ORLANDO, Fla. – Disney World has replaced two celebrity narrators who were set to appear at this year's Candlelight Processional at Epcot.

  • Disney World replaces two celebrity narrators
  • Alton Fitzgerald White, Geena Davis now set perform 
  • They replace Chita Rivera and Warwick Davis

Chita Rivera and Warwick Davis were originally listed on the schedule. They have since been replaced by Alton Fitzgerald White (December 11-12) and Geena Davis (December 19-21).

White and Davis join a lineup that includes Gary Sinise, Steven Curtis Chapman and Lisa Ling.

During the annual holiday event, a celebrity narrator provides a reading of the biblical Christmas story while accompanied by a mass choir and a live orchestra.

Performances take place three times a night through December 30 at the America Gardens Theatre—at 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.

Here's the current celebrity narrator schedule (which is subject to change):

Ming-Na Wen – November 29-December 1

Neil Patrick Harris – December 2-5

Whoopi Goldberg – December 6-7

Isabella Rossellini – December 8-10

Alton Fitzgerald White – December 11-12

Gary Sinise – December 13-15

Pat Sajak – December 16-18

Geena Davis – December 19-21

Steven Curtis Chapman – December 22-24

Edward James Olmos – December 25-26

Marlee Matlin – December 27-28

Lisa Ling – December 29-30

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