HydroGuy
A Pirate's Life For Me
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- Jun 5, 2005
The DIS has an abbreviations list that is slanted heavily towards WDW here: www.wdwinfo.com/abbreviations.htm. There is no such list for DLR that I have ever seen. So I compiled one. If you want to add, please make suggestions and I will modify the list as necessary. To give credit where due, I started this list by copying the one in the link above and then editing.
ACC - Anaheim Convention Center - convention venue across the street from DLR
ADR - Advance Dining Reservation (formal name at WDW - not used at DLR - DLR calls it "reservations" or "P.S." priority seating)
AG - Ariel's Grotto (removed in 2018)
AKA - Also Known As
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AK - Animal Kingdom (at WDW)
AP - Annual Pass
ART - Anaheim Resort Transit (Anaheim bus service)
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BB - Blue Bayou
BBB - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
BIL - Brother in Law
BLAB - Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters
BSO - Black Spire Outpost
BTMRR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BTW - By The Way
BVS - Buena Vista Street (entrance to DCA opened in 2012)
BWPPI - Best Western Park Place Inn
CC - Carthay Circle (the "hub" of DCA)
CC - Carnation Cafe
CCI - Candy Cane Inn
CJRR - Casey Jr. Railroad
CCR - Carthay Circle Restaurant
CL - CarsLand
CM - Cast Member
CS - California Screamin' (rollercoaster in DCA converted in 2018 to IncrediCoaster)
DAP - Deluxe Annual Pass
DAS - Disability Access Service (special access service for disabled guests)
DCA - Disney's California Adventure
DD - Dear (Darling, Disney) Daughter
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DEP - Disney Electrical Parade (a parade that has played at DL, DCA and been loaned to WDW's MK - when at DL or MK it is called MSEP)
DF - Disneyland Forever (fireworks show at DL for 60th anniversary, no longer playing)
DFi - Dear (Darling, Disney) Fiance(e)
DGD - Dear (Darling, Disney) Granddaughter
DGS - Dear (Darling, Disney) Grandson
DH - Dear (Darling, Disney) Husband
DHS - Disney Hollywood Studios (at WDW - formerly Disney-MGM Studios or just MGM)
DIS - Disney Information Station (the former name of this web site)
DIS Meet - A DIS term used for a gathering of other visitors to this web site in a predetermined place. These meets happen in Disney World, and in cities all around the country (and the world!)
DL - Disneyland park (in California) but sometimes meant to imply the whole resort
DLF - Disneyland Forever (fireworks show at DL)
DLH - Disneyland Hotel
DLP - Disneyland Paris (also used by some to refer to entire Paris resort, not just the park)
DLR - Disneyland Resort (includes DL, DCA, DTD, and the three Disney hotels)
DLRP - Disneyland Resort Paris (includes DLP, WDS, Disney Village and Disney Hotels)
DLRR - Disneyland Railroad
DNe - Dear (Darling, Disney) Nephew
DNi - Dear (Darling, Disney) Niece
DP - Dear (Darling, Disney) Partner
DS - Dear (Darling, Disney) Son
DTD - Downtown Disney
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
DW - Dear (Darling, Disney) Wife
EE - Early Entry (general name for special early admittance to DLR parks - includes EMH and MM)
EMH - Extra Magic Hour (special morning entry for Disney hotel guests to DL or DCA)
EP - Electrical Parade. When shown at DCA it is called DEP (Disney EP). When shown at DL it is called MSEP (Main Street EP).
F! - Fantasmic!
