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Fri, 07/20/2012 - 08:00

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 03:49

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I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 06:10

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Spook wrote:

I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 13:35

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The Cookie Crumbler wrote:

Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 21:22

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Kristen K. wrote:

The Cookie Crumbler wrote:
Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

I always use them as darling wife and darling husband same diff

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 23:18

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What is AoA? It is not in that abbreviations guide.

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Sat, 07/21/2012 - 23:23

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Hardy0109 wrote:

What is AoA? It is not in that abbreviations guide.

Art of Animation

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 00:56

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DisneyDee27 wrote:

Kristen K. wrote:
The Cookie Crumbler wrote:
Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

I always use them as darling wife and darling husband same diff

Thanks! I figured the W was for wife and H for husband but i wasn't sure about the D. At one point i thought it was Disney Wife or Disney Husband but then i thought that didn't make much sense

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 01:32

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JoAnn C wrote:

Hardy0109 wrote:
What is AoA? It is not in that abbreviations guide.

Art of Animation

Other resort names are sometimes shorted, too.

POR - Port Orleans Riverside
POFQ - Port Orleans French Quarter
AKL - Animal Kingdom Lodge
CBR - Caribbean Beach Resort
CSR - Coronado Springs Resort
SSR - Saratota Springs Resort
GF - Grand Floridian

And so on...

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 01:57

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Commonly accepted Disney abbreviations around the web.

AA - The American Adventure
ADR - Advance Dining Reservation
AK - Disney's Animal Kingdom
AKL - Animal Kingdom Lodge
AKV - Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas
AP - Annual Pass
AP - Annual Passholder
ASp - Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
ASMU - Disney's All-Star Music Resort
ASMV - Disney's 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 [a DVC Resort]
BLT- Bay Lake Towers at the Contemporary [a DVC Resort]
BTMR - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
BW - Disney's BoardWalk
BWI - Disney's BoardWalk Inn
BWV - Disney's BoardWalk Villas [a DVC Resort]

CBJ - Country Bear Jamboree
CBR - Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Cindy's - Cinderella's Royal Table
CG - California Grill
CoP - Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
CP - Candlelight Processional
CP - Crystal Palace
CM - Cast Member [An employee of the Walt Disney Company]
CRT - Cinderella's Royal Table
CRO - Central Reservations Office [handling Dining and Resort reservations]
CSR - Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
CS - Counter Service meal [part of Disney Dining Plan]

DCL - Disney Cruise Line
DD - Downtown Disney
DDP - Disney Dining Plan
DHS - Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios)
DQ - Disney Quest
DTD - Downtown Disney
DVC - Disney Vacation Club

EC - Epcot
ECV - Electric Convenience Vehicle (electric wheelchair/scooter)
EE - Expedition Everest
ELP - Main Street Electrical Parade (electrical parade)
EMH - Extra Magic Hours
EWP - Electrical Water Pagent
ExE - Expedition Everest

FF - Flying Fish
FoTLK - Festival of the Lion King (Animal Kingdom)
FP - Fast Pass
FtW - Fort Wilderness
FW - Future World (part of Epcot)

GF - Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
GMR - The Great Movie Ride
GS - Guest Services

HDD- Hoop De Doo Review (Fort Wilderness Campground) sometimes seen as HDDR
HH - Disney's Hilton Head Resort [a DVC Resort]
HISTA - Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
HM - The Haunted Mansion
HM - Hidden Mickey
HoP - The Hall of Presidents

IASW - "it's a small world"
IN - IllumiNations
ITTBAB - It's Tough To Be A Bug (at Animal Kingdom)

JC - Jungle Cruise
JIYI - Journey Into Your Imagination

KRR - Kali River Rapids
KJS - Kilimanjaro Safari
KTTW - Key To The World card [your Disney resort ID card]
KV - Kidani Village - section of Animal Kingdom Villas

LBV - Lake Buena Vista
LMA - Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
LTT - Liberty Tree Tavern

