The SouthPark Mall is now attempting to redefine Santa with their new “Glacier Santa Experience.”
Santa’s seat at the mall is now underneath a giant glacier display, which includes a full light and sound show. There’s no Christmas tree (or any evergreen tree) anywhere in sight.
The mall is one of seven Simon-owned malls across America that will be using this new Santa glacier experience this year.
“The reinvented and modernized experience will bring the Charlotte community together in a way that hasn’t been done before,” the mall said in a statement.
But many, if not all people, are strongly against the mall’s attempt at changing Christmas. So much so that a Change.org petition was created and has already received over 12,000 signatures from the city of Charlotte alone.
People have also taken to twitter to express their discuss and outrage;
There's already a song about faux glacier at @SouthParkMallNC. And hashtags: #BringBackTheTree #glaciergate https://t.co/ZILBH10McV
— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) November 7, 2015
What's not #foundatsimon? #Christmas ??. Bc nothing says Christmas like Santa in a spaceship. @simonmalls @RooseveltField #BringBackTheTree
— Kerri (@Kerri_Kupec) November 7, 2015
"Why does SouthPark not have a tree?" from my son. Come on @SimonMalls @Southparkmallnc #BringBackTheTree @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/esGHnpcBWo
— David Britt (@davidbritt) November 7, 2015
Grinch = @ShopSimon #BringBackTheTree pic.twitter.com/7ESVPdLtdQ
— Paige Layne (@pclayne) November 7, 2015
@TwitchyTeam Let's take a picture with #GlobalWarming Santa, in front of a melting glacier… #Bringbackthetree pic.twitter.com/xZyGqxfXZj
— Amber Skoros (@NYCdeb8tr) November 7, 2015
This guy even wrote a song about #GlacierGate, wishing everyone a “Holly Jolly Glacier”;
"Have A Holly Jolly Glacier" #BringBackTheTree at @SouthParkMallNC #Christmas… https://t.co/X1CVkcQ3O2
— David Britt (@davidbritt) November 7, 2015
If you want the Southpark Mall to #BringBackTheTree, you can sign the petition on Change.org by clicking here.
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