Guide to Disney Springs Santa Meet and Greet: Dates, Times, and Virtual Queue Info

Nov 04, 2024 in "Disney Springs"

Posted: Monday November 4, 2024 10:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

From November 8 through December 24, 2024, Santa will be greeting guests at Santa's Marketplace, hosted by Bauducco, near Disney's Pin Traders in the former Star Wars Trader gift shop.

For 2024, the popular meet-and-greet returns with a virtual queue setup, making it easier to plan your visit without waiting in a traditional line.

Holidays at Disney Springs

Here's what you need to know about meeting Santa at Disney Springs:

Entering the Virtual Queue

To secure a spot, use the My Disney Experience app to join the virtual queue once you're on-site at Disney Springs. Openings for the virtual queue will be available at five times throughout the day:

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

This setup allows multiple chances to join the queue, so you can plan around your day at Disney Springs.

Important Details for Meeting Santa

Location Required: You must be physically present at Disney Springs to join the virtual queue.
One-Party Entry: Only one person in your group needs to request entry for your entire party. When your spot is ready, you'll receive a push notification with a link to your digital entry code.
Accessing Your Code: If you can't find your entry code, tap the three-line "hamburger" menu in the app and go to "Virtual Queues."
Party Size Limit: Each group can have up to 10 people.
No Standby Line: This meet-and-greet is virtual queue only, meaning there won't be a standby line available.
Availability: The virtual queue is subject to availability, so plan to join as early as possible to secure your spot.

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YodaMan3 days ago

Santa Duffy was the DHS Christmas Week replacement in 2023 as well so this just seems to be business as usual at this point

spectromagic044 days ago

Santa Goofy is confirmed at DAK. I’m guessing Duffy because Duffy meets at Jollywood.

ToTBellHop4 days ago

Something called “Santa Duffy” replaces Santa at the DHS M&G 12/25-31. I remember Santa Goofy years back. Guess it’s Duffy now?

Of course all this is is a 2 hour commercial to promote the parks and resorts….what else would it be? And yes, I totally see where it would be better to make tons of Disney staff and entertainment people have to work on Christmas instead of being with their families to cater to a bunch of people who want to have a “live event” as opposed to-prerecorded. And certainly given that the parks are completely empty in Xmas day, it definitely makes sense to do the live show then, as opposed to pre-recorded since with such low crowds it won’t interfere at all with the guests and day at the park.

yensid19675 days ago

SOUNDS BORING to me! All this is is a HUGE 2 hour INFOMERCIAL for DIsney Resorts...nothing special anymore! This was 'something' to watch...just like The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...because it was LIVE and not prerecorded. Bring back the Christmas Day Parade: LIVE from WDW and DL...then you'll have a bigger viewing audience...I will not be watching

MisterPenguin6 days ago

Not to mention a Ball and lots of stars.

larryz6 days ago

They've ALWAYS had Garland hanging in the dining room...

jpeden7 days ago

It was disappointing to not see him but I assumed they pulled him after the online stalking. I know the other site said he hasn’t been pulled but some CM’s on reddit said he has so who knows.

MisterPenguin7 days ago

Tally's a snitch.

Disney Analyst7 days ago

And hopefully that’s true, but still people are leaking their identity and being incredibly creepy.

LittleBuford7 days ago

The Other Site claims that Disney says he hasn’t been pulled from the parade.

aladdin20077 days ago

Just a note that the Brown Derby is actually decorated this year, well sort of. No tree in the lobby or anything like they use to, but the dining room has some garland and hanging decorated boughs etc.