Disneyland Abbreviations

[Tinker Bell]

Okay. These message boards are LOADED with abbreviations for Disneyland attractions. Now, I know some of them, like POTC is Pirates of the Carribean, and DCA is Disney's California Adventure, they are no brainers, but some of them are really hard to figure out. Would somebody please make a list of all of the abbreviations and what they mean? If its already been done, I apologize, but I am LOST! :confused:

[Alan]

There isn't a list, we make them up as we go along.

[Soulquarian]

TDA = Team Disney Anahiem
POTC = Pirates of the Carribean
IASM = It's a Small World
HISTA = Honey I Shrunk the Audience
SM = Splash Mountain
DLR = Disneyland Resort
SoC = Soaring Over California
ToT = Tower of Terror
Those are the most common ones I see.

[SCUBAbe]

the one that threw me was KAC...."king Authers carousel"

BTMR =big thinder Mt railroad
HM = haunted mansion
HMH = haunted mansion holiday
GRR = grizzly river rapids or as I call it the rapid ride..

[Tinker Bell]

Muchas gracias!!

[Tom Chaney]

Actually, I've found it kind of fun to try to figure these out!

[dlfreak]

SM isn't very good it can be confused for Space Mountain or Splash Mountain. Space and Splash are the typical shorthand for those... or at least the correct shorthand, IMO.

[nish221]

Also there are:

TDL = Tokyo Disneyland
TDR = Tokyo Disney Resort
TDS = Tokyo DisneySea

For rides...

RotA = Rivers of the Americas
CBJ = (was) Country Bear Jamboree :-(
PM = (was) Peoplemover
CoP = Carousel of Progress
TT = Tarzan's Treehouse
TR, ETR = Enchanted Tikiroom
DLRR = Disneyland Railroad (I think this is an "official" acronym)

And a bunch more for WDW (Walt Disney World) attractions...

[cellarhound]

Okay. These message boards are LOADED with abbreviations for Disneyland attractions. Now, I know some of them, like POTC is Pirates of the Carribean, and DCA is Disney's California Adventure, they are no brainers, but some of them are really hard to figure out. Would somebody please make a list of all of the abbreviations and what they mean? If its already been done, I apologize, but I am LOST! :confused:

Hey guys, is it possable for us to put together a FAQ thred? with some of this stuff?

Because I know this has been covered extensively in another thread...

[speederscout]

And I'm sorry, but who is Maynard??? Guess I'm not so obsessed with Disneyland as I thought on another thread...

[dramaqueen]

Maynard is a very enthusiastic Attractions CM- he is usually to be found as an HM host.

[speederscout]

Oh, is he the older CM who really gets into it in the stretching room? He's cool.

[dramaqueen]

yeah, I think so- have never met him personally- only heard about him. Any Maynard stories out there? Or has that been in another thread already- if so, please provide the link.

[Flint]

Terms I often use when I'm with friends at the park:

SE
DB
WT


SE == stroller envy. When you see someone that takes your breath away pushing a stroller.

DB == distant beauty. Someone that looks great far away, but quickly goes from Dream to Dud as they get closer to you. *hums Mystery Date theme*

WT == white trash. Self-explanatory.


People watching is one of the best things to do at the park :-)

[Malibu Minion]

Here is some more info on Maynard

[Cousin Orville]

CIB

Cheap is beautiful.. this one was invented by paul pressler

[WickedQueen]

Maynard is a very enthusiastic Attractions CM- he is usually to be found as an HM host.

Because of land locking Maynard lost his Haunted Mansion knowledge! (if you don't work there for a year, they say you cna't wprk it again until you get retrained!)
Personally, me being a cast member, I think that Maynard is a little overated. Maynard is a GREAT guy but ... there are TONS of GREAT cast members at Disneyland who deserve just as much praise as he does. But that is just my thoughts ...


A few other abbreviations:
AP = Annual Passholder
CM = Cast Member
DL = Diseyland
DLR = Disneyland Resort
DCA = Disney's California Adventure
TZToT = Tower of Terror


There are more ... but I am drawing a blank!!

[dch3]

IMO (In my opinion) We should be using the slang the CM (cast members) use in the parks. When I worked at WDW (Walt Disney World), each attraction had a short name, here are some that I remember/know (although some of them don't exist any more you can probably guess what they were/are)

Tower
Coaster
Splash
Walking Tour
Shuttles
Honey (or Honey Hell)
Muppets
Movie Ride
Mermaid
Turtles
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David H

Okay. These message boards are LOADED with abbreviations for Disneyland attractions. Now, I know some of them, like POTC is Pirates of the Carribean, and DCA is Disney's California Adventure, they are no brainers, but some of them are really hard to figure out. Would somebody please make a list of all of the abbreviations and what they mean? If its already been done, I apologize, but I am LOST! :confused:

[thndrmtnskp]

Maynard is a very enthusiastic Attractions CM- he is usually to be found as an HM host.

he no longer works at mansion, land locking went into effect and he lost it. you will mainly find him at disney story, jungle or tiki.

[SoSirius]

Personally, me being a cast member, I think that Maynard is a little overated. Maynard is a GREAT guy but ... there are TONS of GREAT cast members at Disneyland who deserve just as much praise as he does. But that is just my thoughts

I agree that there are tons of excellent CMs at DLand. But there is just something a little special about Maynard. I loved Maynard before Maynard started receiving all this attention. I think it's okay to acknowledge someone when there is something particularly special or touching about someone. I still have a picture that Maynard drew for me almost 8 years ago (or so).