Final chance to get a Turkey Leg at Disney's Animal Kingdom

[Seanual757]

Never been a fan of the turkey legs I cannot stand the smell of them so for myself I am glad to see 1 park without them. For those who enjoy them sorry for your loss

 

[Incomudro]

A friend of mine is a former DHS outdoor foods CM who said that there are far more ingredients in a turkey leg than you would think and not one of them is turkey.

Oh, I'm sure at least one of them is Turkey.

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

So is a new option replacing the turkey leg or its just off the menu with no replacement?

 

[Jon81uk]

So is a new option replacing the turkey leg or its just off the menu with no replacement?

St Louis Ribs are being added to the Flame Tree BBQ menu, amongst other changes http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/02/animal-kingdom-news-turkey-legs.html

 

[Timsierramist]

Also wouldn't surprise me if they if they got rid of Turkey Legs in MK, as the sodium levels are of the scale and goes against Disney's healthy food initiative.

I'm all about eating right too. It's noble of Disney to push us into healthier options...but I'm on vacation. If I want a Turkey leg with a side of Tie Dye Cheese Cake and a Monster Energy Drink (RIP), and I'm willing to pay for it, cough up the goods.

 

[Timsierramist]

Money isn't behind these changes, I imagine Joe Rohde is. The goal is to turn Animal Kingdom into a less homogenized, more worldly (some might say classy), offering.

There is plenty of places to get burgers, chicken fingers and fries in the world. Turkey legs and Churros will continue to be a Magic Kingdom staple. It's ok to have a theme park that attempts to break out of the American mould and offer some unique choices that the average North American doesn't get at the staple drive though.

I imagine lots of people don't like it, but this doesn't need to be just another MK. This is not to insult people's varying tastes, but not every single park needs to aimed (the snobs would say lowered) to the average palate.

Normally I would agree with this statement. But given Disney's recent company decisions, I'm not so sure I know Disney anymore. It's all about the money to them at this point.

 

[dstrawn9889]

I'm all about eating right too. It's noble of Disney to push us into healthier options...but I'm on vacation. If I want a Turkey leg with a side of Tie Dye Cheese Cake and a Monster Energy Drink (RIP), and I'm willing to pay for it, cough up the goods.

or maybe one of these?

 

[Timsierramist]

or maybe one of these?

As I understand, SURGE is supposed to be coming back!
http://www.surge.com/

 

[dstrawn9889]

You want Surge? I've got twenty / But who cares? No big deal / I want more.

 

[dstrawn9889]

As I understand, SURGE is supposed to be coming back!
http://www.surge.com/

i got a case in the back of the mirth-mobile right now

 

[Timsierramist]

You want Surge? I've got twenty / But who cares? No big deal / I want more.

Excellent! These also bring back the memories for me, but for different reasons and are available at dollar stores.
http://www.ripitenergy.com/

 

[YodaMan]

FYI, only about a week left until they're gone from Studios as well.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I don't mind at all. Turkey legs are synonymous with tacky theme park food, and Disney has clearly been pushing to move away from that with their quick service offerings.

 

[mouse_luv]

I'm not really a fan of the Turkey Legs so no loss for me. I am looking forward to the addition of the loaded baked potatoes.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I also don't understand the emu claims. Wouldn't Disney be in legal trouble for selling falsely labeled meat? I don't know how that works.

 

[cheesecake]

I never got around to having a turkey leg, so I don't have a personal opinion on them. I do believe that it's a good thing that Disney is trying to offer more variety and quality to their quick service offerings!

 

[Goofyernmost]

I also don't understand the emu claims. Wouldn't Disney be in legal trouble for selling falsely labeled meat? I don't know how that works.

It has mostly been a joke based on the size of those legs, however, the truth is that they (someone, not Disney) breed a large mutant bird and then smoke the legs so they look like ham and taste like it, but, it is just smoked turkey.

 

[wogwog]

Quote from an interview about food at SDL.


"We are introducing turkey legs to China,” Iger told the panel. “Which I thought was a mistake, but we are selling 3,000 a day.”

Disney sells the giant turkey legs—which are originally sourced from Poland—for $8 a piece."