TERM #1: ADO
MEANING: Authorized Day Off
REAL MEANING: "Hey, who wants to go to the beach tomorrow and get drunk!?!
TERM #2: ER
MEANING: Early Release
REAL MEANING: "Hey, who wants to go home and get drunk?!?"
TERM #3: CP
MEANING: College Program
REAL MEANING: The suckers that get stuck with the ty shifts, that get "No respect, no respect I tell ya"; Closing Person, Company Peon (p e e-on), Corporate Prisoner, Constantly Poor... well you get the point.
TERM #4: SUPERGREETER
MEANING: One who is usually bilingual that helps Brazilian guests communicate all day and makes their (sic) OUR lives easier.
REAL MEANING: People who walk around and do nothing, in comfortable costumes and act like they are better than everyone else just because they have a walkie-talkie.
TERM #5:BRAZILIAN
MEANING: Tour groups made up of Brazilian guests. In Brazil, its a tradition for 15-16 year old teenagers to get either a new car or a vacation to Disney World with 40 of their closest friends.
REAL MEANING: Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who all want the SAME THING at the SAME TIME. Sometimes only the Tour Guide speaks English. Miscommunication and mass confusion are common.
TERM #6: Guest Relations
MEANING: Cast members who confront disgruntled guests.
REAL MEANING: Get a tour of Disney property and dine for free during training. The occasional snob, till they work the shift that coincides with the end of Fantasmic's first show - tee, hee.
TERM #7: PI
MEANING: Pleasure Island
REAL MEANING: A disney owned park taken over and ran by guests old enough to be our grandparents, who are dancing, heavily drinking and acting with no shame. Usually the place where many college programs big Disney careers come to a striking halt - TERMINATION!!!!!!!!
TERM #8: THURSDAY
MEANING: Duh!!
REAL MEANING: PAY DAY!!!! & Free admission to PI
TERM #9: MY FRIDAY
MEANING: The last day of work before having the next two days off.
REAL MEANING: What happened to Saturday?
TERM #10: DU
MEANING: Disney University
REAL MEANING: The most boring attraction in Disney history; ok, well, minus that stupid boat ride that used to be at DAK; the place where you meet for Traditions and the brainwashing begins.
TERM #11: I-4
MEANING: Interstate 4
REAL MEANING: One of the most dangerous express ways or highways in the world; full of tourists and idiots going 90 mph
TERM #12: VISTA WAY
MEANING: Place of temporary residence for College Programers and some International Programers
REAL MEANING: One of the top places for casual s e x among college students according to PENTHOUSE; Vista Lay, Utilidorm
TERM #13: Emporium
MEANING: One of the largest stores in the Magic Kingdom
REAL MEANING: A shoplifters heaven
TERM #14: SPACESHIP EARTH
MEANING: Spaceship earth
REAL MEANING: The golf ball
TERM #15: IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL
MEANING: 1) Hell on earth! 2) A nice family ride celebrating global diversity.
REAL MEANING: 1) Hell on earth! 2) Would be declared cruel and unusual punishment if it was in the penal system
TERM #16: WDWCP
MEANING: Walt Disney World College Program
REAL MEANING: Having the best time of your life while legitimately being worked for slave labor.
TERM #17: VISTA WAY'S WHIRLPOOLS
MEANING: A popular place for couple's to rendezvous after 2 PM
REAL MEANING: Don't go in the water.
TERM #18: GUEST RECOVERY
MEANING: A great way to exceed guest expectations.
REAL MEANING: A great way to cover your butt by giving a little bit of the company away.
TERM #19: CODE 5
MEANING: Nope, not fire...that's Code 25
REAL MEANING: Hot guy or chica!!
TERM #20: 101 (as in Space Mntn, Coaster, Tower are 101 again)
MEANING: An attraction is temporarily out of service
REAL MEANING: Extra break time for attractions cast members.
TERM #21: Soon (as in Indiana Jones will be open soon)
MEANING: Disney's projected completion dates as to avoid further guest dissatisfaction.
REAL MEANING: We have no clue when this will be done. It's broken and we don't know how to fix it.
TERM #22: GSM/CEM - Guest Service Measurement/Cast Excellence Measurement
MEANING: An integral part in Disney's continuous effort to provide the best experience for Cast and Guests
REAL MEANING: Let's do a three week $1000/day GSM to see if FANTASMIC should put in another sign
TERM #23: VIP
MEANING: Very Important Person
REAL MEANING: Very Irrate Person, Very Irritating Person, Very Idiotic Person
Term #24: AP (Annual Passholder)
MEANING: Guests who give up big money, upfront, for their tickets
REAL MEANING: Guests who think they are King of the Kingdom; guests who will report anything out of the ordinary (they notice more than one Mickey exists)
TERM #25: TERMINATION
MEANING: Fired
REAL MEANING: "Hell, I don't know what I did! All I know is I have to turn my Vista Way key in by tomorrow morning"; YOU FAILED DISNEY!! HOW STUPID ARE YOU? Seriously, the biggest threat looming over CP's heads. A reason not to stay up late, drink or have guests over after 2 AM, or basically have more fun.
TERM #26: Utilidors
MEANING: 1) Magic Kingdom's first floor. 2) The Magic Kingdom tunnel that runs underneath Cinderella's Castle
REAL MEANING: 1) A world where cast members do not have to have their "show" face on. If anyone can keep their spirits up with that AVAC smell is a good cast member. 2) A great place to lose all your personal Magical Disney Moments -- aka see Snow White smoking, Alice in Wonderland cussing, and Aladdin kissing Prince Charming.
TERM #27: DAK
MEANING: Disney's Animal Kingdom
REAL MEANING: 1) The hottest place on earth. Some of the stores (meaning 2) are air conditioned. 2) The place where they stick all the new CP's cause normal people won't work there.
TERM #28: Costumes
MEANING: Disney issued, they are themed uniforms
REAL MEANING: A big mean joke played on cast members by the Disney Corporation. Whoever imagineered these things were either color blind or high when they designed them. Imagine the most hideous thing you could possibly were in public, multiply by polyester and be forced to SMILE the WHOLE time!!!
TERM #29: 102
MEANING: Operating correctly.
REAL MEANING: "We fixed it, but it may break soon"
TERM #30: "EXCUSE ME FOLKS!"
MEANING: Phrased often heard at Fantasmic
REAL MEANING: I'm a petite female trying to move about 300 people whom half of which are very irrate fathers. Much nicer than saying "GET THE HELL ON STANDING ROOM!!!!!!!"
TERM #31: COMPANY D
MEANING: "Cast member only" merchandise stores, located in backstage areas or Disney office buildings. Sell stamps, greeting cards, etc, but mostly Cast exclusive clothes and stuff with Company D logo
REAL MEANING: It's fun to buy clothes at JunketyD for wearing at school after you finish your college program, but wearing that crap around Orlando screams "I work at the FunFactory and I am a complete dork!!"
TERM #32: Keys to the Kingdom
MEANING: A 4-5 hour walking tour of the Magic Kingdom, which includes 30 minute tour of the backstage
REAL MEANING FOR GUEST: Another way that Disney makes people feel special, so when they can go home, they can say, "I've been underground at DW!"
REAL MEANING FOR CAST MEMBER: The most annoying thing in the utilidors, because all the tour guests, point, laugh and say "ooh, look he is from Fantasyland."
MEANING: Authorized Day Off
REAL MEANING: "Hey, who wants to go to the beach tomorrow and get drunk!?!
TERM #2: ER
MEANING: Early Release
REAL MEANING: "Hey, who wants to go home and get drunk?!?"
TERM #3: CP
MEANING: College Program
REAL MEANING: The suckers that get stuck with the ty shifts, that get "No respect, no respect I tell ya"; Closing Person, Company Peon (p e e-on), Corporate Prisoner, Constantly Poor... well you get the point.
TERM #4: SUPERGREETER
MEANING: One who is usually bilingual that helps Brazilian guests communicate all day and makes their (sic) OUR lives easier.
REAL MEANING: People who walk around and do nothing, in comfortable costumes and act like they are better than everyone else just because they have a walkie-talkie.
TERM #5:BRAZILIAN
MEANING: Tour groups made up of Brazilian guests. In Brazil, its a tradition for 15-16 year old teenagers to get either a new car or a vacation to Disney World with 40 of their closest friends.
REAL MEANING: Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who all want the SAME THING at the SAME TIME. Sometimes only the Tour Guide speaks English. Miscommunication and mass confusion are common.
TERM #6: Guest Relations
MEANING: Cast members who confront disgruntled guests.
REAL MEANING: Get a tour of Disney property and dine for free during training. The occasional snob, till they work the shift that coincides with the end of Fantasmic's first show - tee, hee.
TERM #7: PI
MEANING: Pleasure Island
REAL MEANING: A disney owned park taken over and ran by guests old enough to be our grandparents, who are dancing, heavily drinking and acting with no shame. Usually the place where many college programs big Disney careers come to a striking halt - TERMINATION!!!!!!!!
TERM #8: THURSDAY
MEANING: Duh!!
REAL MEANING: PAY DAY!!!! & Free admission to PI
TERM #9: MY FRIDAY
MEANING: The last day of work before having the next two days off.
REAL MEANING: What happened to Saturday?
TERM #10: DU
MEANING: Disney University
REAL MEANING: The most boring attraction in Disney history; ok, well, minus that stupid boat ride that used to be at DAK; the place where you meet for Traditions and the brainwashing begins.
TERM #11: I-4
MEANING: Interstate 4
REAL MEANING: One of the most dangerous express ways or highways in the world; full of tourists and idiots going 90 mph
TERM #12: VISTA WAY
MEANING: Place of temporary residence for College Programers and some International Programers
REAL MEANING: One of the top places for casual s e x among college students according to PENTHOUSE; Vista Lay, Utilidorm
TERM #13: Emporium
MEANING: One of the largest stores in the Magic Kingdom
REAL MEANING: A shoplifters heaven
TERM #14: SPACESHIP EARTH
MEANING: Spaceship earth
REAL MEANING: The golf ball
TERM #15: IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL
MEANING: 1) Hell on earth! 2) A nice family ride celebrating global diversity.
REAL MEANING: 1) Hell on earth! 2) Would be declared cruel and unusual punishment if it was in the penal system
TERM #16: WDWCP
MEANING: Walt Disney World College Program
REAL MEANING: Having the best time of your life while legitimately being worked for slave labor.
TERM #17: VISTA WAY'S WHIRLPOOLS
MEANING: A popular place for couple's to rendezvous after 2 PM
REAL MEANING: Don't go in the water.
TERM #18: GUEST RECOVERY
MEANING: A great way to exceed guest expectations.
REAL MEANING: A great way to cover your butt by giving a little bit of the company away.
TERM #19: CODE 5
MEANING: Nope, not fire...that's Code 25
REAL MEANING: Hot guy or chica!!
TERM #20: 101 (as in Space Mntn, Coaster, Tower are 101 again)
MEANING: An attraction is temporarily out of service
REAL MEANING: Extra break time for attractions cast members.
TERM #21: Soon (as in Indiana Jones will be open soon)
MEANING: Disney's projected completion dates as to avoid further guest dissatisfaction.
REAL MEANING: We have no clue when this will be done. It's broken and we don't know how to fix it.
TERM #22: GSM/CEM - Guest Service Measurement/Cast Excellence Measurement
MEANING: An integral part in Disney's continuous effort to provide the best experience for Cast and Guests
REAL MEANING: Let's do a three week $1000/day GSM to see if FANTASMIC should put in another sign
TERM #23: VIP
MEANING: Very Important Person
REAL MEANING: Very Irrate Person, Very Irritating Person, Very Idiotic Person
Term #24: AP (Annual Passholder)
MEANING: Guests who give up big money, upfront, for their tickets
REAL MEANING: Guests who think they are King of the Kingdom; guests who will report anything out of the ordinary (they notice more than one Mickey exists)
TERM #25: TERMINATION
MEANING: Fired
REAL MEANING: "Hell, I don't know what I did! All I know is I have to turn my Vista Way key in by tomorrow morning"; YOU FAILED DISNEY!! HOW STUPID ARE YOU? Seriously, the biggest threat looming over CP's heads. A reason not to stay up late, drink or have guests over after 2 AM, or basically have more fun.
TERM #26: Utilidors
MEANING: 1) Magic Kingdom's first floor. 2) The Magic Kingdom tunnel that runs underneath Cinderella's Castle
REAL MEANING: 1) A world where cast members do not have to have their "show" face on. If anyone can keep their spirits up with that AVAC smell is a good cast member. 2) A great place to lose all your personal Magical Disney Moments -- aka see Snow White smoking, Alice in Wonderland cussing, and Aladdin kissing Prince Charming.
TERM #27: DAK
MEANING: Disney's Animal Kingdom
REAL MEANING: 1) The hottest place on earth. Some of the stores (meaning 2) are air conditioned. 2) The place where they stick all the new CP's cause normal people won't work there.
TERM #28: Costumes
MEANING: Disney issued, they are themed uniforms
REAL MEANING: A big mean joke played on cast members by the Disney Corporation. Whoever imagineered these things were either color blind or high when they designed them. Imagine the most hideous thing you could possibly were in public, multiply by polyester and be forced to SMILE the WHOLE time!!!
TERM #29: 102
MEANING: Operating correctly.
REAL MEANING: "We fixed it, but it may break soon"
TERM #30: "EXCUSE ME FOLKS!"
MEANING: Phrased often heard at Fantasmic
REAL MEANING: I'm a petite female trying to move about 300 people whom half of which are very irrate fathers. Much nicer than saying "GET THE HELL ON STANDING ROOM!!!!!!!"
TERM #31: COMPANY D
MEANING: "Cast member only" merchandise stores, located in backstage areas or Disney office buildings. Sell stamps, greeting cards, etc, but mostly Cast exclusive clothes and stuff with Company D logo
REAL MEANING: It's fun to buy clothes at JunketyD for wearing at school after you finish your college program, but wearing that crap around Orlando screams "I work at the FunFactory and I am a complete dork!!"
TERM #32: Keys to the Kingdom
MEANING: A 4-5 hour walking tour of the Magic Kingdom, which includes 30 minute tour of the backstage
REAL MEANING FOR GUEST: Another way that Disney makes people feel special, so when they can go home, they can say, "I've been underground at DW!"
REAL MEANING FOR CAST MEMBER: The most annoying thing in the utilidors, because all the tour guests, point, laugh and say "ooh, look he is from Fantasyland."
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