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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

1. Time With Fur Every princess doesn’t play multiple heroines, but all of them have to spend time playing a mascot (or fur) character! That means that all character performers have known what it’s like to swelter inside a Stich costume in mid-July. This provides the face characters with great improv practice, as they can only convey thin

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

2. Double Duty Although this isn’t as common, some cast members find themselves playing multiple face characters. In fact, many Jasmines usually also play Pocahontas and some Cinderellas are also Ariels. (Don’t forget what I mentioned about needing to know their source material well. Some princesses are studying multiple flicks with inten

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

3. Awkward Moments Unfortunately, not all guests are respectful to the princesses during meet and greets. Some guests have said or suggested inappropriate things to the performers. Again, not only must a princess divert unwanted attention, but they must always do so with a smile. Disney absolutely keeps their cast members safe, but they c

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

4. Personal Responsibility While wigs, jewelry, and costumes are provided, each princess must be able to do their own makeup. (They also have to learn a special signature for autograph books.) Additionally, they are expected to stay physically fit and to take care of their skin. If not, they may not be permitted to go to work that day. Ha

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

5. Exceptional Improvisation I already mentioned that princesses need to (basically) memorize their movies, but their ability to think on the spot in general, cannot be understated. If a sassier child challenges whether a princess is “real” or asks them any difficult questions, they must be able to divert with grace. Also, they must refra

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

6. Time Limits Because Walt Disney World is such a busy place, the princesses are only allowed to spend so much time with each guest. If they don’t adhere to this rule, lines back up significantly and that princess could even get in trouble. So if Mulan or Belle seem in a rush to take a picture, don’t take it personally. (Many princesses

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

7. Studying the Source Material Once an actor is cast, they study “their” movie with intent. As that princess, they have to be able to pick up on obscure references and interact with guests as if they’ve truly lived the story. Additionally, princesses have to stay inside the “Disney Bubble”. While it appears to be acceptable for princesse

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

8. Rigorous Audition Process If an actor makes it past the physical screening, the audition process is fairly intense. Most auditions include a dance call and lots of improvisation. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for princesses to audition several times before they land a coveted role. On top of that, competition is rather stiff. All hopeful

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

9. Looking the Part Obviously, the young women selected should resemble the cartoon character. While elaborate wigs and colored contacts are given, there are many other physical characteristics the casting agents will be looking for. Body type, height, the shape of the nose, and the distance between the eyes could make all the difference

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What You Don’t Know About Being a Princess at Walt Disney World

Countless little girls and young women dream of being a real-live Disney princess, but only a handful get to fulfill this dream. A few lucky celebrities get to provide their voices, but many others portray them in Disney parks and cruise ships around the world. Today we are going to discuss some little-known facts that come with this soug

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