What do you have to do to BE Tinkerbell at Disneyland, California ?
I want to try out for the part of Tinkerbell … Maybe like in the parade ? What is required ? Dance skills or something ?
They have open calls for face characters and other actors in Disney parks. Sometimes, for various reasons, they will start you out in a fur costume (like Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc.) and you can move up to face character (Cinderella, Alice, Cruella, Tink, etc.) I’ve also known people to be picked for face right away. However, sometimes even if you’re selected, it could be months before you are actually called in to start playing the character. Also, depending on your look, if you’re selected you could end up covering several characters. There are also strict height requirements for characters, especially with Tink I know you’ll have to be pretty short to play.
Open calls usually include typing (basically them looking you over), dance and singing. Some parts of the audition might be optional, but it would be to your benefit to participate in all parts of the audition. That way, you’re not just a pretty face. You bring some talent to the mix.
I suggest, if you don’t have any performance experience, you look into some improvisational classes. If you’re a face character, you will most likely spend time both in parades and walking around the park, greeting and entertaining guests. You need to be able to stay in-character while talking to the guests, and there is obviously not a script to fit each person you talk to. Improv skills and the ability to stay in-character are a must.
Go to the official Disney parks casting site:
http://corporate.disney.go.com/auditions/
Read around and then go to the Audition Calender (first tab on the upper left). You should find some upcoming auditions for face characters. It looks like the next dates for what you are looking for are the auditions on January 6, 7, 10 and 21.
Break a leg!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
They have open calls for face characters and other actors in Disney parks. Sometimes, for various reasons, they will start you out in a fur costume (like Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc.) and you can move up to face character (Cinderella, Alice, Cruella, Tink, etc.) I’ve also known people to be picked for face right away. However, sometimes even if you’re selected, it could be months before you are actually called in to start playing the character. Also, depending on your look, if you’re selected you could end up covering several characters. There are also strict height requirements for characters, especially with Tink I know you’ll have to be pretty short to play.
Open calls usually include typing (basically them looking you over), dance and singing. Some parts of the audition might be optional, but it would be to your benefit to participate in all parts of the audition. That way, you’re not just a pretty face. You bring some talent to the mix.
I suggest, if you don’t have any performance experience, you look into some improvisational classes. If you’re a face character, you will most likely spend time both in parades and walking around the park, greeting and entertaining guests. You need to be able to stay in-character while talking to the guests, and there is obviously not a script to fit each person you talk to. Improv skills and the ability to stay in-character are a must.
Go to the official Disney parks casting site:
http://corporate.disney.go.com/auditions/
Read around and then go to the Audition Calender (first tab on the upper left). You should find some upcoming auditions for face characters. It looks like the next dates for what you are looking for are the auditions on January 6, 7, 10 and 21.
Break a leg!
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March 25th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
good singing.
a fit body/ pretty person
good dancing
that’s what i would think/want if i needed a tinkerbell for a parade.
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