Character Heights/CP Auditions

[hollisterluva92]

Hmmm.....what character's do you think i'd be avaliable for? I'm 4' 7.5" and I weigh around 140.........

 

[Joanna71985]

Hmmm.....what character's do you think i'd be avaliable for? I'm 4' 7.5" and I weigh around 140.........

If you're measured under 4'8, it's possible you may be too short to be a character performer (they start at 4'8).

This is kinda random, but how come Aurora never wears her blue dress anymore?

I was told it's because people were getting her and Cinderella mixed up

 

[Anna's_Order]

Hmmm.....what character's do you think i'd be avaliable for? I'm 4' 7.5" and I weigh around 140.........

Gaston?

 

[Raindown]

I was told it's because people were getting her and Cinderella mixed up

I like the pink, but miss the blue dress. It's such a throw back walking through the castle at Disneyland and seeing all the art depict her in blue as in the movie.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Gaston?

 

[r1009t]

I would guess marketing reasons too. The disney princess are usually marketed wearing different colored outfits, to make them more distinctive. That being said, I don't get why they would change ariel's pink dress to a sea foam green when that's an almost identical color to jasmines outfit... (did they change ariel's pink dress to seperate her from auora?) Sorry just my random thoughts...

 

[Neverland_gal]

So I just read all 81 pages of this thread!

My plan is to audition this fall for SA 2011! Does anyone have any really recent info about what Disney will be casting for? All of the posts about Disney cutting back hours and holding auditions mainly for show is such depressing news.

I am 5.5 to 5.75 ft tall (they measure it differently every time I go to the doctor). I am TERRIFIED of measuring taller so I really hope Disney measures my "Disney height" down and puts me in mouse height range.

For anyone who has auditioned, what are some common animations you see. For example when meeting characters, what are things you see alot of other poeple do? Same with being hungry - any common foods people "eat"? I want to attempt to be kind of original (meaning I don't want to do the same animation as half the people at the audition)

thanks for all you help!

ps any chance at all they will branch outband change any of the audition cities?! Haha I'm not very hopeful, but it would be nice as the usual ones are 8+ hours from where I live!

 

[mollay]

Neverland_gal, I think one way that could help is too check out YouTube -- tons of guests videotape their interactions with the characters in the parks and then upload them online. You could check out those videos to give you an idea of just how a character performer would act. And there are tooons of videos that show kids meeting a character for the first time, which would help with the audition too.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

This has more to do with the interview- but it's a Character Performer specific question. For those of you who have been or are a performer on the CP, did you ever get this question in your interviews?

"Say you're being friends with Pooh. A child comes up and is a little too excited to see Pooh and he starts to get a little rowdy. (my word, not the interviewer's lol) He starts hitting and being a little too rough with Pooh. What would you do in this situation?"

I had that question when I applied about 2 years ago (I didn't finish the application process- decided to wait to do the program, so I'll never know if I answered well.) Although I believe I did answer well, that question has always haunted me. If you had this question, what did you say? Or if not, what would be your idea of the best way to react in this situation? I'm not trying for an answer to repeat back to my interviewer- I am just wondering if you have some advice of what direction to go in when thinking of my own answer. TIA!

 

[ZeroToHero]

Well, since you can't talk... I would say I would try to alert my Character Attendant (as subtly as possible in the costume), who would be able to gently tell the child that he's being a little too rough, and if he could play a little more gently with Pooh.

I don't know if there's a way to diffuse that without talking... especially if the child is too young. That's what Character Attendants are there for though.

ETA: Then again, I didn't get Character Performer, so there could be a totally different answer, haha.

 

[illini4princess]

The only interview question I got about character performer was my experience with dance/acting. I haven't heard of anyone else getting a question like that for fall 2010 interviews either. It probably depends on your interviewer, but I'd guess their not asking it as much anymore since ultimately whether or not you get the character role is decided by your audition. They'd rather use up to the time to ask other role-specific questions.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

The only interview question I got about character performer was my experience with dance/acting. I haven't heard of anyone else getting a question like that for fall 2010 interviews either. It probably depends on your interviewer, but I'd guess their not asking it as much anymore since ultimately whether or not you get the character role is decided by your audition. They'd rather use up to the time to ask other role-specific questions.

I hope that's the case- because I've seriously been worrying about that question for 2 years lol Hopefully when I apply in January for FA 2011, it won't be a question.

 

[Berlioz70]

This has more to do with the interview- but it's a Character Performer specific question. For those of you who have been or are a performer on the CP, did you ever get this question in your interviews?

I remember getting that question when I applied for Fall 08. I cannot remember what I said, but Zero's answer seems right on. In practice, there is a signal characters use to get the Attendant's attention so the attendant can address the situation.

 

[ipodluvr287]

I would guess marketing reasons too. The disney princess are usually marketed wearing different colored outfits, to make them more distinctive. That being said, I don't get why they would change ariel's pink dress to a sea foam green when that's an almost identical color to jasmines outfit... (did they change ariel's pink dress to seperate her from auora?) Sorry just my random thoughts...

I've always wondered that too.

 

[PennyLou]

I would say something like,
You need to work with not against the child. (if you can't get an attend which is like at least 1/2 the time) : so you can hug the child which breaks their concentration on hitting you in a friendly way and try to get them to calm down all at the same time. You can also try holding there hands to dance with them again taking away their ability to hit while still being kind and in character.

While it is good to get an attend if you can and they can help you, If you answer like that you don't want it to come off that someone else really deals with the situation you want to answer in a way that makes you sound confidant that you can handle it

of course this is just my view on the situation and question.

 

[lyricalbale]

So I just read all 81 pages of this thread!

That's exactly what I did! Took me a good day and a half, but I got a lot of good information out of this!
Not that it really matters yet-I still have three years before I can even do the CP, unless I decide to audition at 16 (which I doubt my parents will allow..).
But I'm definitely gonna be ready when the time comes! I've done my research!
I'm barely 5'2 (they'd probably measure me as that or 5'1) so I'm hoping to get pulled for face and be Alice! (maybe Wendy too, but she hardly comes out nowadays.)
One thing I'd like to know more about it the whole animation part. That's what I don't really get and am most worried about - even though I'm a much better actress than I am a dancer.

 

[LisaxMarie]

NOOOO. I cant be a princess

 

[r1009t]

This may seem like a silly question, but if your a character performer in the cp, are you able to work at all 4 parks? Can you work at all four parks if your a character attendent?

 

[Neverland_gal]

I've been wondering the same thing. Do you have a lot of flexibility or are you mostly in the same spot every day? Also, do CPs get to do character breakfasts?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

This may seem like a silly question, but if your a character performer in the cp, are you able to work at all 4 parks? Can you work at all four parks if your a character attendent?

I've been wondering the same thing. Do you have a lot of flexibility or are you mostly in the same spot every day? Also, do CPs get to do character breakfasts?

I haven't been an entertainment CP, but I know people who have. And I believe that they did move around to all the different parks. They may have had times when they were in one place for a longer period of time, but I don't believe they were "stationed" in one location their whole program. I think that goes for attendants, too.