Character Heights/CP Auditions

[houseofmouse89]

Yep, the above two posters got it right. Potential Face Look Alike. I've seen about 10-15 of us on the FB group? Tough to estimate how many of everyone total since the group only has about half of us!

 

[Berlioz70]

Does anyone know if I need to re-audition as well?

Yes, you will need to re-audition since you are not currently active as a performer. Once you get hired you will have to go through training again, which means you will have to have availability for six weeks. Be warned, Entertainment is tough to get back into right now... but your audition will be good for 6 months.

 

[Marina Del Rey]

Hello!

I read through these 35 pages and I hope you don't mind my asking a question just for fun! I don't plan on auditioning, but I'm still curious. Apparently, I could be great friends with Yzma. Is she a face character? I've been to WDW and I've never seen Yzma. I saw Yzma in photos with the late great Eartha Kitt and she wasn't a face character, so I'm wondering.

I am 5'11" and in my early midlife, near the oldest percentage of Generation X. I'm Caucasian, I'm female and I tan very easily. My hair is frequently dyed and it is on the damaged side, though not noticeably so, but I know hair doesn't matter in casting. Intuition tells me that I look like a slightly more tan and wrinkly Rosetta of the Disney Fairies more than any other Disney character, but I'm probably too tall for the fairies.

I can dance and I can sing, and I've played a variety of roles in musicals in years past. Of note is that the characters I've played are known for singing LOUD, not for singing WELL. I tend to get rather accurately typecasted as loudmouth ladies, as I go into musical auditions exaggerating my actual personality.

My voice is, in a word, interesting. At times, I seem to talk in a monotone, but more often my VOICE goes all OOOV-ver the PLACE LIKE THIS!!???!! I can usually control my voice now thanks to lots of voice lessons, but I've always had my moments of talking in extremely odd tones without realizing I'm doing so!

I'm told my default voice sounds Philadelphian and a little Jersey. I can also slip into sounding European, having a West Coast accent and having a Southern accent in casual conversation, depending on the words I use. This is the result of having lived in many places. My singing range is contralto.

So, good people, what do you hypothetically think? Do I sound like a face or fur girl, or both? Whom do you think I would likely be cast as? Please and thank you for satisfying my curiosity! I'd love to get lots of different opinions!

 

[Joanna71985]

Unfortunately Yzma no longer comes out at WDW

 

[Toffy]

So today I just finally got a reply to my email informing me that I didn't get placed in entertainment (merry Christmas to you too Disney ). I had gotten excited because I got the date switch email with the subject line of "Your Invitation" and I got my hopes up, and then it turned out that wasn't it and then I saw the other one.... Brief emotional let down, but it's alright haha

 

[ipodluvr287]

Hi! I'm Christina and I'm new to Disboards. I have a question. I have a lot of the fearures of Alice and Wendy and I'm prefect height, I'm 5'0, but my ears stick out quite a bit. Do you think that will matter? Also, does anybody know the height range for Mary Poppins? I don't think I've ever seen that anywhere.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Where did everybody go?

 

[Berlioz70]

Most people on here cannot comment on how you would look as a face look-alike as no one here is casting. Generally speaking, if you can see a flaw, casting will see a flaw. There really is not much need for Alice and Wendy so they can be pickier for those characters, with some of the others they have to bend in order to meet labor needs.

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Most people on here cannot comment on how you would look as a face look-alike as no one here is casting. Generally speaking, if you can see a flaw, casting will see a flaw. There really is not much need for Alice and Wendy so they can be pickier for those characters, with some of the others they have to bend in order to meet labor needs.

This is out of curiosity more than anything else and I understand if you can't answer, but do you know which characters are stricter vs "bendier"? I'm just very interested in the "behind the magic" stuff, especially entertainment-wise.

But like I said, if you can't answer I understand.

 

[Berlioz70]

Just think about who you see the most.

Wendy does not do scheduled meet and greets, but does appear in the castle show and day parade.

Alice meets in Epcot and MK, she also has a dining location just for breakfast.

