Disney Princess Q&A: How I Got Ready
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2016
- Hey everyone! This video is about how I got ready for a day at work in Disneyworld performing as Princess Jasmine. Special thanks to @ellacrazycookie for submitting this question to me on instagram! I hope this video gives you insight into what my mornings were like before work. Not everyone will get a chance to work at Disney and so I hope this video gives you that "living vicariously" through someone feeling, haha, which can be fun sometimes. :D I talk about putting on the costumes, makeup, wig, etc.
Hope you enjoy the video! God bless! xo
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I work in costuming at Disneyland, and performers (across the whole resort) definitely still use the blue smocks! :)
McKenna what an amazing job
McKenna to work as costuming, do you need any sort of experience???
ahhhhh! I love that you commented this! LOL that's awesome, funny how they do that in Disneyland too, not just Disneyworld.
Not really, although it does help. Costuming at Disneyland is completely different than at Disney World (although they have the same end-goal of course) but if you ever want to know more you can message me here!
It really is- I love what I do!
Got cast to be friends with Aladdin at Disneyland and even though I am a guy, your videos have gotten me soo excited!! You've also inspired me to make videos on my channel documenting and talking about my experience from a Prince's prospective! :)
Hey Jack! thanks again for the update! I sometimes get guys asking questions, so now I know where to send them! hahaha! I'm so glad the videos have you excited! It is definitely exciting! So many memories to be made! Have fun!!!
Can you imagine princess jasmine asking you to help with her bra snaps? I'd die.
This comment makes me smile.. honestly, it always made me happy to ask people to help me, especially if I knew it was somebody who loved the princesses & perhaps it was a chance for them to have a memory, especially if they didn't work in entertainment.. :D I know I remember asking all those people for help, so hopefully they remember too! LOL
It's simple really... The reason people treated you better as Princess Jasmine. There was an experiment done once where a man dressed as a homeless person was pretending to have trouble breathing and collapsed on the ground and nobody helped him. Later the same man dressed up as a wealthy looking businessman and did the same routine in public. Nearly every single bystander stopped to help. It's programmed in our minds to help those above us. Also… You were a Disney princess. Even if others know that you are not actually the real princess, that Disney magic always remains. Somewhere in their minds you were still princess Jasmine
as a former cast member i do have to say this about the fur characters and why at times they were treated differently. i was a custodial cast member and we were treated like nothing compared to entertainment and any other role because we had to clean bathrooms. but any way the reason why at times the fur actors/actresses were treated in a not so caring way at times was because there were many who had bad attitudes or came off as though they didn't want to be bothered with after being done with a long set of being in the hot "costumes". some would scowl at you when you spoke to them so wouldn't say anything at all nor would they hold the door open for anyone else because they were entertainment and we were like small potatoes. but i would always be kind to any and everyone. and try to sit and eat lunch and ask about their day and what it was like to be in the role they were in. but there were those who went to a performing arts school and did theater since they were like 3 who were the worst people ever.
I feel like the blush thing is universal across all the performing arts 😂 we have a joke at my dance studio stemming from one of the older teachers going around and putting crazy blush on all of us with the same, straw like brush!!
HA! that is so funny! lol about it being one of the older teachers---maybe blush was big back in the day?!?! It was ALWAYS one of the "older lady" cosmetologists who was insisting on more blush...
Hi Jennifer, I remember when I worked @ WDW (merchandise) and ALWAYS when I had the opportunity, I hold the door for performers playing fur characters, even though they're sweaty or so. They handle a lot with those heavy costume, so I always though that is the minimum just to make their day a little bit easier...
thank you for doing that, Leandro!!! You were an exception!!! I'm sure the character appreciated it!!!
Really enjoyed this video. Jasmine my FAV princess
Jennifer, you look positively radiant! Loved your makeup and hair. Great video, thank you!
omigosh, thank you! HUGS!
It's so cool to hear about this transformation...you make it sound so lovely to be a real-life Disney princess. Thank you for keeping the magic alive when so many others trash Disney with horror stories about Entertainment!
You're welcome, Emma!!! thank you for saying that, very encouraging!
My aunt used to work at Disney world at a store in the campground in the 80's or early 90's. I love hearing stories about working there!
I love watching your videos it brings a smile to my face all the time because I love Disney like crazy
thank you for such a sweet comment! really appreciated! yayy! I'm so glad to hear!
