Our holiday cards are not complete without a photo with Santa. And this year, we took our photos with him very early at Disney Springs.

A few days ago, we were de compras at Town Center and decided to take a break and go for some ice cream at Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop. Shopping with a toddler is not easy, so we didn’t know if our son was going to do well in line for Santa.

Meet Santa at Disney Springs

However, you don’t have to wait in line that much! We went to the check in podium and got a pager from one of Santa’s Helpers. When the pager began to buzz, we knew it was our turn, and in less than 10 minutes, our son was taking his photo with Old St Nick! It was that easy!

Meet Santa at Disney Springs

We were able to take our own photos but there was also a Disney PhotoPass photographer there to snap those cute poses.

So if you want your foto with Santa, be sure to check into the virtual queue line and get your pager. Then shop, eat and play while you wait for your turn.

Santa will be greeting guests daily through December 24, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. (Santa Goofy takes over December 25-29 during the same hours.)