Disney College Program Interview

[Cici88]

So I just completed my application and scheduled my phone interview for this wednesday (The woman I talked to on the phone even said that Disney sounded like a perfect fit for me haha). The roles I have checked off on the list are..
In order of preference
Character Performer.

• I'm a theatre major so this is of course my first choice and I plan on attending the Chicago auditions in March. I'll attach my headshots for opinions on if I have a shot/what character I can play. I've always been told I would be a Snow White if anything.

Costuming

• I have quite a lot of sewing experience and have worked as a dresser on shows where I had to do all of the same responsibilities listed.

Attractions
Merchandise
Housekeeping
Recreation
Hospitality

I'm 5'6" and around 140 pounds. Any idea what the normal size of those costumes are? I also have one tattoo on my shoulder that's easily covered by anything with sleeves.
My headshot- http://tinypic.com/r/2dubl3t/6
Also any tips for the phone interview would be GREATLY appreciated!

 

[SinginSarah]

You'll most likely get furry characters. I don't think there are many CP face characters, but I'm not sure as I didn't really deal with face characters a whole lot. 5'6" is Pluto height, so you can definitely do furry.

Costuming, however, is awesome. Seriously, I think it's one of the best gigs you can get. You're backstage 95% of the time (the only time you ever deal with guests are if you work parades) and you're inside 90% of the time. The only downside is that costuming has the earliest shifts you can get. The early shift at Animal Kingdom characters was 4:30AM. If you're not a morning person, be warned. And just FYI, there's no sewing or mending involved in costuming. A good portion of costuming is doing laundry, depending on where you work (ops costuming has no laundry, character, parade and show costuming is about 50% laundry). If you're not doing laundry then you're putting together costumes, running the checkout system, hanging costumes or helping dress performers. It's not nearly as glamorous as it's made out to be, but I liked it. Of course, I was one of the weird CPs who actually liked workings Ops costuming when most CPs dreaded it.

 

[Tinkrbell]

I also worked in costuming, at Epcot & DHS. The earliest shifts there are 6am, with the latest ones lasting till between 9pm & 2am, depending on where you work. I dreaded working ops, but there were days I actually looked forward to it, when I wanted a break from the craziness at Block Party or Fantasmic. The most sewing I did was at Fantasmic, when a snap or something small needed to be repaired for the shows that night. Epcot & DHS ops do have some laundry done there, mostly accessories, but studops ops takes care of washing the anubis robes for GMR & the blue rain suits for backlot tour.

I applied for the Fall Advantage Program & costuming is my top pick for the role I want.

Good luck with you audition. If you have any questions about costuming, I'd be happy to try to answer them.