Holiday Magic At The Dadeland Mall Santa Photo Experience

Holiday magic returns to Dadeland Mall as the Santa Photo Experience begins its annual run on November 18th. Area children can be photographed with Santa beginning November 18th through December 24th in the Center Court. Santa’s Photo Experience hours can be found by visiting www.simon.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DadelandMall.

MetroPCS, home of “Wireless for All”, is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2011 Simon Santa Photo Experience in association with ABC Family which will be promoting its 25 Days of Christmas television programming event which begins on air December 1, by distributing keepsake programming guides. Other associate sponsors include Gymboree which will distribute coupons, Nintendo 3DS, and uDraw Studio.

“There is always a great deal of entertainment and fun at Simon malls during the holiday season but the Santa Photo Experience is something generations of families count on every year,” said Humberto Maldonado, director of mall marketing for Dadeland Mall

Something extra fun this season is the ‘Cutest Santa Photo Contest’, designed to find the most adorable children’s photo with Santa! The ‘Cutest Santa Photo Contest’ will be hosted on Dadeland Mall’s Facebook page. It’s easy – simply post your favorite photo of your kid with Santa on the Santa Photo App on Dadeland Mall’s Facebook page between November 1 and 12:00 p.m. on December 14. The winner gets a visit from Santa before Christmas Eve, with a sleigh full of prizes valued at more than $2,000. Details, important guidelines and Official Rules for the contest can be found at Dadeland Mall’s Facebook page.

The Noerr Programs, operators of the Santa Photo Experience at Dadeland Mall is sharing Santa’s spirit of generosity online this holiday season, through the following programs:

An innovative social media program called “BeMerrySanta®”. Families can keep up with Santa’s daily musings on his Facebook page at facebook.com/bemerrysanta or Twitter.com/bemerrysanta.

In addition, parents can reinforce Santa’s goodwill with their children, either by clicking on the BeMerrySanta page on Facebook, or bemerrysanta.com. In just a few moments, parents can input their child’s good deed into Santa’s Magical Badge Generator, then print out the badge to show Santa during their visit at [insert name of mall], where Santa will congratulate and reward them.

Guests to every Noerr set will have the opportunity to share Santa’s spirit of generosity by making a donation via The Noerr Programs to U.S. rural children in need through Save the Children, a 75-year-old non-profit organization. To create even more magic for donors, The Noerr Programs will offer a chance for a lucky family of four to win an all-expense paid trip to the American Idol finale and private after-parties with the stars in Hollywood, CA.