Vocab: Disney vs Disneyland vs the Park

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    Originally Posted By SuperDry

    <<< I must add that since I moved here in 1990 I have not heard anyone refer to Disneyland or the Disneyland Resort as "Disney." And I have many friends who go to the Resort a lot. >>>

    Well, if they were to do it true SoCal style, wouldn't it be "The Disney" ?
     
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    Originally Posted By mousermerf

    I'm not sure, people just flippantly say "Riverside" to me like it's a thing/place/etc that I should know and I've yet to figure out what exactly they're referring to... I know it's a part of town but they say it like it's a destination like park or something.. is there a Riverside park..?
     
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    Originally Posted By mousermerf

    And I've been told it's "OC" not "the OC"
     
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    Originally Posted By Dabob2

    <I know it's a part of town>

    Riverside is its own town; a pretty good sized one (about 300,000), and seat of Riverside County.
     
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    Originally Posted By mousermerf


    But what is there that everyone goes to...?
     
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    Originally Posted By friarthe

    They must mean Castle Park -- it's a graveyard for rides nobody at the big parks wants any more. Though to be fair, the first time a rode a Buzz-style shooter ride was there, and was impressed (despite the carny-ness of the ride itself).
     
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    Originally Posted By Roger Rabbit

    I refer to Disneyland as "the Park" and the Disneyland Resort as "the Resort." My parents refer to it as "Disney."

    When it comes to Walt Disney World, I refer to it as "Disney World."
     
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    Originally Posted By Bellella

    I refer to Disneyland as D-land or Heaven On Earth. Bit flowery, I know, but I love it.
     
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    Originally Posted By trekkeruss

    D-land? As in dee-land? Sorry, that's too ghetto sounding to me.
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    Are you calling me ghetto? Because when I'm writing (typing) I use Dland.
     
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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    I've heard quite a few people who are NOT ghetto, call DL , Dland.
    Poor DlandDug. I hope you'll be the one to tell him hes ghetto Trekkeruss. ;-)
     
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    Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance

    What's someone who's ghetto like anyway?
     
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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    Ohh and DlandDug's going to have an awful time trying to break the news to DlandJB too. ;-)
     
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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    I think it means they shop at Walmart. LOL!




    I love Walmart.
    Ohh nooo0o0o! I think I'm ghetto.
     
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    Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins

    No, no it doesnt feel ghetto to me.. feels more like Redneck.

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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    No , wait. If you have gold teeth in the front ( think, grill ) and you say DLand, thats ghetto. But if you say Dland through yer front tooth, its redneck.
    Jeeez, amature!
     
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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    We need help with this Trekkeruss. LOL
     
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    Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins

    I don't know, but one thing I DO know...I don't have the nerve to call ST either one of those things no matter what kind of teeth she keeps beside her bed at night.
     
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    Originally Posted By Lady Starlight

    Silly Marlin, she doesn't keep them beside her bed, she keeps them in her pocket!
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    ssshhhhh, I'm waitin' outside by trekkeruss' car, he's has to come out sometime!



    ^^^I think this may make me ghetto though.
     

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