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== Forum acronyms ==  
 
== Forum acronyms ==  
  
* TS - TowersStreet
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{| class="wikitable"
* TST - TowersStreet Talk
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| TS || TowersStreet
* PM - Private Message
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|-
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| TST || TowersStreet Talk
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|-
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| PM || Private Message
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|}
  
 
== Alton Towers ==
 
== Alton Towers ==
  
* AT - Alton Towers
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{| class="wikitable"
* ATH - Alton Towers Hotel
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| AT || Alton Towers
* CCL - Cloud Cuckoo Land
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|-
* FV - Forbidden Valley
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| ATH || Alton Towers Hotel
* DF - Dark Forest
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* N:ST - Nemesis Sub Terra
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| CCL || Cloud Cuckoo Land
* CatCF - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
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|-
* SW - Secret Weapon
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| FV || Forbidden Valley
* JW - John Wardley
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* R:QoS - Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
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| DF || Dark Forest
* CRR - Congo River Rapids
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* RMT - Runaway Mine Train
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| N:ST || Nemesis Sub Terra
* TotT - Terror of the Towers
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|-
* CoS - Carnival of Screams
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| CatCF || Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
* CC - Coaster Corner
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| SW || Secret Weapon
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|-
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| JW || John Wardley
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|-
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| R:QoS || Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
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|-
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| CRR || Congo River Rapids
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|-
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| RMT || Runaway Mine Train
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|-
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| TotT || Terror of the Towers
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|-
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| CoS || Carnival of Screams
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|-
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| CC || Coaster Corner
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|}
  
 
== Other fansites ==
 
== Other fansites ==
  
* TT - TowersTimes
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{| class="wikitable"
* TTF - TowersTimes Forum
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| TT || TowersTimes
* TPR - Theme Park Review
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|-
* CF - Coaster Force
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| TTF || TowersTimes Forum
* RCCGB - Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
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* ACE - American Coaster Enthusiasts
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| TPR || Theme Park Review
* ECC - European Coaster Club
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|-
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| CF || Coaster Force
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|-
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| RCCGB || Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
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|-
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| ACE || American Coaster Enthusiasts
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|-
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| ECC || European Coaster Club
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|}
  
 
== Rollercoasters ==
 
== Rollercoasters ==
  
* PMBO - Pepsi Max Big One
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{| class="wikitable"
* N:I - Nemesis: Inferno
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| PMBO || Pepsi Max Big One
* X:NWO - X: No Way Out
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|-
* BTM - Big Thunder Mountain
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| N:I || Nemesis: Inferno
* SM - Space Mountain
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|-
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| X:NWO || X: No Way Out
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|-
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| BTM || Big Thunder Mountain
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|-
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| SM || Space Mountain
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|}
  
 
== Other parks ==
 
== Other parks ==
  
* EP - Europa Park
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{| class="wikitable"
* CWoA - Chessington World of Adventures
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| EP || Europa Park
* TP - Thorpe Park
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* DMP - Drayton Manor Park
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| CWoA || Chessington World of Adventures
* DLP - Disneyland Paris
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* WDS - Walt Disney Studios
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| TP || Thorpe Park
* LWV - Lightwater Valley
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* PBB - Pleasure Beach Blackpool
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| DMP || Drayton Manor Park
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|-
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| DLP || Disneyland Paris
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|-
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| WDS || Walt Disney Studios
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|-
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| LWV || Lightwater Valley
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|-
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| PBB || Pleasure Beach Blackpool
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|}
  
 
== Manufacturers ==
 
== Manufacturers ==
  
* B&M - Bolliger & Mabilard
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{| class="wikitable"
* GCI - Great Coasters International
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| B&M || Bolliger & Mabillard
* CCI - Custom Coasters International
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* GG - Gravity Group
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| GCI || Great Coasters International
 
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|-
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| CCI || Custom Coasters International
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|-
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| GG || Gravity Group
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|}
 
== Other terms ==
 
== Other terms ==
  
* ERT - Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
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{| class="wikitable"
* IP - Intellectual Property
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| ERT || Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
* ORP - On Ride Picture
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* OTSR's - Over The Shoulder Restraints
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| IP || Intellectual Property
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|-
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| ORP || On Ride Picture
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|-
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| OTSR's || Over The Shoulder Restraints
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|}
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
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The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:
 
The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:
  
"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TTF... FTW."
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"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TST... FTW."
  
 
[[Category:TST Induction]]
 
[[Category:TST Induction]]

Latest revision as of 07:50, 27 February 2013

TST is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:

Contents

[edit] Forum acronyms

TS TowersStreet
TST TowersStreet Talk
PM Private Message

[edit] Alton Towers

AT Alton Towers
ATH Alton Towers Hotel
CCL Cloud Cuckoo Land
FV Forbidden Valley
DF Dark Forest
N:ST Nemesis Sub Terra
CatCF Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
SW Secret Weapon
JW John Wardley
R:QoS Rita: Queen of Speed
CRR Congo River Rapids
RMT Runaway Mine Train
TotT Terror of the Towers
CoS Carnival of Screams
CC Coaster Corner

[edit] Other fansites

TT TowersTimes
TTF TowersTimes Forum
TPR Theme Park Review
CF Coaster Force
RCCGB Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
ACE American Coaster Enthusiasts
ECC European Coaster Club

[edit] Rollercoasters

PMBO Pepsi Max Big One
N:I Nemesis: Inferno
X:NWO X: No Way Out
BTM Big Thunder Mountain
SM Space Mountain

[edit] Other parks

EP Europa Park
CWoA Chessington World of Adventures
TP Thorpe Park
DMP Drayton Manor Park
DLP Disneyland Paris
WDS Walt Disney Studios
LWV Lightwater Valley
PBB Pleasure Beach Blackpool

[edit] Manufacturers

B&M Bolliger & Mabillard
GCI Great Coasters International
CCI Custom Coasters International
GG Gravity Group

[edit] Other terms

ERT Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
IP Intellectual Property
ORP On Ride Picture
OTSR's Over The Shoulder Restraints

[edit] Usage

The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:

"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TST... FTW."

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