Disney World is a magical place, but after running around from mini park to mini park (a park within a park ie- Futureland, Adventure land, Frontier land), one tends to get extremely famished and needs to stop and refuel. Our first stop was for lunch at Pinnochio's Village Haus (in Fantasyland) where we indulged in a pepperoni pizza, fries, and (of course), chicken tenders. Chicken Tenders seem to be our treat of choice whenever we run into those fast food grub hubs. During lunch, we even had a discussion about which Chicken Tenders were best. Here were the contenders:
1) Walt Disney World-Magic Kingdom
2) Target Center- Timberwolves Basketball
3) Xcel Energy Center- Minnesota Wild Hockey
#3 was my overall favorite (the chicken tenders were ginormous)...but it also might have had to do with the fact that we were starving!
At any rate, food in WDW isn't exactly cheap and I think this meal set us back about $15 or so. But the fries were hot and greasy, and the pizza had some pretty good sauce, so who's complaining?
Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Bar: You can't go to Disney World and not get a Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Bar or Sandwich. We chose the sandwich which are two layers of chocolate Mickey Mouse shaped cookies sandwiched in between vanilla ice cream. Perfect for a breezy May day, and perfect for Walt Disney World. That's what I would call an American tradition.
Walt Disney World Turkey Leg: Disney sure knows how to cook these. The only reason my dad will pay $70 for admission, is to get one of these. The second he knows you're going to Disney, you better bring him back a Turkey Leg, or else. These honkers are about the size of your arm (well, my arm at least) and probably have enough sodium to triple your monthly recommended intake. But that didn't seem to stop anyone. I know of 2 carts in all of Magic Kingdom that sell these (in Adventure land as you're traveling from It's a Small World, go past the Haunted Mansion, and head towards Splash Mountain- they'll both be on the right side). Only one cart stays open until park closing, so we expertly planned our remaining few hours in the park around this specific cart in order to get not one, but TWO of these ginormous turkey legs. After all, we couldn't let my dad down! (We even brought a plastic baggie to wrap it in).
As Andrew held our spot an hour before the ElectroMagic parade was set to kick off, I braved my way through the crowds to find the magic turkey cart. When I arrived, I found that I wasn't the only one in line. In fact, I was about 13th in line...there were about 6 huge guys with their kids who had been waiting for at least 45 minutes. The cart had run out, and they were making more, but I guess it takes about an hour to roast these legs into perfection. They had already been waiting so long because they had each promised their kids a giant turkey leg before leaving the park, and I guess these guys are true to their word (and their turkey legs).
I was lucky and only had to wait about 15 minutes for my TWO legs, but I grew increasingly nervous when I found out they were only going to bring 30 of them. What if each of the guys before me got two each? Would they run out? Would I have to wait another hour? Luckily, this wasn't the case and they had plenty by the time I stepped up to the register. I happily took my two turkey legs, and skipped off, not wanting to look behind me at the other 20 ppl in line (and I'm sure not everyone got their desired goal).
Here's to American Good Eats, and a nutritionist's nightmare.
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