General Grizz
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Did that "Alice" actually PLAY Alice?
THAT IS WRONG.
THAT IS WRONG.
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Is WDW Lowering Princess Standards?
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Mary Poppins
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Anytime, Rob! :sohappy:
Mary Poppins
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I have been with the company for ten years and I can tell you Rob is correct. Not to mention there is a height and weight limit. I believe height is around the 5 foot mark and weight is around the 100-105 range.
Mary Poppins
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:slurp:
Young Man's Dream
Actually, the tradition of a woman playing young Peter began with the inception of Barrie's stage play. In the early 1900's, in England, labor laws did not allow children to work in the evening, which is when most stage productions play for audiences. While there may be other advantages to using a woman, the limitations of the law are what drove the unavailability of using a young boy actor to play Peter.
Tk
Actually, the tradition of a woman playing young Peter began with the inception of Barrie's stage play. In the early 1900's, in England, labor laws did not allow children to work in the evening, which is when most stage productions play for audiences. While there may be other advantages to using a woman, the limitations of the law are what drove the unavailability of using a young boy actor to play Peter.
Tk
Beware of Drifters
This thread has taken a little bit of a drift. My primary goal was to point out that some of the Princess characters may not be "up to par." I never said I had a problem with men playing women or vice versa, just that there seems to be some slack in the standards department.
This is not true in all cases, just "some." Of course humans aren't built like their animated counterparts, but if you look in the photo albums on this website, you'll see alot of "good" Princess pictures. Most all beautiful and fit the part very well.
Ariel, for example, in the Voyage show is has always appeared "acceptable" to me - but that's probably because she's literally in the limelight. Parade and street princess characters, however, are not always up to the same par as their stage counterparts.
This of course, is my humble opinion. I'm not one to determine what is and is not attractive on behalf of someone else. I just don't like watching a parade at MGM Studios and have to think to myself, "Gee, that's the worst Snow White I've ever seen."
Tk
This thread has taken a little bit of a drift. My primary goal was to point out that some of the Princess characters may not be "up to par." I never said I had a problem with men playing women or vice versa, just that there seems to be some slack in the standards department.
This is not true in all cases, just "some." Of course humans aren't built like their animated counterparts, but if you look in the photo albums on this website, you'll see alot of "good" Princess pictures. Most all beautiful and fit the part very well.
Ariel, for example, in the Voyage show is has always appeared "acceptable" to me - but that's probably because she's literally in the limelight. Parade and street princess characters, however, are not always up to the same par as their stage counterparts.
This of course, is my humble opinion. I'm not one to determine what is and is not attractive on behalf of someone else. I just don't like watching a parade at MGM Studios and have to think to myself, "Gee, that's the worst Snow White I've ever seen."
Tk
General Grizz
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How is that a bad picture? You can't change the size of that person...and if a photo was taken, that's how it looks, no? :veryconfu
Steamboat_Kevin
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Re: Beware of Drifters
This is Chit Chat, you're gonna get a thread drift whether you like it or not