Character Heights/CP Auditions

[Adpi<>Belle]

Hi. I am considering auditioning eventually for the fall/fall advantage CP and was just wondering if anyone knows when the audition schedule will be posted...? i have always wanted to be a princess(like everyone else) buttttt I think I am just going to do the auditions for fun and see how it goes.. I was a cheerleader for like 12 years and can pick up dances pretty quickly! Is anyone else planning on auditioning for fall adv. 2011?

 

[disneymagic15]

Hi. I am considering auditioning eventually for the fall/fall advantage CP and was just wondering if anyone knows when the audition schedule will be posted...? i have always wanted to be a princess(like everyone else) buttttt I think I am just going to do the auditions for fun and see how it goes.. I was a cheerleader for like 12 years and can pick up dances pretty quickly! Is anyone else planning on auditioning for fall adv. 2011?

Hey! I planned to audition for fall advantage 2011, the audition dates go up when the applications go up. And I was a cheerleader as well!

 

[TinkerMouse]

I was told that there is an audition around March and all current CPs are allowed to attend. Is this true? If you audition and get in do they switch your role or something? I have never auditioned but if there is one that CPs can go to while I'm there I might as well since it could be really fun and I could say I've done it.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

I was told that there is an audition around March and all current CPs are allowed to attend. Is this true? If you audition and get in do they switch your role or something? I have never auditioned but if there is one that CPs can go to while I'm there I might as well since it could be really fun and I could say I've done it.

I don't know for sure, but that sounds like it could be an extension audition for Spring CP's. At those auditions, if you pass you extend into another program in entertainment.

 

[themermaidgirl]

I wonder when the Parks auditions are ever going to come to Toronto/Canada.

The past 3 auditions have all been for the Cruise lines.

 

[TinkerMouse]

I don't know for sure, but that sounds like it could be an extension audition for Spring CP's. At those auditions, if you pass you extend into another program in entertainment.

Now that is what I was thinking it was, but the girl didn't want to listen to me. She was just saying that she auditioned and didn't make it so now she is custodial spring advantage and is going to audition again in March. She said that they told her she could. I don't know if she misunderstood or what but then again I don't think she can be trusted anyway so too bad for her if she has misunderstood. There might be a small chance that she is right but I still haven't really heard of them switching your role after a few months in...

EDIT: It's trivial but YAY I am at the top of the 100th page!

 

[ipodluvr287]

I wonder when the Parks auditions are ever going to come to Toronto/Canada.

The past 3 auditions have all been for the Cruise lines.

Honestly, it probably won't be for awhile. It seems like WDW and Disneyland are finding all they need right here in the states. Every once in a while they have auditions in New York City though, which is kinda close right? I would probably look into that instead of waiting cuz it could be a long time.

 

[kids4olsen]

my dd would like to be cinderella or tink and we are wondering what height requirements are for each.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

I wonder when the Parks auditions are ever going to come to Toronto/Canada.

The past 3 auditions have all been for the Cruise lines.

Unfortunately, I don't think I've ever seen Walt Disney World audition in Canada for performers. As ipodluvr287 said, the closest has been NYC.

my dd would like to be cinderella or tink and we are wondering what height requirements are for each.

The Disney Auditions website lists height requirements on the Auditions Calendar page. Make sure to choose "I'd like to see Character Performer auditions for Walt Disney World (FL)." on that page to get the correct heights for WDW. (Or you can look through the other options for other parks around the world.)

 

[mollay]

Aah here's a bit of a strange question I wonder if anyone would know the answer to?
What happens if a person is a face character in the CP but then something happens that would render them no longer capable of being a "look alike" (say, getting their teeth knocked out of something. first example I could think of, oy vey)
Do they just get termed? Would they just get moved to a non-face role in their height range?

Or what if they broke a bone? I'm sure if you broke a finger you could still do Merchandise but certainly not be Cinderella...

These are the weird things I wonder about when I start thinking about working at Disney too much, haha..

 

[TinkerMouse]

Aah here's a bit of a strange question I wonder if anyone would know the answer to?
What happens if a person is a face character in the CP but then something happens that would render them no longer capable of being a "look alike" (say, getting their teeth knocked out of something. first example I could think of, oy vey)
Do they just get termed? Would they just get moved to a non-face role in their height range?

Or what if they broke a bone? I'm sure if you broke a finger you could still do Merchandise but certainly not be Cinderella...

These are the weird things I wonder about when I start thinking about working at Disney too much, haha..

If they treat someone with these injuries the same way that they treat someone who got into entertainment but then had a panic attack in the fur due to claustrophobia or a heat issue then they simply move you to another role where they have space. Generally you'd be moved to QSFB.

 

[ipodluvr287]

my dd would like to be cinderella or tink and we are wondering what height requirements are for each.

You don't get to choose who you want to be. You just show up to auditions and if they think you look like someone, they'll pull you for that role. Generally, the princess height range is about 5'3 (Jasmine and Snow White) or 5'4-5'7. Tink is 4'11 to about 5'1 or 5'2.

 

[mollay]

Ah, thanks TinkerMouse!

Alright, here's another question.


