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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

7. Makeup Skills After training, Princesses are provided with the make up they will need to transform themselves into their character. Each princess is given a tutorial on how to apply the makeup before taking it home and will have to apply it just right to recreate the look each day. Don’t stray from the tutorial too much. If you’re cast

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

8. Training Requirements Once selected to be a Disney Princess, cast members will go through at least five days of training. They will learn the basics of working at Walt Disney World as a face character, makeup tutorials, and everything they can possibly know about their character. Princesses are expected to come out of training knowing

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

9. Excellent Handwriting Skills Princesses can sign many autographs each day, so it’s crucial to perfect your Princess penmanship! Practice is key, but having neat handwriting from the start will make the process easier.

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

10. Age Requirements You cannot audition to be a cast member until you are 18 or older, so some Disney Princesses are 18, while others are in their early or mid-twenties. The age cap on Princesses is 30, but it is rare to find a princess in her late twenties.

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

11. Sizing Requirements Disney Princess costumes cannot be custom made for each cast member. Along with height, sizing is also very important to keep in mind, as Princess costumes are rarely over size 10.

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

12. Height Requirements Sorry short and talk people. To stay true to the character and for costuming purposes, Disney Princesses are typically between 5’4 and 5’7. If you aren’t sure of your exact height, be sure to have that determined before trying out.

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

13. Match the Princess’s Features To be cast as a particular princess, it helps to look similar to one of them. Someone cast as Snow White will need to have fair skin, where Jasmine and Tiana have darker skin. Some princesses have brighter eyes, higher cheekbones, or different body types than others. Walt Disney World takes many of these

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

Many girls dream of being a Disney Princess one day, and for some, that dream becomes reality when they get selected to be a Walt Disney World character cast member! But, not everyone will have the chance to work as a Disney Princess in the parks due to standards Disney sets for face character cast members. If you’re thinking of auditioni

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10 Reasons Why We Think Disney Has Perfected Cruising

1. Overall Magic Of course, the overall magic of Disney ships can’t be ignored. We still don’t know how Disney does it, but somehow everything they lay hands on becomes exponentially more magical. Trying to put your finger on how they do it will only frustrate you, so don’t bother searching for a reason, just enjoy the magic in the moment

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10 Reasons Why We Think Disney Has Perfected Cruising

2. Smaller Ships Compared to most other cruise lines, Disney ships are pretty small. This may seem like a disadvantage to some, but it can actually improve your vacation experience. You see, smaller ships mean fewer people, and fewer people means shorter lines, smaller crowds, and less hubbub in general. Additionally, smaller ships mean l

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