DCL Acronyms

Disney people use acronyms all the time.  It isn’t just limited to typing things out, but often times people will refer to Animal Kingdom as AK just because they are so used to reading and talking in “Disney Shorthand”.  Below is a list of common acronyms that people will use when talking about Disney and/or Disney Cruises.

• *GT = Last Minute Guarantee
• *IGT = Interior Guarantee
• *OGT = Oceanview Guarantee
• *VGT = Verandah Guarantee
• ADR = Advanced Dining Reservation
• AFAIK = As Far As I Know
• AK = Animal Kingdom (or DAK Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
• AKL = Animal Kingdom Lodge
• AKV = Animal Kingdom Villas
• AP = Annual Pass (in the parks) or Animator’s Palate (on cruise)
• ARS = Aulani Resort & Spa
• B2B = Back To Back
• BB = Blizzard Beach
• BBB = Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
• BCV = Beach Club Villas
• BLT = Bay Lake Tower
• BOG = Be Our Guest (Restaurant)
• BSF = But Seriously Folks
• BTMRR = Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• BVT = Buena Vista Theatre
• BW = BoardWalk
• BWV = BoardWalk Villas
• CC = Credit Card or Castaway Cay
• CM = Cast Member
• CoP = Carousel of Progress
• CP = College Program
• DBIL or DMIL or DSIL = Disney Brother, Mother, Sister In Law
• DCG = Disney Cruise Group
• DCL = Disney Cruise Line
• DD = Disney Daughter or Dear Daughter
• DDP = Deluxe Dining Plan
• DH = Disney Husband or Dear Husband
• DHS = Disney’s Hollywood Studios
• DL = Disneyland
• DLH = Disneyland Hotel
• DM = Disney Mom or Dear Mom
• DME = Disney’s Magical Express
• DOTD = Drink of the Day
• DS = Disney Son or Dear Son
• DV = Disney VISA
• DVC = Disney Vacation Club
• DW = Disney Wife or Dear Wife
• EBPC = East Bound Panama Canal
• EBTA = East Bound Transatlantic
• EC = Enchanted Garden Dining Room
• EE = Expedition Everest
• EG = Enchanted Garden
• FCC = Future Cruise Credit (new in 2020!)
• FD = Free Dining
• FE = Fish Extender
• FP = Fast Pass
• GC = Grand Californian
• GCV = Grand Californian Villas
• GF = Grand Floridian
• GFV = Grand Floridian Villas
• GS = Guest Services
• GTY = Guarantee Stateroom
• HH = Hilton Head
• HOTHS = Halloween on the High Seas
• IGT = Inside (Stateroom) Guarantee
• IICRC = If I Can Remember Correctly
• IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
• JMO = Just My Opinion
• KTTW = Key To The World Card
• MDAS = Marvel Day at Sea
• MDE = My Disney Experience
• MDR = Main Dining Room
• MK = Magic Kingdom
• MNSSHP = Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
• MTC = Merrytime Cruise
• MVMCP = Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
• OAC = Onboard Airline Check-in Program
• OBA = Onboard Account
• OBB = Onboard Booking
• OBC = Onboard Credit
• OGT = Oceanview (Stateroom) Guarantee
• OKW = Old Key West
• OP = Original Poster
• OT = Off Topic
• PAP = Premium Annual Pass
• PAT = Port Arrival Time
• PC = Port Canaveral or Panama Canal
• PDP = Premium Dining Plan
• PH = Placeholder
• PIF = Paid in Full
• PM = Private Message
• PoC = Pirates of the Caribbean
• POFQ = Port Orleans French Quarter
• POR = Port Orleans Riverside
• POTD = Picture of the Day
• PP = Previous Poster
• PPH = Paradise Pier Hotel
• PSA = Public Service Announcement
• QS = Quick Service
• QSDP = Quick Service Dining Plan
• RC = Royal Court
• ROFR = Right Of First Refusal
• RP = Royal Palace Dining Room
• SOG = Shades of Green
• SPCM = Space Mountain
• SPLM = Splash Mountain
• SSR = Saratoga Springs Resort
• SWDAS = Star Wars Day at Sea
• TA = Travel Agent or TransAtlantic
• THV = Tree House Villas
• TIW = Tables In Wonderland
• TOT = Tower Of Terror
• TS = Table Service
• TSMM = Toy Story Midway Mania
• UY = Use Year
• VBR = Vero Beach Resort
• VGT = Veranda (Stateroom) Guarantee
• VWL = Villas at Wilderness Lodge
• WBPC = West Bound Panama Canal
• WBTA = West Bound TransAtlantic
• WDT = Walt Disney Theatre
• WDW = Walt Disney World
• WL = Wilderness Lodge
• YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary