DL Hotel Santas

[Aimee810]

Where can i find the hours for the hotel santas? Any still there in the evenings?? 5 more days....

 

[Ljbadfan]

they dont post the hours when he is there. you actually have to go to the hotel and ask the people there when he will be at the hotel. they dont advertise thaat he is at the hotels

 

[junmatno]

Where can i find the hours for the hotel santas? Any still there in the evenings?? 5 more days....

Call and ask, let them know you have a reservation and are trying to plan appropriately.

 

[ladeeesquire]

we're going to be there 12/13-12/15 and I thought it might be fun to do a visit with all 5 DL santas while we're there. Here's some info that I copied from a post I found on disboards... don't know where sorry... that gives some insight. Hope it helps:

Santa @ DL:
was just at DLR this past weekend (including yesterday) and he did not see a tree in the GCH lobby. No tree = no Santa. But, by this coming Friday, the tree should be nicely situated in the GCH lobby, along with Santa, a PhotoPass person, some Dickens carolers, etc.

Shortly thereafter, the Disneyland Hotel's Santa should be in place, followed by the PPH's Santa.

I have observed that the GCH Santa usually has a 2-hour 'shift,' during which he sits for maybe 45 minutes or so, then takes a break, then comes back to sit again. (I am rough-guessing the time frame, but it's in that range.) He is generally there in the late afternoon to early evening, unless his shift has been changed this year.

The Disneyland Hotel Santa is usually there in the mid-to-late afternoon (again, unless his shift has changed). Sometimes there is a PhotoPass person; sometimes there is not. This location is a bit more elaborate than the other hotels' set-ups.

The Paradise Pier Santa is always there in the morning - usually the latter part of the morning - by the gorgeous, glowing blue-green tree. There is no PhotoPass person in this spot.
I really like the setting in the Grand Californian Hotel lobby. Santa sits in front of the tree, and it's a dimly lit, elegant, holiday-esque environment. There will be a PhotoPass person here.

The Santa spot in the Disneyland Hotel (unless it has changed) is a bit more elaborate, with a whole fireplace set-up, a plate of milk and cookies for Santa, reindeer decor and various trees. There may or may not be a PhotoPass person at this spot.

The Paradise Pier Hotel Santa backdrop is very simple - it's in the lobby; it's not dim or atmospheric; it's not elaborate. It's just Santa sitting in front of the very, very beautiful blue-green glowing tree (which is my favorite of the 3 hotels' trees because it is the most colorful and striking to me). But there is no PhotoPass person here.