Candlelight Processional 3 Showtimes Pros/Cons

[leggoons]

I am planning on doing the dining package for the Candlelight Processional during my solo trip the 2nd week of December. The Celebrity Narrator will be either Leslie Uggams or Marlee Matlin. I'm trying to determine if I should have a preference on which of the 3 shows I attend. Thank you in advance for your comments/suggestions.

 

[fla4fun]

I am planning on doing the dining package for the Candlelight Processional during my solo trip the 2nd week of December. The Celebrity Narrator will be either Leslie Uggams or Marlee Matlin. I'm trying to determine if I should have a preference on which of the 3 shows I attend. Thank you in advance for your comments/suggestions.

There are pros and cons to each.

With the first show, you aren’t waiting and possibly listening to the prior show before you get into the theater. But it also isn’t dark out that early so you miss some of the ambience.

Middle show is dark enough, and you have time to find a good Luminous spot afterwards. However, you will be lined up and waiting during the prior show, and it feels to me like I am rushed both entering the theater and leaving.

Last show it is completely dark. If you don’t plan on staying for Luminous then it is also very relaxed leaving the theater and making your way to the front of the park. Time can be tight if you want to find a good spot for Luminous, especially if you need a restroom break after the show.

My personal preference is middle show. I have seen CP enough that I don’t mind listening to the first show while waiting in line. I like having enough time for a restroom and snack break before finding a spot for Luminous, or to hit an attraction or gift shop on the way out of the park. But none of the showtimes are horrible, in my opinion.

 

[Debbie Jean]

Agree with all the points above.

I personally prefer the first performance since I like it to be the first that I hear. And while it is light at the beginning, I love how dusk is settling over the audience as the performance closes, especially as we all join in singing silent night near the end. Truly magical.