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DPCummerbund · 12-09-2012, 02:56 PM

This Board Has Too Many Abbreviations!

I saw "NFL" somewhere yesterday, and finally figured out that the poster was talking about "New Fantasyland" and not the National Football League!"

Is there a sticky somewhere that explains them all?

Wood Nymph · 12-09-2012, 03:04 PM

Here it is, although it really needs updating since there are plenty of abbreviations that I haven't figured out yet.

A List of Common Abbreviations

minnie mum · 12-09-2012, 03:04 PM

Here ya go:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1660743

NFL is a new one. It WAS FLE (fantasyland expansion) until recently.

DRDISNEYMD · 12-09-2012, 03:09 PM

~I despise the NFL abbreviation. I don't know who made it up, but I wish it would just go away!

minnie mum · 12-09-2012, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRDISNEYMD

~I despise the NFL abbreviation. I don't know who made it up, but I wish it would just go away!

Yep.

PoohsFan1 · 12-09-2012, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DPCummerbund

This Board Has Too Many Abbreviations!

I saw "NFL" somewhere yesterday, and finally figured out that the poster was talking about "New Fantasyland" and not the National Football League!"

Is there a sticky somewhere that explains them all?

Your post really made me laugh

....and I too would of thought that the poster was talking about football rather then the New Fantasyland

.

DPCummerbund · 12-09-2012, 03:30 PM

TY to both of you!

I think we ought to make a list of abbreviations that are not used, or shouldn't be used, or are used many ways & perhaps we should just pick one. For example,

DLP = Disneyland Paris, not Disneyland Park (DL or DLR)
DS = Disney / Dear Son, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS)
DH = Disney / Dear Husband, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS)
DD = Disney / Dear Daughter, not Downtown Disney (DTD)
CS = Coronado Springs, not Counter Service (QS)
HM = Hidden Mansion or Haunted Mickeys
SM = Splace Mountain
CM = Chef Mickey
CM = Cast Member
CMCM = Cast Member Chef Mickey
PSM$SICGTWDW = Please Send Me Money So I Can Go To Walt Disney World
SE = Epcot (as in "That's not Spaceship Earth, that's Epcot!")
BLT = Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato, not Bay Lake Towers!

It's hard enough to figure out the abbreviations that actually do mean something - the ones that are confusing or just plain wrong make it a lot harder!

mesaboy2 · 12-09-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DPCummerbund

TY to both of you!

I think we ought to make a list of abbreviations that are not used, or shouldn't be used, or are used many ways & perhaps we should just pick one. For example,

DLP = Disneyland Paris, not Disneyland Park (DL or DLR)
DS = Disney / Dear Son, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS)
DH = Disney / Dear Husband, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS)
DD = Disney / Dear Daughter, not Downtown Disney (DTD)
CS = Coronado Springs, not Counter Service (QS)
HM = Hidden Mansion or Haunted Mickeys
SM = Splace Mountain
CM = Chef Mickey
CM = Cast Member
CMCM = Cast Member Chef Mickey
PSM$SICGTWDW = Please Send Me Money So I Can Go To Walt Disney World
SE = Epcot (as in "That's not Spaceship Earth, that's Epcot!")
BLT = Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato, not Bay Lake Towers!

It's hard enough to figure out the abbreviations that actually do mean something - the ones that are confusing or just plain wrong make it a lot harder!

I never abbreviate Monsters Inc's full name.

minnie mum · 12-09-2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mesaboy2

I never abbreviate Monsters Inc's full name.

Ok- how many of you had to google that?

ttintagel · 12-09-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mesaboy2

I never abbreviate Monsters Inc's full name.

Or All-Star Sports.

My favorite was the post asking people how they carried their TP around the parks with them. I eventually caught on that TP stood for "touring plan."

dmdelight · 12-09-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ttintagel

Or All-Star Sports.

My favorite was the post asking people how they carried their TP around the parks with them. I eventually caught on that TP stood for "touring plan."

that' s hilarious!

PoohsFan1 · 12-09-2012, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ttintagel

Or All-Star Sports.

My favorite was the post asking people how they carried their TP around the parks with them. I eventually caught on that TP stood for "touring plan."

...That's a good one too

Cyrano · 12-09-2012, 06:01 PM

Popping this over to the Welcome board

Metro West · 12-10-2012, 07:29 AM

Welcome!

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minnie mum Unapologetic Disney Fan(atic) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: WAY too far north Posts: 8,125	Here ya go: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1660743 NFL is a new one. It WAS FLE (fantasyland expansion) until recently.

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DPCummerbund Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 51	TY to both of you! I think we ought to make a list of abbreviations that are not used, or shouldn't be used, or are used many ways & perhaps we should just pick one. For example, DLP = Disneyland Paris, not Disneyland Park (DL or DLR) DS = Disney / Dear Son, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS) DH = Disney / Dear Husband, not Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS) DD = Disney / Dear Daughter, not Downtown Disney (DTD) CS = Coronado Springs, not Counter Service (QS) HM = Hidden Mansion or Haunted Mickeys SM = Splace Mountain CM = Chef Mickey CM = Cast Member CMCM = Cast Member Chef Mickey PSM$SICGTWDW = Please Send Me Money So I Can Go To Walt Disney World SE = Epcot (as in "That's not Spaceship Earth, that's Epcot!") BLT = Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato, not Bay Lake Towers! It's hard enough to figure out the abbreviations that actually do mean something - the ones that are confusing or just plain wrong make it a lot harder!