In this post, we’re going to list the acronyms that we (or others) commonly use when talking about Disney vacation planning. Some other destinations will pop up, as well. Links are provided to some related content in case you need to know more about the topic. Some items aren’t acronyms, but are popular shorthand worth knowing.
Disney Planning
ABD - Adventures By Disney
ADR - Advance Dining Reservation
AP - Annual Pass(holder) (Disney World Annual Pass, Disneyland Annual Pass)
CM - Cast Member (Disney employee)
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
EEH - Extended Evening Hours
ETPE - Early Theme Park Entry
FP - FastPass (interchangeably with FP+ for FastPass+ at Walt Disney World)
LAX - Los Angeles International Airport (not an acronym)
MCO - Orlando International Airport (not an acronym)
QS - Quick Service (type of Disney Dining Plan credit)
SNA - John Wayne Airport (not an acronym)
TM - Team Member (Universal employee)
TTC - Transportation and Ticket Center
TWDC - The Walt Disney Company
Parks And Resorts
BB - Blizzard Beach
DAK or AK - Disney’s Animal Kingdom
DCA - Disney California Adventure
DCL - Disney Cruise Line
DL - Disneyland
DLP - Disneyland Paris
DLR - Disneyland Resort
DHS or HS - Disney’s Hollywood Studios
HKDL - Hong Kong Disneyland
IoA - Universal’s Islands of Adventure
MK - Magic Kingdom
SDR/L - Shanghai Disney Resort / land
TDR/L - Tokyo Disney Resort / land
TDS - Tokyo Disney Sea
TL - Typhoon Lagoon
UOR - Universal Orlando Resort
USF - Universal Studios Florida
WDW - Walt Disney World Resort
Hotels
AKL - Animal Kingdom Lodge
AoA - Art of Animation
ASM - All Star Music or Movies (context should make it clear, sometimes also ASMusic or ASMovies)
BLT - Bay Lake Tower
DSRA - Disney Springs Resort Area
GF - Grand Floridian
OKW - Old Key West
POFQ - Port Orleans French Quarter
Poly - Polynesian Village Resort (not an acronym)
POP - Pop Century Resort (not an acronym)
POR - Port Orleans Riverside
PP - Paradise Pier Hotel (see also “Pixar Pier”)
“The Grand” - Grand Floridian (Disney World) or Grand Californian (Disneyland) (context should make clear)
WL - Wilderness Lodge
Rides and Lands
LWTL - Living with the Land
MFSR - Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
MMRR - Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
PP - Pixar Pier
RotR - Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
RRC (or RNR) - Rock n Roller Coaster
SDD - Slinky Dog Dash
7DMT (or SDMT) - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
SWGE - Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
ToT - Tower of Terror
TSM - Toy Story Mania
In the Message Boards
These are some we don’t use, but that you’ll encounter on message boards…
DH - Disney Husband (just means “my husband”)
DS9 - Disney Son (9 years old, for example)
DD3 - Disney Daughter (3 years old, for example)
DW - Disney Wife
Popular Online Acronyms We Use
FWIW - For what it’s worth
IMO - In my opinion
YMMV - Your mileage (that is, experience) may vary
All Your Other Disney World Planning Questions Answered
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