A white-bearded Santa impersonator discovered coal in his stocking last month, when officials at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park told him to change his clothes because his appearance was "confusing to other guests."  Thomas Tolbert, 52, is a professional Santa Claus from Roswell, Ga., who, NBC News reports, "once took third place for looks, believability and photo at a national Santa Convention." He visited the park with relatives last month, and said he spent his first two days chatting and posing for snapshots with other tourists and Disney "cast members."  But on the third day, officials told him he needed to stop -- and that he'd need to look less Kris Kringle-ish.  "I wasn't wearing a red suit, a hat or black boots," Tolbert told NBC News, "just khaki pants, red high-top sneakers with green laces and a billowy, specially-made shirt decorated with a collage of Santa Claus heads and sayings from 'The Night Before Christmas.'"  Tolbert was given a white shirt from the park's wardrobe department and, according to CNN, was told to tell people, "I'm sorry. I am not who you think I am. I am on vacation, and you need to leave me alone.'"  "Disney does not own the image of Santa," he told CNN. "Santa Claus is not owned by anybody except for the world."  Disney has a policy against guests wearing adult costumes, and in a statement a spokesperson said: "The guest was asked to change his attire because it was disruptive to our operations and confusing to our other guests, particularly children who asked to take photos with him. He was not asked to leave. Instead, we tried to work with him, so that he could continue his visit."  Tolbert was given complimentary park hopper passes, but told Fox 5 "the only thing Santa can ever give is his time and his heart and if that means that I can't go back to Disney, who I love and adore, then that's a sacrifice I am willing to do."
An Atlanta Santa impersonator says he was asked to "tone down" his appearance during a recent visit to Disney World.