Definitely my favourite video of yours so far! Such an amazing story I love hearing it💗 not long to go before I can finally audition too😄😄
thank you so much! I really hope you're cast! xo
I so enjoy your channel! I used to work at Disneyland, so hearing you talk is sort of like hearing old memories, too! Keep up the great work! :D
omigosh, thank you! really appreciate your comment! yay for Disneyland!
Hevynly1 is it hard to become a cast member at Disneyland?
I didn't find it difficult at all. Not everyone I interviewed with was hired, but I think if you put yourself out there as "Disney material", you'll be hired.
I found it a wonderful experience and some of my dearest friends were made there. I recommend it as a great place to work in your late teens and early/mid 20s or as a retiree. It doesn't really pay enough for anyone older than that though, I find. :)
Such an interesting video! Full of detail of your routine, thanks for sharing your story!😊
thank you for watching!! I'm so glad you enjoyed!
I took the all-day Backstage Magic Tour (2008?) at WDW that at the time went behind the scenes of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and DHS. While at Epcot, one of the areas on the tour was Costuming. One of the stops in Costuming was the dressing/makeup/wig room for the characters. We were able to watch Jasmine and Belle get themselves ready to go on set. We saw the CM portraying Jasmine drive up to the building we were in and exiting her vehicle wearing the harem pants and a t-shirt with hair in a ponytail. She then proceeded to put on the wig cap, do her makep, remove her t-shirt (Jasmine bra underneath), then put on the wig. When we arrived, Belle was already sitting at her makeup table in just her petticoat and corset putting on her makeup. Was this the usual dressing/makeup/wig room used by all the Epcot face characters, or was it strictly used for the benefit of the tour groups?
Soo soo funny how you mentioned Jasmine w/her white t shirt.. (mine was always white).. when I wasn't wearing a smock, it was a white v neck t shirt. lol.. they still use those?! of course. so funny. It probably was the usual wig room used by all Epcot face characters.. def not just used for tour groups--- no.. there was only one room where all that was done.. awwwww... you are bringing back some of my fondest memories. I LOOVED the tour groups at Epcot. They always seemed the happiest and the guides there always seemed to be the best and most informative. So glad you were able to do that!
It wasn't the costume. I imagine you and your smiling eyes get double-takes even when shopping at Publix.
Jen im obsessed! Aside from the make-up tutorials this is one of my FAVORITE videos you have made! This is exactly like what you said in the beginning and it really does allow me to live vicariously through your story. The whole idea of me getting to put on the smock and do my makeup backstage with the girls is such a dream of mine like you know!! Thank you so much for this I love your videos so much!! ( 5 MORE MONTHS TILL MY FIRST AUDITION!!!!)
CAT!!!!! AHHHH!!!! I'm soooo excited for you to audition!!! ahhhhh!!!!! I will flip out if my family and I get to go see you in the parks, how amazingly awesome would that be?!?!?!??!?!??!?! I want to do a Rapunzel inspired makeup video.. I look nothing like her, but I think that type of video would be fun.. hahaha... thank you for liking my videos, your support has meant so much to me. Miss you sweet girl! xo
Thank you! I miss you soo much too I wish we couldve hung out longer! My total goal is to be working there by spring 2018 when my dance team goes back to Magic Kingdom because I would love them to meet me and my friend down there!!!!!
Will do! I'll send a dm, I'm thinking November is the earliest I'd upload/film it because I've got some others lined up including more Q&A with Rachel. 💗
I would love, love your input on a rapunzel inspired look!!
message me about anything, anytime!
My second audition is in 12 days and watching this video made me cry from hope and excitement of how amazing it would be to get to live this dream!!
AWWWWWWE! I HOPE SO MUCH you are cast!!! thank you for liking/watching the video! I hoped it could give people an idea of what it felt like. xo
Bekah Harmon How did it go, did you get cast?
It was incredible! I made it all the way through everything but unfortunately was not cast. I was still working on graduating high school at the time and I think they didn't want to take a chance on me not being done on time. I have my next one next week with the same Casting Director so fingers crossed!
Awesome! Keep us updated. :D
When i worked at magic kingdom, i saw all the character performers wearing the white v necks and the clue smocks every day. :)
Am I crazy or was one eyebrow darker and fuller than the other????
her makeup is half-and-half
look at her eyeliner, blush, and lipstick and you'll realize it haha
the eyebrow gave it away for me too
Hi Jennifer! Thanks for all the useful information in your videos, I´m planning to audition soon to work there after graduation and I would like to know, if you audition for a character performer do you sing? would you recomend to prepare a song for the audition? Should it be a Disney one? :)
I would love to hear you talk about more of your experience as a fur character... was ir harder or easier than the princesses? what did you like the most? things like that... I love your videos!
