Late yesterday the official order came from Santa for 32 sleighs to be built. As reported by North Pole Flight Command, the order took the sleigh department by surprise. Each time a new sleigh was ordered last year during the test flight process there was a standing order for 12 sleighs for each new version […]
The official order from Santa for the build of Amelia – the named first version of his all new sleigh – has been issued and it is taking sleigh builders in the Sleigh Department by surprise. Santa has ordered 32 sleighs as part of this first build. That’s very unusual. Last year the standing order […]
The first North Pole Chat of 2026 is scheduled for Leon Day, June 25th at 3pm EST. Leon Day, of course, marks the halfway point to Christmas. (Leon is Noel spelled backwards). This traditional day at the North Pole is the unofficial kick off to Christmas in July. The chat will be held in the […]
Activity is buzzing at both North Pole Flight Command and the Kringle Reindeer Center as both test pilots and test flight reindeer are in training. As North Pole Flight Command reported the other day, the first prototypes of Santa’s new sleigh have been built and are on display. Crowds of elves anxious to see what […]
School is in session at North Pole Flight Command as reindeer and test pilots alike have been briefed on features new to Santa’s sleigh and are now being taught changes in flight procedures. All training sessions are being held in secure facilities. Details of all the new data and instruction have been classified as “top […]The Department of Elf Resources at the North Pole has extended a deadline to all North Pole elves to complete their vacations before Leon Day, which is June 25th. Leon Day marks the halfway point to Christmas and it is the unofficial start of Christmas in July. It is also a customary marker for elf […]
A new episode of the North Pole Podcast just dropped and in it Elf Crash Murphy explains a little more in depth about what’s happening with the Elf Community here at SantaTrackers.net. While development continues – and I know this only because I’m part of the testing team at Flight Command — Elf Crash does […]
Engineers and craftsmen are hard at work in the Sleigh Department at the North Pole constructing the first prototype of Santa’s new sleigh. The prototype currently under construction will never take flight. The purpose of this first build is to test it for structural integrity in the Sleigh Lab. Using a variety of test conditions […]
Today marks 250 days until Santa’s launch and many elves are concerned. We still do not have a new design for Santa’s sleigh for this year. Nothing has been built. And test flights are supposed to begin in about six weeks. As we last reported a debate has raged all year about the new sleigh […]
The Regional Tracking Center Committee reports that good progress has been made so far in making decisions for this year’s locations. Based upon elf feedback from several teams in North Pole Flight Command and from tracker elves around the world the following countries have advanced in the selection process. Sector 1 – Oceania 1. Japan […]
In advance of a new season of tracking Santa for Santa we are working through many changes that Santa is directing for the Santa Tracker program. The goal is to expand the ranks of tracker elves by millions. While at the same time, processes are being improved to help manage all the information that Santa […]
The design of Santa’s new sleigh is mired in debate at North Pole Flight Command. According to North Pole Flight Command Director, Elf Roger Star, who is an experienced sleigh designer himself, the controversy stems from a proposed radical new design some are calling “forward box design”. Many on the Sleigh Committee want to build […]
