Guests have some choices of where they can meet Santa this holiday season. Each park, as well as Disney Springs, will have a location where Santa is greeting guests.
Magic Kingdom
In Magic Kingdom guests can meet Santa at Storybook Circus. Santa is currently meeting guests, so if you are visiting Magic Kingdom before Christmas Day, make sure to stop by and say hi.
Guests attending Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party can also see Santa during the Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. He’ll be the guy waving to everyone from his sleigh.
EPCOT
At EPCOT, guests looking for Santa can head to Communicore Hall. Santa will be meeting guests from now to December 24. Another option is to visit The Odyssey to see Santa Goofy and get a picture. He may not be the Santa, but he’s a fun one to get a picture with.
Also in EPCOT is the International Festival of the Holidays. This event has seasonal offerings throughout the park, including a guest favorite, the Candlelight Processional. Also, each of the World Showcase pavilions will have different performances sharing their festive traditions with guests.
- Mexico Pavilion – Las Posadas Celebration
- Norway Pavilion – A Mischievous Magical Barn Santa
- China Pavilion – Chinese Lion Dancer and Si-Zhu Trio
- Germany Pavilion – Adventskalender
- Italy Pavilion – La Befana
- Japan Pavilion – Daruma Storyteller
- Between the Morocco and France Pavilions – Hanukkah Storyteller
- France Pavilion – Père Noël
- United Kingdom Pavilion – Father Christmas
- Canada Pavilion – Canadian Holiday Voyageurs
In addition, there will be Holiday Kitchens stationed around the park serving up holiday inspired food and drinks. Speaking of food, make sure to try the Holiday Cookie Stroll when visiting EPCOT this holiday season!
Hollywood Studios
Santa is meeting guests at Walt Disney Presents until December 24th. Matthew, the Show Director with Disney Live Entertainment, had this to say about the new meeting space for Santa in Hollywood Studios:
“The new location at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is inspired by one of Walt’s early works, the 1932 Silly Symphony short, Santa’s Workshop,” Matthew said. “We hope guests get caught up in the joy, imagination, and whimsy of the holidays.”
Animal Kingdom
At Animal Kingdom guests can head to Restaurantosaurus to meet Santa from now to December 24. In addition to meeting Santa, there are also some fun decorations around the restaurant to celebrate the season.
Disney Springs
In Disney Springs, guests looking to meet Santa can head to Disney Pin Traders, he is meeting near there until December 24. For this location, guests can join a virtual queue and be notified when it’s there turn. Keep in mind there is no standby queue for this location, so those wanting to visit Santa at the Disney Springs location will have to join the virtual queue through the My Disney Experience app.
Hope this helps for anyone visiting Disney World this month and looking to meet Santa!
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Liz
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I love all things Disney, but my main love is for Disney World and I'm always planning for the next trip. Before becoming a Disney blogger, I was a radio DJ, so I guess I'm just continuing in the communication industry, just in a different form. I love talking Disney and I could talk about Disney all day. That's why I started blogging and created the Facebook group. The Disney community is full of friendly, helpful, and happy people...and I love being a part of it! If there is any Disney subject you would like to see covered just let me know! Need help planning your Disney vacation. Feel free to contact myself or Melissa at Never Stop Dreaming Travel Co. We love helping people plan their trips! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to check out our Countdown to Disney app! Feel free to email me with suggestions of things you would like to see in the app :-)