cindymac11 43 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Turkey Leg - - - yes or no? Have heard mixed reviews. I don't like drumsticks...daughter wants to try these suckers. I can see feeling like I ripped up $12. Discuss... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Never had one and it's the price that keeps me away.Pretty sure Cody has listed them as his may have treat in a thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They're ok. It's been awhile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Lot of $$$ to spend on something that most people ignore on Thasnksgiving. $12 is a lot, but even the raw ones are expensive in the stores. My wife bought some so I could smoke them, but for the price of 2 legs, I could've bought 2 whole chickens. Tell her Thanksgiving is just around the corner and she's welcome to have both of them off the turkey! $12 could get you an entire turkey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Have never had one, just seems too messy for me as a "carry around" food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Never had one. The price keeps me away too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BuckeyeFortFan 35 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They look disgusting. Big and red and greasy looking with all those tendons sticking out. Blah. And not something I want to stand and eat in the 90 degree sun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They look disgusting. Big and red and greasy looking with all those tendons sticking out. Blah. And not something I want to stand and eat in the 90 degree sun.They do seem super gross. They serve them in Texas at all the county fairs and theme parks...but they generally aren't so giant...or expensive. But she watched a dang documentary on "must have" disney treats and is now convinced that she must have a "machine made" pizza at Pizzafari and a turkey leg. I don't like to eat anything that looks the same on my plate as it did scampering about in the wild. And that leg looks like a leg. I sound like a total weirdo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Haven't had one in a while. They're definitely messy - especially for walking around - and I find them to be a bit chewy and generally not so easy to eat. I think they taste pretty good, and as for the price... they're huge. IMO splittably huge, if you have someone else with you that doesn't mind needing a bath after they're done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Never had one. Probably never will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They do seem super gross. They serve them in Texas at all the county fairs and theme parks...but they generally aren't so giant...or expensive. There's a very persistent rumor that the WDW turkey legs don't come from turkeys. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 There's a very persistent rumor that the WDW turkey legs don't come from turkeys. Pterodactyl meat? Freaklishly large dodo bird? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Pterodactyl meat? Freaklishly large dodo bird? If those choices weren't extinct, maybe. The rumor I hear most often is Emu. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 We split one. They taste nothing like drumsticks. They actually have more of a ham flavor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They are awesome! They are expensive! I don't eat them anywhere else, but it's a ritual disney thing for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 We split one.They taste nothing like drumsticks. They actually have more of a ham flavor. Another variation of the rumor would explain the ham flavor. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 If those choices weren't extinct, maybe. The rumor I hear most often is Emu. TCDDisney just wants you to believe they are extinct...to throw you off the trail of finding the truth about the the "turkey" legs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Then again there's this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 That is TOTALLY a Pterodactyl....that's why it doesn't have a head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 The WDW drumsticks come from tom toms, the male turkey. They are much larger than the female turkeys that we normally eat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 The WDW drumsticks come from toms, the male turkey. They are much larger than the female turkeys that we normally eat. See, now this is the boring answer, but it really does make sense. Our dogs are on a raw diet and one thing they eat is turkey necks. There's a huge difference between the size of the toms and the hens. Some of the tom necks can weigh almost a pound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 How old is your daughter? Tell her she is paying for 1/2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smf 9 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Big disappointment for me, they smell much better than the bland, dry taste it has. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 They look disgusting. Big and red and greasy looking with all those tendons sticking out. Blah. And not something I want to stand and eat in the 90 degree sun that's what got me, trying to get meat out from around all the tendons.That's what gets me, having to gnaw around all of the tendons and getting covered in grease and juice, then walking around and going on rides. No amount of wet ones will get you cleaned up! At least at Thanksgiving you can plop one on your plate and cut the meat off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I always order one at Hollywood Studios, only I ask them to hold the meat, skin and bones and replace it with two slabs of carrot cake surrounding a layer of cream cheese icing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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