One of the more challenging things about planning a Disney World vacation is trying to figure out all the abbreviations people use when giving tips and hacks. These are especially common on Disney Facebook groups. Here is an example of something you might see:
“Be sure to RD SDMT because you can’t get a LL but you can buy an ILL, however, it might interfere with your CD at CRT.” Translation: Be sure to rope drop Seven Dwarfs Mine Train because you can’t get a lightning lane but you can buy an individual lightning lane and it might interfere with your character dining at Cinderella’s Royal Table.”
We have rounded up the most common abbreviations you will see in regards to Walt Disney World – or should we say, WDW!
Disney Abbreviations You Need To Know
7DMT – Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (aka SDMT)
AA – The American Adventure
ADR – Advance Dining Reservation
AH – After Hours
DAK/AK – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
AKL – Animal Kingdom Lodge
AKV – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas [a DVC Resort]
AoA – Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
AP – Annual Pass
AP – Artist Point
APer – Annual Passholder
AS – Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
AS2 – Alien Swirling Saucers
ASM or ASMu – Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
ASMV or ASMo– Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
BatB – “Beauty and the Beast” – Live on Stage
B&C or BC – Beaches & Cream – ice cream parlor at the Beach Club
BB – Blizzard Beach water park
BBB – Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique – located in Magic Kingdom
BC – Beach Club Resort
BCV – Beach Club Villas [a DVC Resort]
BLT– Disney’s Bay Lake Towers at the Contemporary
BOG – Be Our Guest Restaurant – table service restaurant located in Magic Kingdom
BTM/BTMR/BTMRR – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BRV – Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
BWI – Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
CB – Character Breakfast
CBJ – Country Bear Jamboree
CBR – Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
CG – California Grill
CM – Cast Member – any employee at Walt Disney World
COP – Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – Magic Kingdom
CP – Crystal Palace – table service restaurant in Magic Kingdom
CR – Disney’s Contemporary Resort
CS or CSR – Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
CS – Counter Service meal (also known as quick service)
DAH – Disney After Hours
DAK/AK – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
DAKL/AKL – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
DCA – Disney California Adventure
DCL – Disney Cruise Line
DDP – Disney Dining Plan
DHS/HS – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
DLR – Disneyland
DS – Disney Springs
DVC – Disney Vacation Club
ECV – Electric Convenience Vehicle (electric wheelchair/scooter)
EE – Expedition Everest – Animal Kingdom
EH – Extended Hours
ELP – Main Street Electrical Parade
EMH – Extra Magic Hours
EMM – Early Morning Magic
EWP – Electrical Water Pagent
EE – Expedition Everest – located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
F&G – Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
F&W – Epcot Food & Wine Festival
FF – Flying Fish – located in Disney Springs
FotA/FARTS – Festival of the Arts (Epcot)
FoTLK – Festival of the Lion King – Animal Kingdom
FOP – Flight of Passage – Animal Kingdom
FoF – Festival of Fantasy Parade
FtW/FW – Fort Wilderness
GF – Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
GoH – Guest of Honor
GOTG/GOFTG:CR – Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – Hollywood Studios
GR – Guest Relations
GS – Guest Services
HDD/HDDR – Hoop Dee Doo Review – Fort Wilderness Campground
HEA – Happily Ever After Fireworks Show at the Magic Kingdom
HH/DHHIR – Disney’s Hilton Head Resort
HM – The Haunted Mansion – Magic Kingdom
HM – Hidden Mickey
HoP – The Hall of Presidents – Magic Kingdom
HS/DHS – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
IASW – It’s a small world – Magic Kingdom
IG – International Gateway
ITTBAB – It’s Tough To Be A Bug – Animal Kingdom
JC – Jungle Cruise
JIYI – Journey Into Your Imagination
KRR – Kali River Rapids – Animal Kingdom
KJS – Kilimanjaro Safari – Animal Kingdom
KTTW – Key To The World Tour
LBV – Lake Buena Vista
LL – Lightning Lane
LTT – Liberty Tree Tavern
LWTL – Living with the Land
M&G – Meet and Greet
MB – Magic Bands
MB+ – Magic Bands+
MDE – My Disney Experience (app)
MI – Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor – Magic Kingdom
MK – Magic Kingdom
MM – Memory Maker
MMRR – Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – Hollywood Studios
MNSSHP – Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
MS – Main Street USA – Magic Kingdom
MS or M:S – Mission:SPACE – EPCOT
MSEP – Main Street Electrical Parade
MV3D – Muppet*Vision 3D – Hollywod Studios
MVMCP – Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
MYW – Magic Your Way tickets and/or packages
NoJ – Night of Joy
NOS – New Orleans Square
NRJ – Na’vi River Journey – Animal Kingdom
OKW – Disney’s Old Key West Vacation Club Resort
OPR – Old Port Royale – at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
PAP – Premium Annual Pass
PH – Park Hopper – tickets that allow you to visit multiple parks in one day
PH – Planet Hollywood
PHP – Park Hopper Plus – tickets include all 4 parks, 2 water parks, ESPN sports complex
PO – Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, now Port Orleans French Quarter
PoC – Pirates of the Caribbean – Magic Kingdom
POFQ – Port Orleans French Quarter
Poly – Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
POP – Pop Century Resort
PORS – Port Orleans Riverside
PotC – Pirates of the Caribbean
PV – Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
QS – Quick service restaurant (sometimes called counter service)
RC – Rainforest Cafe
RnRC – Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster – Hollywood Studios
RoR — Rise of the Resistance – Hollywood Studios
RR/DRR – Disney’s Riviera Resort
RS/PORS – Port Orleans Riverside
SB or SAB – Stormalong Bay [pool at Yacht & Beach Club]
SDD – Slinky Dog Dash – Hollywood Studios
SDMT – Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Magic Kingdom
SE – Spaceship Earth – Magic Kingdom
SGE – Stitch’s Great Escape – Magic Kingdom
SM – Space Mountain – Magic Kingdom
SoG – Shades of Green Resort – Good Neighbor Resort for military families
SP – Seasonal Pass
SSE – Spaceship Earth – EPCOT
SSR – Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
ST – Star Tours
SWGE – Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge – Hollywood Studios
SWW – Star Wars Weekend
THV – Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort
TL – Typhoon Lagoon
TLR/TRON – Tron / Lightcycle Run – Magic Kingdom
ToT – “The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror”
TS – Table Service Dining
TSL – Toy Story Land – located in Hollywood Studios
TSM – Toy Story Mania – Hollywood Studios
TSI – Tom Sawyer Island – Magic Kingdom
TT – Test Track – EPCOT
TTA – Tomorrowland Transit Authority – Magic Kingdom
TTC – Transportation and Ticket Center
V&A – Victoria & Albert’s – Disney Springs
VWL – Disney’s Villas of Wilderness Lodge [a DVC Resort]
WDTC – Walt Disney Travel Company
WDW – Walt Disney World Resort
WDWRR – Walt Disney World Railroad
WL – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort
WLV – Villas at Wilderness Lodge
WS – World Showcase
WWoS/WWS – Disney’s Wide World of Sports
Y&B – Disney’s Yacht Club Resort and Disney’s Beach Club Resort
YC – Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
This should help you as you work on planning out your upcoming Disney vacation! As you are choosing your hotel, make sure you know the difference between the 3 Disney hotel levels, as well as the perks of staying off site.