Santa Claus at Walt Disney World (Past and Present Locations)

Every year, Santa Claus has multiple meet-and-greets in all four theme parks and Disney Springs at Walt Disney World. This guide provides an overview of what to expect when planning your trip. We create a separate guide each year that offers location details and other information specific to that year. For our most current guide, see: Where to Meet Santa at Disney World in 2025, or you can browse the articles below for past and present locations.

Santa Goofy to Greet Guests at The Odyssey During the Epcot Festival of the Holidays

Disney has announced that Santa Goofy will be part of the 2025 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. This year,…

Cake Bake Shop’s Dinner with Santa at Disney’s BoardWalk Officially Waitlist Only

Santa Claus Is Moving to a New Location at Epcot This Holiday Season

A New Santa Claus Meet-and-Greet (Santa’s Christmas Carnival) to Debut at Magic Kingdom in 2024

Where to Meet Santa at Walt Disney World in 2024 (Every Location)

Santa Claus is Coming to Santa’s Marketplace at Disney Springs This Holiday Season

Santa Claus will have a new location at Disney Springs during the 2024 holiday season. His meet-and-greet will be held at Santa’s Marketplace, hosted by Bauducco. Santa’s Marketplace will be…

Santa Claus Meet-and-Greet Coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2024

Walt Disney World has announced a new Santa Claus meet-and-greet for Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2024. Even Santa wants to say goodbye to Dinoland, USA. Here’s the entire announcement from…

Where to Meet Santa Claus at Epcot in 2024 (Location and Photos)

Santa has a gorgeous meet-and-greet location at Epcot. He meets in The Odyssey Pavilion, which is in the World Celebration area of the park. Below, we’ll walk through Santa’s meet-and-greet…

Where to Meet Santa at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2024 (Location, Details, and Photos)

Santa Claus will have a traditional meet-and-greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this holiday season. He returns to the It’s a Wonderful Shop, where he met last year. Below, we’ll review…

Meet Santa Claus at Disney Springs (Once Upon a Toy 2022-2023)

Santa Claus formerly met at Once Upon a Toy at Disney Springs. However, he’s moved. We have a new article that previews the details of Santa’s new location at Disney…

Meet Santa at Walt Disney World (Every Location in 2023)

If you plan a trip to Walt Disney World over the holiday season, you’ll probably want to know where to meet Santa. Santa meets daily at multiple locations between the…

See the Santa Claus Merry Motorcade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The Santa Claus Merry Motorcade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ended in 2022. This article has been moved to our archives and is left for historical reference. As we continue holiday…

Meet Santa at the Enchanted Glade Gazebo During Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

This meet-and-greet will debut at a new location in 2024, Santa’s Christmas Carnival at Storybook Circus. This article has been moved to our character archives and is left for historical…

More Planning

At Resorts Gal, we specialize in helping you plan the perfect Disney World vacation. Start with our Disney World Resorts Guide for an overview of every resort hotel, or explore our Disney World Dining Guide and Disney World Transportation Guide to plan where to eat and how to get around. If you plan to meet characters in the parks, we have an updated list of Disney World Characters. It includes every available character meet-and-greet in the parks and where to find rare characters throughout the year. Our Disney Parks Guide provides a complete overview of all four theme parks and water parks.

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