They're having an audition for face characters for the Disney Cruise Line in NYC and I sooo would love to go audition just to see if I even had a shot.

I'm reading the description and it says:

Females:
Disney Costumed Characters: 4'8" - 5'0”
Disney Costumed Characters and Disney Princess Character Look-alikes: 5'1" - 5'3", 5'5" - 5'8"

Now, the wording here makes me think that for face characters they're only looking for princesses? Them including 5'1-5'3 made me think maybe they were looking for Wendy/Alice but now I'm thinking they only mean fur characters....

 

[TinkerMouse]

You're welcome!
I don't know for sure but I've been on three Disney cruises and the only face character that is as short as 5'1" - 5'3" that I've ever seen onboard one of the ships is Wendy because Wendy has a little tea party event in Studio Sea. The only face characters that are actually on the ship are princesses (in May they were Cindy, Snow, Aurora, Belle & Tiana), Jack Sparrow and the villains who I think were the actual actors in Villains Tonight. The majority of the characters on the ship are fur and there aren't that many characters on board to begin with. Back in 2005 they had Mulan with Mushu for one of the events but then again that was the original eastbound Panama Canal cruise so there were a lot of special things happening during those 14 nights.

Then again, the Dream hasn't done it's maiden voyage yet so who knows it may have more characters.

 

[mollay]

You're welcome!
I don't know for sure but I've been on three Disney cruises and the only face character that is as short as 5'1" - 5'3" that I've ever seen onboard one of the ships is Wendy because Wendy has a little tea party event in Studio Sea. The only face characters that are actually on the ship are princesses (in May they were Cindy, Snow, Aurora, Belle & Tiana), Jack Sparrow and the villains who I think were the actual actors in Villains Tonight. The majority of the characters on the ship are fur and there aren't that many characters on board to begin with. Back in 2005 they had Mulan with Mushu for one of the events but then again that was the original eastbound Panama Canal cruise so there were a lot of special things happening during those 14 nights.

Then again, the Dream hasn't done it's maiden voyage yet so who knows it may have more characters.

Thanks again! I tried to look it up, and I did see a bit of information about Alice having a tea party as well (as well as some photos) but some of that was as far back as 2008 but also as recent as this past July so who really knows what they're up to now.
I found info for Alice on the Magic: http://www.disneycruisenews.com/AssetDetail.aspx?AssetId=76114461-3e1d-4d1d-8769-94c06fd1f36e

I just would hate to go through all the trouble of the audition only to get turned away simply because they aren't looking for face characters in my height range!

Also, I wonder if the character performers on the cruise lines get paid more? That's just more out of sheer curiosity, since they are off and gone for days at a time. I think I'd get homesick.

 

[TinkerMouse]

Alice and Wendy tend to use the same performers since the characters are practically the same (age, face, body, voice actress, etc.) so if one character is present there is always the chance that the other might show up.

Every time I've looked, the auditions website has said that cruise line performer contracts start at a minimum of 9 months so I would think that yes you are separated from your family more so than the other kinds of Disney character performers and the site has also shown weekly salaries but I think had you divided those you would have gotten an hourly rate that's more than what the character performers get on land. One of the reasons for that I think is that it said those ship performers have to do other work when not performing.

I read this a while ago so things could have changed. When I was on the Magic in May I was talking with a couple of the actors in the show (every actor must be in every show) and I noticed that pretty much all of the face look-a-likes were extras and dancers in the shows. I also thought that some of the actors did some meet & greet work so I wasn't even aware that there were many people on the ship that were there just to be look-a-likes, especially since they want those on the ships to do more than one simple job. I would think that being a server counts as multiple jobs since you have so many families to tend to, just as actor counts as multiple since you have to play several roles in several shows. One of the actors I was talking to told me that performing on a ship is MUCH different than performing anywhere else and that being on a boat for an at least 9 months contract is one of the reasons why.

 

[themermaidgirl]

Honestly, it probably won't be for awhile. It seems like WDW and Disneyland are finding all they need right here in the states. Every once in a while they have auditions in New York City though, which is kinda close right? I would probably look into that instead of waiting cuz it could be a long time.

Alrighty, good to know! Thanks!

Guess I have to start saving my moolah!
I have no problems with ever doing the Disney Cruise Line. I was just curious because they did other auditions all over the world, but never seemed to be here? (Ex - DLHK)

 

[Adpi<>Belle]

Hey! I planned to audition for fall advantage 2011, the audition dates go up when the applications go up. And I was a cheerleader as well!

Ahh I am getting solo excited! I am from Ohio, do you know if they ever have auditions around here? Where are you from?

 

[ipodluvr287]

Ahh I am getting solo excited! I am from Ohio, do you know if they ever have auditions around here? Where are you from?

I think they might have Cleveland auditions for the CP, but I'm not for sure.

 

[Princessx3k]

hey there!
im confused about a few things , what exactly is the difference between a face character audition and just a character audition?
im 17 and ABOUT 5`2. im extremely interested in being ariel, belle,or one of the fairies. does anyone have any idea what the height requirements are?
and any other requirements, also hahaha what should i wearrr??
hahahah =)