Character Performer Auditions

[Goofster18]

If you are friends with face characters then it will not be your real hair, it will be synthetic wigs (real hair would frizz up or react to the weather conditions, so it's fake) so as long as your hair is disney look, you wear a hair net skull cap piece in both fur and face. Just make sure everything is disney look an you are fine (hence disney look guidlines, no long hair and it makes it easy for you to be ready and everything perfect fits and standardized). So jus get it disney look and you are good!!! Congrats!!! It's a ton of fun, my roomie does this and is usually best friends with Goofy!!! Just be super nice to your attendant!!! and don't become a DIVA and it will be great.
Have a Magical Day!!!
Goofster18

 

[hopi366]

thanks a bunch goofster! i can't wait to see who I'm friends with!

 

[hyperflame]

Hi all,

This is my first time posting here, and first time applying to the college program, so please be gentle if I sound ignorant ;-).

I'm a little bit on the tall side, 6 feet 1-2 inches, am I too tall for a Character Performer role? Also, I have little to zero dance experience, do I still have a shot in this role or should I think about something else?

Thanks.

 

[Goofster18]

actually u are in definite special consideration, tall people are needed for the performer roles. most of the new performers on my CP are either friends with Goofy or friends wit Mice, which are both special consideration height ranges and very much in need!! Also, dance is not necessary, but it will def help you. I would say go to the audition and try your best then see what happens. They call it "movement" but it's dance. They start easy. some of the people here have low color codes for movement, so it is possible to do it without lots of experience. go for it, you'll never know if you don't try!!! BREAK A LEG!!!
Have a Magical Day!!!
Goofster18

 

[Goofster18]

Oooo and welcome!!!!!

 

[Toffy]

So if we were to pretend for a second that the applications open up on the 15th (people are saying anywhere from the 13th to the 18th so 15 is a nice middle number ), how much longer afterwards can we expect character performing auditions to start up? A little anxious about this haha...

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

So if we were to pretend for a second that the applications open up on the 15th (people are saying anywhere from the 13th to the 18th so 15 is a nice middle number ), how much longer afterwards can we expect character performing auditions to start up? A little anxious about this haha...

Idk about Spring dates but I applied/auditioned for Fall 2009 and our applications went up on January 20th and the first audition was March 20th, so two months exactly. The earliest auditions are always on the east coast, so depending where you live, it will take longer to get to you.

 

[Toffy]

^Eek, yeah I'm kinda on the opposite side of the continent haha... Do they mind if you fly out to the East Coast auditions?

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

I read somewhere that the costumes only come in one size, and I think the article was referring to face characters? Is this true? I was under the impression that costuming had a range of sizes... seems impractical to only have one!

 

[Toffy]

^Well that's true for costume characters, hense the reason they have all the various height ranges

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

^Eek, yeah I'm kinda on the opposite side of the continent haha... Do they mind if you fly out to the East Coast auditions?

Nope, I live in Austin, TX which was the second to last audition and I flew to Rochester, NY for the first audition. If you do end up flying though, give yourself plenty of time. The auditions are mostly in the morning so I'd fly wherever the night before, do the audition the next day and spend another night. Since the length of the audition is determined by how many people show up, if you can afford two nights hotel, its better than risking missing your return flight. Once you pick your audition city, start asking around on here to see if anyone else is going to the same city, that way you have someone to meet up with and its less scary that way.

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

^Well that's true for costume characters, hense the reason they have all the various height ranges

Thanks, but -- from what I understood -- the article was referring to the face costumes. Anyone know?

 

[Berlioz70]

Thanks, but -- from what I understood -- the article was referring to the face costumes. Anyone know?

There is a range so that the princess can wear a slightly larger or smaller size based on variations in diet and exercise schedules - but the range is not very much. They have to be consistent from day to day or a guest might get suspicious so they work hard to stay close to the same size.

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Ah. Okay. I'm actually on the petite side of things, but I heard the costumes run small!

Another question... has anyone tried out for a season they didn't plan on participating in just to get a feel for the process? Would you recommend this?

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I personally would not recommend it. There are very limited spots for entertainment. Them offering you a role means that somebody else did not get an offer. If you turn it down, and then come back later, I imagine it could play out negatively for you. Auditioning can be long and tedious, they have a lot of people to get through, and going just to get a feel for it would only make it that much longer for everybody involved. Really, your best bet is to just wait until you know you want to do it.

 

[Berlioz70]

I auditioned twice... for the exact reason you mentioned. I made it the first season then turned it down. I then made it the second season and of course accepted. To turn down an offer does not affect you at all, it was actually my recruiter who encouraged me to try out a season early since I was selecting such a few number of roles.

I read a few pages back that someone said the dance is the same each season - it's not. However, the animation was the same.

 

[Melinda22]

Is it beneficial to go to one of the earlier auditions? I'm in Seattle, do they save some spots for the later auditions or is it a first come first serve on the roles? I'm 5'6 so already in a competitive height.

Also an awkward question, while I am thin (size 6) I am pretty busty. Would that be a problem in the costumes?

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Thanks Jessi and Brenna. I'll keep that in mind!

 

[Ariel864]

This may be a bit of a strange question...
Say you went to the audition and got cast as a character but for some reason need to decline at that time. Does anyone know if this would ruin all future chances to audition and get cast?

And do you need to already have applied and gone through the interview process for CP before you audition?

 

[Toffy]

This may be a bit of a strange question...
Say you went to the audition and got cast as a character but for some reason need to decline at that time. Does anyone know if this would ruin all future chances to audition and get cast?

Nope, as Brenna was saying, they wouldn't hold it against you at all

And do you need to already have applied and gone through the interview process for CP before you audition?

It's not required but it is indeed recommended, and if you haven't, you are required to see the presentation and interview within a certain time frame after the audition.