FIL - Father In Law
FL - Fantasyland (usually - but can also stand for Frontierland, so this one is ambiguous)
FNSV - Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
FP - FASTPASS
FP+ - FASTPASS+ (FP system at WDW implemented in 2013 - not at DLR)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GCH - Grand Californian Hotel
GCV (aka VGC) - Grand Californian Villas - DVC units at GCH
GG - Ghost Galaxy - See SMGG
GGC - Gadget's Go Coaster
GOTG:MB - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout
GOTG:MAD - Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark (Halloween version of GOTG available evenings in Sept-Oct)
GRR - Grizzly River Run
GSS - Goofy's Sky School (re-themed from old ride Mulholland Madness)
GW - Garden Walk (shopping and future hotel area near DLR and supported by Disney)
HC - Handicap/Disabled
HL - HollywoodLand (an area at DCA)
HM - Haunted Mansion
HMH - Haunted Mansion Holiday (a modified version of HM available late Sept to Jan)
HOJO's (HoJo's) - Howard Johnson's
HSM - Hyperspace Mountain (a special Star Wars version of Space Mountain that is offered on occasion)
HTH - Hope That Helps
IASW - It's a Small World
IASWH - It's a Small World Holiday (a modified version of IASW available Nov-Jan)
IC - Incredicoaster
IJA - Indiana Jones Adventure
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
ITTBAB - It's Tough to Be a Bug (attraction at DCA that was removed in 2018)
JC - Jungle Cruise
JHB - Jolly Holiday Bakery
JTA - Jedi Training Academy
KBF - Knott's Berry Farm
LA - Los Angeles
LAX - Los Angeles International Airport
LGB - Long Beach Airport
LL - LegoLand
LM (or LMAUA) - Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
LMAUA - See LM
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTM - Limited Time Magic or special short duration happenings at the Disney resorts
M&F - Mickey & Friends Parking Structure
MB - Magic Band (used at WDW for park, resort and FP access)
MDE/MDX - My Disney Experience (a cloud-based system for WDW which manages your vacation, park tickets, magic bands, dining, FP+ reservations, etc.)
MFSR - Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run
MFW - Mickey's Fun Wheel - name has been changed (used to be called the Sun Wheel, then MFW and now "Pixar Pal-A-Round")
MHP - Mickey's Halloween Party
MI - Monsters Inc
MIL - Mother In Law
MJJ - Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
MK - Magic Kingdom (at WDW)
MM - Magic Morning (at DL - early admittance program to DL for off-site guests)
MM+ - My Magic Plus (program at WDW - part of MDE)
MNSSHP - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (at WDW)
MP - MaxPass (a smartphone based FP system at DLR)
MS - Main Street
MSEP - Main Street Electrical Parade
MT - Mark Twain Riverboat
NBC - Nightmare Before Christmas (holiday overlay added to HMH late Sept to Jan)
NOS - New Orleans Square
NR - Napa Rose
OC - Orange County (where DLR is located)
ODV - Outdoor Vending
OMG - Oh My Gosh (or Goodness or God)
OP - Original Post (first post in the thread - sometimes it means Original Poster or the person who started the thread)
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On the Other Hand
PFF - Princess Fantasy Faire
PI - Plaza Inn
PLOTSI - Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
PM - Private Message
PM - PeopleMover (a ride at DL that was removed but may be rebuilt)
POTC - Pirates of the Caribbean
PP - Peter Pan
PP - Paradise Pier (an area inside DCA rethemed to Pixar Pier in 2018)
PP - Previous Poster
PPH - Paradise Pier Hotel
PPP - Pixar Play Parade
PS - Priority Seating (dining reservation at DLR now often simply called "reservations")
PTN - Paint the Night (night time parade at DL/DCA that comes and goes on the schedule)
PVI - Park Vue Inn
PxP - Pixar Pier
RBT - River Belle Terrace
RD - Rope Drop - the moment a park officially opens (sometimes there is a physical rope, sometimes not, but folks call it rope drop regardless)
RDCT - Remember...Dreams Come True (fireworks show at DL which debuted for 50th anniversary in 2005 and played for 10 years, was removed, and now plays on occasion)
RDZ - Rancho Del Zocalo
Ressie - Reservation
ROA - Rivers of America
ROFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing
ROFLOL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTR - Rise of the Resistance
RR - Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin
RRPP - Redd Rocket's Pizza Port
RSR - Radiator Springs Racers
R2P2 (or RRPP) - Redd Rocket's Pizza Port
SAP - Signature Annual Pass
SB - Standby line (the regular line without FP)
SBLCB - See SLCB
SCAP - Southern California Annual Pass
SD - San Diego
SDL - Shanghai Disneyland
SFMM - Six Flags Magic Mountain
SH55 - Steakhouse 55
SIL - Sister in Law
SLCB - Storybook Land Canal Boats
SM - Space Mountain (sometimes Splash Mountain as well, but Splash Mountain is usually just called "Splash")
SMGG - Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy - Halloween version of SM available in Sept-Oct
SNA - John Wayne Airport in OC
SR - Single Rider (special line for people riding alone on some rides)
SR - See MFSR
SSS - Silly Symphony Swings
ST - Star Tours
SW - Sea World (in DLR context usually means SWSD)
SWGE - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
SWL - Star Wars Land - informal name (new land at DL and DHS - officially called SWGE)
SWSD - Sea World San Diego
TDA - Team Disney Anaheim
TDL - Tokyo Disneyland
TDR - Tokyo Disney Resort
TDS - Tokyo Disney Sea
TDS - The Disney Store
TF - Together Forever (fireworks show at DL that is shown on occasion but seems to be gone for good now)
TIA - Thanks in Advance
TJ - Tortilla Jo's
TL - Tomorrowland
TLT - Tomorrowland Terrace
ToT - Tower of Terror (closed in 2017 and changed to GOTG ride)
ToT - Mickey's Trick or Treat Party (special ticket event at DLR in October)
TSI - Tom Sawyer Island (now known as PLOTSI)
TSM/TSMM - Toy Story Midway Mania (WDW calls it TSM)
TT - ToonTown
TTwC - Turtle Talk With Crush
USH - Univeral Studios Hollywood
VGC (aka GCV) - Villas at Grand Californian - DVC units at GCH
WCT - Wine Country Trattoria
WDI - Walt Disney Imagineering
WDS - Walt Disney Studios (at DLRP in Paris)
WDTC - Walt Disney Travel Company
WDW- Walt Disney World
WOC - World of Color
WWS - Whitewater Snacks
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
ACC - Anaheim Convention Center - convention venue across the street from DLR
ADR - Advance Dining Reservation (formal name at WDW - not used at DLR - DLR calls it "reservations" or "P.S." priority seating)
AG - Ariel's Grotto (removed in 2018)
AKA - Also Known As
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AK - Animal Kingdom (at WDW)
AP - Annual Pass
ART - Anaheim Resort Transit (Anaheim bus service)
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BB - Blue Bayou
BBB - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
BIL - Brother in Law
BLAB - Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters
BSO - Black Spire Outpost
BTMRR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BTW - By The Way
BVS - Buena Vista Street (entrance to DCA opened in 2012)
BWPPI - Best Western Park Place Inn
CC - Carthay Circle (the "hub" of DCA)
CC - Carnation Cafe
CCI - Candy Cane Inn
CJRR - Casey Jr. Railroad
CCR - Carthay Circle Restaurant
CL - CarsLand
CM - Cast Member
CS - California Screamin' (rollercoaster in DCA converted in 2018 to IncrediCoaster)
DAP - Deluxe Annual Pass
DAS - Disability Access Service (special access service for disabled guests)
DCA - Disney's California Adventure
DD - Dear (Darling, Disney) Daughter
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DEP - Disney Electrical Parade (a parade that has played at DL, DCA and been loaned to WDW's MK - when at DL or MK it is called MSEP)
DF - Disneyland Forever (fireworks show at DL for 60th anniversary, no longer playing)
DFi - Dear (Darling, Disney) Fiance(e)
DGD - Dear (Darling, Disney) Granddaughter
DGS - Dear (Darling, Disney) Grandson
DH - Dear (Darling, Disney) Husband
DHS - Disney Hollywood Studios (at WDW - formerly Disney-MGM Studios or just MGM)
DIS - Disney Information Station (the former name of this web site)
DIS Meet - A DIS term used for a gathering of other visitors to this web site in a predetermined place. These meets happen in Disney World, and in cities all around the country (and the world!)
