Turkey to be pardoned by President Bush will go to WDW

[daveypoo]

From the Orlando Sentinel

Christopher Boyd | Jason Garcia and Scott Powers, Sentinel Staff Writers
November 19, 2007


This year, when the president pardons the official national Thanksgiving turkey, it's going to get more than just a reprieve from the White House holiday menu.

It's going to Walt Disney World.

On Tuesday, President Bush will perform the 60th annual "pardoning of the turkey" ritual. The winning bird will then get a first-class flight to Orlando on a United Airlines jet, and a red-carpet entry to Disney World.

Visitors to the Magic Kingdom will get to see the bird on Thanksgiving Day, when it will serve as grand marshal of the holiday parade before joining the resort's permanent live-animal collection. In the past, two pardoned turkeys have gone to Disneyland, but this is the first one sent to Disney World.

Disney spokesman Duncan Wardle said the effort plays off the company's successful "What's next?" advertising campaign, most famously featuring a star football player after each Super Bowl.

"I think, if the turkey could speak, he'd say he's 'going to Disney World,' " Wardle said.
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[onecutemoose]

I was curious about this. the two from last year are still over at DLR...a few years of this and there will be a whole Pardoned Turkey Land!

They are huge and kinda fun to see. Tho, I wish i was going to WDW too...

: )

[GrumpyDaddy]

I'm glad you had the story there to tell me who President Bush pardoned.

When the story said Bush pardons turkey I thought one of his advisors had
gotten into trouble and he was letting them off .