CM slang words or phrases

[Le Petomane]

Having a couple friends who are Disney CMs (2 at WDW and 1 at DLR) i have picked up on some of the slang terms CMs use to reference certain things. For instance the utilidors beneath MK are often referred to as "The Tunnels" or just "Tunnels". "Protein Spill" is often used as a term for a guest who has gotten sick, and a cleanup is required. "Cattle" references crowds in queue lines or pre show holding rooms. One of the most common slang terms is "On Stage" which dates back to Walt's era referring to a CM who is seen in the public eye. One of the recent ones I read here was "The Frozen 5K" which refers to the mad dash by guests trying to get in line for PFTH to meet the Frozen characters after rope drop.
Those are just a few. What are some other slang terms that have been used in the CM community? Is there a list of some of the most common used terms?

 

[Marc Gil]

Check this link out: http://www.squidoo.com/disneyterminology

 

[wogwog]

"The Frozen 5K" has been replaced by the "Zombie March" with the new rope drop control.

 

[5thGenTexan]

Do Disney CMs every use "FLK"??

 

[spacemountain89]

Do Disney CMs every use "FLK"??

Flik as it is called. It is the red card given to the guest to track the wait time of an attraction.

 

[5thGenTexan]

Flik as it is called. It is the red card given to the guest to track the wait time of an attraction.

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of Funny Looking Kid.

 

[rct247]

Most of these are just spoken among my cast friends. You really shouldn't be hearing most of these "On Stage" because it does "disrupt the magic and story", but you will most likely encounter these if you eavesdrop.

Code V = Vomit
101 = Attraction Downtime
Tunnels = Utilidors under MK
The Hub = middle of Magic Kingdom OR cast website
CDS = Cast Deployment System
Signal 25 = Fire/Smoke
Rotation = the process of shifting people to a different position on a list
MDX = My Disney Experience
Greeter = person that stands at the entrance to an attraction
Merge = person standing at the point where Fastpass & Standby meet
BBP = Blood Cleanup
Intrusion = someone or something set off a sensor usually at a door or a pressure mat resulting in a ride stop
MiSiCi (pronouced "My Sigh K-eye") = Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It Street Party
Dump = Parade or show exit resulting in a sudden rush of people
Re-Add = Generic Fastpass given out during an attraction downtime
No Strings = a booklet that vouchers to help during guest situations
Bump Out = the process of getting relieved from a position in order to go clock out
West Clock = the location for the cast parking lot, cast costuming, and bus teminal behind Magic Kingdom
CP = College Program Intern
ICP = International College Program Intern
Alpha = Medic Unit
PAC = Parade Audience Control
Fant = Fantasmic
Tower = control tower / control console booth for major attractions
Photocell = different form of an electronic turnstile to keep count of people
EHH = Extra Hours Hotline... the way to pick up extra shifts
FLIK = Fabulous Line Information Keeper... the red cards used to keep track of how long you wait in line
Deployment = the people who help run the back end of all the cast shifts / people you call to call in sick
Main Gate = cast tickets

 

[DznyGrlSD]

As a former CM - I've been known to ask a current CM why an attraction is 101...oops

PAC was my favorite EHH shift. I bet I worked the 3pm and Spectromagic parades 100x in the year that I was a CM.