SoWhatsThisAllAbout....

[OneLeggedSouthernGuy]

Wow...just got off the first panama crossings on the disney magic...met some of you all...but really not sure I am totally grounded yet in this DIS thing yet...hoping to get a well rounded self-described synopsis from some of the DISers out there as to the love of DIS...I must say, each and everyone I have met so far should be using the word Loyal in thier description, but I am sure it goes deeper than that, and am just hoping to maybe be provided that insight. For those on the ship, I was that deck 4 guy, with the denver broncos leg, for the rest of you, I was still that deck 4 guy, with the denver broncos leg...LOL...

P.S. please be understanding that I am probably very green when it comes to DIS lingo, so while I am breaking myself in, please provide explanations to the lingo used so as not to leave me further in the dark than I already am...

Thank you,
A Potential Future "DISer"

Also, what is up with the PINS????

 

[goofymama]

Welcome to the boards! I'm fairly new myself, so I can't help much with the lingo - but how did you like the cruise? Have you become a DCL addict like the rest of us?

 

[lbgraves]

A DISer is simply someone who loves all things Disney and comes here to share their experiences...good & bad...with other DISers so they can plan their future cruises or trips to WDW. We come here to share our obsession and know that others will understand.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Just wanted to say...


WELCOME TO THE DIS!

 

[WDWLVR]

Welcome to the DIS. Can't speak about the PC cruise because we weren't on it, but as someone who cruised with 150+ fellow DIS'ers at Christmas I can tell you that the DIS is all about a common bond and making friends. People come to the DIS because they love Disney. Be it the parks, the cruise line, DVC, whatever. They stay because they find friendship. Think of the DIS as an online Disney version of Cheers.

With the cruise meets board you get to know your fellow cruisers before you cruise. In the case of the 10 day Christmas cruise we ended up with over 24,000 posts in a year and a half and made many friends. We linked dinner reservations so we had 7 tables of DIS'ers at both the early and late seating. We had a wine party on board thanks to some fellow DIS'ers where everyone brought wine from them home region to share. We also had an ornament exchange (since it was the holidays).

But best of all we were on the ship with some many friends. We didn't hang together all the time, but it was great to see a friendly face on the ship, in port, and on our excursions. We helped each other out and we shared the experience and pictures after. I think that is very much what the group on the repo cruise did as well (and from what I read on an even grander scale).

Hope you stick around and be part of the DIS family. Then when you cruise again join the meets thread for that cruise and meet some new friends before you sail!

 

[castlegazer]

WELCOME TO THE DIS!!!! Mr. Denver Broncos Leg!

Share what you learned while cruising with others and it will be returned to you a thousand times over in friendship and fun. That's what I do.

Caution, though. My dabbling in the resorts boards and trip planning forums led to life long friendships and a true addiction.

 

[TheWog]

We're here to share our experiences. Answer questions of those that are new. Ask questions of those that have been and have a fun time.

Lingo:

DW - Darling Wife
DH - Darling Husband
DS - Darling Son (usually with a number after it signifying the age of the child)
DD - Darling Daughter
AP - Animator's Palate
KTTW - Key To The World card
CM - Cast (crew) Member


Those are some to start you off with.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Hey Mr Denver Bronco Leg, welcome to the addicting DISboard. We are from Littleton. Are you from Denver? There is a CO Cruiser's thread going. Stop by and say hello to us.

 

[jrabbit]

In order to understand our "lingo" you need to understand the "TLA's" (Three Letter Acronmyms )

DIS Board Abbreviations

DW-Darling Wife (DIS Wife, Dear Wife)
DH-Dang, Darn, Dumb Husband
DD-Daughter
DS-Son

DD(10) means a daughter that is 10 years old, DS6 means a son that is 6 yo (years old)

AP = Animators Palate (can also mean Annual Pass - at the parks)
PC = Parrot Cay - can also mean Port Canaveral - need to check the context
L = Lumiere's
T = Tritons

REAS = Romantic Excape At Sea Package (spa, Palo, 1 romantic breakfast in bed ...). Extra charge

CC mostly means Castaway Cay but can mean Credit Card
KTTW - Key To The World card = room key and all of the spending money you need while onboard the ship or on CC

OP - Original Poster (or Post on a thread)
CM - Cast Member (a Disney employee)

WDT - Walt Disney Theater (I think that I'm the only one that uses this one)
*** - Mickey Vacation Time (yea, you don't see this from any but me and Inkkognito)

cat = room category
DCL - Disney Cruise Line

Lifts are elevators
Queues are what we here in the states call lines (as in standing in line)

LOL = Laugh Out Loud
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
TIA = Thanks In Advance
HTH = Hope This Helps
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
BTW = By The Way

 

[TheWog]

Que(ues) are what we here in the states call lines (as in standing in line)

or the guy who does Bingo on the Magic

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

GO DENVER BRONCOS!!!!

 

[American Scrapper]

OneLeggedSouthernGuy,

Welcome to the boards! If you don't know, being green is a good thing, as that is the official color of the DIS boards! LOL! You have a head start and didn't even know it!! You will get some great information from these boards. First you will only visit the board you are looking for info on, ie: the cruise boards - and then you are drawn in!! You will start to venture onto other sites. BEWARE!! Once you are pulled in you are hooked!

Kathy

 

[Verandah Man]

Welcome Aboard to the DIS OneLeggedSouthernGuy.

Actually, I prefer:

DW=Disney Wife
DH=Disney Husband
DD=Disney Daughter
DS=Disney Son

and so on.........lol!!!

 

[Hygiene99]

Hi and welcome We Went on the Repo Cruise and i do Remember Seeing you..

on Deck 4 just a bunch of Disney Nuts that Most all met on the Cruise but have been chatting here For a year or so..

here is a link to the thread Where we planned and chatted the stuff We Set up to do for fun on the trip..The May Repo thread

Moost of Us Just Actually Met face To Face on the Cruise We had a Great Time...

Peter