Those darned abbreviations...

[winterman]

I feel your pain! I've been on here a few years and STILL don't know them all. I've said the same thing: type it out first, THEN abbreviate it thoughout your message . . .

I agree. Especially some of the more obscure abbreviations. And things like SM - is that Splash or Space Mtn.?

This has bugged me for a while. I'm glad somebody spoke up.

 

[tdfam]

add me to the list of those who struggle with some of the abreviations.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Someone - it might be bradk - has a really good list and links to it in their signature.

The DIS has its own list, too:

ADR - Advance Dining Reservation
AKA - Also Known As
AK - Animal Kingdom
AKL - Animal Kingdom Lodge
AKV - Animal Kingdom Villas
AP - Annual Pass (AKA Animator's Palette)
APR- Annual Pass Rate
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASM - All Star Music
AS Sport - All Star Sports
ASMo - All Star Movies
B&C - Beaches & Cream
B&TB - Beauty & the Beast
BB - Blizzard Beach
BC - Beach Club
BCV - Beach Club Villas
BGT - Busch Gardens Tampa
BIL - Brother in Law
BRB - Be Right Back
BTMR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BTTF - Back to the Future
BTW - By The Way
BW - Boardwalk
BWV - Boardwalk Villas
BWI - Boardwalk Inn
CB- Generally Used As Community Board
CBJ - Country Bear Jamboree
CBR - Caribbean Beach Resort
Cindy's - Cinderella's Royal Table
CITH - Cat in the Hat
CG - California Grill
CM - Cast Member
CM's - Chef Mickey's
CONT or CR- Contemporary
CoP - Carousel of Progress
CP - Crystal Palace OR Candlelight Processional
CR - Contemporary Resort
CRO - Central Reservations Office
CRT - Cinderella's Royal Table
CS - Coronado Springs
CW - Citywalk
DC - Disney Club
DCA - Disney's California Adventure
DCL - Disney Cruise Line
DD - Downtown Disney
DD - Dear (Darling, Disney) Daughter
DDE - Disney Dining Experiance
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DDM - Downtown Disney Marketplace
DDWS - Downtown Disney West Side
DFi - Dear (Darling, Disney) Fiance(e)
DH - Dear (Darling, Disney) Husband
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
DLH - Disneyland Hotel
DLP - Disneyland Paris
DLR - Disneyland Resort
DQ- DisneyQuest
DS - Dear (Darling, Disney) Son
DU- Dreams Unlimited Travel
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
DW - Dear (Darling, Disney) Wife
EA- Emerald Aisle
EC- Emerald Choice
EE - Expedition Everest (AKA Early Entry)
EMH - Extra Magic Hour
EWP - Electric Water Pageant
FDP - Fanstasmic Dinner Package
FFC - Flying Fish Cafe
FIL - Father In Law
FOTL - Front of the Line
FP - FastPass
FTLK - Festival of the Lion King
FW - Fort Wilderness OR Future World
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GC - Grand Californian
GF - Grand Floridian
GG - Garden Grill
GKTW - Give Kids the World
GMR - Great Movie Ride
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GoH - Guest of Honor
H&V - Hollywood & Vine
HDD(R) - Hoop Dee Doo Review
HH - Hilton Head (DVC Property)
HIFS- Holiday Inn Family Suites
HISTA - Honey I Shrunk the Audience
HM - Haunted Mansion OR Hidden Mickey
HoB - House of Blues
HoND - Hunchback of Notre Dame
HoP - Hall of Presidents
HRH - Hard Rock Hotel
HTH - Hope That Helps
IASM - It's a Small World
IC - I see
IG - International Gateway
IIR - If I Recall
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IoA - Islands of Adventure (Universal Theme Park)
ITTBAB - It's Tough to Be a Bug
JC - Jungle Cruise
JIYI - Journey Into Your Imagination
J/K - Just Kidding
JPRA - Jurassic Park River Adventure
JTA - Journey to Atlantis
KRR - Kali River Rapids
KTTW - Key To The World (card)
LC - Le Cellier
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LOS - Length-of-stay
LTT - Liberty Tree Tavern
MCO- Orlando International Airport
ME- Magical Express
MiB - Men in Black (Universal Studios Attraction)
MIL - Mother In Law
MK - Magic Kingdom
MNSSHP - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
MSEP - Main Street Electrical Parade
MVMCP - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
MYW - Magic Your Way
NoJ - Night of Joy
OKW - Old Key West
OMG - Oh My Gosh (or Goodness or God)
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On the Other Hand
P&PD - Prayers and Pixie Dust
PAP - Premium Annual Pass
PBH - Portofino Bay Hotel
PC - Pop Century
PH - Park Hopper
PI - Pleasure Island
PIC - Picture
PM - Private Message
PO - Port Orleans
PoC - Pirates of the Caribbean
Poly - Polynesian
POFQ - Port Orleans French Quarter
POR - Port Orleans Riverside
PP - Paradise Pier
PS- Priority Seating
R&C- Rose And Crown Pub
Ressie - Reservation
RFC - Rainforest Cafe
RnR - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
ROFLOL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFR - Right of First Refusal
SD- Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
SE - Spaceship Earth
SIL - Sister in Law
SM - Spectromagic OR Space Mountain OR Splash Mountain
SO - Significant Other
SoC - Soaring Over California
SoG - Shades of Green
SSR - Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa
SW - Sea World
T23D - Terminator 2 - 3D (Universal Studios Attraction)
TIA - Thanks in Advance
TDL - Tokyo Disneyland
TDS - The Disney Store
TL - Typhoon Lagoon
TMI - Too Much Information
ToT - Tower of Terror
TT- Test Track
TTA - Tomorrowland Transit Authority
TTC Transportation and Ticket Center
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
UAL- United Airlines
USF - Universal Studios Florida
V&A - Victoria & Albert's
VB - Vero Beach (DVC Property)
VWL - Villas at Wilderness Lodge
WC - Whispering Canyon
WDT(C) - Walt Disney Travel (company)
WDW- Walt Disney World
WDWCP - Walt Disney World College Program
WL - Wilderness Lodge
WS - World Showcase
WWoS - Wide World of Sports
WWTBAM - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It!
Y&BC - Yacht & Beach Club
YC - Yacht Club
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

 

[bradk]

not in my sig, but my site does have the disney acronym decoder which has well over 400 acronyms to search. it's the most complete and current list online. also has a downloadable toolbar available so you can decode acronyms while looking at any site.

