Where to Meet Santa in Disney World – Without a Party Ticket!

If you’re headed to Walt Disney World soon, it’s time to make a few copies of your wish list because we’ve found six places you can meet Santa without a party ticket!

EPCOT

This sweet Santa is welcoming guests inside CommuniCore Hall at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm, and 4:00pm through December 24, 2025. Holiday kitchens don’t open until 11:00am so that gives you a whole hour to meet him before you begin snacking. Don’t forget to fill out the provided wish cards pictured above. PhotoPass Photographers are present.

Santa Goofy is meeting in The Odyssey at 11:30am – 3:30pm, and 4:10pm – 7:10pm daily through December 30, 2025. PhotoPass Photographers are present.

Magic Kingdom

Santa Claus is now meeting under the big top during the day in Storybook Circus. He will be meeting guests intermittently through the day until December 24, 2025. You can still visit with him in this same location during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

Hollywood Studios

You can find Santa inside Walt Disney Presents in Hollywood Studios during the day. He takes a break during Jollywood Nights and allows Santa Duffy to meet here instead. There are no posted hours on the My Disney Experience app but we’ve been assured his breaks are short. There is a PhotoPass Photographer present.

Animal Kingdom

You’ll find Santa in DinoLand U.S.A. daily though December 24, 2025. He will be welcoming guests at 11:45am, 1:45pm, and 3:30pm. When we visited him a few days ago, we were given Santa Gummy Life Savers as we left. There is a PhotoPass Photographer present at this location, too.

Disney Springs

The Disney Springs Santa is located in the Marketplace neighborhood of Disney Springs near Disney Pin Traders. You won’t need a park ticket to visit this Santa, but you will need to join a virtual queue. You can join the virtual queue once you’re on Disney Springs property. There is no standby line at any point so make sure you’ve downloaded the My Disney Experience app before you go. The queue opens at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, and 6:00pm daily through December 24, 2025. There are PhotoPass Photographers present and a limit of 10 guests at a time.

Which Santa Claus are you going to see first?