Jennfier you are such a,beautiful person and girl do it that really a blessing keep up love you
Awww! You made my night!! Thank you so, so much!!
I would love to know more about the job itself as far as getting ready goes. Did you have to come in early to get ready to be in the park in character by the time your shift started? Or did your shift start while you were getting ready?
I love your videos and your eyebrows.
I love you back!!!!!!! lol about the eyebrows!! THANK YOU!!! lol
did you ever got super cold during winter with your costume?
thank you for your videos
It's my dream to be a character performer at Disney World, but I have no experience with makeup. Do they teach you how to do the makeup or are you on your own? Thank you!
I could never be a character performer. I HATE the hot weather of Florida.
They teach you exactly how to do the Makeup for your Character friends. So don’t worry! 💕
OMG I know this is a old video but you are so right when I worked for DisneyLand from 1997 - 2001 when I was in collage it was the same I would play Donald Duck or, Piglit and, the same would happen to me everybody was nice to Mickey, and Minney but when I was piglit nobody was nice. When I was Donald Duck it was so so I was treated a bit better. I loved working for Disney and, I am glad they helped me with college so I can not complain.
Hi Jennifer! Question: would you have to buy the makeup products yourself, did they give you money for the makeup, or did they already provide you with the makeup? In that case then did you use drugstore or high end makeup products?
I would've held the door open for you whether you were playing Pluto, Ratio, Pocahontas or Princess Jasmine! Do you think the cast members were told to treat the face characters nicer than the fur characters, or do you think it was just a subconscious thing that they did because of the 'status' of the face characters?
That was supposed to say Rafiki not ratio. Sorry about that.
lol, I gotcha, I do that all the time w/my phone
thank you for the sweet thought that you'd of held the door open for me!! haha, oh man. I'll never forget the difference in treatment, it stuck out soo very strongly to me because it was such a drastic difference.. the amount of smiles and the lengths of "niceness" that people went through, it was overwhelming...so then when it would stop when I was a fur character, I remember feeling really depressed... why couldn't people be so super nice all of the time?? it was a good lesson. Whether it was subconscious or not though, that's hard. I don't believe they were told to treat face characters better, no, I think that's something people did all on their own. Perhaps a person/human face was more relatable to them. You have more in common with Rapunzel than you do Rafiki/Pluto.. there's more of an "imagined bond" there... so you get excited to see Rapunzel, but less excited when it's just that crazy moneky with a sweaty person in it. lol.
hey Jennifer! I absolutely love your videos! I have a question my height is around 5 ft and my skin color is like a kind of light tan...should i still try to audition for a Disney character ?
The wig looks so heavy. Did you get neck and headaches from it??
Tiffani S that's a good question
The wig wasn't that heavy, thankfully (I hear the new one is better in that regard though?! It looks way more comfy) but no, it wasn't heavy because it was mostly filled w/a sponge .. it was like a giant sponge and hair just covered it..it wasn't actually all hair, if that makes sense. xo GOOD Question, people often ask it. xo
Tiffani S
Thanks for RUINING the magic. >:(
This is sooooooo accurate ;)
lol. I'm so glad you feel that way. :D
Love you Jennifer!
I LOVE YOU BACK!
Thats sooo kool :)
I love your video! I was curious if you're able to do your makeup before clocking in? like at home?
I never did because it was so "full/heavy" that I would've felt a bit clownish had I done it "before".. plus since they "built in time" to do it at work, I think that helped, I just took forever, lol.. plus, I will say, cosmetology always wanted to give their 2 cents in what you did and how you did it, lol.
Yep, Jasmine still uses the blue smock:)
Everyone should be treated fairly. Thanks for sharing your story.
thank you for watching!! and for commenting! xo
How do you audition to be a princess?Because that is my dream!!!
