WHAT IS THE SANTA EXPERIENCE?
The Santa Experience is a magical place that is so much more than just a visit with Santa. Your admission fee includes a carriage ride, a visit with Santa, and an excursion to the North Pole to sock skate, jump in the bounce house, play games, eat snacks, and take selfies in the photo booth. It is so unique and different from anything that you have experienced before that you will want to book year after year!
Photo Only Sessions
***This year the photo only sessions will be at Stephanie Susie Photography’s studio in Harrisburg***
This is a 15-minute visit with Santa only. Specially designed for infants or anyone that would like to avoid the carriage ride. Photos will be taken and are an additional purchase.
5 child/person limit. Prints and Files are an additional purchase.
The FULL Santa Experience
Your group will board the horse drawn carriage for a ride around the grounds arriving at Santa’s house. There, you’ll have a 15-minute visit with Santa, with photos capturing all the emotions, smiles (and some tears) of your child. Photos will be available for purchase in an online gallery in 2 weeks.
Prints and Files are an additional purchase
Then it’s off to Santa’s North Pole Tent!! Parents can enjoy snacks, coffee and hot cocoa while the kids skate on the sock skating rink, jump in the NEW bounce house, and take selfies in the igloo photo booth.
We want all of our parents and guardians to really be in the moment with your kids while they visit with Santa. We ask that you please do not take photos or video with your phone.
HOW MUCH?
We have 3 different admission group options. A small group will be up to 4 people and will be $275. Medium group for 6 people will be $400. Large group will be up to 8 people and will be $475. We can accommodate a few more people on the carriage ride if you have more than 8 people. This would be a custom quote and we would need you to contact us for this.
This admission gets you on the carriage ride, the visit with Santa, all of the fun activities at the North Pole Tent, snacks & treats.
As always, photo prints and files from the visit with Santa are an ADDITIONAL PURCHASE. Digital file and print prices available upon request or we will also send that info out when the ticket sale link goes out.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Tickets go on sale October 1st. A ticket sale link will be sent to those on our email list and in our facebook group or sign up for the email list HERE.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What should I wear??
Whatever you want. We have guests come dressed in their Sunday best but we have also had people come dressed in matching Christmas PJ’s. So please choose outfits that represent your own style. Make sure to bring coats and hats and scarves for the carriage ride. November weather is very unpredictable and it can still be very cold. Carriage rides will only be postponed if it is raining (sometimes we even keep going through the rain).
What are the details?
There are 2 admission fees: Large group of up to 8 people and small group of 4 or less. Every person, no matter the age, counts towards the people total. The carriage ride is about 15 minutes, the Santa visit is 15 minutes, and there is unlimited time for playing at the North Pole Tent.
Can we take our own pictures with our phone?
NOPE.
We want all of our parents and guardians to really be in the moment with your kids while they visit with Santa. You don’t want to miss a second of it. We ask that you please do not take photos or video with your phone.
Can we split our session with another family?
We highly suggest NOT doing this. If you have a toddler especially. Toddlers need time to warm up to Santa most of the time. This would be time that would be taken away from another child. Our goal is to get away form the “mall experience” and allow every child to spend as much time with Santa as possible. Sharing your 15 minutes with another family isn’t fun for any of the kids.
What happens if it rains?
We will try to run the carriage ride in between rain drops as best we can. Because our schedule gets completely booked, rescheduling appointments is not an option.
What happens if I need to cancel?
Due to the limited nature of our appointments, we do not give refunds for sessions that are cancelled. You are welcome to “sell” your session to someone else but please keep in mind we highly discourage splitting sessions between families. So it is recommended that you sell your tickets to one family that can take them all and not try to split them up.
How do I get there?
The venue is St. Stephens on the Hill. 895 Grayson Road Eldorado Illinois
Follow GPS to Hwy 142 and then turn right onto Grayson Road. Go .9 miles down Grayson Road. Turn left where you see the cream metal buildings with green roofs and yellow St Stephens on The Hill sign. Follow the gravel road up the hill. Once you are here you will park at the top of the hill at the veranda. This is where you will sign in for your session.
How are my images delivered?
Images will be delivered roughly 2 weeks after the session. They will be delivered to you in an online proofing gallery that will be emailed to you. Make sure to save our email in your account so that our emails don’t go to your junk mail and you miss important information. Prints and digital files are an additional purchase. These will be purchased from this gallery.