How long do female CMs get to play a princess?

sbkline

sbkline

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As I was looking through the latest issue of Celebrations, I thought I saw that the particular Aurora pictured with the Disney Princesses was the same Aurora that we had met on a past trip. I could not remember if it was this past April's trip, or last April's trip, so I got out the photo albums to check. Turns out she was the very same Aurora who came to our table at CRT this year. But in looking through the photo albums of our 2012 trip and our 2013 trip, I noticed that the Jasmine who came to our table in April appears to be the same Jasmine that my kids met at Epcot in 2012. And the Snow White that they met at Epcot in 2012 appeared to be the very same one who was pictured in the current issue of Celebrations along with the other Princesses. So that would be at least one year that those particular CMs portrayed Jasmine and Snow White. I just wondered what is the maximum amount of time that a CM is allowed to play such a role. Obviously, with the aging process, eventually they would get too old for it, but I did not know if it was a specific amount of time, or if it is a specific age range or what. Anyone know?
 
sbkline

sbkline

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Bolt said:
Every six months they get reviewed again, lines up with their union bid time.
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I can't tell if that was a serious reply or if you were being sarcastic, but if this was a serious reply, then the question still stands as to what the maximum amount of time is that they can play this role until they are deemed "too old"? I understand if they get reviewed after 6 months, but how many times can they go through this process until it is time to move on to another job in the company?
 
Soarin2u

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sbkline said:
I can't tell if that was a serious reply or if you were being sarcastic, but if this was a serious reply, then the question still stands as to what the maximum amount of time is that they can play this role until they are deemed "too old"? I understand if they get reviewed after 6 months, but how many times can they go through this process until it is time to move on to another job in the company?
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6 Months is true, they can stay until they no longer fit the part and are requested leave or the actress quits. Some girls have been there up to 4-5 years, I think by then though they quit. All in All it really isn't a job to really make a living off of, more of just a paying experience. So there is no limits to how long they stay just as long as they can still look the character.
 
sbkline

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TubaGeek said:
Yeah, there's no solid answer to your question. The friends are friends till they can no longer pass as friends; it's pretty simple.
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That's interesting. I just figured it would be much easier to tell someone that their year is up (or two years, or whatever), it's time to move on to another position and there is nothing they can do about it because it's policy than it would be to sit them down and tell them that they are now too fat, or too old looking or whatever, to be able to pass as that character. lol

In one scenario, the supervisor gets to hide behind an iron clad policy. In the other scenario, he gets put in the position of getting to tell the old gray mare that she ain't what she used to be. I don't envy the folks in that position. lol
 
The Empress Lilly

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sbkline said:
That's interesting. I just figured it would be much easier to tell someone that their year is up (or two years, or whatever), it's time to move on to another position and there is nothing they can do about it because it's policy than it would be to sit them down and tell them that they are now too fat, or too old looking or whatever, to be able to pass as that character. lol

In one scenario, the supervisor gets to hide behind an iron clad policy. In the other scenario, he gets put in the position of getting to tell the old gray mare that she ain't what she used to be. I don't envy the folks in that position. lol
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It's showbizz! They tell people they're too ugly to sell burgers to guests. Never mind tell a girl she can't play Belle because she's old and fat.
Yes, men in their forties staring a teenage women down her blouse and telling her those **** are too large to play Ariel.
 
Bolt

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sbkline said:
That's interesting. I just figured it would be much easier to tell someone that their year is up (or two years, or whatever), it's time to move on to another position and there is nothing they can do about it because it's policy than it would be to sit them down and tell them that they are now too fat, or too old looking or whatever, to be able to pass as that character. lol

In one scenario, the supervisor gets to hide behind an iron clad policy. In the other scenario, he gets put in the position of getting to tell the old gray mare that she ain't what she used to be. I don't envy the folks in that position. lol
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It's a business, either you look like the character or you don't. No hard feelings.
 
mickeysbrother

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sbkline said:
That's interesting. I just figured it would be much easier to tell someone that their year is up (or two years, or whatever), it's time to move on to another position and there is nothing they can do about it because it's policy than it would be to sit them down and tell them that they are now too fat, or too old looking or whatever, to be able to pass as that character. lol

In one scenario, the supervisor gets to hide behind an iron clad policy. In the other scenario, he gets put in the position of getting to tell the old gray mare that she ain't what she used to be. I don't envy the folks in that position. lol
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And thats why they are called cast members and not employees!! They have to play a part in a role. Too fat too ugly there is the door. Loophole to discrimination.
 
Tom Morrow

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The Empress Lilly said:
It's showbizz! They tell people they're too ugly to sell burgers to guests. Never mind tell a girl she can't play Belle because she's old and fat.
Yes, men in their forties staring a teenage women down her blouse and telling her those **** are too large to play Ariel.
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mickeysbrother said:
And thats why they are called cast members and not employees!! They have to play a part in a role. Too fat too ugly there is the door. Loophole to discrimination.
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Uh, have you guys looked around at WDW? There is absolutely no discrimination on CM looks at WDW outside of entertainment performers (which seems to be being implied)
 
JIMINYCR

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Tom Morrow said:
True, but you can still be ugly and meet the requirements for the "Disney look."
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Disney's come up with some pretty ugly looking hags ....

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to mention a few.... So there is hope when the hair turns gray, the waistline fills out and the wrinkles appear....
 
AndyS2992

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People can play a princess up until I believe they're in their late 20's, I think it is 27 and then they are asked to step down as they look too old to be portraying a 16 year old character.
 

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