MI - Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor
MK - Magic Kingdom
MNSSHP - Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
MS - Main Street USA
M:S - Mission:SPACE
MV3D - Muppet*Vision 3D
MVMCP - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
MYW - Magic Your Way tickets and/or packages

NoJ - Night of Joy
NOS - New Orleans Square

OKW - Disney's Old Key West Vacation Club Resort
OPR - Old Port Royale

PAP - Premium Annual Pass
PC - Pop Century Resort
PH - Planet Hollywood
PI - Pleasure Island
POFQ - Port Orleans French Quarter
Poly - Disney's Polynesian Resort
POP - Pop Century Resort
PORS - Port Orleans Riverside
PotC - Pirates of the Caribbean
PPP - Pirate and Princess Party

QS - quick service (part of Disney Dining Plan)

RC - Rainforest Cafe
RnRC - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

SE - Spaceship Earth
SGE - Stitch's Great Escape
SM - Space Mountain
SoG - Shades of Green Resort
SplM - Splash Mountain
SSE - Spaceship Earth
SSR - Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort [a DVC Resort]
ST - Star Tours
SWW - Star Wars Weekend

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 [part of Disney Dining Plan]
TSI - Tom Sawyer Island
TT - Test Track
TTA - Tomorrowland Transit Authority
TTC - Transportation and Ticket Center

UoE - Universe of Energy

V&A - Victoria & Albert's
VB - Disney's Vero Beach Resort [a DVC Resort]
Vicky's - Victoria & Albert's
VotLM - Voyage of the Little Mermaid
VWL - Disney's Villas of Wilderness Lodge [a DVC Resort]

WDTC - Walt Disney Travel Company
WDW - Walt Disney World Resort
WL - Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort
WoL - Wonders of Life
WS - World Showcase
WWoS - Disney's Wide World of Sports
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

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 02:10

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Thanks, natazu! I've always wondered the appropriate way to shorten Sports...

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 02:26

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DisneyDee27 wrote:

Kristen K. wrote:
The Cookie Crumbler wrote:
Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

I always use them as darling wife and darling husband same diff

Wow... that makes a lot of sense... when i first started on the forums i thought DW was Dole Whip... lol never quite made sense in sentences so i just thought it meant Disney Wife lol

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 18:47

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 18:55

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DisneyDee27 wrote:

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Yes but an even better list by natazu

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 18:59

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Vettelover wrote:

DisneyDee27 wrote:
Great list cookie crumbler

Yes but an even better list by natazu

True! Excellent list natazu!

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Sun, 07/22/2012 - 19:11

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Thats the same list posted on pretty much every other forum. We should have a sticky post with the abbreviations list in it. Hint hint!

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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 00:53

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DisneyDee27 wrote:

Vettelover wrote:
DisneyDee27 wrote:
Great list cookie crumbler

Yes but an even better list by natazu

True! Excellent list natazu!

Haha oh boy! I wouldn't have nearly the patience to do that. Thanks, natazu!

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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 14:59

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Spook wrote:

DisneyDee27 wrote:
Kristen K. wrote:
The Cookie Crumbler wrote:
Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

I always use them as darling wife and darling husband same diff

Thanks! I figured the W was for wife and H for husband but i wasn't sure about the D. At one point i thought it was Disney Wife or Disney Husband but then i thought that didn't make much sense

Sammy Bizzle wrote:

Wow... that makes a lot of sense... when i first started on the forums i thought DW was Dole Whip... lol never quite made sense in sentences so i just thought it meant Disney Wife lol

Ive been here over a year... and always thought it was Disney Wife, Son, Husband, Daughter....

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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 23:33

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The DH and such are used on a lot of different forums I have seen. Depending on your mood or the day it could also stand for Darn Husband .

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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 23:43

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scrappy wrote:

The DH and such are used on a lot of different forums I have seen. Depending on your mood or the day it could also stand for Darn Husband .

I think I'll stick with that one!

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Tue, 07/24/2012 - 14:35

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Mase wrote:

Spook wrote:
DisneyDee27 wrote:
Kristen K. wrote:
The Cookie Crumbler wrote:
Spook wrote:
I've been wondering what some were too. Like what is DH and DW?

