Character Heights/CP Auditions

[Berlioz70]

Thanks Does anyone know if Fantasmic will run more than 2 nights a week during the summer? I would assume it would because summer is the busier season.

I'm making a guess here that you're wondering if there's a chance a CP can get trained for the increase in summer shows?

We are training two full Fant! casts starting Monday (March 8th)... these will be the summer casts. The next round of Fant! training is in September.

 

[r1009t]

For the parades and shows how physically taxing is it? Are you really, really tired at the end of the day?

 

[missalice]

Apparently the interviewer I had the other day wasn't a legitimate recruiter (he was filling in to do interviews while the guy was sick) and didn't know that the 4'8"-5'0" and 6'0"-6'6" cut offs wee only special consideration because it's mouse height, or that ICPers my height (5'2") have been hired to play the characters before. It may have cost me, because I happened to know more than him, but then again perhaps not if the other recruiters look at our info as well. I won't know until I get accepted. D: I don't even think he marked my proper height down.

 

[PennyLou]

For the parades and shows how physically taxing is it? Are you really, really tired at the end of the day?

yes, in Augest in the sun in the middle of that day by the end of the parade you feel like death... I passed out once after crossing the sight line as my costume was on slights wrong and chocking me and it felt like it was 150% out. I was coming in the gate and a chipmunk hit me and I went down and didn't get back up lol. So deff not gonna lie to you they can be hard if you are on the ground running it (on the floats its not bad) but its still a lot of fun and all the crowds can make it a tone of fun to keep going. Like I said its still my fav.

 

[ipodluvr287]

I'm making a guess here that you're wondering if there's a chance a CP can get trained for the increase in summer shows?

We are training two full Fant! casts starting Monday (March 8th)... these will be the summer casts. The next round of Fant! training is in September.

Ha. That's what I was getting at. I guess I didn't word it well. Thanks for the info

 

[r1009t]

yes, in Augest in the sun in the middle of that day by the end of the parade you feel like death... I passed out once after crossing the sight line as my costume was on slights wrong and chocking me and it felt like it was 150% out. I was coming in the gate and a chipmunk hit me and I went down and didn't get back up lol. So deff not gonna lie to you they can be hard if you are on the ground running it (on the floats its not bad) but its still a lot of fun and all the crowds can make it a tone of fun to keep going. Like I said its still my fav.

Thanks! Do you have any info on shows? Like fantasmic etc.?

 

[PennyLou]

Thanks! Do you have any info on shows? Like fantasmic etc.?

like what? the castel show is now all animated heads so you have to do work shops for them to get the chance to get traind in them, stils you have to learn how to do them and go to a color code for them, just like puppets. so those are all things that you can go to work shops for and learn and then it gives you a better shot at learning something becase you know more. They have work shops every month to get your color code up, to help you learn differnt show parts or skills. Like they'll have roller skaing ones for the christmas perade, the'll have festavil of the lion king ones for the dance parts and they'll have ones for trolly show, going to the work shops doens't mean you'll get to be traind in whatere the work shop is for but it can give you the upper hand on things sometimes.

Um, IDK what else you want to know. Fant is all tracks but like said above they are trianing now and will train in the fall and thats pretty much what they do every year. They train Halloween in Augest and Christmas in October. um.. they don't do as many of the work shops during halloween and christmas cuz people are crazy with all the stuff that comes along with the holidays... I don't know what else you want to know?

 

[r1009t]

like what? the castel show is now all animated heads so you have to do work shops for them to get the chance to get traind in them, stils you have to learn how to do them and go to a color code for them, just like puppets. so those are all things that you can go to work shops for and learn and then it gives you a better shot at learning something becase you know more. They have work shops every month to get your color code up, to help you learn differnt show parts or skills. Like they'll have roller skaing ones for the christmas perade, the'll have festavil of the lion king ones for the dance parts and they'll have ones for trolly show, going to the work shops doens't mean you'll get to be traind in whatere the work shop is for but it can give you the upper hand on things sometimes.

Um, IDK what else you want to know. Fant is all tracks but like said above they are trianing now and will train in the fall and thats pretty much what they do every year. They train Halloween in Augest and Christmas in October. um.. they don't do as many of the work shops during halloween and christmas cuz people are crazy with all the stuff that comes along with the holidays... I don't know what else you want to know?

That's exactly what I was curious about... I had heard something about workshops but didn't quite no what they were. Do you have to be invited to a workshop, based on your color code?

