Roller Coaster (thing)

If you ever get the fortune to read a good TR from PKI concerning OL:FoF about the new OTSR you may need what this has to offer: relief. Roller coaster enthusiasts discuss certain topics so extensively and have such long terms to type out, or even say, that they will constantly use well-accepted abbreviations. I have all but cut out certain phrases from my vocabulary such as Cedar Point (now CP), Six Flags Magic Mountain (now SFMM), and especially over the shoulder restraints (OTSR). So with a little help from this index of abbreviations you can know that what you read was a Trip Report (TR) from Paramount’s Kings Island (PKI) concerning Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (OL:FoF) about the new OTSR (over the shoulder restraint).

• AB: Allen-Bradley
• AB: Anheuser-Busch
• AH: Allen Herschell
• ACE: American Coaster Enthusiasts
• ARM: Amusement Ride Manufacturing (UK ride builder)
• ASTM: American Society of Testing and Materials
• AT: Amusement Today
• AT: Alton Towers (UK)
• B&M: Bolliger & Mabillard
• BBW: Big Bad Wolf (at BGW)
• BGT: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
• BGW: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
• BOBL: Big Ol' Brake Lever
• BPB: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• BTR: Batman: The Ride (ALWAYS use in context, there are several)
• CCI: Custom Coasters International
• CEC: Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada
• CF: Cedar Fair (see CFLP)
• CFLP: Cedar Fair Limited Partnership (could also use FUN, but not usually)
• CI: Coney Island
• CP: Cedar Point
• CZ: Coaster Zombies
• DF: Drachen Fire (at BGW, use in context)
• DDM: Down Due to Maintenance
• DDW: Down Due to Weather
• DL: Disneyland (not to be confused with WDW/MK)
• DP: Dorney Park
• ECC: European Coaster Club
• EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (WDW)
• ERS: Exclusive Ride Session (UK term)
• ERT: Exclusive Ride Time
• FC: Frontier City
• GASM: Great American Scream Machine (wood coaster at SFOG)
• GASM-II: Great American Scream Machine (steel coaster at SFGAdv)
• GCI: Great Coasters International
• GOCC: Great Ohio Coaster Club
• HERCO: Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company
• HP: Hershey Park
• HSTC: High Speed Thrill Coaster (at Knoebel's Amusement Resort)
• IAAPA: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
• IAFEC: International Association of Family Entertainment Centers
• IALDA: International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association
• IOA: Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure
• KBF: Knott's Berry Farm
• KW: Kennywood
• LC: Lake Compounce
• LIM: Linear Induction Motor
• LNM: Loch Ness Monster (at BGW)
• LSM: Linear Stator Motor
• MA: Michigan’s Adventure
• MACC: Mid Atlantic Coaster Club
• MF: Millennium Force
• MFI: Martin’s Fantasy Island
• MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (now it's just MGM)
• MK: Magic Kingdom (at WDW)
• M:TCFKAB: Mantis: The Coaster Formerly Known as Banshee (CP)
• NAARSO: National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials
• NAPHA: National Amusement Park Historical Association
• OCC: Operator's Control Console
• OL:FOF: Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (PKI/PkD)
• OTS: Off The Shelf
• OTSR: Over The Shoulder Restraints
• O:TCWBCSW4: Oblivion: The Coaster We've Been Calling SW4
• P&C: Prior & Church
• PC or PCwi: Paramount's Carowinds
• PCW or PCwo: Paramount's Canada's Wonderland
• PGA: Paramount's Great America
• PKD: Paramount's Kings Dominion
• PKI: Paramount's Kings Island
• PKS: Premier Parks (NYSE ticker symbol)
• PM:TBO: Pepsi Max: The Big One (coaster at BPB)
• POP: Pay One Price
• PPPPP or PPP: Phabulous Phoenix Phall Phun Phest (Knoebel's event)
• PPR: Pay Per Ride
• PTC: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
• R.R-C or RRC: rec.roller-coaster
• RAD: Ride All Day (KW's name for its POP plan)
• RC: Roller Coaster (usually just called “coasters” instead of abbreviated)
• RCCA: Roller Coaster Corporation of America
• RCCGB: Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain
• RRv: Riddler’s Revenge
• SBNO: Standing But Not Operating
• SCBB: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• SDC: Silver Dollar City
• SF1 or SFNE: Six Flags New England (formerly Riverside Park)
• SFA: Six Flags America
• SFAW: Six Flags AstroWorld
• SFDL: Six Flags Darien Lake
• SFEG: Six Flags Elitch Gardens
• SFFT: Six Flags Fiesta Texas
• SFGAdv: Six Flags Great Adventure
• SFGAm: Six Flags Great America
• SFH: Six Flags Houston
• SFHH: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
• SFKK: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
• SFM: Six Flags Mexico
• SFMM: Six Flags Magic Mountain
• SFMW: Six Flags Marine World
• SFNE or SF1: Six Flags New England (formerly Riverside Park)
• SFO: Six Flags Ohio (formerly Geauga Lake, renamed after one year. See SFWoA)
• SFoG: Six Flags over Georgia
• SFoMA: Six Flags over Mid America (obsolete, see SFStL)
• SFoT: Six Flags Over Texas
• SFStL: Six Flags St. Louis
• SFTP: Six Flags Theme Parks
• SFWoA: Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
• SLC: Suspended Looping Coaster (Vekoma product)
• SOB: Son of Beast
• SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
• SRM: Stark Raven Mad (Holiday World event)
• SROS or S:ROS: Superman: Ride of Steel
• ST: Serial Thriller
• ST: Shivering Timbers
• S:TE or SUE or S:UE: Superman: The Escape
• SW4: Secret Weapon 4 (obsolete; now "Oblivion" or "O:TCWBRTASW4")
• TC: Texas Cyclone
• TISM: "The Incredible Scream Machine" (book)
• TISM:ahotrc: TISM: A History of the Roller Coaster (book full title)
• T/M: Trailer-Mounted
• TOL:FOF: The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (PKI/PkD)
• TOT: Tower of Terror
• TPM: Theme Park Mentality
• TZTOT: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (WDW/MGM)
• USF: Universal Studios Florida
• USH: Universal Studios Hollywood
• VF: Valleyfair!
• VL: Visionland
• WDW: Walt Disney World
• WL: Wyandot Lake
• WNYCC: Western New York Coaster Club
• WoC: World of Coasters
• WOF: Worlds of Fun
• WWA: World Waterpark Association
• WWG: World Wide Guide to Roller Coasters, Amusement Parks and Rides

If you have written or know of a node that this index should be linked to please /msg me ASAP and I will update. Furthermore, there are many links that are without nodes that either I will eventually fill or I expect someone to fill. Resources include seemingly infinite discussions and FAQs on rec.roller-coasters as well as interactions with other roller coaster enthusiasts.