I litterly am Disney but the funny thing I live in Canada I spent my first birthday in Disney and since I have been 12 times and I am so excited for next march break cause I will get to see avatar if you won't to know what makes this even crazier I am only ten and one of my goals is to be Elsa or Rapunzel
Don't question my name it's just short for my real name I am a girl😜
awww no.... that's sad that some people would treat Jasmine like royalty and open doors etc for her but not for Pluto.... I would definitely open the door or help anybody.... no matter who they are. Royalty or not.... everyone deserves compassion. Thanks for answering the questions. gee you answer them so well. so intriguing. love your videos as always, Jennifer. I still think of you as friends with Princess Jasmine. just Beautiful in looks as you have a wonderful heart. xoxo
thank you, Belinda!!! HUGS TO YOU SWEET GIRL!
Not that this should matter, but I think when you are a princess it is very clear you are a woman so people like to hold the door open for females, but when you are a male or in a male costume or just a costume where nobody can tell, they might just assume you are not a female and be less likely to hold the door open for you
I don't think it should necessarily be that way, but just that if you were Minnie Mouse, it might have been different than Pluto or Goofy or whoever. Women can be any of those but since the outside is male, it might be a subconscious thing to only do it for women
Are the wigs lace front?
I want to see more pictures of you back then. As I always say for me you are the real Jasmine.
Love you!! I'll try and include them in my vids more! xo (I didn't have a smart phone so I only have a handful of photos, I always feel like I'm showing the same old picture, haha, but it's nice to show them so I'll have to do that) xo
Love you more. Thanks for taking the time and make this videos.
Do you have to work your way up from being a fur character to a face character?
What do you think about Pocahontas new costume? Its such a huge change from her original outfit.
OOOOOOOooooh, great question, Rachel and I talk about this in an upcoming video this month.. I'm tempted to not say anything, lol. All I can say is.. if I had lost my mother and she had given me a necklace, I would never want to take it off... :'(
Hi! :) .... is there a 'warm up' room? ... if yes what do you do in there? ... pretend to interact with guests? Jump around??? :) ... I saw a sign written on a tatty piece of paper stuck to a door in the stairwell labeled 'Warm Up Room' in a secretly filmed behind the scenes Disney RUclips video.
Fab video thank you :) Did people ignore you as Pluto when you had the full costume on or just without the head? Cheers lovely xx
thanks, Mark! hmmm... just without the head, though I will say, the second I was out of guest's view, the first thing that came off was the head, so very rarely did a cast member see me in full costume w/the head on unless they were backstage RIGHT when I was coming off set.. because the thing is so heavy and a bit hard to breath in, so again, very little chance for anyone to see me w/it on. :D oi!
Jennifer Oakes Are the heads as uncomfortable and difficult to see out of as they look? Do you have to wear the same one all day, they must get super sweaty. Thank you my lovely :)
I love your vids
I am sooo soo grateful! thank you so much for watching!
What kind of questions did you used to get asked while meeting people as Jasmine and how did you like to answer them? also, did working as princess jasmine 'ruin' the magic of Disney for you at all? love your videos xxx
Whether working ruined the magic or not---that video is going to be uploaded on the 15th of this month!! Please lookout for it!!!! hahaha please subscribe to my channel if you haven't so you'll get the notification about it on your phone. ;D hehe. thank you for liking the videos!! What kinds of questions people asked me when in character is a great one.. honestly, I forget a lot of them, hahaha, but of course, the number one question was: "Where is Abu?" It was a lot more, "Hello! What's your name?! What kingdom are you from?! I'm from Agrabah! It's about an hour away by magic carpet...did you come here on a magic carpet?! No? How did you get here then?! What's a car?!" lolol. That sort of thing... people were generally very shy, I found! Adults were more just taking photos of their kids and the kids always seemed to clam up.. I found myself to be the one asking all of the questions.. often I was asked to sing "A Whole new world" ... I'll definitely have to elaborate more in an upcoming video! xo
Hi Jennifer! Who is the boss or next step up that manages the face characters? Do they observe you while you're 'on set'? Do they wear a Disney uniform or are they dressed in street clothes so they're not noticed?
