Where to Meet Santa Claus at Epcot in 2025 (New Location)
If you’re planning to visit Epcot during the 2025 Festival of the Holidays, you might want to meet Santa Claus. In recent years, he’s set up shop at the Odyssey Pavilion, and it’s truly been a wonderful location to meet him. This year, however, things are changing. Disney has announced that Santa Claus will have a new meet-and-greet location at CommuniCore Hall.
Here are the details with the times you can expect to find him:
- Location: CommuniCore Hall (World Celebration)
- Days: Daily through December 24, 2025
- Times: 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5:00 PM
Santa meets at Epcot during the International Festival of the Holidays. This year’s festival runs from November 28, 2025, through December 30th. You may notice that Santa stops meeting on December 24, 2025. This is the case for every location at Disney World offering a Santa meet-and-greet. As you likely know, Santa is very busy on Christmas Eve and has to head back home to Mrs. Claus promptly after Christmas.
In recent years, Santa’s meet-and-greet at Epcot has been replaced with Santa Goofy between Christmas Day and the end of the festival. While this is not guaranteed, you might want to stop in and see if anyone’s available if you’re visiting between Christmas and New Year’s. (Update: Santa Goofy will have his own meet-and-greet at Epcot’s Odyssey Pavilion this year! You can read the details about Santa Goofy’s new Epcot location here.)
If you’re looking to have a holiday-inspired family photo made, we encourage you to take a few moments to check out these locations. Disney always does an incredible job with the various sets, and there is truly something special about meeting Santa Claus at Disney World.
You may remember, we also recently met Santa Claus at Walt Disney Presents at Hollywood Studios. It’s an incredible location. Santa also has locations in the other parks and at Disney Springs. To learn more, see our guide to meeting Santa Claus in 2025. For more on the holiday season, see our 2025 Christmas planning guide:
The Ultimate Guide to Christmas at Disney World in 2025
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