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1. She must be a people person. There really is no point in auditioning for the role of princess at Walt Disney World if the candidate doesn’t enjoy being around people and making them smile. That is essentially the first part of every Cast Member’s job within the parks. If crowds of people—some of them hot, tired, sweaty and cranky—make ...

2. She must be able to tolerate the weather. This is especially true as it pertains to warmer weather in Florida. The summer months can be brutal. The girl who is cast as Pocahontas might have an easier time tolerating the heat than the girl who is cast as Aurora because Pocahontas’s outfit doesn’t cover the arms or most of ...

3. She must commit to at least one year. Once a young woman is offered the role of a particular princess at the Disney parks, she must commit to fulfilling that role for at least one year. Her role may last for longer than one year, but she must make the commitment to it for at least that time. This ...

4. She must follow the rules. The young woman who is auditioning to be a princess at Walt Disney World must adhere to certain rules about her role, and she must never be caught disregarding them. For example, she must never talk about her role outside of the parks. This means that she is not to let others know which ...

5. She must not have any visible tattoos. None of the Disney princesses have tattoos, so if the princess-in-training has one or more tattoos, they must not be visible once she is fully dressed in the costume for the princess she is portraying.

6. She must exhibit patience. This is especially important because her audience will be children, as well as adults who are hot and tired and who have been waiting in lines. The princess-in-training must be patient in all situations, even situations in which Guests are rude or when children are pulling her hair or experiencing a temper tantrum. And she ...

7. She must have stellar improv skills. Because the princess-in-training will be around many children—some aspiring princesses themselves—she must be able to improvise no matter what is thrown at her. She may be asked some silly questions or some crazy off-the-wall questions, and she may have things said to her that are either untimely, inappropriate or just plain rude. So ...

8. She must know the princess’s persona and never stray from it. Part of being a princess at Walt Disney World is meeting with fans of that princess from all over the world. The princess-in-training must be able to stay in character at all times, no matter what she is asked. For example, Aurora would only know about her “world,” ...

9. She must complete training. Once a young woman has made the cut, she’ll be required to attend a five-day training class, during which she will be immersed in every facet of her character’s persona. That means watching the Disney feature films about her princess until she knows the movie almost verbatim. It means learning to speak and even sound ...

10. She must have similar features. Before candidates get very far in the process of interviewing for the part of princess, Disney hiring Cast Members will be looking to see if the candidates possess facial features and hair similar to those of one or more Disney princesses. One insider even confesses that a potential candidate will have better chances at ...