DL - Disneyland park (in California) but sometimes meant to imply the whole resort
DLF - Disneyland Forever (fireworks show at DL)
DLH - Disneyland Hotel
DLP - Disneyland Paris (also used by some to refer to entire Paris resort, not just the park)
DLR - Disneyland Resort (includes DL, DCA, DTD, and the three Disney hotels)
DLRP - Disneyland Resort Paris (includes DLP, WDS, Disney Village and Disney Hotels)
DLRR - Disneyland Railroad
DNe - Dear (Darling, Disney) Nephew
DNi - Dear (Darling, Disney) Niece
DP - Dear (Darling, Disney) Partner
DS - Dear (Darling, Disney) Son
DTD - Downtown Disney
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
DW - Dear (Darling, Disney) Wife
EE - Early Entry (general name for special early admittance to DLR parks - includes EMH and MM)
EMH - Extra Magic Hour (special morning entry for Disney hotel guests to DL or DCA)
EP - Electrical Parade. When shown at DCA it is called DEP (Disney EP). When shown at DL it is called MSEP (Main Street EP).
F! - Fantasmic!
FIL - Father In Law
FL - Fantasyland (usually - but can also stand for Frontierland, so this one is ambiguous)
FNSV - Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
FP - FASTPASS
FP+ - FASTPASS+ (FP system at WDW implemented in 2013 - not at DLR)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GCH - Grand Californian Hotel
GCV (aka VGC) - Grand Californian Villas - DVC units at GCH
GG - Ghost Galaxy - See SMGG
GGC - Gadget's Go Coaster
GOTG:MB - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout
GOTG:MAD - Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark (Halloween version of GOTG available evenings in Sept-Oct)
GRR - Grizzly River Run
GSS - Goofy's Sky School (re-themed from old ride Mulholland Madness)
GW - Garden Walk (shopping and future hotel area near DLR and supported by Disney)
HC - Handicap/Disabled
HL - HollywoodLand (an area at DCA)
HM - Haunted Mansion
HMH - Haunted Mansion Holiday (a modified version of HM available late Sept to Jan)
HOJO's (HoJo's) - Howard Johnson's
HSM - Hyperspace Mountain (a special Star Wars version of Space Mountain that is offered on occasion)
HTH - Hope That Helps
IASW - It's a Small World
IASWH - It's a Small World Holiday (a modified version of IASW available Nov-Jan)
IC - Incredicoaster
IJA - Indiana Jones Adventure
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
ITTBAB - It's Tough to Be a Bug (attraction at DCA that was removed in 2018)
JC - Jungle Cruise
JHB - Jolly Holiday Bakery
JTA - Jedi Training Academy
KBF - Knott's Berry Farm
LA - Los Angeles
LAX - Los Angeles International Airport
LGB - Long Beach Airport
LL - LegoLand
LM (or LMAUA) - Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
LMAUA - See LM
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTM - Limited Time Magic or special short duration happenings at the Disney resorts
M&F - Mickey & Friends Parking Structure
MB - Magic Band (used at WDW for park, resort and FP access)
MDE/MDX - My Disney Experience (a cloud-based system for WDW which manages your vacation, park tickets, magic bands, dining, FP+ reservations, etc.)
