Technology and holiday spirit come together to create an interactive holiday experience
Santa's Flight Academy, an immersive Santa experience for kids and kids at heart, is returning to 12 Taubman shopping centers this holiday season (locations and dates are listed below).
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Santa's Flight Academy (Photo: Business Wire)
The 3,000 sq. ft. Santa's Flight Academy experience is a personalized holiday adventure. Each visiting cadet receives a flight crew badge then, as an elite member of Santa's flight crew, is fitted with a virtual flight suit. From there, the cadet partners with a helpful elf to inspect and power Santa's 22 ft. tall sleigh using a series of interactive stations. The visit culminates with a snowfall dance party and, of course, time with Santa.
"There's nothing in the industry like Santa's Flight Academy," said William Taubman, the company's chief operating officer. "In blending technology and holiday spirit in such a heartwarming way, we have created a special new holiday tradition."
Santa's Flight Academy is free to the public, but a variety of optional photo packages are available for purchase (each includes a complimentary Lovepop card). To expedite the experience during the busy holiday season, customers are encouraged to create their flight crew badges on the center's website in advance of arrival, or through the mobile app. In certain centers (see below), guests can reserve a specific visit time in advance by purchasing a Santa's Express Lane pass online.
Santa's Flight Academy will be available exclusively at the following shopping centers:
California
- Sunvalley Shopping Center (Concord)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
Colorado
- Cherry Creek Shopping Center (Denver)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
Connecticut
- Westfarms (Hartford)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
Florida
- Dolphin Mall (Miami)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
- International Plaza (Tampa)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
- The Mall at University Town Center (Sarasota)
- Monday, November 11, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online for Tampa and Sarasota centers only
Michigan
- Great Lakes Crossing Outlets (Auburn Hills)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
- Twelve Oaks Mall (Novi)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online for both locations
New Jersey
- The Mall at Short Hills (Short Hills)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
Puerto Rico
- Saturday, November 9, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
- The Mall of San Juan (San Juan)
Tennessee
- The Mall at Green Hills (Nashville)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
Virginia
- Fair Oaks Mall (Fairfax)
- Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Tuesday, December 24.
Express Lane pass available for purchase online
For more information about a specific location, please visit the participating center's website.
About Taubman
Taubman Centers is an S&P MidCap 400 Real Estate Investment Trust engaged in the ownership, management and/or leasing of 26 regional, super-regional and outlet shopping centers in the U.S. and Asia. Taubman's U.S.-owned properties are the most productive in the publicly held U.S. regional mall industry. Founded in 1950, Taubman is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Taubman Asia, founded in 2005, is headquartered in Hong Kong. www.taubman.com.
For ease of use, references in this press release to "Taubman Centers,", "we", "us", "our", "company," "Taubman" or an operating platform mean Taubman Centers, Inc. and/or one or more of a number of separate, affiliated entities. Business is actually conducted by an affiliated entity rather than Taubman Centers, Inc. itself or the named operating platform.
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