The Simon Santa Photo Experience Set to Create More Magical Memories at The Shops at Riverside

Eager children and their families can once again experience the magic of the holiday season with a visit to the Simon® Santa Photo Experience at The Shops at Riverside. Children can be photographed with Santa now through December 24 on Level One by Saks Fifth Avenue.

The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack will also be the place for Santa to greet pet owners at Pet Photo Night.

HP is the presenting sponsor for the 2013 Simon Santa Photo Experience and will demonstrate its next generation PCs in select malls this holiday season.

ABC Family, Universal and Gymboree are associate sponsors this year.

ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas is sponsoring the Simon Santa Photo Experience for the ninth consecutive year. 25 Days of Christmas is the holiday viewing destination for holiday classics, blockbuster movies and original holiday programming, December 1 – 25. Visitors to the Simon Santa Photo Experience will receive a 25 Days of Christmas programming guide and scented holiday ornament.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is celebrating the highly-anticipated release of Despicable Me 2, available on Digital HD on November 26 and Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD on December 10. Come visit the Simon Santa Photo Experience and pose for photos with the Minions standee while watching highlights from the movie.

Returning again as a sponsor this year is Gymboree. The Gymboree Corporation is a specialty retailer operating stores selling high-quality apparel and accessories for children under the Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8 brands,

“One of the great traditions of holiday shopping at The Shops at Riverside is the annual family visit to the Simon Santa Photo Experience,” said Lisa Polino, director of marketing and business development for The Shops at Riverside. “I know Santa can’t wait to greet children bringing him their holiday wishes.”

The popular Pet Photo Night returns to the Simon Santa Photo Experience at The Shops at Riverside this year. Many pet owners view their pet as an integral member of the family and are just as extravagant in caring for their pets as their “human” family members. Because some of our customers may suffer from pet allergies, Pet Photo nights are hosted after regular mall closing and the set gets an extensive cleaning following the event to remove dander, etc.  Pet Photo Night at The Shops at Riverside will take place on Monday, December 9 from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

For a complete listing of Santa Photo Experience hours at The Shops at Riverside, please visit www.theshopsatriverside.com.