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How I Made An Easy Version of Crystal Palace's Breakfast Lasagna

I've enjoyed spending some time during these months of stay at home orders finding fun Disney recipes and making them at home to enjoy! This Breakfast Lasagna from the Crystal Palace at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom was my biggest challenge to date. I found this recipe from food.com which appeared to be the most accurate reproduction based on comments so I thought I'd use this as my starting point. It was a little intimidating at first glance, but then I figured I could tweak it a little bit. I really didn't want to make homemade everything! First I chose to skip the pancakes and just use two layers of waffles. Then, because my husband is the waffle maker and I'm not, I elected to use frozen waffles instead of making those from scratch. I bought pre-made pound cake instead of making it from scratch. But I did use the recipe listed for custard and pastry cream. I started making those on a Friday afternoon so they could refrigerate overnight....

The Joy of Taking Tweens & Teens to Disney...

Yes! You read that right. I used the words Joy/Tween/Teen in the same sentence! I think a lot of people believe traveling to Disney is done once kids hit a certain age. I think you just have to change your perspective and Disney is a whole new world (no pun intended) for your entire family when you travel with this age group! To start with, at the age of 10, your child is now technically what I lovingly refer to as a "Disney Adult". This is the age in which Disney charges adult prices for things like tickets and dining. With that said, lumping kids into the ages of 10-17 is quite daring of me, don't you think? So why did I do it? A tween is defined as someone who is too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager. I'm putting them on this post because it's my opinion that if Disney is charging a higher rate at the age of 10, Disney also views them differently from the age of 9 to the age of 10. However, let me state th...

Yacht Club Review (including Club Level)

This lakeside hotel provides you the formal grace of a grand New England-style yacht club. An elegant lobby invites you to relax and catch up with family & friends. There is a wonderful large pool shared with the Beach Club, Stormalong Bay. And because it connects to its sister property, Beach Club, you can access everything at both Resorts easily! The Yacht Club is only about a 6-7 minute walk to EPCOT and about a 20-30 minute walk to Hollywood Studios. Alternatively you can walk to EPCOT and catch the Skyliner to Hollywood Studios. It is not considered a Skyliner Resort, but it truly is in my opinion based on the fact that you can easily walk to the EPCOT Skyliner Depot. You can also elect to take the Friendship Boats to either EPCOT or Hollywood Studios. The rooms are spacious and pretty. Decorated in a nautical theme. Not only do you have good food options on site, you are within walking distance to the following Resorts, whi...

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