UPDATE: Jennifer Garner Replaced by Susan Egan on Epcot’s Candlelight Processional Schedule

Updated onNovember 13, 2025

Jennifer Garner’s name no longer appears on the 2025 Epcot Candlelight Processional schedule. As we were updating our Festival of the Holidays coverage today, we noticed that Susan Egan, the voice of Megara (Meg) in Hercules and the original Belle from Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast, is now listed in her place.

Back in September, Disney announced an incredible lineup for this year’s Candlelight Processional that included 8 new celebrity narrators. Here is the original list:

Nov. 28-29 – Constance Wu (NEW)
Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – Jordan Fisher
Dec. 3-4 – Jennifer Garner (NEW) (REPLACED BY SUSAN EGAN)
Dec. 5-6 – Ashley Eckstein
Dec. 7-8 – Ralph Macchio
Dec. 9-10 – Leslie Uggams (NEW)
Dec. 11-13 – Marlee Matlin
Dec. 14-15 – Henry Winkler (NEW)
Dec. 16-17 – Lauren Daigle (NEW)
Dec. 18-19 – Gary Sinise
Dec. 20-22 – Brendan Fraser
Dec. 23-24 – Luis Fonsi
Dec. 25-26 – Joel Smallbone (NEW)
Dec. 27-28 – Brie Larson (NEW)
Dec. 29-30 – Sheryl Lee Ralph (NEW)

Jennifer Garner was scheduled to be available on December 3rd and 4th. The new lineup shows Susan Egan for both dates. While Susan Egan is a great choice for a celebrity narrator, Jennifer Garner fans will likely be more-than-disappointed. We do not know anything more about this replacement other than the name change reflected on Disney’s website. But we felt that if you were planning to attend this event, you would want to be aware of the change. We’ll provide an update if and when we know more about this matter.

For more on this year’s festival, see our entire guide.

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