CP Interview/ Audition

Hi all!!!

My CP interview is Oct. 3 and I am SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I have wanted to participate in the CP since i heard about it at age 12 and now i finally have a chance!!!! Anyway, I have read all of the posts that offer tips and advice when interviewing but i was wondering if anyone could let me know what types of questions the recruiters ask.
Secondly, I will be attending a CP audition on Oct. 5. I dont really know what to expect from the audition. I have alot of dance and theater experience and i am about 5'4" with a slim/athletic build. If anyone has been to a CP audition I would love to know about your experiences!
Finally (sorry this is getting a little long!) If I do not pass the entertainment audition could i still be considered for a role in something for the CP like operations or retail? I would love to work in entertainment, but if i dont get accepted I still want to be a part of the program! Believe me, i will do anything to work at WDW!!!
Thanks for all your help!!!:sohappy:

JenJas87 said:

Hi all!!!

My CP interview is Oct. 3 and I am SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I have wanted to participate in the CP since i heard about it at age 12 and now i finally have a chance!!!! Anyway, I have read all of the posts that offer tips and advice when interviewing but i was wondering if anyone could let me know what types of questions the recruiters ask.
Secondly, I will be attending a CP audition on Oct. 5. I dont really know what to expect from the audition. I have alot of dance and theater experience and i am about 5'4" with a slim/athletic build. If anyone has been to a CP audition I would love to know about your experiences!
Finally (sorry this is getting a little long!) If I do not pass the entertainment audition could i still be considered for a role in something for the CP like operations or retail? I would love to work in entertainment, but if i dont get accepted I still want to be a part of the program! Believe me, i will do anything to work at WDW!!!
Thanks for all your help!!!:sohappy:

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Hi there. I will try to answer your questions:
1) The questions usually vary as to which roles you pick. For example, my first CP I did merchandise and the question was "if the shop is out of an item that the guest wants, what would you do". Then my 2nd CP I was going to audition, so a question was "if you were "assisting" Pooh, and there was a child in line who had been there for 20 minutes and was getting impatient, what would you do". So it all depends.

2) I have been to 4 auditions. When you first get there, you are measured and given a number. The audition takes place in 2 parts: animation and dance. The animation part is like doing charades and acting something out (for example, making a sandwich). Then comes the dance part. It is in counts of 4, and starts easy and gets harder. That's it in a nutshell. Some people also get called back for a puppet part, or for another dance audition.

3) Yes. I didn't pass my audition for the CP, and I got character attendant.

i would love to just do a standing around part

im not much of a dancer. i would trip over my feet even if ortega was teaching me dance moves. thats how bad i am at dancing. retail i could go for it. as long as they dont put me on a cash register. i cant handle money real well.

thanks for your help. I was also wondering if your race/ethnicity will help or hurt at the audition. I am 1/4 japanese with a darker skintone and most people tell me i look hawaiian or "exotic, but they cant place it." Also, i am about 5'4". do you know if that will hurt or help? i realize that i will have to do fur as well if i am accepted. thanks again! PS: my profile pic is a picture of me, although it is a year old if that helps any

JenJas87 said:

thanks for your help. I was also wondering if your race/ethnicity will help or hurt at the audition. I am 1/4 japanese with a darker skintone and most people tell me i look hawaiian or "exotic, but they cant place it." Also, i am about 5'4". do you know if that will hurt or help? i realize that i will have to do fur as well if i am accepted. thanks again! PS: my profile pic is a picture of me, although it is a year old if that helps any

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They do not look at race (unless it is to be "friends" with a princess, ect). As for height, usually real is not the same at the auditions. It can be changed to whatever they need. So you might actually be taller or shorter.

JenJas87 said:

i realize that i will have to do fur as well if i am accepted. thanks again! PS: my profile pic is a picture of me, although it is a year old if that helps any

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just realize that the audition is basically to do fur, and if you get accepted, then you might have the opportunity to do face- not the other way around