mrhub wrote:
Doing the Parks Commando in my opinion means having every second of every day planned and trying to keep to that plan. You know like be at the park at rope drop,9am, 9:10 do meet and great with Mickey, 9: 20 run down Main Street and into Adventure land, get to jungle Cruise by 9:25, get off Jungle Cruise and head to Pirates by 9:35 and so on and so on, and so on. People really do the parks that way and if their times get messed up, whew......watch out! They are the ones you usually see having a melt down as we call it by noon.
Wow, that sounds crazy! I've seen tourists in New York and Philadelphia get like that, but guess I never noticed it at Disney because I'm just enjoying myself too much! Thanks for the explanation!
Ollie wrote:
In the US, one of our usages for 'commando' is doing something like a soldier, braving all obstacles, powering through. In regards to WDW it would be touring like you are on orders to conquer the park.
AND I know that all our UK friends have a more indelicate slang connotation for 'commando' involving not wearing any, ah, knickers, is it? I certainly don't want to tackle WDW without my knickers. . . .
Of course in the US, knickers are called underwear. So now you all know how to avoid international embarrassment!
AND Proof that although we both speak English, there are some important shades of difference.
Indeed! It can even be a regional or generational thing, language is funny like that. I'm from Jersey near New York and now live in Philly, and the only way I've EVER heard that term is in regards to not wearing undies. Thank you, as well!
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