Mall Santas get makeover

Dec 6, 2016

Mall Santas get makeover

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Entertainment, Nation Christmas, Holiday, mall, Santa

In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle by installing shows and games.

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Natalia Escalona, 6, left, and her younger brother, Jeremiah Escalona, sit on Santa’s lap inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. In addition to having Santa, many malls are installing shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, mall shoppers line up to visit the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: This Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, shows Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Jordan Mack, 4, plays on an iPad inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls are installing shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Brandon Mack, 13, plays a sled game on an iPad inside the Adventure to Santa, a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Jordan Mack, 4, plays on an iPad inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Jordan Mack, 4, plays on an iPad inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, photo, a child has his photo taken with Santa Roger Edmonds at the Santa HQ at the Chandler Mall, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Santa Claus waves to mall shoppers as he makes his way to the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, Sophie Golding, 3, sits on Santa’s lap for a photograph at Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In addition to having Santa, many malls are installing shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, Sophie Golding, 3, plays at Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech experience. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, Liliana Santia, 5, and her sister Natalia, 9, check on Santa’s route at Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech experience. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, Sophie Golding, 3, checks Santa’s route at Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech experience. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, Natalia Santia, 9, tries the flight suit visualizer at Santa’s Flight Academy in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech experience. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

: This Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo shows the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience, at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: This Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo shows the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience, at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Santa Claus waves to mall shoppers as he makes his way to the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Brandon Mack, 13, second from left, helps his younger brother Jordan Mack, 4, left, make a greeting card on an iPad inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

: In this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, photo, a child has his photo taken with Santa Roger Edmonds at the Santa HQ at the Chandler Mall, in Chandler, Ariz. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Matt York)

: In this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, photo, Landen Brunn, 2, has his photo taken with Santa Roger Edmonds at the Santa HQ at the Chandler Mall, in Chandler, Ariz. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Matt York)

: In this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, photo, a child has his photo taken with Santa at the Santa HQ at the Chandler Mall, in Chandler, Ariz. In an effort to lure online shoppers to their stores, many malls are upgrading the traditional visit to Santa into a high-tech spectacle. (AP Photo/Matt York)

: In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, Amari Mack, 8, watches a video inside the “Adventure to Santa,” a DreamWorks DreamPlace experience at North Point Mall, in Alpharetta, Ga. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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