 

[PennyLou]

That's exactly what I was curious about... I had heard something about workshops but didn't quite no what they were. Do you have to be invited to a workshop, based on your color code?

no, they post them and you have to sign up for them on the hub super fast beasue ones they dont have often like stilts tend to fill up very fast.

 

[Kayticheer101]

So In the program they how workshops for everyone? or just entertainment roles? That would be awesome to go to one! Im auditioning this month so hopefully I get something but even if I dont that would be cool to go to a workshop!

 

[PennyLou]

So In the program they how workshops for everyone? or just entertainment roles? That would be awesome to go to one! Im auditioning this month so hopefully I get something but even if I dont that would be cool to go to a workshop!

they are just for people in enertainmetn already they have some photo pass people can go to and like some that atendents can go to called "the other half" but other then that they are to help people already in entertainment build up there skills

 

[missalice]

Well, because the recruiter I spoke with knew absolutely nothing about characters, I didn't get a character position. I'm planning on auditioning while I'm down there for the hell of it anyway, to see if I can still get a position.

BUT I STILL GOT IN FOR ATTRACTIONS. So those of you who will be down there any time between May and July, I'll be there too!

 

[kmg148]

Well, because the recruiter I spoke with knew absolutely nothing about characters, I didn't get a character position. I'm planning on auditioning while I'm down there for the hell of it anyway, to see if I can still get a position.

BUT I STILL GOT IN FOR ATTRACTIONS. So those of you who will be down there any time between May and July, I'll be there too!

If I understand what you're saying correctly, you got an acceptance letter already?

Your acceptance letter wouldn't have character performer in it. You still need to audition. Were you told in your interview that you were invited to audition? If this is the case, you can still do that...

 

[PennyLou]

Well, because the recruiter I spoke with knew absolutely nothing about characters, I didn't get a character position. I'm planning on auditioning while I'm down there for the hell of it anyway, to see if I can still get a position.

BUT I STILL GOT IN FOR ATTRACTIONS. So those of you who will be down there any time between May and July, I'll be there too!

yea somewhere I think you said you thought you would be told you are a character before you audition and thats not true you still have to audition when you get here and can be told no. I've worked with ICPs who came here and had to audition here and they got put into charters and I also know a girl that came here waiting to he a character but was put in attractions. So if you are going to audition when you get here you have as much chance as being a charter as you did a few days ago, I feel like you had just been told the wrong info along the way so break a leg when you get here! you still have the chance.

 

[r1009t]

Pennylou I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, I saw your post on the other thread, it's always hard to lose someone. Again, I'm sorry for your lose.

 

[PennyLou]

Pennylou I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, I saw your post on the other thread, it's always hard to lose someone. Again, I'm sorry for your lose.

Its definitely going to be strange to not have her there next time I'm at MK. But I'm sure she's watching down on everyone, she was a very kind soul on earth (one of the nicest people everytime I went back) so I have no doubt that she's watching out for everyone from the other side.

 

[missalice]

No, we are told beforehand that we are offered a character performer role. Believe me, I know how the ICP program works. I have friends who received their role offers at the exact same time as I did, and were given character performer. For us it's very different.

If we get offered a character position, we audition once we're down there. However, one of my friends who was a character performer last year, asked at her audition what would happen if she didn't pass the audition - no one had any idea. So if we are offered a character position, it's pretty much set in stone that we will be a character performer. That's just how I understand it. Unless someone completely bombs the audition, it's pretty much set in stone.

But thanks anyway! As I've said, I'm going to audition with the rest of my ICPers once we're down there. If it is as you guys have said it is, I will still have a chance

 

[PennyLou]

changed my mind editing post

 

[kmg148]

No, we are told beforehand that we are offered a character performer role. Believe me, I know how the ICP program works. I have friends who received their role offers at the exact same time as I did, and were given character performer. For us it's very different.

If we get offered a character position, we audition once we're down there. However, one of my friends who was a character performer last year, asked at her audition what would happen if she didn't pass the audition - no one had any idea. So if we are offered a character position, it's pretty much set in stone that we will be a character performer. That's just how I understand it. Unless someone completely bombs the audition, it's pretty much set in stone.

But thanks anyway! As I've said, I'm going to audition with the rest of my ICPers once we're down there. If it is as you guys have said it is, I will still have a chance

Didn't realize you were an ICP. Sorry.

 

[missalice]

Oh don't be sorry, I'm not offended or anything. Just explaining things as I was told/understand them.

And Pennylou, good luck with your audition in 13 days!