The Entertainment managers were in charge of us.. they were always checking in, but I forget the titles of all the Disney staff honestly---there was some sort of a laison who was above us, managing our time--they would make sure that the character attendants were on top of us---but usually character attendants were yelling at us to get ready and be ready (not that we weren't watching the clock ourselves, but you know, just in case).. then above the character attendant was a laison who was watching and above them was the entertainment manager, but if there was ever a big problem, it fell on the entertainment manager for our area, there were always several entertainment managers walking around doing all sorts of jobs related to characters. We were definitely observed on set by EVERYONE---not only guests and attendants (anybody could squeal on you for any improper behavior) but also people from casting who weren't dressed in any sort of uniform, so again, always on your best behavior.. so I'd say both types observed you, those in uniform but also those in street clothes---it was always a wonderful feeling to find out after you got off of set that there was someone dressed in street clothes who observed you and gave you high marks/regards for a performance well done---that was wonderful. Though I once got in trouble for giving a child a high five, because the manager believed that a princess would never give a high five to a child, haha, so I never gave anyone a high five again, but I believed Jasmine was an exceptional princess in that way. She wore pants and leaped over buildings on a pole.. to me, she'd of given a high five but I think they wanted me to keep her very regal, so I did. xo
So interesting! I'm a behind the scenes junky so I've always wondered how it all works at Disney. I agree that Princess Jasmine might give a high five. She's just that kind of girl! Thanks for the info! Makes me take a whole different perspective on the Disney employees. Next time I visit, I will have even more respect for face and fur characters. Knowing this info will never fade the magic for me though and it's our little secret. ;-)
Could you already have your makeup done when you got to work or did it need to be done there?
It had to be done there, if I'm not mistaken, that was actual protocol. I think it was seen as "getting into your costume" technically.. plus, you didn't want it to wear off too soon.. you needed it to last all day long so the fresher your makeup was, the better. xo
I don't know if you'd of gotten in trouble having it on earlier, that is fuzzy in my memory.. but nobody put their makeup on before work. So I think there must've been some sort of protocol about it. Even the people with awful skin didn't do it before work. lol. so that's what makes me think they told us not to. haha. :D
U look amazing and u would make an awesome jasmine
I actually have a question I've tried to find in your videos and through Google but couldn't sorry if you've already answered this question. Is there anything I can do to improve my chances before auctions. I'm working on dance skills but anything else? Thank you so much. I have been binge watching your videos and they are definitely calming my nerves before auditions
This is a tough question and would take awhile to answer, hahaha. I feel I could write a novel on this subject.. it's also hard because I feel like everyone's challenges are so unique and individual to that person. Whereas one person might need a simple word of encouragement, told to just smile--to relax and have fun, another person is going to need a heck of a lot more work. haha. I usually tell people dance skills because you want to have something tangible.. your looks is something that you can change to a degree, but if you're 6 feet tall and all they need are girls in the 5'3-5'7" range, then... no matter how great of a princess they might make, it won't matter. But her dance skills----that gets your foot in the door of Disney entertainment and then who knows.. maybe they'll need a tall villain to dance in the castle show.. etc. Dance skills---acting skills.. animation skills, these are all things to work on.. having excellent posture---another thing people should work on.. how you carry yourself.. I would most definitely watch how the characters carry themselves.. have an idea of who you think you could realistically portray and then do your best to study them. Smiling the entire audition, that's a big one. A Disney princess smiles 24-7, so being that way at your audition is a way to show casting that you have a great smile and you know how to use it. Having a warm, loving disposition. The princesses have that naturally, but how well do you exude that and how well does that transfer to the casting directors who are considering you?? These are things to think about. I hope this helps! I wish you the very best and hope you're cast. Many girls have auditioned multiple times before finally getting cast, though some girls get it on the first round. Thank you so much for watching my channel! xo
Jennifer Oakes thank you very much! I truly appreciate your help
Hey Jennifer, great video as always! Very informative:) I would love to know more about your experience with the character attendant. I feel like it would be a cool job especially considering I'm too tall to be a face character. Also how does it look like your family is going to do with the hurricane on its way. Will y'all be hit. I'm praying for y'all and those that will be affected by the storm.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your prayers, Lauren! I'm so thankful that Orlando dodged a bullet w/Hurricane Matthew. Aside from power outages, nobody I know was hurt. I would love to talk more about my experiences w/the character attendants, they're such an integral part of being a Disney character. xo
expect a video on working w/attendants at some point this fall! xo
Jennifer Oakes I'm so glad y'all are ok. I can't wait for that video!
You're so pretty and your teeth are so straight and white. Is this your everyday look 'cause your eyebrows are so awesome.
cricket34 you are so sweet and made my day! I wouldn't say this is my everyday look, because I have 2 kids ages 1 & 3, so getting dolled up is very challenging most days, but when I film for youtube, I try to not look like a total hot mess, which is probably more realistic. it's not yet noon but I'm still in my pj's with no makeup typing this, lol. but I should probably do my everyday makeup "get ready with me" look for how I get ready on the weekends when my husband helps watch the kids, or just nights out with my husband. ❤ thank you for watching!
