Notes

Disneyland prides itself in making magic happen. It's the happiest place on Earth, right? The same goes for Disney World and all the other parks across the globe. So part of that magic means that they have to hire people that portray their characters perfectly to keep that dream alive. While this usually refers to being the right height, build, and having similar facial features, the requirements are a bit more strict than just "look the part". Most of the costumes only go up to a size 10, and most princesses aren't allowed to be taller than 5'7" (with some cases like Tinkerbell and Alice having much, much shorter requirements). Bonus points if you can look like more than one Disney princess - some young women end up playing two or even three characters by the end of their magical career!

According to several previous cast members (as Disney employees are called) during interviews and Reddit AMAs, Disney princess auditions can be a bit scary. They'll gather a lot of young women, usually around the age of 18, who have expressed interest in the position. They'll line them up in one room, and hiring managers (sorry...hiring cast members?) will walk down the line and look at each young woman very closely. They'll be looking at their faces to see if they can envision them in any of the parts or if they look similar enough to the other princesses they have at the park. They'll ask some to leave (brutal), and the rest that stay will be invited to the next step of the interview process (or, should we say, audition process). The tension in that room must have been absolutely insane!