SeaWorld's Dinner with Santa Is Bookable Again at $44 for Adults, but the Kids' Price Went From $14 to $19.99

Santa is keeping his prices steady for the grown-ups. The kids are another story.

SeaWorld Orlando's Dinner with Santa is bookable for this year's Christmas Celebration, and the listing now reads $44.00 for adults (ages 10 and up) and $19.99 for children (ages 3 to 9). Children under 3 are free but still need a reservation.

Last December, the same dinner's regular prices were $44.00 for adults and $14.00 for kids, according to an Internet Archive capture of SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration tickets and upgrades page from December 9, 2025. The adult price is unchanged from last December. The child price is up $5.99, or about 43 percent. The same $44.00 and $14.00 regular prices were on the listing in December 2024 as well, so the kids' price had held at $14.00 for at least two seasons.

Santa, as pictured on SeaWorld's Dinner with Santa listing. Photo: SeaWorld Orlando

What it costs a family now

For two adults and two kids, the math before tax and gratuity works out like this:

• Last December's listed prices: $116.00
• This year's listed prices: $127.98

That is $11.98 more for the same family, all of it on the kids' side. Park admission is required and is not included.

One note on last year's numbers: that December capture caught SeaWorld's Black Friday sale, which showed the dinner marked down to $30.80 for adults and $9.80 for kids, with $44.00 and $14.00 as the regular prices. The comparison above uses the regular prices.

The menu got a makeover

This is not just last year's all-you-care-to-eat spread with a new price tag. Comparing this year's listing with last year's:

• The ham: last year's was cherry glazed. This year it is a Virginia ham with a house-made pineapple and brown sugar glaze.
• The turkey: roasted turkey is out, and hickory smoked turkey with holiday gravy is in.
• The potatoes: garlic mashed potatoes are replaced by a baked Gruyere dauphinoise, thinly sliced Yukon Gold potatoes in a garlic cream.
• Dessert: the gingerbread cookies and pumpkin loaf are gone from the listing. In their place are Santa's Milk & Cookie Station, presented by Undeniably Dairy, with chocolate chip, oatmeal, M&M and sugar cookies, and a pecan pie bar. Last year's holiday cupcakes are now a mini cupcake station (vanilla, chocolate and coconut).

Some favorites carried over. Chicken Wellingtons (now listed with a Chardonnay cream sauce), spinach wrapped in phyllo and cranberry meatballs are still the starters, seasonal vegetables and corn bread are still on the menu, and the kids' menu still has chicken tenders with fries and mini corn dogs. Macaroni and cheese, listed with the main dishes last year, now sits on the kids' menu.

Where and when

Dinner is served at the Sea Harbor Pavilions, and SeaWorld asks guests to arrive at least 15 minutes before their dining time. The dinner is refundable if you cancel at least 24 hours ahead.

Last year's listing named a 6:00pm dinner. This year's page copy does not give a time, and SeaWorld's booking calendar shows available times once you pick a date. SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from November 6, 2026, through January 4, 2027.

The Sea of Trees at Christmas Celebration, in SeaWorld's promotional art. Image: SeaWorld Orlando

So, is a $19.99 kids' ticket for dinner with Santa and a cookie station a fair trade, or does this one come off the family's Christmas list?

Sources

• SeaWorld Orlando, Dinner with Santa
• Internet Archive capture of SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration tickets and upgrades page (December 9, 2025)
• Internet Archive capture of SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration tickets and upgrades page (December 12, 2024)

Image credits: Santa photos and Sea of Trees image courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando.