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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

Walt Disney World is a magical place for guests of all ages, which means everyone is going to want to come to the parks to have a fun vacation! Because of this, the parks do get a bit crowded, especially during busy times of the year. If you find yourself in an over-crowded park, or you want to be prepared before your vacation, here are s

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

1. Patience, Patience, Patience Between the makeup routine, fitting into the costume, rude guests, and the painful feeling in your cheeks from constantly smiling, the job can be a lot. It’s important to be patient and calm through the first day of training all the way through your princess career! Becoming a Disney Princess isn’t all glit

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

2. Be Prepared for All Types of Guests All Disney face characters need to like people and enjoy interacting with many different types of people. As a Princess, you will have to deal with rude guests, screaming children, inappropriate comments, and talkative folks all while staying in character! Stick to your character and try to have some

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

3. Be Ready to Deal with Weather Some Princesses are stationed inside, but most can be found outdoors, which means dealing with the Florida heat in costumes is essential. Orlando weather is unpredictable. One minute it can be hot and muggy and the next it can pour, so be prepared to deal with any weather situation!

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

4. Always Be Smiling Nobody wants to have a photo with a sad-looking Cinderella, so smiling is crucial! When you’re in costume and out and about in the parks, you’re in character. Prolonged smiling can hurt, so be ready to fight through the pain.

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

5. No Visible Tattoos Rapunzel doesn’t have a neck tattoo, so neither should the cast member playing her. Disney is very strict about tattoos on cast members, so only consider auditioning if your tattoos are won’t be visible through your costume.

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

6. Know Your Character and Movie How awkward would it be to walk up to Ariel and she has no idea what a Dinglehopper is? If you’re cast as a Disney Princess, you are expected to know your movie like it’s your own life. Know the characters, know the story, know the songs, know as much as you can so you can have conversations with guests. B

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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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