Normally, auditioning for a role means you plan exactly how to act and what to say around a specific character. But when you're auditioning to be a Disney princess, you are actually auditioning for any character, not the one of your choice — if you're chosen, you can be picked to play anyone, from a princess to a masked character. A former Disney princess explained in a Reddit AMA, "You do not have any say in what character they fit you in."
The process overall can be pretty brutal as well. Brianna Smith, who played Rapunzel at Disney World, spoke about her experience to Insider, saying she successfully auditioned to be a character after she got accepted into the Disney College Program. The woman, who did not go by her real name for the article, explained that in the actual audition, "There were about 500 of us, and they divide you into rooms of 50. Then they line you up in rows of 10 and study your features. It was pretty unnerving. Then, after all of that they said 'we just need Brianna Smith, thank you.' And just like that all 49 other girls were eliminated."
