My DisneylandResortTokyo Audition Experience. ^_^

today i got to go to audition for disneyland in tokyo to play the role of a face character. What is a face character? it's a lively and vibrantly spirted girl or boy who's job it is to bring the magic of disney alive by resembling a classic disney character in both looks and persona. personally, i always admire seeing these people dressed up when i go to disneyland because they make the experience of visiting disneyland so exciting and special. it basically makes me feel like a little kid again! x)
i had never really thought about having a job like this before, but a few months ago i began looking into it on disney's corporate website, looking for upcoming auditions, and this one was the first of 09 casting face characters for a disney park! plus, getting to live in tokyo would be a total bonus. ^_^

i got there at about 8:45 to sign in. there were tons of people! as it would turn out, around 200. By looking around the room upon arrival I quickly realized that i was also the only non-white girl. Actually there was ONE other girl who looked alot like Pocahontas..^^' SO many guys showed up to audition too. i didn't really know so many guys were excited and wanting to work as disney princes or peter pan..>.> most of the guys were over 6'0". i felt so tiny. xD i purposely wore flats so i could be as little as possible. princesses apparently are as tall as 5'8" and that's all. i barely made it!
there were a few aladdin-looking guys. super cute. :3 this guy that just wouldn't stop smiling. he was super tall with longish hair who looked alot like belle's prince. looking around, everyone was wearing casual clothes, which was a major relief cuz i had no idea how to dress. i ended up sporting a striped navy shirt, black workout shorts and pink flats. alot of girls were ready to go in their jazz and character shoes for the dance. i was like...X_X fk i so don't want to dance.

Unfortunately the dance was the first part. They took the first 78 people first into the room, and made 79-190 wait outside. waited about 15 minutes. then they let my group (the second group) enter the room and i was like okay what's about to happen...>.<

the dance instructor for disneyland CA AND from disneyland tokyo taught us a dance routine in 2 minutes...meaning we had to learn this thing in only 2 minutes. and i don't pick up things easy..so i was like ohhh sht...>_> i am screwed.
we practiced with the instructors a couple of times, then the said girls on the right of the room, and boys on the left. They said if you are a guy and you are 5'9", dance in character as peter pan. If you are a guy who's 5'10" or above, dance like a prince. They told us girls if you are 4'11" to 5'4" dance in character like wendy or alice, and if you are a girl 5'5" to 5'8" dance like a princess. So i was like alright, i got jasmine for sure. ^_~

THEN, they said okay, we're calling four numbers at a time to dance. so they called numbers 76-80, and those people danced in front of all of us and a table of judges to the cute little disney parade song we learned. then numbers 81-84. and so on. so i practiced while i waited. BTW i was number 124. So yeah i had awhile to watch other people and practice. but i had the most negative mindset. i was like "i'm going to go blank once i'm up there. i'm gunna screw up. i can't dance. there's no way." So finally i get up there. and what happens? the music begins and i fkn go blank!! i'm there smiling and waving and curstying while i try to dance, but i don't remember the dance!! so i just smile the whole time hoping they notice i can look like i'm having fun, even though i'm kicking myself on the inside. so that was that. i smiled watching other people go, and clapped cheering them on.

Once everyone was done, the disneyland representative announced "Alright everyone, thank you for coming! We hope you had fun. We are going to call a few numbers and we will just ask you to stay behind because you've made the first cut. These decisions were based on height, weight, and the way that the character was brought out. (etc.) Then the numbers were selected.

At that moment i told myself there's no way i got it. i didn't even do the dance right. i just smiled like some cheesy clown the whole time hoping that'd suffice. I knew i wouldn't get called. i am such a quitter. :/ so they didn't call my number. i was about to get my things and charge for the door, then they called a few more numbers, telling those people to stick around.

THEY CALLED MY NUMBER!!! so i was like    OMG OMG OMG  THEY LIKE ME, THEY REALLY LIKE ME!! XD there were about 5 of us called over to talk to the rep of Disneyland CA. 1 guy and 4 of us girls. we walked over and she told us "So guys, it looks like it didn't work out for Disneyland Tokyo, but we are considering you for a face character here at Disneyland in Anaheim. Would you guys be interested in auditioning for this disneyland?" i was SO excited!! so she took us into a seperate room, and handed us each applications. She took pictures of each of us, front view and profile. She said there aren't too many spots available right now, and they don't hire too often, but she'd keep us on file and would be calling as soon as March for exclusive auditions. and that just made my day. just being picked out of a bunch makes me feel super special. maybe they are considering me for Tiana already?? i'm sure they must be casting for that already..

So long story short, if you didn't want to read the rest: Disneyland Tokyo didn't want me, but Disneyland CA does! yay. ^__^