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Well, its time to say goodbye to the Happiest Place on Earth. We really didn't want to go but we had to. We took a taxi to JW, our cabbie was funny and kept our minds off of how fast he was driving , sort of He got us to the airport in record time. Then the waiting began. This was the theme of the day, wait and wait somemore. We got on the plane everything was a go until we taxied out to the runway and stopped. The captain came on "Ladies and gentlemen we are holding for LV, not sure what the problem is, the weather is great in LV today so, it is not the weather. We are going to be sitting here for awhile". About 30 min later we finally took off. We got to LV and had to get right in line. We flew home on Southwest, I really don't like that A, B, C thing they got going on. I like having an assigned seat. So we waited in line for another hour. then it was off to Reno. We got into Reno about 1 1/2 later then we were suppose to. We then picked up the car and stopped at Carl's Jr. and then headed home on the 395.
We had a great time as usual. It was a bummer the camera messed up on us but, thank goodness for disposable cameras. We did some major shopping while we were there. I got most of my Christmas shopping done
Early Entry never did happen on this trip and we really didn't miss it. We did make plans to do early entry but alas it just wasn't in the cards.
The Halloween decorations were awsome, they really made the park feel special.
My sister, of course, drove me It just wouldn't be a Disneyland trip if she didn't. I her.
And it wouldn't be a DL trip without mentioning parents and children who snap I know that DL is for people of all ages but, some of the adults need to get a clue
As for couples with babies, chances are if the ride is dark and loud, baby is not going to like it. If your kid doesn't want to go on a ride take them out of line. Don't torture all the people around you by letting your child scream on and on, that is just rude. Know when say that behavior is not acceptable and it is time to go. Oh and heres a tip: if you are a guest at the DLR they do provide babysitting services.
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Aladdin is the BEST! Especially the genie; the guy is just phenomenal. We've seen it almost every time we've gone to DCA. We missed it on Thansgiving Day (too crowded) and only once in 2 years has there been a "technical malfunction" (the scenery moving around didn't happen when it was supposed to so they ended the performance about 2 minutes into it). It's about the best 45 minutes you can spend in DCA.
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He got us to the airport in record time. Then the waiting began. This was the theme of the day, wait and wait somemore. We got on the plane everything was a go until we taxied out to the runway and stopped. The captain came on "Ladies and gentlemen we are holding for LV, not sure what the problem is, the weather is great in LV today so, it is not the weather. We are going to be sitting here for awhile". About 30 min later we finally took off. We got to LV and had to get right in line. We flew home on Southwest, I really don't like 
that A, B, C thing they got going on. I like having an assigned seat. So we waited in line for another hour. then it was off to Reno. We got into Reno about 1 1/2 later then we were suppose to. We then picked up the car and stopped at Carl's Jr. and then headed home on the 395.
the camera messed up on us but, thank goodness for disposable cameras. We did some major shopping while we were there. I got most of my Christmas shopping done 
It just wouldn't be a Disneyland trip if she didn't. I 
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