Acronyms for PCW Junkies
Okay! We admit that us coaster enthusiasts use a lot of abbreviations. It took us a while to catch onto them. Here is a list of the ones we have figured out so far. Where applicable we have also added the official website.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q,R S T U V W,X,Y,Z
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| A-B | Anheuser Busch |
| AB | Amusement Business |
| AC | Apollo's Chariot - BGW's B&M Speed Coaster |
| ACE | American Coaster Enthusiasts |
| AT | Amusement Today |
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| B&M | Bolliger & Mabillard - Swiss Roller Coaster Designers |
| BBW | Big Bad Wolf - Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Williamsburgh, Virginia |
| BGT | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay, Florida |
| BGW | Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Williamsburgh, Virginia |
| BPB | Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK |
| BTR | Batman The Ride - Six Flags Classic B&M Invert |
| BTW | By The Way |
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| Cº | Celsius (centigrade) Quick Fº conversion Cº x 2 + 30. |
| CCI | Custom Coaster International - Ohio Wooden RC Designers - Defunct 2002 |
| CF | Cedar Fair L.P. |
| CNE | Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto, Ontario - July and August |
| CP | Cedar Point - Sandusky, Ohio |
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| DF | Drachen Fire (BGW) or Dragon Fire (PCW) |
| DL | Disneyland |
| DLP | Disneyland Paris |
| DP | Dorney Park |
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| EPCOT | Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow |
| ERT | Exclusive Ride Time - Offered by parks usually to coaster groups |
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| FoF | Flight of Fear - Paramount PKI & PKD Launched coaster - Formerly OLFOF |
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| G's | G (gravitational)- Forces |
| GASM | Great American Scream Machine - (SFOG) (SFGRAdv) |
| GCI | Great Coasters International - Wooden RC Designers |
| GP | General Public |
| GR | Guest Relations or GhostRider (KBF) |
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| HP | HersheyPark - Hershey, PA |
| HW | Holiday World Santa Claus, IN |
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| IAAPA | International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IOA | Islands of Adventure - Orlando, FL |
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| KBF | Knott's Berry Farm |
| KCS | Kbott's Camp Snoopy |
| KM | Kilometre - a measure of distance and speed in most of the world |
| KW | Kennywood - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| LIM | Linear Induction Motors - magnets see also LSM |
| LOL | Laugh out Loud |
| LNM | Loch Ness Monster (BGW) |
| LSM | Linear Synchronism Motors - magnets see also LIM |
| LR | Lightning Racer (HP) |
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| MCM | Mighty Canadian Minebuster, Wooden Roller Coaster @ PCW |
| MF | Millennium Force - Cedar Point's 300+ft Intamin Hyper |
| MGR | Merry-Go-Round |
| MIA | Michigan's Adventure - Muskeegon, MI |
| MK | Magic Kingdom |
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| NAPHA | National Amusement Park Historic Association |
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| OL:FOF | Outer Limits Flight of Fear - LIM launched coaster at PKI & PKD |
| OTSR | Over The Shoulder Restraint - Keeps you in on a looping coaster |
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| PC | Paramount's Carowinds - Charlotte, North Carolina |
| PCW | Paramount Canada's Wonderland - Vaughan, Ontario |
| PGA | Paramount's Great America - Santa Clara, California |
| PKD | Paramount Kings Dominion - Richmond, Virgina |
| PKI | Paramount's Kings Island - Cincinnati, Ohio |
| PM:TBO | Pepsi Max: The Big One (BPB) |
| PNE | Pacific National Exhibition - Vancouver, British Columbia |
| PPP | Phoenix Phall Phunfest - Knoebels Fall Enthusiast Event |
| PTC | Philadelphia Toboggan Company - Coaster & Rolling Stock Designer |
| PR | Phantom's Revenge (KW) |
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| RB | Raging Bull - B&M Hyper (SFGAM) |
| RC | Roller Coaster - What else could it stand for? |
| RCCA | Roller Coaster Corporation of America |
| RCT | Roller Coaster Tycoon - Hasbro PC Game |
| RRC | Rec.Roller-Coaster (newsgroup) |
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| S:ROS | Superman Ride of Steel - Intamin Hyper found at SF Parks |
| S:TE | Superman: The Escape - Intamin launched coaster (SFMM) |
| S:UE | Superman: Ultimate Escape - Intamin Impulse (SFWoA) |
| S:UF | Superman: Ultimate Flight - B&M Flying coaster (SFOG) (SFGA) (SFGRAdv) |
| SBNO | Standing But Not Operating |
| SCBB | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
| SD2000 | Steel Dragon 2000 - Japan |
| SDC | Silver Dollar City |
| SF | Six Flags |
| SFA | Six Flags America - Baltimore, Maryland |
| SFAW | Six Flags Astroworld - Houston, TX |
| SFDL | Six Flags Darien Lake - Darien Center, NY |
| SFEG | Six Flags Elitch Gardens - Denver, CO |
| SFFT | Six Flags Fiesta Texas - San Antonio, TX |
| SFGA | Six Flags Great America - Chicago IL |
| SFGRadv | Six Flags Great Adventure - Jackson, NJ |
| SFH | Six Flags Holland |
| SFHH | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor |
| SFKK | Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom - Louisville, KY |
| SFMM | Six Flags Magic Mountain - Valencia, CA |
| SFMW | Six Flags Marine World - San Francisco, CA |
| SFNE | Six Flags New England - Agawam. Massachusetts |
| SFO | Six Flags Ohio - Aurora, Ohio as of 2001 named changed to SFWOA |
| SFOG | Six Flags Over Georgia - Atlanta, GA |
| SFOT | Six Flags Over Texas - Arlington, Texas (the original Six Flags) |
| SFStL | Six Flags St. Louis - St. Louis, Missouri |
| SFWOA | Six Flags World of Adventure - Aurora, Ohio (formerly SFO & Geauga Lake) |
| SLC | Suspended Looping Coaster - A Vekoma term |
| SOB | Son of Beast - Wooden Roller Coaster @ PKI (not what you thought!) |
| SKC | Superman Krypton Coaster - SFFT |
| SRM | Stark Raven Mad - Annual May Park coaster event for enthusiasts - Holiday World |
| ST | Shivering Timbers (MIA) Serial Thriller (Six Flags) |
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| TOT | Tower of Terror |
| TR | Trip Report |
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| URC | Website - www.ultimaterollercoaster.com |
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| V:TBC | Volcano The Blast Coaster - Intamin Suspended @ PKD |
| VF | ValleyFair - Shakopee, MN |
| VL | Visionland, Bessemer, AL |
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| WDW | Walt Disney World - Orlando FL |
| WOF | World of Fun - Kansas City, MO |
| WDW | Walt Disney World - Orlando FL |
| WT | Wicked Twister - (CP) |
| YC | Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake) |
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