Aww poor Pluto! That's so sad, I would hold the door open for any cast member :) or not cast member lol. I was going to ask....although I think you sort of answered it when you said how other cast members would give you gifts when you played Jasmine but When you were behind the scenes would other cast members stop you and ask to get a photo with you etc, was that allowed? :)
It wasn't allowed backstage unless you were up against a background where nobody could tell where you were, for example, a white wall would've been fine, but a "behind the scenes/backstage" looking photo, where it was obviously backstage was not fine.. though nowadays w/smart phones the way they are, I wouldn't be surprised if they just nixed the whole backstage photos altogether. But I remember we took taking photos backstage for sure. Again, just a generic background like a white wall. Nobody ever stopped and asked me for a photo though, any photos I did take backstage were always with others in the entertainment department already.. haha.. good question though! xo
Thanks for replying Jennifer :) I love meeting characters :) hope you and all the family are doing well! :)
I work in MK and get so excited seeing the princesses in their white shirts and wigs, haha! :) Also, nowadays I've noticed the fur and face characters are treated equally which is good :)
+itsmariellexoxo thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm so glad to hear that! Fur characters need to know how appreciated and special they are. As much as my daughter enjoys the princesses, at this stage, I often feel Minnie is the most loved.
Jennifer Oakes I used to be a cast member (food and beverage) I want to be a face character so bad
Great video as always :)! I wonder how long did it take to get ready?
thanks Lorena!!! Epcot, for example, I clocked in at 7:30 am, but always arrived by 7:15am... but I'd then run to get my costume, put on makeup, and get to my set location ready for my first dining rotation (meet actual park guests) to start by 10:20, or 10:30, around there.. so I felt like I had plenty of time to get breakfast, and glam up.
Oh wow thats a lot of time :D Thanks for your answer and i love your channel :)
thank you so much, Lorena!!!! xo (it was a lot! :D I think Epcot gave you the most time?! that's how I felt, but MK it might've been maybe 30 minutes less, you have to walk a lot and go between diff buildings/areas sometimes so that's why you got so much time, part of it was walking..)
When you ate lunch did you still have your costume on or would you change so you didn't spill anything on the costume?
still had costume on, was just super careful and thankfully never had problems, same for all the other girls except Cinderella, because the dress was just so big. But that blue smock was so big it was usually all anyone needed. xo
Can you explain a little bit of the Disney College Program?
I actually made a video w/someone who got accepted into DCP, have you seen it?! ruclips.net/video/E3QHTTCPQZ0/видео.html There's a part 1 & 2 video.. I ope this helps! If you still have questions, please let me know again! xo
I just started watching your videos. Hope you don't mind if I ask but how much were you paid for being a character there? Hopefully more then minimum wage.
+Andrew Taylor I feel awkward telling people what I made, despite no longer working there. We did make several dollars above minimum wage, it differed person to person, the years you'd been with the company, what assets you offered, etc.. could you dance? What all shows were you in? Did you train other characters? Many things affected income, but I felt I was very decently paid considering I just stood around smiling for photos and playing princess all day. Lol. I made as much as a McDonald's swing manager. Not enough to live without a roommate, but with a roommate, def comfortable. 😅😆
did you ever come into contact with any Rapunzel face characters or see the wig? if so, did any of them say how heavy it was?
I'm actually friends w/a friend of punzie, hahaha.. I never thought to ask her!!! People have asked me about Jasmine's wig.. the new one looks "lighter" but the one I got to wear looked heavier to people, I think.. it wasn't though because it was filled w/a sponge and hair was just covering the outside..I'll have to look at the Rapunzel wig next time I'm there... parts of it might be sponge?? though I see the bottom is flexible.. Disney magic!!
omg that's amazing thank you so much! also, i'm british but i'd love to work as a princess. do you know if it was common for british people to be cast as the princesses?
elle smith I'm pretty sure the bottom part of the wig is attached to the dress, so it takes the pressure off the neck. I'm a princess for a party business, and my wig is so heavy when not attached to the dress.
When you were eating lunch as princess jasmine and random people wanted to sit w you, did you perform for them? Did you act as princess jasmine would or how Jennifer would? You were technically "off set" so were you required to perform for other cast members?
