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’s Meet-and-Greet is Now Open at Magic Kingdom for 2025 Holiday Season

Santa’s meet-and-greet is now open at Magic Kingdom. The jolly old Saint Nick meets daily during regular park hours in…

Santa Returns to Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this Holiday Season

Santa’s Marketplace at Disney Springs is Now Open (Tips & Virtual Queue Details)

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

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

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…

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…

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

Santa will have a new meet-and-greet location at Magic Kingdom this holiday season. Disney has announced that guests will have the opportunity to meet jolly old St. Nick and have…

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

While Santa’s busy making his list and checking it twice, we’ve been busy creating a list of where you can meet him at Walt Disney World this holiday season. Santa…

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

📝 This post is related to the holiday season 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…

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…

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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