Disney Acronyms 101

So if all the acronyms that your teens and tweens use while texting don't drive you crazy enough-Welcome to planning a Disney trip.  You have started planing your vacation by joining forums, and reading blogs and listening to podcasts and you have noticed Disney has its own language. It can become confusing and frustrating, but have no fear. Disney Devoted has made a list to help guide you along.

7DMT - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 
AA - The American Adventure
AA - Audio-Animatronics
ADR - Advance Dining Reservation
AK - Disney's Animal Kingdom
AKL - Animal Kingdom Lodge
AKV - Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas
AoA - Disney's Art of Animation Resort
AP - Annual Pass
AP - Artist Point
APer - Annual Passholder
AS - Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
ASMu - Disney's All-Star Music Resort
ASMo- Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
BatB - "Beauty and the Beast" - Live on Stage
B&C - Beaches & Cream at the Beach Club
BB - Blizzard Beach
BC - Beach Club Resort
BCV - Beach Club Villas
BLT- BBay Lake Towers at the Contemporary
BoG - Be Our Guest Restaurant
BTM - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BTMR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BTMRR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BW - Disney's BoardWalk
BWI - Disney's BoardWalk Inn
BWV - Disney's BoardWalk Villas
 CB - Character Breakfast
CBJ - Country Bear Jamboree
CBR - Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
CG - California Grill
CM - Cast Member
Cont - Disney's Contemporary Resort
CoP - Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
CP - Crystal Palace
CS  - Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
CS - Counter Service meal 
DAKL - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
DCA - Disney California Adventure
DCL - Disney Cruise Line
DD - Downtown Disney
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DHS - Disney's Hollywood Studios
DL - Disneyland
DLH - Disneyland Hotel
DLP - Disneyland Paris
DLR- Disneyland Resort
DQ - Disney Quest
DTD - Downtown Disney
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
EC - Epcot
ECV - Electric Convenience Vehicle
EE - Expedition Everest
ELP - Main Street Electrical Parade 
EMH - Extra Magic Hours
EWP - Electrical Water Pagent
ExE - Expedition Everest
F&G - Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
F&W - Epcot Food & Wine Festival
FF - Flying Fish
FLE - Fantasyland Expansion
FoTLK - Festival of the Lion King
FP - Fast Pass
FP+ - Fast Pass Plus
FtW - Fort Wilderness
FW - Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground
GF - Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
GMR - The Great Movie Ride
GS - Guest Services
 HDDR- Hoop De Doo Review
HH - Disney's Hilton Head Resort
HM - The Haunted Mansion
HM - Hidden Mickey
HoP - The Hall of Presidents
HS - Disney's Hollywood Studios
IASW - "it's a small world"
IG - International Gateway
IN - IllumiNations
ITTBAB - It's Tough To Be A Bug (at Animal Kingdom)
JC - Jungle Cruise
JIYI - Journey Into Your Imagination
KRR - Kali River Rapids
KJS - Kilimanjaro Safari
KTTW - Key To The World Card (being replaced with magic bands)
KV - Kidani Village 
LC - Lobby Concierge
LMA - Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
LTT - Liberty Tree Tavern
MB - Magic Bands
MDE - My Disney Experience
ME - Magical Express
MI - Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor
MK - Magic Kingdom
MM - Memory Maker
MNSSHP - Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
MS - Main Street USA
MSEP - Main Street Electrical Parade
MVMCP - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
MYW - Magic Your Way tickets and/or packages
NoJ - Night of Joy
NOS - New Orleans Square
OKW - Disney's Old Key West Vacation Club Resort
PAP - Premium Annual Pass
PC or POP - Pop Century Resort
PH - Park Hopper
PO - Disney's Port Orleans Resort
PoC - Pirates of the Caribbean
POFQ - Port Orleans French Quarter
Poly - Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
POP - Pop Century Resort
PORS - Port Orleans Riverside
PotC - Pirates of the Caribbean
PPP - Pirate and Princess Party
QS - Quick Service
RC - Rainforest Cafe
RnRC - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster 
SAB - Stormalong Bay 
SDMT - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
SE - Spaceship Earth
SGE - Stitch's Great Escape
SM - Splash Mountain
SM - Space Mountain
SoG - Shades of Green Resort
SP - Seasonal Pass
SplM - Splash Mountain
SSE - Spaceship Earth
SSR - Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort
ST - Star Tours
SWW - Star Wars Weekend
TDS - The Disney Store
THV - Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort
TiW - Tables in Wonderland
TL - Typhoon Lagoon
ToT - "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror"
TS - Table Service
TSMM - Toy Story Midway Mania
TT - Test Track
TTA - Tomorrowland Transit Authority
TTC - Transportation and Ticket Center
V&A - Victoria & Albert's
VB - Disney's Vero Beach Resort
 VotLM - Voyage of the Little Mermaid
VWL - Disney's Villas of Wilderness
WDW - Walt Disney World Resort
WL - Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort
WLV - Villas at Wilderness Lodge
WoD - Disney's World of Disney
WPF&M - Water Park Fun & More
WS - World Showcase
WWoS - Disney's Wide World of Sports
Y&B - Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort
YC - Disney's Yacht Club Resort






As Disney changes and goes through expansions this list will change. This is just to get you started so that planning is not as confusing.





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