Believe — A Santa Experience | Santa's VIP Wishlist
November 8  ·  The Ranch, Frankfort
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Santa's VIP Wishlist

Some memories fade. This is one your child will carry the rest of their life. The best Santa, moments of genuine delight, and a family who celebrated the magic... together.

Your Session Is a Gift to Others
$100

from every Believe session is donated to Coping Together, a nonprofit at The Ranch that supports children and adults with disabilities.

So, while your child is having their moment with Santa, another family is being gifted with your generosity as well. That's the kind of Christmas magic we love creating.

The Experience

Believe in the Magic

This is the when your child stops only believing because you say Santa is real, and starts believing it for themselves.

Give your children a chance to really Believe.

Santa at The Ranch
Believe

Santa's Wonderland

  • ✦ Create Christmas crafts
  • ✦ Build a bag of reindeer food for Christmas Eve
  • ✦ Enjoy a hot chocolate bar
  • ✦ Decorate a Christmas cookie
  • ✦ Shop Santa's Secret Shop for family gifts

Purchases at Santa's Secret Shop are optional and not covered by the session fee.

Your Visit

Your family starts their visit in Santa's Wonderland, with activities for the kids to enjoy, a shopping area, and a delicious hot chocolate bar.

We escort your family into the beautifully decorated Barndominium, where you're photographed together in front of a beautiful stone fireplace.

We then take you to the barn, where Santa greets you at our beautifully decorated Ranch porch. He engages with the children, hearing their Christmas wishes, and walking over with them to visit with our own version of reindeer (the gentle Ranch donkeys, complete with antlers).

This is done privately for your family, and we professionally document all the joy and wonder as it unfolds naturally.

We ask parents to complete a short questionnaire beforehand, so Santa will know your child and what's important to them. If you'd like, you may even provide a gift for Santa to give your child during the visit.

Sessions are at least 10–15 minutes of unhurried, one-on-one magic.

Session times are limited.

Believe is an intimate, private experience, for one day only, and for a small number of families. Once November 8 is fully booked, the event is full.

Our VIP Wishlist families are receiving first access to book. Make sure you reserve your session before they are gone.

Reserving Your Session

One Simple Step

With a deposit, your family's spot with Santa is on the calendar.

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$350Reservation Deposit

Your deposit secures your family's session time at The Ranch, and is fully applied toward the print package of your choice.

Packages start at $495

Book by September 1 and your keepsake barnwood ornament is our gift to you.

Reserve Your Family's Moment

And... Believe.

Sessions are limited. VIP Wishlist families have first access.

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The Ranch  ·  Frankfort, Illinois  ·  November 8

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