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Tutto Italia Ristorante — Italy Pavilion — $85 adult / $36 child — 1 Table-Service Meal
• Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria — Italy Pavilion — $71 adult / $33 child — 1 Table-Service Meal

Where the Real Value Sits

Let me save you some math.

Best value overall: Regal Eagle Smokehouse at $43 adult. It is less than half the price of Le Cellier and gets you the identical guaranteed seat. The catch is that it is not eligible for the Disney Dining Plan.

Best Dining Plan value: Le Cellier at $109 or Akershus at $87. Both count as 2 table-service meals, which is the only way a higher sticker price works in your favor if you are on the plan. Every other restaurant on the list uses 1 credit.

Best value for families: Nine Dragons at $70 adult / $30 child, or Regal Eagle at $43 / $26. Child pricing varies wildly here. Chefs de France charges $89 adult but only $37 child. Garden Grill lunch charges $86 adult and $55 child. If you are feeding kids, check the child column rather than the adult one.

Watch Garden Grill breakfast. At $73 adult it is one of the cheaper table-service options, and breakfast packages get you a seat at an evening show. That is an odd but useful loophole if the schedule works.

The Same-Day Backup Plan

Did not book? There is one option left.

Regal Eagle Smokehouse offers same-day dining packages, subject to availability, with no advance reservation required. Visit the restaurant on the day, dine without a reservation, and receive guaranteed Candlelight Processional seating for later that day.

That is a genuinely useful fallback, and it is the reason Regal Eagle is worth remembering even if you plan to book elsewhere.

Before You Book

A few conditions to know:

• Packages are available only during the festival, November 27 through December 30, 2026
• A credit card guarantee is required to hold your reservation
• Valid EPCOT admission is required and is not included in the package price
• Packages are subject to availability and may not be available on peak dates
• Alcohol is served to guests 21 and older with valid ID

The Bottom Line

Candlelight Processional dining packages open October 14, 2026, and the spread between the cheapest and most expensive option is over $60 per adult for the same guaranteed seat.

If you are not on the Dining Plan, Regal Eagle at $43 is the efficient choice. If you are on the plan, Le Cellier and Akershus are the only two that return 2 table-service credits.

Book on October 14 if a specific narrator matters to you. The full 2026 Candlelight Processional narrator schedule shows who is performing on which nights, and the popular names drive the packages that sell out first.

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