Disney has just released the information for the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays for their Halfway to the Holidays celebration. The popular EPCOT festival will return on November 29 and run through Dec. 30, 2024.
This event is included in regular EPCOT theme park admission and centers around the World Showcase.
Food
Holiday Kitchens will once again return for the event and feature holiday treats and sips based on holiday offerings from around the world. There is usually a cookie stroll as well. Disney will release a list of the Holiday Kitchens at a later date.
Entertainment
Various entertainment offerings will return, including the holiday storytellers.
Several country pavilions within the World Showcase will feature holiday storytellers dressed in costume. These storytellers will engage guests with traditional holiday stories from their country.
The Candlelight Processional will also return.
Guests will be thrilled to know that the popular event will return to the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure pavilion.
Celebrity narrators will tell the Christmas story, assisted by a full orchestra and mass choir. This is an incredibly popular event, so you will want to line up early or purchase one of the dining packages to get reserved seating.
Disney will be announcing the list of celebrity narrators at a later date.
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