You eat lunch backstage in the cast area, I think they give you food, or you would change into non princess jasmine hair and clothes if you wanted to get lunch in the parks (just going off what I've seen from these videos). I think you could sit with cast member friends or just alone or with other face or fur characters on their break. Rachel said in a different video even though you were on break and backstage when you were dressed at A PRINCESS people would kinda expect you to be nice and still kinda expect you to preform. Whereas when you were just in grey clothes you didn't have those expectation on you.
Ellen, you're so great. :D
I didn't perform for people during lunch, haha, it gets to be a bit much, haha, and I would act as Jennifer and introduce myself. I don't think they were interested in Jennifer though, hahaha. Jennifer wasn't as cool as Jasmine, hahaha. I wanted them to know I was a normal person with normal problems, but was just blessed with a cool job. Thankfully there were some people who were interested beyond the costume but as for being required to perform for other cast members we weren't required, thankfully.. that would've been too hard. hahaha.. my cheeks used to hurt from smiling so much on set, hahaha. But by smiling at other cast members, you could really brighten someone's day, to them, it wasn't Jennifer who smiled, it was Jasmine. But that also made it hard for when you just wanted to zone out. haha. xo
Jennifer Oakes Awww
Yesterday was my birthday am now 33 years old one my friends on facebook went to disneyworld last month for his birthday i saw some pics of pocahontas new costume what you think about her new look i see trying make girls look not so cartoon like i also saw that going be live action mulan coming in 2018 have u seen the jasmine costumes on etsy for adults i seen try do her costume like it was in parks before changed it its like 300 bucks or something when look some of etsy shops
Happy birthday! I'm looking forward to the Mulan movie too! I'm especially looking forward to all the war scenes and the beginning when they give mulan a makeover for the matchmaker.
Gisselle Penaloza thank u me to so excited for mulan sony also do live action mulan to if u want check out my channel i do disney style for adults i collect disney toys and some barbie as well
U beautiful as always love u so much
To be a Disney princess do you have to have the same color of hair and eyes? 😊🦄💖
Well the hair is a wig so probably not that but for eye color if you really fit the princess in everything other than eye color I'm sure they'd consider using contacts but if someone has the same color it probably is better
When did you have to leave your house to work?
Times varied at Magic Kingdom, but Epcot my shift started at 7:30am, but I always clocked in by 7:15am on average. I lived kind of far when I first got hired so I had to leave my house around 6:30am, but thankfully I didn't have to put on my makeup until after I got to work so I didn't have to get up from bed until around 6am. xo
You look like the jasmine that was there in 2004 I wonder if it was you
maybe we've met before?! :D
I have a gap in my teeth, would they even consider me when I go audition for a face character?
great question.. that depends on the casting director you see at your audition and how big of a gap you have.. if it's hardly noticeable, they won't care, but if it's definitely noticeable, it could affect you only because it might make you less likely to resemble a certain princess.. especially if the cartoon didn't have the gap.. :/ I personally love character traits like that.. it sets you apart. Anna Paquin is one of my fave actresses and she's known for having a slight gap.
I would still audition though.. everyone has a chance to be considered. xo
I'm sorry if you've answered this before, but I understand that whilst you're working as a character, you are not allowed to tell people who you are - how strict is this? Are you allowed to tell family, or can you at least tell people that you are a princess?
And also, when does this confidentiality end? Obviously you talk a lot about behind the scenes, are you freely allowed to do this once you are not employed by Disney anymore? And what are the rules about taking photos or posting photos of yourself in your costume?
ITSxDARCIE I have some friends who used to be Disney princesses and all I know is that they have to say "tbt" or "I love being friends with (character)" when they post on Instagram!
