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The Turkey Leg Phenomenon.
- Thread starter DisJosh
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PurpleDragon
Well-Known Member
Yes he/she is obviously in the minority. Yes it was a great theme idea to sell them in Frontierland when they first started, not a lot of people knew about the turkey legs. But once the rest of the worlds amusment parks started selling them, the demand grew and so did the number of venues Disney has selling them, its as simple as that. The Six Flags here in Atlanta started selling them years ago, there was no themeing around it either.Crush said:
I like the idea of giving them different names based on the "land" their in. Would that squash this whole issue?
longfamily
New Member
They aren't really turkey legs anyway:slurp: they are actually Emu legs. Yes...EMU. They are passed off as turkey because no one can tell the difference anyway and emu is much cheaper. Happy eating!
Chape19714
Well-Known Member
I hope you are not being serious about this. I know that they are Turkey legs, the turkeys are 30 lbs., and slow cooked for several hours in the special glaze, before making it into the hands of hungry guests. There was a special about the Food of Walt Disney World on Food Network, hosted by Mark Summers. I Tivo'ed it! lol.longfamily said:
I hope you're not just being nice Mom. lol 
I think all of you have missed the boat on this one. Not because I have an I'm right, you're wrong mindset or anything. You're all entitled to your opinions. But there was a point to be made and no one seems to see what that was.
Instead you all turned this into DisJosh's attack on turkey leg distribution...which is something my original post never was. I love turkey legs and I have the gut to prove it.
I did have a coherant point to make but it got lost in the diuretic explosion of lame jokes directed at me.
I think all of you have missed the boat on this one. Not because I have an I'm right, you're wrong mindset or anything. You're all entitled to your opinions. But there was a point to be made and no one seems to see what that was.
Instead you all turned this into DisJosh's attack on turkey leg distribution...which is something my original post never was. I love turkey legs and I have the gut to prove it.
I did have a coherant point to make but it got lost in the diuretic explosion of lame jokes directed at me.
astewart
Member
For the longest time I always wondered what the "famous" turkey legs tasted like. For 3 trips, i never did bother to get one. Then finally, on my last trip, we were walking around tommorow land near closing, and we were hungry, and were kind of waiting for crowds to thin out on main street before we left. So we decided we'd finally get a turkey leg to see just how good they were. I was very dissapointed with it. I didn't even think it tasted like turkey. I seem to remember thinking at the time that it tasted more like ham then turkey! So on our last trip, that was our first, and last turkey leg that we'll buy at disney.
As for the themeing... does it really matter? If i'm hungry, and wanted a turkey leg, and was in tommorow land, being the lazy guy that I am, would not want to go all the way over to frontierland just to get one.
As for the themeing... does it really matter? If i'm hungry, and wanted a turkey leg, and was in tommorow land, being the lazy guy that I am, would not want to go all the way over to frontierland just to get one.
longfamily said:
Man, thems some pretty short emus then...........
cherrynegra
Well-Known Member
astewart said:
Oh that was a mistake getting a turkey leg near closing. Unfortunately you may have gotten stuck with the legs that have been out for a while and that they just leave out to get rid of. I know it's crazy, but I never buy it after a certain period of time because I know it won't be fresh.
Not For Sale said:
It's called "Toluca Legs". It is a play on words and is supposed to sound like "Toluca Lake", which is right in the heart of the media district in Southern CA. I used to live there.
My question, which I'm really surprised hasn't already been brought up, is how do turkey legs even fit in the themeing of Frontierland?? I mean, I think we associate them with Frontierland because, for the longest time, that was the only place you could get them. But what does this meal have to do with the Old West?? I pretty into history (in particular, the Civil War and the Old West) and I've never read or seen anything to indicate the pioneers of the Old West ate turkey legs. In fact, my friends and I used to chomp down on them and say we felt like either cave men or Henry VIII. We never said, "Gosh, this makes me feel like a cowboy!" So, Josh, if your argument is that they should only be in a location where they match themeing, then they need to take them out of Frontierland too! Of course, if they ever try, they'll be in fer an old fashioned turkey leg lynchin'!
Frontierland = settlers = pilgrams = turkeys..........
hakunamatata said:
I guess this is an example of our education tax dollars hard at work these days. Ummmm...Don't know how to break it to you, but the pilgrims settled in Plymouth Rock. That's about as far from the Old West as you can get. Last time I checked, Frontierland wasn't themed to represent the pilgrims. Also, according to legend, the pilgrims sat down at a table and ate a whole turkey, much as we do today at Thanksgiving and Christmas. That's a little different from walking around gnawing on a turkey leg.
cherrynegra
Well-Known Member
Merlin said:
But obviously our tax dollars were put to very good use for your education. Good eye. :king:
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
DisJosh said:Alot of WDW's land theming is based on familliar stereotypes. Some closer to the truth than others.
Dont recall turkeys being a major feature in the Alps but you can get a turkey leg at BB. Whilst I m not overly concerned about food themeing, I would appreciate a bit more variety around the world. Some frikadella (horse style) instead of burgers and wurst instead of dogs unless of course its being served in China then real dogs could of course be used.
