When are the speakers released for Candlelight Processional?

[bcinohio]

When do they release the speakers for CP? I know it can always change but wondered when they put out the first list.

thanks

 

[JimmyV]

When do they release the speakers for CP?

Are they being held in captivity somewhere?

 

[bcinohio]

Hopefully they will be out in time.

 

[rlduvall]

Seems they begin to "release" the speakers around July. But, there is always a few TBD that don't get announced until a few weeks out. It can be so frustrating.

 

[Robo]

Seems they begin to "release" the speakers around July. But, there is always a few TBD that don't get announced until a few weeks out. It can be so frustrating.

This.
For SURE.

And, it's not unusual to see changes in the early-announced schedule.

 

[SouthernBuckeye]

Is July usually when you are able to book the CP dining package as well? Our 180 days out is approaching and want to be sure I not missing something.

 

[Robo]

Is July usually when you are able to book the CP dining package as well?

Sometime between July and Sept.

 

[monorailrabbit]

I'm waiting for this also. Really want info on the CP dining packages. Our 180 is coming up next month, please don't make me wait until July!

 

[monorailrabbit]

Sometime between July and Sept.

Do the options and prices at least generally stay the same year to year? Really just need to know the participating ones and if we can use DDP credits. Trying to nail down our credits vs. OOP here.

 

[Robo]

Do the options and prices at least generally stay the same year to year? Really just need to know the participating ones and if we can use DDP credits. Trying to nail down our credits vs. OOP here.

Options… yes.

Prices...

 

[monorailrabbit]

Options… yes.

Prices...

Oh silly me, I forgot... *mentally adds $50+ to expected budget* Haha, thanks, Robo!

 

[wilkeliza]

Also just fair warning that they change speakers even at the very last minute sometimes. Not sure if it has ever happened for Candlelight but I know of at least one Eat to The Beat performer that was cancelled after their first performance due to their inability to keep it Disney friendly. (I'm kind of shocked a few have remained year to year because of the same thing).

I have found that the only CP package to really sell out is Christmas Eve and Neal Patrick Harris. Besides that I was able to get one last year with only a few weeks notice that I would be in during CP.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

With CP if they change a narrator it usually has to do with a change in the narrator's scheduling.

yes there was one ETTB artist who was asked to leave after their first day. This was a female singer and I don't recall her name at the moment. If I googled it I'd probably find her. She used the "F word" during her first performance, was told not to do it again, made it through her second set OK, and then used the F word again in the third set. The rest of her performances were cancelled.

edit: Her name is Vanessa Carlton.

 

[Robo]

Her name is Vanessa Carlton.

A name destined to live in infamy (or make that, ignominy.)

(I would go A Thousand Miles to avoid her.)

 

[MakiraMarlena]

yeah, apparently she didn't do it on purpose, she flubbed her song and out it came. But when the Mouse asks you not to do it after the first time, don't do it again!

 

[Kimberly9701]

Are they being held in captivity somewhere?

Thank you for this. I laughed out loud!!!

OP-- And Thank You for starting this thread! I just searched it and was happy to see that a thread had been started today.

 

[CynBeth]

I'm waiting for this also. Really want info on the CP dining packages. Our 180 is coming up next month, please don't make me wait until July!

What we do is either select a night to do CP no matter who the narrator is and leave that open but book every other ADR or for instance this year we plan to book Le Cellier for both of our EPCOT nights and then cancel the one for the night we decide to go to CP and book the package through Chefs so that way we don't lose LC.

 

[WEDWDW]

It all depends on when bail is posted.

 

[qv09vvp]

Do the options and prices at least generally stay the same year to year? Really just need to know the participating ones and if we can use DDP credits. Trying to nail down our credits vs. OOP here.

same questions. We've never been during Christmas time and we did manage to snag free dinning.