MFSR - Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run
MFW - Mickey's Fun Wheel - name has been changed (used to be called the Sun Wheel, then MFW and now "Pixar Pal-A-Round")
MHP - Mickey's Halloween Party
MI - Monsters Inc
MIL - Mother In Law
MJJ - Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
MK - Magic Kingdom (at WDW)
MM - Magic Morning (at DL - early admittance program to DL for off-site guests)
MM+ - My Magic Plus (program at WDW - part of MDE)
MNSSHP - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (at WDW)
MP - MaxPass (a smartphone based FP system at DLR)
MS - Main Street
MSEP - Main Street Electrical Parade
MT - Mark Twain Riverboat
NBC - Nightmare Before Christmas (holiday overlay added to HMH late Sept to Jan)
NOS - New Orleans Square
NR - Napa Rose
OC - Orange County (where DLR is located)
ODV - Outdoor Vending
OMG - Oh My Gosh (or Goodness or God)
OP - Original Post (first post in the thread - sometimes it means Original Poster or the person who started the thread)
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On the Other Hand
PFF - Princess Fantasy Faire
PI - Plaza Inn
PLOTSI - Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
PM - Private Message
PM - PeopleMover (a ride at DL that was removed but may be rebuilt)
POTC - Pirates of the Caribbean
PP - Peter Pan
PP - Paradise Pier (an area inside DCA rethemed to Pixar Pier in 2018)
PP - Previous Poster
PPH - Paradise Pier Hotel
PPP - Pixar Play Parade
PS - Priority Seating (dining reservation at DLR now often simply called "reservations")
PTN - Paint the Night (night time parade at DL/DCA that comes and goes on the schedule)
PVI - Park Vue Inn
PxP - Pixar Pier
RBT - River Belle Terrace
RD - Rope Drop - the moment a park officially opens (sometimes there is a physical rope, sometimes not, but folks call it rope drop regardless)
RDCT - Remember...Dreams Come True (fireworks show at DL which debuted for 50th anniversary in 2005 and played for 10 years, was removed, and now plays on occasion)
RDZ - Rancho Del Zocalo
Ressie - Reservation
ROA - Rivers of America
ROFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing
ROFLOL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTR - Rise of the Resistance
RR - Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin
RRPP - Redd Rocket's Pizza Port
RSR - Radiator Springs Racers
R2P2 (or RRPP) - Redd Rocket's Pizza Port
SAP - Signature Annual Pass
SB - Standby line (the regular line without FP)
SBLCB - See SLCB
SCAP - Southern California Annual Pass
SD - San Diego
SDL - Shanghai Disneyland
SFMM - Six Flags Magic Mountain
SH55 - Steakhouse 55
SIL - Sister in Law
SLCB - Storybook Land Canal Boats
SM - Space Mountain (sometimes Splash Mountain as well, but Splash Mountain is usually just called "Splash")
SMGG - Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy - Halloween version of SM available in Sept-Oct
SNA - John Wayne Airport in OC
SR - Single Rider (special line for people riding alone on some rides)
SR - See MFSR
SSS - Silly Symphony Swings
ST - Star Tours
SW - Sea World (in DLR context usually means SWSD)
SWGE - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
SWL - Star Wars Land - informal name (new land at DL and DHS - officially called SWGE)
SWSD - Sea World San Diego
TDA - Team Disney Anaheim
TDL - Tokyo Disneyland
TDR - Tokyo Disney Resort
TDS - Tokyo Disney Sea
TDS - The Disney Store
TF - Together Forever (fireworks show at DL that is shown on occasion but seems to be gone for good now)
TIA - Thanks in Advance
TJ - Tortilla Jo's
TL - Tomorrowland
TLT - Tomorrowland Terrace
ToT - Tower of Terror (closed in 2017 and changed to GOTG ride)
ToT - Mickey's Trick or Treat Party (special ticket event at DLR in October)
TSI - Tom Sawyer Island (now known as PLOTSI)
TSM/TSMM - Toy Story Midway Mania (WDW calls it TSM)
TT - ToonTown
TTwC - Turtle Talk With Crush
USH - Univeral Studios Hollywood
VGC (aka GCV) - Villas at Grand Californian - DVC units at GCH
WCT - Wine Country Trattoria
WDI - Walt Disney Imagineering
WDS - Walt Disney Studios (at DLRP in Paris)
WDTC - Walt Disney Travel Company
WDW- Walt Disney World
WOC - World of Color
WWS - Whitewater Snacks
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
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