You're allowed to tell your family/friends.. I'm in a funny place because I was a character before RUclips was a thing, before smart phones existed, etc... I no longer work for Disney, so I'm not under their authority. That being said however.... it is a bit scandalous that I make these types of videos because I'm ..."spilling the beans" on Santa claus not being real?!?!? However---most kids aren't on RUclips without a parent around (or they shouldn't be).. and this channel isn't really for kids, it's for people looking for audition advice/tips/inspo.. Question and answer.. I also review Disney attractions/restaurants/characters, Disney mom stuff, etc.. I used to say "friends with" when I worked there.. but afterwards I began to work in commercial stuff here in Orlando and the casting directors had me put on my acting resume that I did "live theater" performing as Princess Jasmine at Disney.. I looked at my time at Disney much differently. In the acting/film/tv world, theme park work, even at Disney, is looked down upon... so my time as Jasmine though a little cool to some folks, was a "low art form" to the snobbish actors who had "real talent." hahaha.. to say things like, "Oh I was friends with Jasmine" would've sounded corny. I stopped saying "friends with" after that. Also, one of my favorite Aladdins I worked with moved to Los Angeles and auditions as an actor regularly and writes for different shows (E! is a channel he's worked at) and he's done other sorts of production jobs, etc... once you step into that side of entertainment, you don't look at Disney the same, I guess.. to say "friends with" sounds really silly to "real actors" and "real showbiz" folks.. so I guess I just sort of left that behind when I left Disney really... also it's been several years for me since I've worked for Disney so in a sense I feel a bit removed from entertainment. Though there are still many similar things going on today that went on back then, it's a new place... new protocols .. heck, they have rules regarding social media.. back then, we didn't. Still.. Jasmine will always have been a very special friend of mine, I don't mind calling her my friend, but in a way I'm disconnected because I say "I performed Jasmine at Disney".. sorry for such a long message, it's late and I think I'm half asleep typing. lol.
Jennifer Oakes thank you for your response, that was really informative haha! I'm British but my family are moving to Florida in 2017 and I've grown up acting and performing so it would be my ABSOLUTE DREAM to work at Disney World, do you know if my British accent would be off putting? Obviously they have British characters, but do you think they would specifically not hire me for the princesses because of this?
Hi, i love your videos, theyre so fun, informative, and inspiring. You've given me a lot of great info about the auditions, and youve helped me lose weight through the philosophies in your video about how you lost weight. So first off thank you so much for that!!!!
wow! Congratulations on weight loss! that's a big deal because I know saying no to food isn't always easy/fun, so congratulations on that! Do you have instagram?! feel free to tag me, tweet me, or send me your pictures in a direct message! I don't always read every single direct message sent to me because I'm so grateful to say that I get so many messages from people (private/public) that it's not always so easy to reply (I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old) and so life can be hectic, but please keep tagging me/sending me an email until you finally get a reply from me.. though I feel I am on instagram more than any other social media app on my phone.. mainly because it can be quick and easy.. if I'm ever answering private messages on fb they can take a long time because people usually have complicated questions that take awhile to answer, lol.. even if they think their question is simple, it's often complicated. lol. Also, thank you for your sweet message! DCP IS GREAT if you can get in!!! I'm so glad to hear you're a dancer! Disney needs dance talent! Do you take any acting classes? what do friends/family say about you performing as a Disney character? Do they see any resemblance to characters? also I'd be interested to hear who you think you might like to portray! hugs!
also, if you are on instagram, if you don't mind letting me know what your username is, so that way I can find your direct message faster---or if you tag me below one of my photos, that's usually a sure way for me to see it! xo
Yay! thank you for the sweet reply, i definitely understand that your busy, im so happy im able to speak with you. Im also an actor, my singing voice isnt very strong but ive done singing as well. My friends love the idea, and I usually get aurora as the one id resemble, which i agree with because i have a nose XD so unfortunately i feel like that counts me out for a lot of other princesses because im fair skinned, so maybe the only other one i could see is elsa but probably not. i could maybe be a stepsister or another face character though. Id love to anything, especially cause i get that it wouldnt be my choice so i dont even wanna think about who id want to play, lol XD. I dont have an instagram, but i made a file on facebook and tagged you in it. Hope you can see it and thank you again for the sweet reply!
also my facebook is jenna keady
If you think about the princesses are the celebrities of Disney world so that's the reason you got special treatment when you were Jasmine not sure if you were treated that way when you were Pocahontas but that's my opinion
If your princess jasmine they treat you nice, if you’re Pluto or some other furry character they don’t treat you nice at all, that’s not fair they should treat you the same, everybody should be treated equally. Why can’t they treat you nice no matter what? I don’t get it, i’m totally blind and being blind sometimes it can be a challenge but I get through it. I love Disney too, in the diverse world of Disney they treat you equally so why can’t it be like that in the real world?
hey Jennifer this is Stanley Hayes I want to know that you ever worked with a mild disable person at Walt Disney World who want to be a Disney character on how did they go about trying to work with people do a disabled bilities could you hit me back my name is Stanley Hayes
I don't like the new Jasmine costume.