EPCOT candlelight processional

I had heard that the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT was amazing so it ended up on my list of things to do while at Disney for the holidays.  After getting up early for a run I dragged Luke out of bed to make the most of our day at EPCOT.  They had this cute holiday display made of gingerbread and confections.

 We went on the Living with the Land boat ride that shows you innovative ways they are working on growing crops and such.  They had a few touches of holiday in the attraction with a sand-man.

 I loved the Santa Mickey hat with attached scarf/mittens but I didn't need it so it stayed in the store.  It is awfully cute though.

 Luke went on this attraction.  Basically you have a few minutes to build your own ride and then you scan your MagicBand and hop into a pod thing that flings you around with your ride on a screen in front of you.  He gave it a big thumbs up and would have probably done it again if it wasn't a half hour wait for 1 minute of ride (plus I sat there bored since it's not my thing).

 After his thrilling attraction we sat down to watch some holiday Gospel thing they had nearby.  Apparently the action of his thrill ride was too much for him and he fell asleep on my shoulder.  I showed him the picture when we a got home and he was in denial and does not recall the incident.

 To ensure that we were going to have seats for the Candlelight Processional we booked a dinner package at the Germany Biergarten.  Food was a buffet and was delicious.  We were even treated to some entertainment.  I highly recommend the Biergarten for anyone visiting EPCOT.  With our dinner we were guaranteed seats at the 6:45 show of the Processional and did not have to stand in the standby line for hours with no guarantee of getting into any of the 3 shows (people wait for 6 hours in that line and still don't get into a show sometimes).

 After our feast we walked to a few more countries before standing in line for 30 minutes to be let in to our Candlelight show.  It was a perfect evening with the temps cooling off into the low 70's.

 I highly suggest catching the Candlelight Processional.  The chorus is amazing and the 50 piece orchestra and celebrity guest narrator are the icing on the cake.  We had Sigourney Weaver as our narrator for the night.  Amy Grant and Neil Patrick Harris are among some of the other narrators during the holiday season.

 And a little video of the Candlelight Processional as the choir was leaving at the end of the show.  Amazing and I had such a great time at Disney for the Holidays.  Now to check it out for Halloween and...well, any time of the year.