The HIDDEN Spot To Meet Santa in Disney World WITHOUT a Park Ticket

The holidays are a magical time for many, but that’s especially true at Disney World!

There’s just so much to see and do — from holiday parties at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios to the Festival of the Holidays at EPCOT and more. You can even enjoy some festive fun without a park ticket at Disney Springs — including meeting Santa himself!

Santa Claus will be meeting guests all holiday season long at Santa’s Marketplace near Disney’s Pin Traders at Disney Springs! We stopped on by to say hi.

This festive meet and greet uses a virtual queue, so you must use your My Disney Experience app to enter the virtual line and secure a time to meet the main man himself.

There will be multiple opportunities to enter the virtual queue throughout the day, including:

9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
6:00 PM

There’s some important information you need to know if you’re trying to enter the virtual queue to meet Santa!

You must be at Disney Springs to enter the virtual queue.
One person in your party can request to join the virtual queue for your entire party. They will receive a push notification when your party is ready to return. This push notification will open a link to a digital entry code. If you are unable to find your digital entry code, select the 3-line “hamburger” icon in the app and select “Virtual Queues.”
There is a maximum party size of 10 people.
The virtual queue is subject to availability.
A standby queue will not be available.

And, don’t forget about the Christmas Tree Stroll at Disney Springs! From now through December 30th, 2024, you can spot beautifully decorated Christmas trees adorning Disney Springs with elaborate themes celebrating Disney, Pixar, and Marvel characters and films.

You can join in on the fun by finding all the specialty trees when you pick up a complimentary map from the following locations:

City Works Eatery & Pour House
Crystal Arts by Arribas Brothers
Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Company
The LEGO Store
The Luxury of Time by Diamonds International

If you’re looking for a travel agent to help with your vacation, we recommend our friends at Mouse Fan Travel. They’re experts in the field with over 20 years of vacation planning experience, and they can help take a bunch of the stress out of the entire booking process for you!

In the meantime, we’ll be on the lookout for the latest updates from Disney World — so stay tuned to AllEars for more news!