Walt Disney World is casting for a whole host of male characters including Bruno from the movie Encanto

Sep 14, 2023 in "Character Meet and Greets at the Magic Kingdom"

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Posted: Thursday September 14, 2023 9:46am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney is casting for nine male characters in what looks like an effort to boost the character line-up at Walt Disney World in the coming months.

Bruno

The early October casting session seeks performers to portray Bruno, Naveen, Aladdin, Flynn Rider, Prince Charming, Gaston, Snow Prince, Prince Eric, and Jack Sparrow.

Disney previously announced that starting September 15, 2023, Bruno from Encanto will join the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade at Magic Kingdom.

Here is the casting notice.

Seeking the following roles: Performers, 5'10" - 6'2", with an athletic build, a confident, outgoing personality, and the ability to story-tell to guests for the following roles: Naveen, Aladdin, Flynn Rider, Prince Charming, Gaston, Snow Prince, Prince Eric, and Jack Sparrow.

Performers, 5'6" - 5'9", with an athletic build, a confident, outgoing personality, and the ability to story-tell to guests for the following role: Bruno

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MisterPenguinSep 22, 2023

Indeed. Camilo only knew of his uncle as a child for whom Bruno would seem to be tall and having an air of mystery and outsized presence.

Animaniac93-98Sep 15, 2023

Could they casting also be related to the return of the Bon Voyage character breakfast? Both Eric and Flynn were at that.

MarvelCharacterNerdSep 15, 2023

The Gaston meet was definitely one of the highlights of my visits to WDW. At DLR, Bruno is one of the shorter guy characters and it makes him even more approachable I think and less intimidating to any younger kids. (He's been an absolute doll when I met him both last year and this year at Oogie Boogie Bash - really a great character interaction!)

MichRX7Sep 14, 2023

Gaston is the most fun character meet/greet they had. It was jaw-dropping listening to him bust on a friend of mine with his wife and two teen daughters there. Then, when it was my turn, the three of us had a flex off and I had tears flowing from the laughter it brought. Plus, whomever they cast as Gaston could get overtime and double as Brom Bones over in Sleepy Hollow.

mastromjmSep 14, 2023

I would guess it's a staff shortage as they have been struggling. In the case of Gaston though I would hope they're looking to restore his meet at MK. And of course, I do *hope* that this means more/better characters in general!

DisneyFanatic12Sep 14, 2023

I suppose he’s depicted more as 5’5”-5’7” in the movie, so it makes sense. In addition, I’m sure they want the taller characters to be more noticeable.

TouchdownSep 14, 2023

He’s shorter when it’s actually him. He’s only 7ft tall when Camilo has shapeshifted to him.

WorldExplorerSep 14, 2023

Please actually be meetable and accessible without dropping an extra hundred (or more) dollars for some kind of special event. I want more characters in general, but Charming and Naveen are the only princes I haven't met yet and I would love to complete that list. Plus Gaston was always fun to meet. Is there a reason to believe this isn't just them being short people for the Christmas party? Is it too late to be looking for that?

JohnDSep 14, 2023

Bruno is 5'6" - 5'9". All others are 5'10" - 6'2". Was he 7" in the movie? Would be difficult to find in reality but not impossible. I suppose they wanted him shorter because the other characters are supposed to have great stature. Not Bruno. He's more of a regular dude.