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Santa Claus Sets Up Shop at Walt Disney Presents for the 2025 Holiday Season at Hollywood Studios
Santa Claus is coming to… Hollywood! 🎅 Disney’s Hollywood Studios has officially announced the location and dates for its annual Santa Claus meet and greet, and this year, he’s trading Grand Avenue for center stage inside Walt Disney Presents.
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Guests will be able to meet the big man in red from November 8 through December 24, 2025, in a cozy new setting filled with festive décor, warm lighting, and a classic holiday movie vibe. The new location follows the permanent closure of It’s A Wonderful Shop, the former year-round Christmas store that became Santa’s home in 2022 before closing alongside Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, PizzeRizzo, and MuppetVision 3D earlier this summer.
For the holiday season, Walt Disney Presents—which typically hosts live-action Ariel—will become Santa’s North Pole outpost at the park. Ariel temporarily relocated to Echo Lake in late October to make way for this jolly seasonal transformation.
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Guests attending Disney Jollywood Nights will notice a slightly different lineup, as Santa Duffy will take over meet-and-greet duties inside Walt Disney Presents during the after-hours event.
While exact hours and virtual queue details haven’t been confirmed, it’s expected that Santa’s meet and greet will follow a similar process to previous years across Walt Disney World. Santa will also appear at EPCOT’s CommuniCore Hall, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, and Disney Springs—plus he’ll make a special stop for dinner at The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers at Disney’s BoardWalk.
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