AP’s, KRR, HDD…can you decipher the code? Whether you are new to Disney vacation planning, or you have been at the game for a while, it can be a challenge trying to figure out what in tarnation people are talking about. You scour the internet, join Facebook groups, join chat lines, all in the hopes of getting some key information you can use on your vacation planning. Then you keep stumbling on those Disney acronym roadblocks.
Wonder no more my friend. I’m about to give you a list of Disney-related abbreviations, along with the meanings of said abbreviations, so you too can be in the top-secret, unofficial Disney Acronym Club, maybe even earn your Disney Wilderness Explorers Acronym Patch. Okay, that’s not really a thing, but you will feel like you belong to a special club once you have this list! Please keep in mind, this list is only a list of the most common acronyms. I’m sure there are probably a ton more out there that I’m not only not aware of, I probably never imagined they would even be a thing. This list will include Disney Parks, attractions, resorts and other Disney related abbreviations. You won’t find DH, DS, (Dear Husband, Dear Son-or for Disney fans like us Disney Husband, Disney Son)etc…here. So…let’s get this secret code going so you can get that imaginary patch!
- 7DMT or SDMT – Seven Dwarf’s Mine Train
- AA – The American Adventure
- AA – Audio-Animatronics
- ADR – Advance Dining Reservation
- AK – Animal Kingdom
- AKL – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- AKV – Animal Kingdom Villas
- AoA – Art of Animation Resort
- AP – Annual Pass
- AP – Artist Point
- APer – Annual Passholder
- AS – All-Star Resort
- ASM or ASMu – All-Star Music Resort
- ASMV or ASMo – 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 – Disney’s Bay Lake Towers at the Contemporary Resort
- BOG – Be Our Guest Restaurant
- BTM – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- BTMR – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- BTMRR – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (yeah, I know, there are three for this one!)
- 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 – Candlelight Processional
- CP – Crystal Palace
- CRO – Central Reservation Office
- CS or CSR – Coronado Springs Resort
- CS – Counter Service Meal
- DAKL – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- DCA – Disney California Adventure
- DCL – Disney Cruise Line
- DD – Downtown Disney (but alas, this one is now known as Disney Springs)
- DD – Disney Dollars
- 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 (again..alas, now known as Disney Springs)
- DRC – Disney Reservations Center
- DVC – Disney Vacation Club
- EC – Epcot
- ECV – Electric Convenience Vehicle (you know, those awesome scooters and wheelchairs)
- EE – Expedition Everest
- ELP – Main Street Electrical Parade
- EMH – Extra Magic Hours
- EWP – Electrical Water Pagent
- ExE – Expedition Everest (yep, two acronyms for this one)
Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom
- F&G – Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
- F&W – Epcot Food and Wine Festival
- FL – Fantasyland
- FoTLK – Festival of the Lion King
- FP – Fast Pass
- FP+ – Fast Pass Plus
- FtW – Fort Wilderness
- FW – Fort Wilderness Campground
- FW – Future World (don’t you hate when there is more than one meaning for the same acronym’s?)
- GF – Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
- GMR – The Great Movie Ride
- GoH – Guest of Honor
- GR – Guest Relations
- GS – Guest Services
- HDD or HDDR – Hoop De Doo Review
- HH or HHR – Disney’s Hilton Head Resort (A DVC resort)
- HISTA – Honey I Shrunk the Audience (this one closed in 2010, but you may still see reference to it now and then)
- HM – The Haunted Mansion
- HM – Hidden Mickey (confusing, right? More acronym’s with double meanings)
- HoP – 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
- JC – Jungle Cruise
- JIYI – Journey Into Your Imagination
- KRR – Kali River Rapids
- KJS – Kilimanjaro Safari
- KTTW – Key To The World Card
- KV – Kidani Village – section of Animal Kingdom Villas
- LBV – Lake Buena Vista
- LMA – Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
- LTT – Liberty Tree Tavern
- M&G – Meet and Greet
- 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 (my personal favorite acronym for my favorite party)
- MS – Main Street USA
- MS – Mission: SPACE
- MSEP – Main Street Electrical Parade
- MV3D – Muppet*Vision 3D
- MVMCP – Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
- MYW – Magic Your Way tickets and/or packages
- NE – No Expiration
- NoJ – Night of Joy
- NOS – New Orleans Square
- OKW – Old Key West (DVC Resort)
- OPR – Old Port Royale
- PAP – Premium Annual Pass
- PC & POP – Pop Century Resort
- PH – Park Hopper
- PH – Planet Hollywood
- PI – Pleasure Island (this closed in 2008, but still may pop up in searches)
- PO – Port Orleans Resorts
- PoC & PotC – Pirates of the Caribbean
- POFQ – Port Orleans French Quarter
- Poly – Disney’s Polynesian Resort
- PORS – Port Orleans Riverside
- PPP – Pirate and Princess Party
- QS – Quick Service Meals
- RC – Rainforest Café
- RD – RunDisney
- RnRc – Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
- RS – Port Orleans Riverside
Speeder Bike near Star Tours
- SB or SAB – Stormalong Bay
- SE – Spaceship Earth
- SGE – Stitch’s Great Escape
- SM – Splash Mountain
- SM – Space Mountain (more confusion here!)
- SoG – Shades of Green Resort
- SP – Seasonal Pass
- SplM – Splash Mountain
- SSE – Spaceship Earth
- SSR – Saratoga Springs Resort
- ST – Star Tours
- SWW – Star Wars Weekend (this one will no longer take place now that Star Wars Land is coming to Hollywood Studios)
Speeder Bike near Star Tours
- 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 Meal
- TSMM – Toy Story Midway Mania
- TSI – Tom Sawyer Island
- TT – Test Track
- TTA – Tomorrowland Transit Authority (Mr. Morrow…paging Mr. Tom Morrow..)
- TTC – Transportation and Ticket Center
- UoE – Universe of Energy
- V&A – Victoria & Albert’s
- VB – Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
- VGF – Disney’s Villas of Grand Floridian
- VWL – Disney’s Villas of Wilderness Lodge
- WDTC – Walt Disney Travel Company
- WDW – Walt Disney World Resort
- WL – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort
- WLV – Villas at Wilderness Lodge
- WoD – World of Disney
- WoL – Wonders of Life
- WPF&M – Water Park Fun and More
- WS – World Showcase
- WWoS – Wide World of Sports
- WWS – Wide World of Sports
- Y&B – Yacht Club Resort and Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- YC – Yacht Club Resort
There you have it, my top list of Disney related acronyms. I have equipped you with all you need to handle those Disney vacation internet searches. You no longer have to stare at your computer screen with a blank and dazed look upon your face, silently wondering if you have stumbled into some kind of top-secret military code site. Use this list wisely, this list could be your life-line to understanding some important Disney chats from people like myself (people who are slightly, or not so slightly, obsessed with all things Disney.)
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