When I was in the Army, we had all sorts of fun and useful acronyms to describe things. Sadly, most of them can’t be repeated on a G-rated website, but I can tell you about all the Disney acronyms that you’ll see here and on other websites.
Here are a few of our favorites. Pay attention, there’s a quiz at the end.
WDW – Okay, sure. It’s obvious. Walt Disney World.
MK – Magic Kingdom. You’ll see this everywhere.
CRT – Cinderella’s Royal Table. The hardest reservation to get at WDW, it’s located in Cinderella Castle (and yes, there’s no apostrophe s in that one).
BBB – Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Where you get your princess makeover and your fancy new ballgown.
BWV – Boardwalk Villas.
MCO – Orlando International Airport. If you’re a Disney fan, it’s your first little taste of Disney World.
ME – Magical Express. The bus you take from MCO.
TTC – Ticket and Transportation Center. You know that place next to the MK parking lot where you get your tickets, get on the monorail or ferry to go to the MK, or transfer by monorail to Epcot? This is the place.
ADR – Advanced Dining Reservation. This is one of those acronyms that we KNOW Disney knows, but they don’t personally use it. So if you’re calling Disney dining and you use the term, don’t be surprised if they don’t know what it means. Except (wink, wink) they do.
DHS – Disney Hollywood Studios.
AKL – Animal Kingdom Lodge. Let’s face it. That’s a long name. You’ve got to shorten it.
CM – Cast Member. What Disney calls their employees.
MYW – Magic Your Way. Refers to package and ticket types. One of the few Disney fan acronyms that’s actually an official Disney one as well.
GF – Grand Floridian, Disney’s flagship resort.
WP – Wedding Pavilion.
DD – Downtown Disney.
EoS – Earl of Sandwich. The Notoriously crowded, deliciously wonderful sandwich shop in Downtown Disney.
V&A – Pricey, four-star restaurant in the GF.
FW – Ft. Wilderness.
BTMRR – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
TSMM – Toy Story Midway Mania. The name is almost as long as the wait for this ride, but we love it anyway.
MNSSHP – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.
MVMCP – Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
AP – Annual Pass. The height of Disney World geekdom is an annual passholder.
HDDR – Hoop Dee Doo Review. The kind of dinner show that Disney employees (excuse me, CMs) go to on their day off. You should check it out.
F&W – Food and Wine. Refers to the yearly Food and Wine festival that takes place in Epcot every October.
ASMo, ASSports, and ASMu – All Star Movies, Sports, and Music. And yes, we all snicker about that one too.
Okay, ready for a little quiz? What am I doing if I ask this?
I’m going to take ME from MCO to ASMo and then take a bus to DD to eat at EoS. After, I’ll go to the TTC and take the ferry to the MK where I’m getting a princess makeover at BBB and then lunch at CRT. Afterward, I’m going to ride BTMRR and then meet a CM friend of mine for an ADR at HDDR, followed by MNNSHP.
Actually, that sounds like a good day, doesn’t it?
For more check out this article Disneyspeak: Do You Speak Disney’s Language?
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Sounds like a perfect day. Count me in!!!
Typo? MNSSHP not MNNSHP
Typo for Magical Express… It should be ME, not MD.