So, you’re planning your magical trip to a Disney park and you’ve stumbled upon a secret language: a whirlwind of letters and initials that don’t quite make sense. WDW, DL, ROTR, TTC… the list goes on!
Don’t let this alphabet soup trip you up – it’s just Disney-speak!
These are abbreviations and acronyms frequently used by Disney Park fans worldwide.
So whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned Disney pro looking for a refresher, let’s decode these together.
Disney Abbreviations and Acronyms for Parks
Here are all of the Disney-related acronyms, abbreviations, and lingo for most Disney World and Disney Parks operations, listed alphabetically.
A
AA: The American Adventure
AA: Audio Animatronics
ADR: Advanced Dining Reservation
AH: After Hours
AK: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
AKL: Animal Kingdom Lodge
AoA: Art of Animation Resort
AP: Annual Pass or Annual Passholder
ASMo: All Star Movies
ASMu: All Star Music
ASSp: All Star Sports
B
B&C: Beaches & Cream
BatB: Beauty and the Beast
BB: Blizzard Beach
BC: Beach Club Resort
BCV: Beach Club Villas
BG: Boarding Group
BLT: Bay Lake Tower
BOG: Be Our Guest Restaurant
BTM or BTMR: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BRV: Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
BW: Disney’s Boardwalk
BWI: Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
BWV: Disney’s Boardwalk Villas
C
CB: Character Breakfast
CBJ: Country Bear Jamboree
CBR: Caribbean Beach Resort
CCV: Disney’s Cooper Creek Villas and Cabins
CG: California Grill
CM: Cast Member
CoP: Carousel of Progress
Cont: Disney’s Contemporary Resort
CP: Crystal Palace
CP: College Program
CR: Contemporary Resort
CRO: Central Reservations Office
CRT: Cinderella’s Royal Table
CS: Counter Service Restaurant
CSR: Coronado Springs Resort
D
DAH: Disney After Hours
DAK: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
DAS: Disability Access Service
DCA: Disney California Adventure Theme Park
DCL: Disney Cruise Line
DCP: Disney College Program
DDP: Disney Dining Plan
DHS: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
DL: Disneyland
DLH: Disneyland Hotel
DLP: Disneyland Paris
DLR: Disneyland Resort
DS: Disney Springs
DTD: Downtown Disney
DVC: Disney Vacation Club
ECV: Electric Convenience Vehicle
E
EE: Expedition Everest
EH: Extended Hours
EEH: Extended Evening Hours
EETPH: Extended Evening Hours (or Extended Theme Park Hours)
EMH: Extra Magic Hours
EP: Epcot
EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
ETPE: Early Theme Park Entry
EWP: Electrical Water Pageant
F
F&G: Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
F&W: Epcot Food & Wine Festival
FEA: Frozen Ever After
FOF: Festival of Fantasy Parade
FoTA: Epcot Festival of the Arts
FoTLK: Festival of the Lion King
FP: FastPass
FPP: FastPass Plus
FP+: Fast Pass Plus
FtW: Fort Wilderness
G
G+: Genie Plus
GE: Galaxy’s Edge
GF: Grand Floridian Resort
GoTG: Guardians of the Galaxy
GR: Guest Relations
GS: Guest Services
H
HDDR: Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue
HEA: Happily Ever After
HM: Haunted Mansion
HH: Disney’s Hilton Head Resort
HoP: Hall of Presidents
HS: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
I
IASW: “it’s a small world”
IG: International Gateway
ILL: Individual Lightning Lane
ITTBAB: It’s Tough to Be a Bug
J
JC: Jungle Cruise
JIYI: Journey Into Imagination with Figment
K
KRR: Kali River Rapids
KS: Kilimanjaro Safaris
KTTW: Key to the World Card
KV: Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
L
LBV: Lake Buena Vista
LL: Lightning Lane
LTT: Liberty Tree Tavern
LWTL: Living with the Land
M
M&G: Meet and Greet
MB: Magic Bands
MB+: Magic Bands+
MCO: Orlando International Airport
MDE: My Disney Experience
MDX: My Disney Experience
ME: Magical Express
MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (former name of Hollywood Studios)
MI: Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor
MK: Magic Kingdom
MM: Memory Maker
MMRR: Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
MNSSHP: Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween 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
N
NoJ: Night of Joy
NOS: New Orleans Square
NJR: Na’vi River Journey
O
OKW: Old Key West
OPR: Old Port Royale
P
PC: Pop Century
PH: Park Hopping
PH: Park Hopper
PHP: Park Hopper Plus
POFQ: Port Orleans French Quarter
POLY: Polynesian Village Resort
POP: Pop Century
POR: Port Orleans Riverside
PoC: Pirates of the Caribbean
PoTC: Pirates of the Caribbean
PV: Polynesian Villas and Bungalows
Q
QS: Quick Service Restaurant
QSR: Quick Service Restaurant
R
RC: Rainforest Cafe
RD: Rope Drop
RnR: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
RnRC: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
RoL: Rivers of Light
ROTR: Rise of The Resistance
RR: Riviera Resort
S
SB: Stormalong Bay
SDD: Slinky Dog Dash
SDMT: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
SE: Spaceship Earth
SGE: Stitch’s Great Escape
SM: Space Mountain
SoG: Shades of Green Resort
SSE: Spaceship Earth
SSR: Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
ST: Star Tours
SWGE: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
SWW: Star Wars Weekend
T
TDS: The Disney Store
THV: Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
TiW: Tables in Wonderland
TL: Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
ToT: Tower of Terror
TRON: TRON Lightcycle Run
TS: Table Service Restaurant
TSL: Toy Story Land
TSI: Tom Sawyer Island
TSM: Toy Story Mania
TSMM: Toy Story Midway Mania
TT: Test Track
TTA: Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
TTC: Transportation and Ticket Center
V
V&A: Victoria & Albert’s
VB: Disney’s Vero Breach Resort
VGF: Disney’s Villas at Grand Floridian
VWL: Disney’s Villas at Wilderness Lodge
VQ: Virtual Queue
W
WDTC: Walt Disney Travel Company
WDW: Walt Disney World Resort
WL: Wilderness Lodge
WLV: Villas at Wilderness Lodge
WoD: World of Disney
WoL: Wonders of Life
WS: World Showcase
WWoS: ESPN Wide World of Sports
Y
Y&B: Yacht and Beach Club Resorts
YC: Yacht Club Resort
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7DMT: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Important Disney Parks Abbreviations and Acronyms
I know that list is pretty extensive, but to be honest, you really only need to know a handful.
Here are all of the Disney acronyms and abbreviations you should know if you plan on visiting Disney World or Disneyland in the near future:
Vacation Planning and Inside the Parks
- DAS: Disability Access Service
- DCL: Disney Cruise Lines
- DDP: Disney Dining Plan
- DVC: Disney Vacation Club
- ECV: Electric Convenience Vehicle (electric scooter)
- F&G: Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
- F&W: Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
- GotG: Guardians of the Galaxy
- GR: Guest Relations
- HEA: Happily Ever After Fireworks at Magic Kingdom
- LBV: Lake Buena Vista
- LL: Lightning Lane
- MNSSHP: Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
- MVMCP: Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
- QS: Quick Service Restaurant
- ROTR: Star Wars Rise of the Resistance
- TTC: Ticket and Transportation Center
Park Names
- WDW: Walt Disney World
- MK: Magic Kingdom
- DHS (or HS): Hollywood Studios
- DAK (or AK): Animal Kingdom
- EP: Epcot
- DLR: Disneyland Resort
- DL: Disneyland Park
- DCA: Disney California Adventure
- TDL: Tokyo Disneyland
- TDS: Tokyo DisneySea
Did I miss any common Disney abbreviations or acronyms? If so, let me know by leaving a comment below. Thanks!
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