At Disney parks, guests see polished rides and smiling cast members. What they don’t hear are the quiet codes staff use to manage accidents, breakdowns, or emergencies without drawing attention. These ...

Chances are, you’ve heard of the police code 10-4, which means “affirmative” or an acknowledgment of a message. But if you hear a police officer say 10-33, there’s a police emergency underway. However ...

The last thing the captain wants on a cruise ship during an emergency is mass panic. So, to prevent it, secret code words are used to alert crew members to danger or medical emergencies. These codes ...

While air travel is stressful enough on its own, certain in-flight situations can make it a real nightmare in the sky. That’s why flight attendants have devised specific words and phrases to indicate ...

Amber Olivia, a content creator and performer working on cruise ships, took to TikTok to let people in on some of the code words that crew uses aboard her ship Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE ...