Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> What about DCA? Is that okay? << Why would DCA be a bad thing? It's an official acronym for the park. It works. But "MGM" is not a proper acronym for Disney/MGM. And neither is "Studios," but that one at least works when speaking to guests on property.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Why can't we shorten words it just makes things easier. We use them all the time not just for Disney. Can you see how all of us would sound....Walt Disney World,not useing WDW Disneys California Adventure DCA Wilderness lodge WL. I understand that we should call places what they are, but shorting them is ok, right? Yes it makes me mad when people don't understand when you tell them that MK is not WDW, they tend to lump all the parks into MK.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Why would DCA be a bad thing? It's an official acronym for the park. It works.< No, it's not. It's an acronym that makes sense, but it is in no way official in the sense that it's endorsed by Disney. Or I should say originally it wasn't - perhaps they've lightened up by now.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Why would DCA be a bad thing? It's an official acronym for the park. << Okay, maybe DCA is not a Disney official acronym. It just has become an "unofficial" official acronym by the people who go there and know the parks. Guests (most people, anyway) think acronyms are cool. ----------------- Question -- Is MK ok?
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Question -- Is MK ok? << And for that matter, is "OK" ok? Or should it be "Okay" or "Okelly-Dokelly?"
Originally Posted By DisneylandDiva <<It's also not 'Ohana's - it's 'Ohana, as in "Let's go to 'Ohana for dinner tonight." But you're right - most people think Irish.>> yes, I know. I accidentally put in the apostrophe and the "S" at the end..I usually know better ..wasn;t really paying attn. when I made the original post
Originally Posted By DisneylandDiva Downtown Disney is no longer called Disney Village. Another peeve of mine.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>>>I don't see why WDW should be reserved for those of you with lots of disposable income.<< I can't even afford to stay at any of the "economy" hotels at this point and making around 38,000 in wages in a year do not make me rich either. ...and how do you know there are NO trailer park guests staying in the Grand FL Hotel??? As a matter of fact... you don't have to be poor to be 'trailer park', as many so-called rich people happen to be just that! Look at Paris Hilton.<< How do you propose that they keep the monied unwashed from staying on property? Make them recite some Wordsworth before being granted access? BTW, the term "trailer trash" does imply poverty (hence they live in trailers).
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>As a matter of fact... you don't have to be poor to be 'trailer park', as many so-called rich people happen to be just that! Look at Paris Hilton. << Why not just call them noveau rich instead?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Sorry, but I think you're wrong on this. It was originally EPCOT Center, with EPCOT being capitalized as it was an acronym. Then in '94 they decided to change the name each year - "Epcot 94", "Epcot 95", etc. That ran out of gas in '96 and officially changed the name to Epcot, no acronym, no Center.<< You didn't get the joke, did you? That is why I said.. "it's a petpeeve of mine"...because I happen to *KNOW* all of that EPCOT name-change history as good if not better than you! Typical danyoung... always looking for ways to discredit me regardless. You are so obvious it's emabrrasing.
Originally Posted By danyoung Your words, TDLFAN - >...and the proper name for the other park at WDW is "EPCOT Center" and not just "Epcot". Ok, that's a petpeeve of mine.< There was no indication of a joke, no way to tell that you didn't mean exactly what you said. Referring to it all as a pet peeve in no way tipped anyone off that you were kidding, if indeed you were. I am in no way looking to discredit anyone at any time. If I see something I disagree with, I post it. You say a lot of things that I disagree with. So disagree back. If you need to read any other motive into it, feel free. But it's in your head, not mine.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Another little pet peeve - it's the Haunted Mansion - not Haunted House.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> There was no indication of a joke, no way to tell that you didn't mean exactly what you said. << The indication was that the statements were coming from TDLFAN. I got the joke. And I agree with him too. It's EPCOT Center for me too, regardless of how they change the name officially. I'm surprised the green highway sign by the side of 192 (going east on the west side of property) stills says "Epcot Center." Maybe they're just waiting it out until it comes back around again.
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ Sorry, I keep forgetting that we need to handle TDLFAN with a different set of rules.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom LOL, you guys are too much. You know what they say? A rose by any other name is still a rose.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ....I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer" -- Jimmy Buffett Son of a Sailor don't know why but that verse just popped into my head
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: WoM doesn't stand for World of Motion. It stands for Witches of Morva!
