DinoLand Santa Claus Meet and Greet Decorations Installed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The patio of Restaurantosaurus in Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been decorated for a new Santa Claus meet and greet. Instead of appearing via cavalcade, Santa will meet guests at the 75th Annual Dino Institute Holiday Party from November 12 through December 24.

With DinoLand’s impending extinction, this will likely be the only time this Santa Claus meet and greet will be offered.

DinoLand Santa Claus Meet and Greet Decor

A rustic outdoor café patio decorated with garlands and red ribbons. Metal chairs and tables are set under an umbrella. Tall trees surround the area under a clear blue sky.

A festive porch decorated with greenery, colorful ribbons, and red tinsel. A person stands nearby, taking a photo. Trees and a blue sky are visible in the background.

The patio’s supports are wrapped with red tinsel. String lights and garlands line the roof. Plaid bows, pinecones, and small baubles adorn the garland.

A wooden porch decorated with Christmas garlands and lights. There's a festive sign and green foliage below. Outdoor chairs are visible to the right.

A sign at the start of the patio’s ramp advertises the 75th Annual Dino Institute Holiday Party.

A poster for the 75th Annual Dino Institute Holiday Party featuring dinosaur sleighs and the text "We're decking with extinction!.

It depicts a dinosaur wearing a Santa hat in one of the time rovers of DINOSAUR. Two other dinos wearing reindeer antlers pull the car. The Santa dino is saying, “We’re dancing til EXTINCTION!” A note on the flyer advertises “Snacks for herbivores and carnivores alike!” At the bottom, it reads, “Special guest… guess who???”

Outdoor holiday-themed display with festive decorations, stockings, wreath, and garlands. A red rope line guides through the area, and sunlight filters through the roof.

String lights cross the ceiling of the patio. Red and gold ornaments on strips of tinsel hang from the wires.

A small dinosaur toy is attached to a makeshift parachute made of tissue paper and string, hanging from a ceiling.

Paper dinosaurs and red ornaments hanging on a ceiling beam with white Christmas lights.

Small dinosaur toys are attached to paper towel parachutes. Paper dinosaur cut-outs are also attached to the lights.

A wall with nine windows, frosted with winter designs, and over a dozen red and patterned Christmas stockings hanging above. A white door is on the left.

The windows looking into Restaurantosaurus feature clings shaped like dinosaurs, dino tracks, snowflakes, and more. Above the windows is a clothesline hung with dozens of stockings. They are embroidered with names, presumably of Dino Institute employees.

A row of Christmas stockings hung on a green wall, each labeled with different names.

At one end is Dr. Seeker’s stocking. A few down from his is a stocking labeled “Walt.”

A row of colorful Christmas stockings hangs on a green wall, with names embroidered on them. Garland decorates the wall below the stockings.

Near the center is a stocking for Dr. Marsh. Other names include Lee, Josie, Dr. McGee, Patty, and Stacy.

A row of colorful Christmas stockings, each labeled with a different name, hangs above a door decorated with red and gold garland.

A row of Christmas stockings with various designs and names hangs from a line decorated with tinsel.

At the end of the string is a stocking for Dr. Woo. Dr. Seeker and Dr. Marsh are from DINOSAUR, while some of the other characters are referenced in The Boneyard.

Two toy dinosaurs face a small white snowman figure on a wooden ledge. Colorful plastic dinosaur lights hang below.

Dinosaur string lights line the edge of the ceiling. Above these lights are dinosaur figures set up in various scenes. Two dinos are constructing a snowman.

Four dinosaur figurines wearing Santa hats are arranged on a shelf with small trees and a tiny fire. Festive lights and a toy dinosaur are on the ledge in front.

A quartet of dinosaurs are wearing Santa hats and holding caroling books.

Toy dinosaurs and snowmen on a shelf with holiday decorations and string lights nearby.

These two dinosaurs appear to be having a snowball fight.

Toy dinosaurs and palm trees displayed on a wooden shelf with a pterodactyl hanging above.

A pterodactyl holds mistletoe above a pair of dinosaurs about to kiss.

A vintage trunk decorated with blue graffiti stands beside a stereo, a wrapped gift, and a Christmas tree with ornaments, against a stone wall backdrop.

Someone has painted a Dino Institute trunk with dinosaurs, tracks, Christmas trees, stars, and “Jingle Rawr, Jingle Rawr.” On top of the trunk is a speaker with a red and white front, a record player, and a crate of records.

Vintage turntable with a Christmas vinyl on it, a red and white painted wooden speaker, and a crate of records near a decorated Christmas tree.

A crate holds vintage Christmas records, including "Saurus!" with a dinosaur wearing a Santa hat and driving a red car.

The records appear to be for holiday music. The front record case features a dinosaur in a Santa hat driving a car and appears to be called “Here Comes Santa-Saurus!”

Decorated Christmas tree with colorful ornaments and gifts underneath in a cozy room with stockings, wood panel walls, and festive decorations.

A Christmas tree topped with a dinosaur figurine wearing a red scarf, surrounded by holiday decorations and stockings hanging on a wall.

A dinosaur hand puppet tops this Christmas tree. It’s also decorated with dinosaur toys and strings of popcorn. A dinosaur head on the wall is painted red with white snowflakes. It wears a green Santa hat and holds a candy cane between its teeth.

Stacked crates with festive decorations, including garland and a dinosaur wearing a Santa hat, on a wooden deck in front of greenery.

A “Suggestion Box” has been taped over to read “Letters to Santa.” Two crates are labeled “Decorations” and someone has added “-osaurus” after the words. A dinosaur figure wearing a Santa hat is atop one crate.

Two framed paintings are mounted on a wooden post outdoors. The top painting depicts a whimsical scene with a dinosaur. The bottom painting features a tropical theme with vibrant colors.

Framed pictures of dinosaurs have been painted over to make them Christmassy scenes. In one, a dinosaur wearing a Santa hat holds a gift and “Ho ho ho” is written to the side. In another, a dinosaur in winter apparel is cooking s’mores — a s’more-osaurus.

A chalkboard sign in an outdoor space with trees, reading: "Dear Santa, I've been so good this year. Ok. I've been mostly good. Ok, sometimes I'm good... I should probably just buy my own gift.

A chalkboard reads: “Dear Santa, I’ve been so good this year… Ok, I’ve been mostly good this year… Ok, sometimes I’m good……I should probably just buy my own gift.”

Festive wreath with greenery, a plaid bow, red berries, and a dinosaur figurine wearing a Santa hat.

A dinosaur wearing a plaid hat is inside this wreath.

A decorated holiday porch with a stone fireplace, Christmas tree, wreaths, and a snowman. Red ropes section off the area.

Red velvet ropes currently block most of the set pieces from guest access. The couch Santa will sit on is covered in a tarp.

A red crate is decorated with magnet poetry and a Dino Institute flyer. There’s also a missing poster for the Iguanodon from DINOSAUR.

Holiday-themed room with a stone fireplace, decorated Christmas tree, snowman figure, and wrapped gifts. Red and green decorations hang from the ceiling. A covered item is roped off in the center.

A wreath hangs above Santa’s couch. A snowman figure is stationed behind a green cabinet. The bag in front of the cabinet is a present to Santa from the Dino Institute’s grad students. Compare to the concept art below.

Children in a festive room greet Santa Claus, surrounded by Christmas decorations, wrapped gifts, a decorated tree, and cozy furnishings.

The concept art indicates a Dino Institute rug will be added but otherwise, the meet and greet set seems complete.

Santa Claus will also meet at Disney Springs and the other Walt Disney World theme parks.

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