Gluten Free, R U?: The Crystal Palace Character Breakfast Walt Disney World

Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Crystal Palace Character Breakfast Walt Disney World

Our only breakfast not at Port Orleans French Quarter was the character breakfast at The Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. The characters are: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore. One of my best friends swears by this breakfast and neither my hubby nor I had ever done it before.

Upon check in we restated we were gluten free and we were given an allergen handout. It was very helpful and does reduce the need to see the chef ... which I didn’t realize until after we had seen the chef.

We ordered a full plate of the gluten free baked goods and then checked out the buffet. At first I thought it was s HUGE buffet until I realized it was two sides of the same. I found some things to have but overall the buffet was not worth the price for me. The baked goods were great and the buffet foods were good but there just was not enough for the price ... which was very steep.

But we did get all four characters and even Tigger twice, so that more than covered us.

It is also a beautiful place and we had a glorious sunshiny blue sky day for sitting under one of the glass domes. And I thoroughly enjoyed watching all the children react and interact with the characters. It was a highlight of our trip for sure.

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My gluten free history

When I turned 30 years old, I started to gain weight that I couldn't lose and I was getting back to back colds. The final straw was I got bronchitis and I had to take an antibiotic to help me get better. The side effect for 4% of people on this antibiotic was gastrointestinal issues. Yes, I was part of that 4%. The medicine basically stripped away whatever had been protecting me through my first 30 years of life. You see I have always had gastrointestinal issues since I can remember. My father also had the same issues and my paternal grandmother too. I was so sick from the medicine (or so I thought) that I had to go back to the doctor and do a series of tests. During this time I was following the BRAT diet (Banana, rice, a, toast). Saltines and toast were my go to comfort, little did I know they were NOT what I should be eating. My co-worker gave me an article about food allergies and there was a quiz. You only needed to answer 4 of the 8 questions with yes to fall under their designation and I had answered 6 of the 8 with yes. I was on my way. My husband and I cleaned out all our cabinets of the 7 allergens… all that was left was rice. After a few weeks, I was feeling somewhat better when I stayed at a home where they told me to eat whatever was in the fridge. I saw the rice and started eating. Within a hour I was violently ill. I couldn't understand. I took the rice with me to work the next day and when I told my other co-worker about my issue she asked to see the rice. It was orzo… pasta… gluten/wheat filled pasta! I had my first allergen to check off the list as being an issue. It turned out at the time dairy and eggs were also triggers but I have since been able to add them back. My husband and I went on a full gluten free diet and within a few months I had lost my weight, stopped living in my bathroom, looked healthy and was not terrified to eat things any more. Now it has been 15 years and while I have gained some weight back (darn those yummy gluten free cookies and pretzels) my issues are still in check and I couldn't be happier to figure out what was wrong with my body and be able to fix it.