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TTF is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:
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TST is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:
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'''Forum'''<br>
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== Forum acronyms ==
TS - Towers Street
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TST - Towers Street Talk
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* TS - TowersStreet
TT - TowersTimes<br>
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* TST - TowersStreet Talk
TTF - TowersTimesForum<br>
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* PM - Private Message
PM - Private Message<br>
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TPR - Theme Park Review<br>
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== Alton Towers ==
CF - Coaster Force<br>
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RCCGB - Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain<br>
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* AT - Alton Towers
ACE - American Coaster Enthusiasts<br>
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* ATH - Alton Towers Hotel
ECC - European Coaster Club
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* CCL - Cloud Cuckoo Land
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* FV - Forbidden Valley
'''Alton Towers'''<br>
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* DF - Dark Forest
AT - Alton Towers<br>
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* N:ST - Nemesis Sub Terra
ATH - Alton Towers Hotel<br>
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* CatCF - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
CCL - Cloud Cuckoo Land<br>
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* SW - Secret Weapon
FV - Forbidden Valley<br>
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* JW - John Wardley
DF - Dark Forest
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* R:QoS - Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
N:ST - Nemesis Sub Terra
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* CRR - Congo River Rapids
CatCF - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory<br>
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* RMT - Runaway Mine Train
SW - Secret Weapon<br>
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* TotT - Terror of the Towers
JW - John Wardley<br>
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* CoS - Carnival of Screams
R:QoS - Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
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* CC - Coaster Corner
CRR - Congo River Rapids<br>
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RMT - Runaway Mine Train<br>
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== Other fansites ==
TotT - Terror of the Towers<br>
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CoS - Carnival of Screams<br>
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* TT - TowersTimes
CC - Coaster Corner<br>
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* TTF - TowersTimes Forum
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* TPR - Theme Park Review
'''Rollercoasters in general'''<br>
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* CF - Coaster Force
B&M - Bolliger & Mabilard<br>
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* RCCGB - Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
OTSR's - Over The Shoulder Restraints<br>
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* ACE - American Coaster Enthusiasts
GCI - Great Coasters International<br>
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* ECC - European Coaster Club
CCI - Custom Coasters International<br>
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GG - Gravity Group<br>
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== Rollercoasters ==
IP - Intellectual Property<br>
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ORP - On Ride Picture<br>
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* PMBO - Pepsi Max Big One
ERT - Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
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* N:I - Nemesis: Inferno
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* X:NWO - X: No Way Out
'''Other Parks'''<br>
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* BTM - Big Thunder Mountain
EP - Europa Park<br>
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* SM - Space Mountain
CWoA - Chessington World of Adventures<br>
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TP - Thorpe Park<br>
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== Other parks ==
DMP - Drayton Manor Park<br>
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DLP - Disneyland Paris<br>
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* EP - Europa Park
WDS - Walt Disney Studios<br>
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* CWoA - Chessington World of Adventures
LWV - Lightwater Valley<br>
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* TP - Thorpe Park
PBB - Pleasure Beach Blackpool<br>
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* DMP - Drayton Manor Park
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* DLP - Disneyland Paris
'''Rollercoasters'''<br>
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* WDS - Walt Disney Studios
PMBO - Pepsi Max Big One<br>
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* LWV - Lightwater Valley
N:I - Nemesis: Inferno<br>
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* PBB - Pleasure Beach Blackpool
X:NWO - X: No Way Out<br>
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BTM - Big Thunder Mountain<br>
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== Manufacturers ==
SM - Space Mountain<br>
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* B&M - Bolliger & Mabilard
'''Usage'''<br>
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* GCI - Great Coasters International
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* CCI - Custom Coasters International
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* GG - Gravity Group
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== Other terms ==
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* ERT - Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
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* IP - Intellectual Property
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* ORP - On Ride Picture
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* OTSR's - Over The Shoulder Restraints
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== 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."
 
"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TTF... FTW."
  
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Revision as of 19:28, 26 February 2013

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

Contents

Forum acronyms

  • TS - TowersStreet
  • TST - TowersStreet Talk
  • PM - Private Message

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

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

Rollercoasters

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

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

Manufacturers

  • B&M - Bolliger & Mabilard
  • GCI - Great Coasters International
  • CCI - Custom Coasters International
  • GG - Gravity Group

Other terms

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

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 TTF... FTW."