I think those stand for "dear wife" and "dear husband," at least that's how I've seen those letters used elsewhere.

Agreed... DD = Dear Daughter, DS= Dear Son

I always use them as darling wife and darling husband same diff

Thanks! I figured the W was for wife and H for husband but i wasn't sure about the D. At one point i thought it was Disney Wife or Disney Husband but then i thought that didn't make much sense

Sammy Bizzle wrote:

Wow... that makes a lot of sense... when i first started on the forums i thought DW was Dole Whip... lol never quite made sense in sentences so i just thought it meant Disney Wife lol

Ive been here over a year... and always thought it was Disney Wife, Son, Husband, Daughter....

I can't find it now but i saw somewhere that DW DH DS DD can stand for disney or darling

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Tue, 07/24/2012 - 14:56

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You can pretty much just use your imagination for what it is being used as at any moment!

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Tue, 07/24/2012 - 20:40

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On the topic of abbreviations....
It seems like everytime I am at WDW I always see a couple of Disney buses with abbreviations that I can't figure out...anyone know what I am talking about? I can't seem to think of any examples right now though...

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Tue, 07/24/2012 - 20:45

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Disney David wrote:

On the topic of abbreviations....
It seems like everytime I am at WDW I always see a couple of Disney buses with abbreviations that I can't figure out...anyone know what I am talking about? I can't seem to think of any examples right now though...

Yes! I did see a couple that I had no idea what they were for. I can't remember them now either.

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Fri, 02/15/2013 - 23:50

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Disney David wrote:

On the topic of abbreviations....
It seems like everytime I am at WDW I always see a couple of Disney buses with abbreviations that I can't figure out...anyone know what I am talking about? I can't seem to think of any examples right now though...

Are you talking about the DH--? Those are Dead Heads. We got off a bus one year at a park that was showing a DH abbreviation, and I just HAD to ask about it.

I know, I am late finding this. Just thought I would read through the forum rules and stumbled on this post from forever ago.

If you are talking about something else, then sorry, this is all I know.

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Mon, 02/18/2013 - 15:37

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WDWfanatic wrote:

Disney David wrote:
On the topic of abbreviations....
It seems like everytime I am at WDW I always see a couple of Disney buses with abbreviations that I can't figure out...anyone know what I am talking about? I can't seem to think of any examples right now though...

Are you talking about the DH--? Those are Dead Heads. We got off a bus one year at a park that was showing a DH abbreviation, and I just HAD to ask about it.

I know, I am late finding this. Just thought I would read through the forum rules and stumbled on this post from forever ago.

If you are talking about something else, then sorry, this is all I know.

I think most people generally use DH on here as "Dear Husband" and DW as "Dear Wife"

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Mon, 02/18/2013 - 18:36

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Oh, yes, I know. I'm sorry, I meant the buses at WDW show those letters sometimes. They sometimes have weird abbreviations that start with DH. Like DHAK would be a dead head bus to AK. Instead of the resort or park showing, there is some weird combination of letters. The ones I have seen start with DH, which drove me nuts for a couple of trips. I finally had to ask about it. Because some of them don't end with anything that we would understand. So those buses must dead head to areas that are not frequented by guests.?.?

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Tue, 02/19/2013 - 15:09

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WDWfanatic wrote:

Oh, yes, I know. I'm sorry, I meant the buses at WDW show those letters sometimes. They sometimes have weird abbreviations that start with DH. Like DHAK would be a dead head bus to AK. Instead of the resort or park showing, there is some weird combination of letters. The ones I have seen start with DH, which drove me nuts for a couple of trips. I finally had to ask about it. Because some of them don't end with anything that we would understand. So those buses must dead head to areas that are not frequented by guests.?.?

Gotcha, I just wanted to clarify that when I refer to my husband as DH that I'm not calling him a dead head

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Tue, 02/19/2013 - 21:22

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That's funny! I didn't even get that! DUH! Yeah, my DH is not a dead head either.