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Christmas in Memorial City With A Twist!

November 6, 2020

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Memorial City with a twist! With the health and safety of customers and employees being a top priority, Memorial City Mall has completely reimagined their Santa set with new layouts and technologies. The Santa Experience offers on-site and virtual options from Nov. 6th through Dec. 24th, to enable families to continue creating memories this holiday season, including: 

  • Stools placed six feet in front of Santa with creative camera angles to capture memorable photos 
  • Zoom video calls from the convenience of your home, or the Mall, to offer virtual interaction with Santa
  • Newly designed Santa Set with peppermint-scented path and six-foot candy canes, plus other Instagrammable moments
  • Large TV monitor for families to view and experience the magical moments outside of St. Nick’s Park
  • Reservations required to avoid lines and crowding 
  • Variety of packages offered including family portraits and opportunity for Santa to personally read a story to your child  
  • For hours, packages and pricing visit: MemorialCity.com/Santa Reservations made prior to December 16th receive $3 discount off photo packages; Free pass to Ice Skate Memorial City and Memorial City Carousel with each photo package purchase 

Santa Experiences 

At Memorial City Mall, 303 Memorial City in the Dillard’s Court

  • VIP Holiday Photos 
  • Nov. 6th through Dec. 24th 
  • Reservations required:

For hours, packages, pricing, and entrance location, visit: MemorialCity.com/Santa

  • Pet Day Mondays
  • Mondays beginning Nov. 9th through Dec. 14th 
  • Reservations required:

For hours, packages, pricing, pet procedures, releases and entrance location, visit: MemorialCity.com/Santa

  • Caring Santa 
  • Memorial City in conjunction with Autism Speaks invites children with every spectrum of special needs and their families to a sensory-friendly private photo session 
  • Dec. 6th and Dec. 13th 
  • Reservations required:

For hours, packages, pricing, and entrance location visit:

MemorialCity.com/CaringSanta

Safety Protocols for all Santa Experiences

  • Masks will be worn by all employees 
  • Guests to wear masks at all times, unless desired briefly during photo session
  • Temperature checks will be taken for all employees and guests 
  • Santa set will be “Santa-tized” before and after each visit
  • Hand “Santa-tizer” provided for all staff members and guests 
  • A parent/guardian will place children on socially distanced Santa set
  • Guests not in pictures will be asked to social distance from Santa and photographer
  • Safety rules are subject to change per CDC, Harris County, and City of Houston guidelines