 

[PrincessKellen74]

Well the newest I am sure will be WWYC (What Will You Celebrate.) That will take over of YOAMD.

 

[BarbieGal457]

Unforunately once I got used to the DIS abbreviations, I have found I automatically think of them when I see the same abbrv's outside of the DIS.

For example, during basketball season when the score for Portland shows up on the sports ticker, it is POR and I immediately think Port Orleans Riverside

But I probably am a little too obsessed with the DISboards

I thought I was the only one! POR always means Port Orleans Riverside haha!

I was definitely confused at first but after spending soo much time here (lurking/posting) I've gotten pretty good at figuring them out. That's sort of always been a skill of mine, odd I know!!

 

[bherman]

I agree. Especially some of the more obscure abbreviations. And things like SM - is that Splash or Space Mtn.?

This has bugged me for a while. I'm glad somebody spoke up.

I just started here... and it is already irritating!

 

[puffkin]

I have the opposite problem, I speak DIS abbreviations all the time to my family/friends and they have NO idea what I am talking about. Luckily my DH and mom are starting to pick up on them though.

 

[bherman]

Someone - it might be bradk - has a really good list and links to it in their signature.

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Thanks for the list Cool-Beans! It's very helpful.

 

[nanceliz]

Yea,
I've caught on to most of them. Sometimes I have to check the list. I'm still stumped on one I saw on another thread.
Can anybody help me? What is wol

 

[bradk]

WoL = Wonders of Life pavilion

according to my list

 

[Sandy Fisher]

Okay, the length of that list in CoolBeans post just points out how farfetched it is to expect to understand all of them. Sorry, I prefer writing them out -- even though I can usually read a post and figure out which activity or ride or attraction is being talked about. It's sort of like capitalizing letters properly and using punctuation. When I was in school (way back in the dark ages) you'd have gotten extra work assigned if you took shortcuts.

 

[bradk]

i just checked my site... 490 acronyms - not all disney specific, but most are.

you can see how current a list is by checking for something like TSM. (or TSMM).

 

[nanceliz]

I just figured out wol.....it's wonder's of life.
I guess if you think about them long enough...and you know Disney stuff, you can figure them out.
But, I know how the op (original poster) feels.
Stay on the boards, it gets easier

 

[Cool-Beans]

Okay, the length of that list in CoolBeans post just points out how farfetched it is to expect to understand all of them. Sorry, I prefer writing them out -- even though I can usually read a post and figure out which activity or ride or attraction is being talked about. It's sort of like capitalizing letters properly and using punctuation. When I was in school (way back in the dark ages) you'd have gotten extra work assigned if you took shortcuts.

That's how I felt when I started DISing. But you can only type out "Tomorrowland Transit Authority" or "Expedition Everest" so many times before you start thinking, " 'TTA' and 'EE' are a lot easier."

With the exception of newbies, everyone knows what the TTA is, what EE is, etc. No real reason to type it out. Newbies catch on quickly. And we were all there once.

Best of luck, guys!

<mini thread YAGE>

 

[stackyallred]

I am naturally an abbreviater... Yep, probably sounds weird, but I make abbreviations for everything in my head and my friends and DH just make fun of me (though they seem to be quite entertained by it). However, you know you are addicted to the DIS when you actually are in a real-life situation and you think of one of the icons (faces) from the DIS as a response!!! For instance, a couple of weeks ago, someone told me how much a repair to their car was going to cost and I immediately thought of this: Now you don't even have to tell me how sad that is!!!

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Completely agree. I've been here for a while so I'm rarely stumped with abbreviations now ... until, that is, they came up with BLT. BLT?! Now WHO is eating a sandwich at the CR?!

argh

 

[SnwflkCts]

I am laughing with the posters who start using these abbreviations in real life -- I think even my DH knows what MK, CRT and various others are. Even worse is when I am typing an e-mail to friend or family and want to say DH or DMIL

But the funniest abbreviation I ever saw was from a woman on the DIS boards (sorry - I don't remember who) who mentioned something about herself and "DFetus" (she was pregnant at the time!). Now THAT was hilarious.

TSM (Toy Story Mania) took a while for me to figure out. I kept reading it as TGM (Tour Guide Mike) and boy -- those posts weren't making ANY sense!

Fun thread!

 

[~Kik-Kik~]

It con be confusing because some have the same abbreviation. Space Mt and Splash Mt and Small World both have use SM. Then Small Wrld has another one, iasm. So most are easy if you read the first post and you know what context they are being used.

Some common ones:
TSM - Toy Story Mania
SM - Splash Mt/Space Mt/Small World
iasm - it's a small world
PP - Peter Pan
MPM - Mickey's Philhar Magic
ToT - Tower of Terror
RnRC - Rockin' Rollercoaster

 

[bradk]

? i've never seen IASW referred to as IASM or SM.