Belle and Aurora meet in MK, Epcot, and have two dining locations for breakfast and lunch. Not to mention they are both in parades, Aurora is in the Castle show and Belle is in Fantasmic! (Storytime and Beauty and the Beast are equity Belles and are not portrayed by character performers).

Check out my character website to see which characters are more frequent in the parks.

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Just think about who you see the most.

Wendy does not do scheduled meet and greets, but does appear in the castle show and day parade.

Alice meets in Epcot and MK, she also has a dining location just for breakfast.

Belle and Aurora meet in MK, Epcot, and have two dining locations for breakfast and lunch. Not to mention they are both in parades, Aurora is in the Castle show and Belle is in Fantasmic! (Storytime and Beauty and the Beast are equity Belles and are not portrayed by character performers).

Check out my character website to see which characters are more frequent in the parks.

Thanks Brenna! I love your character website by the way - it's inspired me to go chatacter hunting when I do the CP!

 

[ipodluvr287]

Most people on here cannot comment on how you would look as a face look-alike as no one here is casting. Generally speaking, if you can see a flaw, casting will see a flaw. There really is not much need for Alice and Wendy so they can be pickier for those characters, with some of the others they have to bend in order to meet labor needs.

I wouldn't be doing the program for a few years, so I have time to think about all this. Thanks for your opinion. I do have a question though. After all the renovations for Fantasyland are finished in 2012, do you think there will be a higher need for princesses, Alice, Wendy, etc ?

 

[Berlioz70]

I wouldn't be doing the program for a few years, so I have time to think about all this. Thanks for your opinion. I do have a question though. After all the renovations for Fantasyland are finished in 2012, do you think there will be a higher need for princesses, Alice, Wendy, etc ?

I doubt it. Alice and Wendy (Peter Pan) are featured in the current Fantasyland and there is nothing involving them mentioned in the expansion. In fact, all of the publicized character greets in the new areas are actually just the current characters in a new location: Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, Tink and the Fairies. Mickey and Minnie are moving to Expo hall on Main Street.

 

[ipodluvr287]

I doubt it. Alice and Wendy (Peter Pan) are featured in the current Fantasyland and there is nothing involving them mentioned in the expansion. In fact, all of the publicized character greets in the new areas are actually just the current characters in a new location: Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, Tink and the Fairies. Mickey and Minnie are moving to Expo hall on Main Street.

Thanks for the info. By the way, love your character website.

 

[trisheroll]

Hi! I'm trying to audition for Pocahontas!! (I look more like Jasmine, but rather do Pocahontas ) I was wondering what the height requirement is for her? I'm almost 5'5??

 

[ipodluvr287]

Hi! I'm trying to audition for Pocahontas!! (I look more like Jasmine, but rather do Pocahontas ) I was wondering what the height requirement is for her? I'm almost 5'5??

I may be wrong, so don't quote me on this, but I think you're right in the right height range for both characters. Also, I think a lot of the girls that do Jasmine and Pocahontas switch out between the two. I could be wrong though, so hopefully someone a little more educated in this department may come along to help.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Anybody know the height range for Mary Poppins? I don't think I've seen it anywhere.

 

[mebbradley]

Anybody know the height range for Mary Poppins? I don't think I've seen it anywhere.

I can't think of anywhere I've seen it, but I'd say about 5'7"-5'8" because when I was there in May, I was 5'9.5 inches and she was about an inch or two shorter than me without her hat and heels.

here's a picture!

I hope that's not too big. Sorry it's so huge. I'm still not sure why?
And please don't mind my appearance. I was there when it poured all week. Like 20 some inches of rain>?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Anybody know the height range for Mary Poppins? I don't think I've seen it anywhere.

I can't think of anywhere I've seen it, but I'd say about 5'7"-5'8" because when I was there in May, I was 5'9.5 inches and she was about an inch or two shorter than me without her hat and heels.

I think that's right. She might even go into a little shorter, too. (like 5'5- 5'6ish) Because I'm pretty sure I've met some friends of Belle that I've seen or seen pictures of being friends with Mary, too. But don't quote me on that- only my speculation.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Thanks for the info guys. I'm not tall enough to be Mary, but that's alright