Santa Stitch and Santa Goofy Lead Christmas Day Meet-and-Greets Across Walt Disney World

Overview

• Guests met Santa Stitch in Magic Kingdom's Storybook Circus with a surfboard tree backdrop and a “Mele Kalikimaka” autograph postcard.
• Santa Goofy greeted at Disney's Animal Kingdom on the Dino Institute Christmas Party set behind Restaurantosaurus, with WDW News Today noting this could be the final DinoLand meet before a full closure.
• EPCOT hosted Santa Goofy at The Odyssey Pavilion as part of the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
• At Disney's Hollywood Studios, Santa Goofy appeared in Walt Disney Presents, replacing Santa Duffy who had held the Christmas Day slot in recent years.
• Encounters included small giveaways, such as mini candy canes with Stitch's card and snack-size Lifesaver gummies after meeting Goofy.