Disney Face Character Auditions

Ok, I promised so here it goes.


So I picked up my friend Jenny at 8am or so and by 8:30am we were in line. And man was that line long!!! It said we could arrive by 8am and had to be there before 9am to be allowed in. So we got there at the halfway point and we were waaaaay in the back of the line.... see?



That was a whole lot of line. I waited for nearly two hours in that outside line. When I got inside the building finally it was pretty quick. Outside it was tons of all sorts of different people. Some I could see actually being face characters, some I had no idea who the heck they could be! A lot of people were smoking in line too, I was a smoker at that point and I purposely did not light up before going into that audition. That doesn't strike me as a smart idea at all.

When I finally go in they made me take off my shoes and measured me in a small dance studio room thing. They said I was 5'6''.... I am totally 5'7''. But whatever. I signed my name on a piece of paper and got my number, 423. Holy hell. And there were still a lot of people behind me.

Then we got into another small line. Then in groups of 30 we went into another studio and stood in three lines. They played random music, like the Black Eyed Peas? Not sure what that had to do with anything, but yea. So each of the three lines was inspected. A woman walked down the row with a packet/paper, looked at our faces and had us smile at her, wrote stuff down, went to the next person. It was awkward to have someone look at your face, barely glance at the person next at you, nod at some... very nerve wracking. If you pass the face test the next round I believe is trying on the wig and make up for whatever character they think you'd work for. If you pass that then you get to try on the DRESS for said character. If you fit in that then the next round is a movement/dance routine so they see if you're better for meet and greets or parades or shows or whatever.

Out of the 30 people in my room 3 went on to round 2.

I was not one of them.

Yea, as much as you try not to mae it personal it still hurts knowing I failed in the first round because of my face. It can't not hurt a little. I cannot audition for anything again for six months. I shot myself in the foot, I should have totally waited for an audition that had fur characters and parade performers too... just face characters AND an open call like that was stupid of me to do. I should have waited for just a College Program multi-audition.

I was talking to someone in my entertainment class today and she works as a character now. She said from that last audition they had over 800 people come (apparently there were two lines, mine of 500+ and another line of all current character performers trying to bridge the gap to face from fur that was about 300 people) and they took 19. 19 people.

Fail...

But now you know.

Maybe come April Ryan and I may be moving to California? If he gets stationed there? I can try again in April... and Disney Land is in California.

Oh forget it.

A Three Hour Tou-...Phone Call!

Ryan and I just talked on the phone for nearly three hours. Lord I have missed him!!!!!! One more day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow's Blog: Disney Entertainment Face Character Auditions, the inside scoop!

I know I am supposed to ignore the news...

But this one caught my eye...it is about possibly sending more troops to Afghanistan in the next year. Anywhere between 10,000 and 80,000. 80frickenthousand. That is insane.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091014/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bc_us_us_afghanistan

Especially the last paragraph:

"An Army brigade generally has between 3,500 and 5,000 soldiers, while a Marine expeditionary brigade could be built up to about 17,000 troops. However, sending a high number of forces would put more stress on troops who are already stretched thin from fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, and likely would reduce the time they would get at home between deployments."

Oh God I hope not.


I talked to Ryan for nearly three hours this morning. We did fight for part of it unfortunately. He is upset Disney will only give me four, maybe five days off for me to come see him. I thought it was a good thing they were willing to give me that many in a row at ALL and he thinks it is not enough. So a fight naturally ensued. But we worked it out.

And we talked about possibly getting an apartment together when he gets back (: Try living together and all. Once I am done with Disney that is. I have an audition on October 29th which will decide if I stay here longer, if not back to DC possibly? Or California? Not sure where Ryan will be stationed, but the chances of me going with him are pretty darn high. I cannot wait to fall asleep next to him each night and wake up next to him each morning. Just to see him anytime day or night, it will be so so amazing....

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo Deployments!

I saw that bumper sticker on a fellow Marine girl's site and I had to use it. Because it is so true. I don't know if I have really talked about how much Ryan being deployed is really awful. Yes I have complained a little and said they suck, but I never took the time to put an emotional thought or feeling behind it, suddenly I kind of feel the need to try.

To sum it up, they suck. Easy assumption and oh so true. Having the person you love the most be so far away is heartbreaking. For about fourteen months I was so spoiled. I could call him whenever I wanted, yes if he was working I would miss him, but I could leave a voicemail. Or even text him. We had a nightly phone call before we went to sleep at night. Nearly every weekend and holiday we spent together. Sometimes even during the week if I didn't have class or he got off work early we'd have that time together. I could fall asleep in his arms, not have to rely on my stuffed dog in one of his old tshirts to have the smell slowly fading away from it. I hate that I cannot talk to him unless he can contact me, and if I am working or out with friends I feel so awful to miss him. I see couples around Disney all the time, holding hands or kissing or just waiting in line together and I get so jealous I swear my eyes turn green. I constantly worry about him and his safety. Any song I hear I can think of him, any movie or tv show we ever watched together makes my heart hurt, There are so many things I just want to tell him as they happen or just hear his opinion on. Days sometimes seem endlessly long because I cannot stop thinking about him or missing him.

My mom told me for years the right guy would come along for me. I went on a few dates, had a bad botched relationship in high school that was barely a blip on the radar, and had a few meaningless hookups... but never met the right guy. I began to honestly think he may not be out there for me, at least night at this point in my life. So I stopped looking. I usually hate it when my Mom is right, but this time was worth it. The instant I stopped caring so much and fretting about being single Ryan walked into my life. Since then he went from being that cute guy at the drama party I had never seen before to the guy I love and want to spend the rest of my life with. It is amazing the difference a year can make. I never imagined I would meet someone like Ryan and fall in love so deeply, but I did. And that made him going on this deployment all the more difficult.

I think I have been overly stressing lately for a lot of things. I have tried to thinking beyond Disney. The only reason I will probably stay longer is if I get offered a role in entertainment, but those auditions apparently are not until November. So I can't really plan. With Ryan coming home early I am trying to figure out the future, but it is so overwhelming. Health insurance, benefits, car insurance, rent, jobs, money... I wanted to crawl under my bed and cry. I have been trying to save money here but with my pay not so great it has been hard. I wanted to have a nest egg after this, but it isn't looking likely.

Ryan said I am enough, my love and me is all he needs. But I don't think I can go into a future with him with nothing. It doesn't seem fair. He should not have to support me as well as himself. And that is stressing me out. I cannot look for a new job in DC, since I don't even know where I will be yet. What if Ryan gets stationed in California and I move with him and then he gets deployed again and I am left all alone there?

No wonder I have a headache. Thanks for reading the rambling if anyone did. It's appreciated!